Monday, November 18, 2013   Published Weekday Mornings   To see the full version of today's cartoon, click on the preview graphic of the cartoon (below the Commentary) to be taken to the full version in your favorite web browser. The Reality of Climate Change  Scores of Tornadoes Slam Midwest States Widespread damage as tornados rip through the Midwest Ravaged Philippine City Ponders a Grim Road AheadVeterans Day 2013, By The Numbers By the numbers: Philippines in crisis Agencies say Typhoon Haiyan should be climate change "wake-up call" Jeffrey Sachs: A few more storms like Typhoon Haiyan may finally make leaders act on climate change New York to spend $37.5 million on LaGuardia Airport flood defenses New York City wrestles with how to track Superstorm Sandy funds 2013 Likely To Be One Of The Hottest Years Ever As Warming Trend Continues Growing Clamor About Inequities of Climate Crisis Climate Change Successes Ethanol takes policy blow from the Environmental Protection Agency Tennessee Valley Authority to close 8 coal-fired power units Arizona Regulators Vote To Keep The Solar Revolution Going How Whisky Makers Could Soon Be Providing A Superior Biofuel Rob Wile: How Farmers View Climate Change Michael Specter: Climate By Numbers - Can a tech firm help farmers survive global warming? Robert J. Samuelson: Global warming pragmatism A Climate-Change Victory? Thank The Montreal Protocol. JFK: 50 Years Most Americans still believe in JFK assassination conspiracy JFK Assassination: Flyer distributed in Dallas by Edwin Walker's group before his visit 5 things you might not know about JFK's assassination James McAuley: Dallas's Role in Kennedy's Murder Obama to visit JFK grave to commemorate 50th anniversary of assassination 50 years before Obamacare, JFK's own health care debacle War on Women Irin Carmon: The new frontier of the abortion wars in Albuquerque, New Mexico Sexual assault amendment challenges military chain of command Education In America Federal Student Loan Profits Help Cut Education Spending To Lowest Level Since 2001 Ed. Sec. Arne Duncan: 'White suburban moms' upset that Common Core shows their kids aren't 'brilliant' The Spying Game NSA grapples with 988% increase in records requests Silicon Valley Nerds Seek Revenge on NSA Spies With Coding Communications Breakdown According To Media, Obama Is Responsible For At Least 8 Different 'Katrinas' Kevin Drum: The Chattering Classes Are Now in Full Chicken Little Mode Alec Baldwin Suspended From MSNBC For 2 Weeks After Homophobia Scandal Joe Concha: A Year of Poor Decisions Show Why It's Time for a Change of Leadership at MSNBC Nations In Turmoil Bomb blast on Syrian army base kills at least 31 troops Top Syrian rebel commander dies International News Boeing airliner crashes in Russia, 50 killed Egyptian train crash kills 20 people Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant begins fuel rod removal Pakistan government to put ex-President Pervez Musharraf on trial for treason Toronto council poised to strip crack-smoking mayor of powers National Politics Postal Service lost $5 billion despite first revenue gain in five years Sirota & Jilani: There Really Are Two Americas - Republistan & Democravia States Of Confusion Adam Serwer: The victor in Virginia's attorney general race actually stands a chance of losing New Jersey town vows to rescue foreclosed homeowners Midwest Roundup Federal issues creep into Nebraska GOP governor's race Neb. Gov. Heineman makes formal request for federal disaster assistance from Oct. storm Iowa-based Cargill plans to label and use ground beef with 'lean finely textured beef' added Eastern Iowa store sells $1 million Powerball ticket Reality Drought As members of our staff travelled back from last weekend's grand opening of The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, their travels took them through the middle of a war zone - or at least what seemed like a war zone - in the heart of America's farmland. In a time of year not usually known for dramatic weather, more than 70 tornados touched down in Illinois and Indiana on Sunday, killing at least six, turning upside down the lives of thousands, and delaying our staff a bit. This is just the latest weather disaster in a year that's seen one of the strongest tornados ever on record in Moore, Oklahoma, and one of the strongest hurricanes on record in Typhoon Haiyan. Like most recent years, 2013 is also likely to go down as one of the hottest years on record. If you haven't heard much more than a day's worth of news on any of these climate change disasters, we're not surprised. Much of the media's chattering classes have been hyperventilating on their own hype, acting like a horde of Chicken Littles falsely claiming every problem President Obama runs into is his version of President Bush's Katrina failures. Still other large portions of our American media are busily airing the umpteenth homage and/or conspiracy theory about the death of President Kennedy, fifty years ago this week, while steadily ignoring the cause of all the weather-related death and destruction. Much of America, sadly, tends to agree with what the vapid media executives shove in front of viewers, caring more about football and conspiratorial fantasies about their Presidents (both past and current), than they do about the reason for all the wild weather  - climate change. Thankfully, not all of America is sitting on the couch, waiting for the Hooters halftime show... To continue reading... click here. And now, for your Daily Felltoon preview for November 18, 2013 (Click the preview cartoon above to see the full version of the cartoon) Jobs & The Economy Extension of Benefits for U.S. Jobless Is Set to End, Right As The Holidays Begin Annie Lowrey: Caught in a Revolving Door of Unemployment | Pres. Obama Pushing To Save Holiday Season For A Million Unemployed People By Extending Benefits Paul Krugman: What If This Economic Slump Is The New Normal? Wall Street Watch New highs: Dow tops 16,000; S&P 500 takes out 1,800 Federal Reserve considering a delay to Volcker rule Ryan Grim: Tim Geithner, Who Went Easy On Private Equity Industry, Is Now Going To Work For It Noam Schieber: Geithner's New Job in Private Equity Fools No One Economic Inequality In many states, the recovery is making the income gap worse Joe Stiglitz: The Insanity of Our American Food Policy Unequal Pay Is Even More Unequal For Women Of Color Josh Eidelson: Truckers who haul for Wal-Mart and Forever 21 plan surprise strikes today Health Care Checkup HealthCare.gov goal is for 80% of users to be able to enroll for ins. How states are deciding whether to accept Obama's cancellation 'fix' Ezra Klein: Obamacare is having one huge success nobody knows about Governors Inslee, Beshear, and Malloy: How we got Obamacare to work Dylan Scott: GOP Ramps Up Smear Campaign Against Obamacare Navigators | Jason Sattler: Why Isn't It News When Republicans Make Poor People Pay More For Health Insurance? Chris Cillizza: Obamacare failures not a panacea for the GOP Norm Ornstein: Republicans Have No Interest in Fixing - or Even Understanding - Obamacare Favreau: Pres. Obama Should Never Apologize for Passing Obamacare Sattler: Early Medicaid Success Is A Victory Against Inequality Media Matters Bill Moyers Will Continue Award-Winning PBS Show As Half-Hour Broadcast U-Turn: Premiere Radio Will Continue Syndicating Randi Rhodes After All | Andrew Sullivan expands 'The Daily Dish' with monthly subscription-only magazine called 'Deep Dish' Bloomberg's News Division to Lay Off About 50 People Here It Is! Your HuskerNutz Preview for November 18, 2013 (Click the preview cartoon above to see the full version of the cartoon) White House Update White House Pushes to Loosen Gitmo Transfer Rules In Another Attempt To Close Disputed Bush-Era Prison SCOTUS Brief Dahlia Lithwick: Both Scalia & Ginsburg are disappointed in The Court. But only one of them is right. News From Capitol Hill Fights Over Health Law Drowns Out Other Issues In Congress | Senate heads toward new filibuster fight On The Left Frmr Pres. Clinton tells China forum he hopes for female U.S. president Seattle's first socialist city council member in a century: Capitalism as it's been is no longer sustainable News From Capitol Hill Fights Over Health Law Leaves Congress in Limbo, Drowns Out Other Issues Senate heads toward new filibuster fight On The Right Pro-Reality Republican Defeats Tea Partier in Special Election for U.S. House in Louisiana Steve Benen: Why Vance McAllister's win in Louisiana matters | Frum: Why It's Time For Republicans To Start Talking About Reforming, Not Repealing, Obamacare House GOP 2014 agenda starts with blank slate - & no new ideas Money in Politics U.S Chamber Of Commerce's Big Money Fail In 2012 Elections GOP outside group spending down significantly for 2014, hints at donor uncertainty | Sheldon Adelson, top 2012 donor and casino magnate, readies to fight Internet gambling ALEC Floats Legislation Chipping Away At The 17th Amendment We hope you enjoy "The Daily Felltoon" every business day. 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