{"id":5624,"date":"2011-02-11T22:50:36","date_gmt":"2011-02-12T03:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.allyngibson.net\/?p=5624"},"modified":"2011-02-11T22:50:36","modified_gmt":"2011-02-12T03:50:36","slug":"on-a-calendar-in-the-mail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.allyngibson.com\/?p=5624","title":{"rendered":"On a Calendar in the Mail"},"content":{"rendered":"

An unexpected package arrived in the mail today.<\/p>\n

“The Hidden History of the United States 2011 Calendar,” courtesy of The Progressive<\/a><\/i>.<\/p>\n

I subscribed to The Progressive<\/i> for a few years, from ’98 to ’02. What soured me on the magazine was Howard Zinn’s response to 9\/11, which I seem to remember as a “We brought this upon ourselves” response, though I don’t remember the specifics. It was enough that I let my subscription lapse, and I didn’t really miss The Progressive<\/i>. I had The American Prospect<\/i> to keep me company. Daily Kos, too, and Talking Points Memo.<\/p>\n

But a few months ago, I began listening to The Progressive<\/i>‘s “Progressive Point of View<\/a>” podcast, a little two minute spiel by editor Matthew Rothschild, then at the new year I decided to re-up my subscription. With the Republican Party ready and willing to push the country — and the world economy, for that matter — off the cliff, I decided I needed The Progressive<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Ironically, two days after I mailed off a subscription form, along with a check for $14.97, I received in the mail a letter from The Progressive<\/i> asking me to subscribe. For the low, low introductory price of $10.00.<\/p>\n

Isn’t that the way life goes? :-\/<\/p>\n

While I’ve yet to receive my first issue, The Progressive<\/i> sent me their 2011 calendar, and it arrived today. I didn’t expect it, and it’s kind of interesting. Each day has one or two historical facts listed. Today, for instance…<\/p>\n