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Jungle Writers David P. Kronmiller, Editor-In-Chief
Notes from the Jungle
Matthew Tullman, Current Events Editor
On current events.
Joyce Chen
Blogging from New York.
Tharuna Devchand
Blogging from South Africa.
J Lampinen
Our resident comic strip, Congo & Steve
Joanna Lord
Blogging on life, art and spirituality.
Jeremy Olsen
Director of Development emeritus and occasional commentator.
Dan Rickabus
On things musical.
Nicky Schildkraut
On poetry.
Plus guest writers and past staff, including Zach Fehst, Amy Reynolds, Aaron Vaccaro, Jae Day, Sarah Jawaid, Scott Martin, and Bronson Picket.
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December 23, 2009, at 2:43 pm — Blogs — congress / health care
I couldn’t find the answers. I kept looking and looking but I could not find a definitive answer one way or the other. And my question was as simple as the Tootsie Roll question – you know how many licks… …but my question involved how many votes. How many votes are needed to pass the [...]
December 19, 2009, at 4:11 am — Blogs — congress / Joe Lieberman
Sen. Joe Lieberman lost not only his re-election this week but also all of his political power and capital. As I was watching CNN earlier this week I couldn’t help but notice how one reporter claimed Joe Lieberman was the most powerful man on the hill that day. She was wrong. He is the least [...]
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This week in the Jungle we are searching for the truth about wealthy—what it means to be wealthy, how that differs around the world, and if and when wealthy people deserve to be treated differently than everyone else. Last week: poverty. Next week: big government.
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