Wednesday, May 14:
Dave Lindorff:
The New Media (and Clinton) Story Line: Democrats Need to Worry about Obama
West Virginia's primary is not indicative of the views of most of the nation's voters. Saying it is both insults most American workers and reflects on the self-interest of both Clinton and the media in pretending there is still a contest for the Democratic nomination.
Mumia Abu-Jamal:
Philadelphia: City of Brotherly Thugs
(1 comments) The scene is as common as sunlight: cops beating Black men in the streets....If ever there was irony, the three car occupants were charged with aggravated assault, and criminal conspiracy...How much do you wanna bet that the cops, who were caught on film in the midst of aggravated assault, and as they committed the crime in common, criminal conspiracy, are never charged with these crimes -- and probably will never be arrested?
Maybe We Can't
A unique view of Barack Obama. A black person articulates a negative view of him. In other words, the black case for Obama-skepticism.
Poetry vs. fear Gary Kamiya on Obama
(1 comments) Another analysis of Obama v McCain. This one admits Obama cool, cerebral approach to politics is a deterrent to vote getting, but an admirable trait in a president. Nothing new. But well-written.
What Price Immigration Control
As investments go, this one's a dog!
tabonsell:
Not So Fast Convicting a Criminal Bush
This is a must-read for all progressives preparing a prison cell for the wretched-and-cowardly George W. Bush: you may be wasting your time.
Jeremy Bransten:
Poland: Key Figure In Transition To Democracy Remembers Solidarity
A history of the Solidarity movement. That brought down global communism without firing a shot.
Tuesday, May 13:
Paul Rogat Loeb:
Did the Limbaugh Effect Also Flip Michigan?
(3 comments) With Hillary Clinton rejecting the compromise that Michigan Democratic leaders just crafted, the Democratic Rules Committee has a dilemma. Clinton keeps demanding that Michigan's delegates be apportioned according to the January 15 vote, where she was the sole major candidate on the Democratic ballot. But there's another twist that no one has raised--the impact of a Rush Limbaugh-style crossover on the Michigan vote.
Rob Kall:
The Lonnnggg Vice Presidential Selection Waiting Game
(1 comments) don't expect to find out very soon WHO will be the running mates for Obama or McCain, unless...
mahdi ibn-ziyad:
Of Gas Prices, The Sacred Individual Ride and Mass Transit
(4 comments) Explores the irony of consumer faith in private transportation as gas prices force more people to hop in lines waiting for mass transit
How Bush used spin to sell the Iraq war to Americans
(1 comments) We see the cost of not having an honest, open argument, whether about Pentagon strategy or about how the banking system really works, and the media feel embarrassed: “How did we miss that?” In Washington, and elsewhere, the answers are often the same. It comes down to unspoken deals between powerful people, and smiling faces telling fairytales.
The World According to Monsanto
On March 11 a new documentary was aired on French television (ARTE – French-German cultural tv channel) by French journalist and film maker Marie-Monique Robin, The World According to Monsanto - A documentary that Americans won't ever see. The gigantic biotech corporation Monsanto is threatening to destroy the agricultural biodiversity which has served mankind for thousands of years.
Suzana Megles:
A Compassionate Sandwich
Do we really know how our food animals are raised. Do we even care?
Broadband: other countries do it better, but how?
One of the ironies of the current broadband situation in the US is that staunch free marketeers defend the status quo even though the result of their views has been duopoly and high prices. Meanwhile, other countries (including those with a reputation in some quarters for "socialism") have taken aggressive steps to create a robust, competitive, consumer-friendly marketplace with the help of regulation and national investment.
David Swanson:
Obama Needs Only 14 More Delegates to End Clinton's (and Everyone's) Misery
There are 103 delegates on the line next Tuesday in Kentucky and Oregon. There's not a single employee of any of the media outlets promoting this phony contest that believes Obama could possibly win fewer than 14 delegates in Kentucky and Oregon.
George Soros's 'New Paradigm' | May 13, 2008 | PBS
When Soros is asked how his business is, he has a sensible answer. He's not behind, although he hasn't gained much, and that is positive in these days of inflation. He was interviewed because of his book. He explains the US can be great, just can't be expected to be the greatest in current times. And we must abide by our own business rules.
David Swanson:
Lincoln Chafee Calls Bush Worst President in History
(2 comments) Former Republican Rhode Island Senator Lincoln Chafee on Tuesday evening called George W. Bush the worst president in U.S. history and the occupation of Iraq the worst foreign tragedy in U.S. history. Chafee said Bush deserved to be impeached.
Why Myanmar's junta steals foreign aid
To the Myanmar junta's top generals in their bunkers in the secluded capital Naypyidaw, far away from the devastated Irrawaddy Delta, their much-maligned aid distribution policy is one of political survival at all costs. With rice crops destroyed, bases wiped out and soldiers running out of food, the military leadership is scrambling to preserve control by commandeering relief supplies to channel to its own members
A deadly miscalculation in Lebanon
As a test of strength, the Lebanese government and its Saudi Arabian backers received a bloody nose in the confrontation with Hezbollah in Beirut. The government woefully underestimated Hezbollah's reaction to having its communications - spy - system interfered with. And the Iranian-backed Hezbollah, with its convincing display of military superiority, made another clear statement: leave our arms alone
Survey: Gulf Between Democracy in Theory and Practice - by Jim Lobe
The basic democratic principle that "the will of the people should be the basis for the authority of government" is supported by overwhelming majorities throughout the world, according to a major new survey [.pdf] of more than 17,000 adults in 19 countries released Monday.
Doug Feith: Giving Sophistry A Bad Name
It says a lot about the state of our political culture that the best interview of Doug Feith was conducted by Jon Stewart on The Daily Show. That's not to take anything away from Stewart - as usual, he manages to be funny, astute, and (mostly) respectful while revealing his guest as a disingenuous, dissembling weasel.
Student Threatened For Teaching Constitution
(7 comments) A student was given the task of talking to Boy Scouts, specifically concerning “Americanism” in higher education. He told them they need to “reorient” themselves to the Constitution because such knowledge will “make or break the country.” Jeff was called into the university president’s office, where he was confronted by a “man in black” wearing sunglasses from DHS and other federal and state police officials.
How to end a presidential campaign - Ben Smith
Depending on Hillary Clinton's real judgment, she can bow out, fight it out, or 4 other of the 6 options outlined. What she might do depends upon how she's the politics of this and future years. "A hale 69" the article mentions.
David Swanson:
A Fire-Breather in Congress
Could it be a liberal?
Robert Parry:
McCain and the 'Unitary Executive'
(1 comments) If John McCain wins the presidency – and gets to appoint one or more U.S. Supreme Court justices – America's 220-year experiment as a democratic Republic living under the principle that "no man is above the law" may come to an end.
Barbara Ehrenreich: Hillary's Gift to Women
n Friday's New York Times, Susan Faludi rejoiced over Hillary Clinton's destruction of the myth of female prissiness and innate moral superiority, hailing Clinton's "no-holds-barred pugnacity" and her media reputation as "nasty" and "ruthless." Future female presidential candidates will owe a lot to the race of 2008, Faludi wrote, "when Hillary Clinton broke through the glass floor and got down with the boys."
Is John Yoo a Monster?
(8 comments) The president asked John Yoo to define torture. He did it. Are Yoo's "torture memos" one of the most heinous mistakes in American history -- or could he have been right? Read Yoo's own words in the transcripts from interviews conducted for Esquire.
Sandy Frost:
Shriners Spin Away "Breakdown of Spiritual Order"?
(2 comments) Why did the Shriners launch a PR campaign and settle a defamation lawsuit they filed against two whitleblowers right before the world's Masonic Grand Masters met in Washington DC? What is it that they are trying to hide?
ALONE:
US & UK Collage: 1978 to 2008:
I desire to share two videos and collection of music wrapped in collage about Pax- Americana and Pax-Britannia dating from 1978 through 2008
As you Americans and British go through the 6th year of war in Iraq and the 8th year of the so-called War on Terrorism, it is fascinating to note that "If I Were A Terrorist: A James Pence Video!",
, is now one of the most popular and most controversial videos in America's heartland,
enid dennis:
Take "The Bush-McCain Challenge"!
A challenge to voters...See how much you know
Michael Collins:
Polite Fascism Contracts the Right To Vote
(2 comments)
In order to remain connected to reality, it's time to admit and proclaim the obvious fact -- our country is approaching a lawless state. The highest court issued a blatantly political decision that denies the vote in a way that places one political party at a significant disadvantage as we approach a presidential election and, more importantly, threatens to disenfranchise millions.
VETERANS: The Pentagon's Unfounded Fears About The GI Bill
The original GI Bill, which President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed in 1944, "provided full tuition, housing, and living costs for some 8 million veterans," and paved the way for America's post-war prosperity and repayed a debt owed by a grateful nation to those who served.
Iraq: Will we ever get out?
ThomasPowers of NYBooks
Getting out of Iraq will require the same kind of resolution as it took to get in: a willingness to ignore the consequences. Is it possible that the new president will have that kind of resolution? I think not. Clinton & Obama don't sound drained of hope or bright ideas, determined to cut losses and end the agony. Planning for withdrawals might begin on Day One, but the plans will be hostage to events.
Moin Ansari:
*The bigotry of McCain's pastors
The article discusses the writings Senator John MacCain's pastors. Why did the news media ignore the bigotry?
Chris Lugo:
Workers Rights Are Human Rights
Opinion Editorial written by Chris Lugo, Green Party of Tennessee candidate for US Senate on Senate Bill 2123, the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act which allows public safety officers the collective bargaining rights they deserve.
Rowan Wolf:
How to Grow Tragedies - Myanmar
(2 comments) Cyclone Nargis and more victims of a fragile global system.
Patrick Fish:
I was a long Haired Hippie Freak
(4 comments) unique commentary on the history of terrorism
Muhammad Khurshid:
Pakistan Is Again On The Hit List Of Al-Qaeda
(1 comments) Again an effort is being made to create a situation in Pakistan like before October 18. Terrorists have planned more suicide attacks as they have the desire to break the frontline state in war on terror. The breaking of frontline will be disastrous for whole world. Do you think that Bush can play a role in saving this frontline? Terrorists in tribal areas situated on Pak-Afghan are making preparation for another attack.
William Fisher:
Inspector Clouseau Squared
How Scott Bloch's investigation of the White House, and vice versa, will end: With a whimper!
Jay Diamond:
Jimmy Carter's Right! Presidents Should Not be Liars.
(2 comments) The media have failed to make emphatically clear to Americans the truly pernicious Bush/Rove Strategy behind their attack on Iraq.
Does Protest Embolden the Iraqi Insurgency?
In this essay, Dr. Bica considers the National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper entitled "Is There an "Emboldenment" Effect? Evidence from the Insurgency in Iraq," (Iyengar and Monten)and challenges its conclusions that open debate about the war gives hope and encouragement (aid and comfort) to the insurgents thereby prolonging the conflict, threatening America's ability to achieve victory, demoralizing the troops . .
ACLU Skeptical of Senate Report on "Homegrown" Terrorism
(2 comments) WASHINGTON, DC - May 8 - After Senators Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced a report on Islamic homegrown terrorism today, the American Civil Liberties Union strongly urged Congress to use caution when moving forward on related legislation, the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007 (S. 1959).
Why Harsh Immigration Crack Downs Will Never Work
Interesting discussion of state laws which changed economy simply by legislating "immigrant" questions. Arizona suffered when "legals" and their possibly "illegal" family members left state. California raised minimum wage and locals responded, making jobs for immigrants scarce. Gist: Mexicans know which states to come to. Nothing but a national law would level the problem enough to create change.
Congressional Democrats plan three-stage charade to pass Iraq war funds
(1 comments) In order to once again approve hundreds of billions of dollars to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, while posturing as opponents of “Bush’s war,” the Democratic leadership in Congress has crafted an elaborate legislative charade that is set to begin unfolding this week.The aim of bundling money for fiscal 2009 with the appropriation for 2008 is to get the issue of Iraq off the table before the 2008 election.
U.S. Steps Up Bullying and War Moves Against Iran
by Larry Everest | Since September 11, 2001, the U.S. has been on a reactionary, imperialist crusade to crush Islamic Fundamentalism, overthrow governments not under its thumb, and forcibly restructure the entire Middle East-Central Asian regions. Today the U.S. is targeting Iran, saying it is one of the biggest problems it faces globally. And in recent weeks U.S. threats against Iran have sharply escalated on many fronts.
Stephen Demetriou:
A Call to the Peace and Justice Movement
(3 comments) There is strength in numbers. The US Peace and Justice Movement has struggled in its attempts to influence Congress to end the costly, illegal war in Iraq. It is time to join with natural allies in the cause of peace and justice: 9/11 Truthers. Let's demand an independent investigation of the 9/11 attacks, and we might expose the false flag justifying this "global war on terror."
chris rice:
The Great Depression of 2009
(1 comments) The credit market damage is so severe that the largest banks in the US are at risk of losing much of their capital. Citibank alone said it needs to raise $30 billion in capital. If the 5 largest banks in the US are already in crisis mode, and other major banks in the EU too, and don't forget Canada, England and so on, things look incredibly negative. And the losses have only just begun to pile up. There are many more to come,
Mike Folkerth:
Endless War and Iraq's Oil:
(2 comments) War in Iraq, America's economy, peak oil, and Iraq's petroleum reserves, add up to some evident truths.
Juda S. Engelmayer:
Israel Needs New Memories so our Kids can Appreciate Too
(2 comments) The memories I have of Israel are rooted in a time long past. Losing the zeal for Frontier Zionism is what Israel faces today, and finding new and creative ways of giving people, both Israelis and outsiders alike a newfound attachment to the country is the challenge facing Israel and its supporters worldwide. A new public relations plan is one way to approach today's generation and for futures to come.
Nathan Nahm:
"President Hillary Clinton" vs. "President Barack Obama": Which Will Be A More Significant Historical Precedent?
(5 comments) Hillary Clinton has claimed that she has got a raw deal because she is a woman, and that the bar for a woman is higher than the bar for a black. I discuss whether this claim is true, and whether the election of a woman, or the election of a black president, would be a more significant historical event by reviewing relevant historical cases of females who ascended to the top of the political system in the past.
Sandra Marcella:
2008: The Year American Women Lost the Right to Vote
(22 comments) This article details the impact of the Democratic Primary race on how the women voting bloc in the Democratic Party is viewed, treated and ultimately ignored in this historic race between Hillary Clinton & Barack Obama.
chris rice:
Bring Bush To Justice: General Strike
(6 comments) How to plan your protest for Sept. 11th
Kevin merida:
Ain't MY America I want any part of.
Victoria Switzer was on phone-bank duty one night during the Pennsylvania primary campaign. One night was all she could take. She made 60 calls to prospective voters in her home county, which is 98 percent white. One caller, Switzer remembers, said he couldn't possibly vote for Obama and concluded: "Hang that darky from a tree."
Nezua:
EXCLUSIVE: Bill Clinton in Eugene, Oregon
Exclusive: Fmr. President Bill Clinton visits Oregon to promote voting in the state's mail-in primary and to support Sen. Hillary Clinton's ongoing campaign for heading up the '08 Democratic ticket. In this MTV Street Team '08 Exclusive, Nezua brings you the insider's look at the event, the speech, and his take on how it will impact Oregon's primary.
Elaine Brower:
"Happy Mother's Day" from Uncle Sam
What about all those mothers and wives who are stuck in this quagmire of a war and occupation and cannot have a "Happy Mother's Day" as most moms enjoy every year?
MJ Creech:
How to Do an Exit Poll
For those who have ever done or considered doing a citizens' exit poll for the Nov. 2008 election, here is what we learned from doing a BIG one in eight counties in Ohio on Primary Day. It's good to know what to expect from your County Boards of Election and from local precinct judges. This is a companion piece to "Was there Election machine fraud in Franklin County, Ohio, Primary Day?". Recallvotingmachines.com for a handbook
GoldenT:
Wall Streets Enters a New Era: Death by Feeding Frenzy
(1 comments) The flood of Wall Street created liquidity now has the government's backing to destroy New York, Washington, and the nation in a veritable feeding frenzy.
Richard Volaar:
War Between Wayne Madsen and Dick Cheney Escalates!
(2 comments) Today, "Swingin' Dick" Cheney owns this here land as outright as Pinochet owned Chile; that means nobody threatens the Swingin' Dick. Times like these call for the exercise of pure power, a demonstration of the raw exercise of political muscle: you get someone else to humiliate your opponent.
Wanda Woodward:
Twenty Nine Reasons People Need to Pull their Heads Out of the Sand
This lists 29 reasons why people need to stay informed, collaborate, build bridges, and stay connected during these profoundly challenging times of global warming, energy depletion, and overpopulation.
Ed Tubbs:
We're DOOMED!
(3 comments) There are a number of pretty heavy steps that all earth's habitants need to take RIGHT NOW, since yesterday, which would have been more advantageous to our chances of survival, is a few decades too late.
TheSeeker:
A divorce is a divorce is a divorce
(2 comments) Is the divorce between Democrats who support Clinton or Obama permanent?
Paul Craig Roberts:
Anglo-American Ascendancy Lost in Unnecessary Wars
(2 comments) In a new book that will infuriate the fake conservatives who inhabit the Republican Party, Patrick J. Buchanan documents how British self-righteousness, delusion, and hubris destroyed both the British Empire and Western ascendancy in two unnecessary wars launched by a small cabal of morons that ruled Britain
Monday, May 12:
By Barry Alford:
George W. Bush's Other Undeclared War: NCLB
(2 comments) No Child Left Behind has been a major problem for schools, for children, and for the country. Yet, President Bush continues to push it, even with its problems.
Dr. Dennis Loo:
The Road Ahead and the Audacity of Moral Truth
(14 comments) Many people think the only political power the people have is through the electoral process and voting in particular. This is like buying a car that you can only steer every four years. Would you buy such a car? This essay analyzes this widespread perspective and offers another road.
Why the propaganda campaign for international intervention in Burma?
The Bush government is seeking regime change there. No wonder the military dictators don't trust them. This is a great article explaining the US' machinations exploiting the recent cyclone in Burma.
Just ignore the economic ignorance of the last paragraph.
Jane Stillwater:
One plane-ride away from pretty: Mothers Day in Iraq
This is my third embed in Iraq and so far it's going rather smoothly -- except that Mothers Day over here consisted of eating pumpkin pie in the DFAC, worrying about stop-loss and trying to make it to the latrine in the middle of the night in my bunny slippers.
Mark Sashine:
Slimy Love 4: In Your Face. A Monologue Of An Angry Jew
(26 comments) From the author:
I don't like him. Sometimes I don't like him at all. We argue all the time. But he never quits. He comes to me during my insomnia and he says that stuff again and again. When I tell him to shut up he whispers. I can't get rid of him. So I share him. Here he is.
Food Crisis Symptom of Dubious Liberalisation
The high food prices that have sparked riots in many parts of the developing world - from Indonesia, India and Bangladesh to Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire and Haiti - should come as no surprise. These are only the latest in a series of events many developing countries have suffered as a result of opening their borders and neglecting domestic agriculture.
E. Nelson:
Why voting for a winner will trump bigotry in West Virginia and prove the pundits wrong.
(2 comments) West Virginians go to the polls tomorrow and these "hard working white Americans" will prove the political pundits wrong.
Mr. Jenna Bush Gets a Piece of the Action
You know what bugs me about Henry Hager? People Magazine says when he wanted to marry Jenna, he talked to the other twin first. And then he asked George and Laura and "they kept the plan a secret from their daughter" for more than a month. Makes you wonder how he's handling the honeymoon, just one-on-one. Or if he's getting some folks from the hotel to hold her down.
Kathy Bay Malloy: Barack's Religion Problem
(3 comments) According to an op-ed written by Edward Luttwak in today's New York Times, contrary to popular opinion that Muslims would embrace Obama because his father was Muslim, the opposite might be true. Obama might find himself in hot water with Muslims here and especially abroad specifically because he committed the "crime" of denouncing his faith and turning to Christianity.
O'Hanlon, These Aren't Reagan's Ground Forces
(1 comments) Lawrence J. Korb, the person charged with saving the All-Volunteer Army under Reagan, responds to a recent Michael O'Hanlon op-ed in the Washington Times that gives a misleading portrayal of the quality of our ground forces. He submits that Reagan would have implemented a DRAFT rather than stop-loss the military to death.
Ron Paul's forces quietly plot GOP convention revolt against McCain
(1 comments) Quietly, largely under the radar of most people, the forces of Rep. Ron Paul have been organizing across the country to stage an embarrassing public revolt against Sen. John McCain when Republicans gather for their national convention in Minnesota at the beginning of September.
Don't push her! Clinton's campaign chair warns fellow Democrats
Some people have been looking for signs of a graceful exit from the Democratic presidential race by New York Sen. Hillary Clinton. They probably should not be holding their breath. Terry McAuliffe, her campaign chairman and himself a former head of the Democratic National Committee, made it clear Sunday that isn't happening anytime soon.
Conservatives Doctor Gore Audio Clip
This week Al Gore appeared on NPR, and talked a bit about global warming and natural disasters. Business & Media Institute (BMI), a far-right outfit backed by activist Brent Bozell, thought it best to splice the interview together, to make Gore say something he didn't say.
Rumsfeld Blames the Generals for Poor Pre-War Planning
Donald Rumsfeld claimed in a 2006 briefing that the reason why he did not support a larger invasion force was because commanders did not request it. In reality, Rumsfeld fought back when generals like Shinseki requested more troops.
Jimmy Carter: The human rights crime in Gaza
The world is witnessing a terrible human rights crime in Gaza, where a million and a half human beings are being imprisoned with almost no access to the outside world. An entire population is being brutally punished. This gross mistreatment of the Palestinians in Gaza was escalated dramatically by Israel, with US backing, after Hamas won a majority of seats in the Palestinian Authority parliament in 2006.
Frank Schaeffer:
McCain Is Dangerous
(2 comments) We Obama and Clinton supporters are like kid brothers squabbling in the living room over the TV remote while a predator is breaking into the house.
Pablo Ouziel:
Myanmar and why they should fear us
Myanmar and why they should fear us
Josh Mitteldorf:
The Franchise: Our Founding Fathers and the Universal Sufferance
(1 comments) Making sure that only the right people vote, we can make sure that only the right people get elected. Isn't that what our democracy is really about?
HEALTHCARE: About Those Holes in Your Health Policy
As candidates and campaigns discuss the uninsured, the insured have their own problems...and they are only getting worse. The country is in the throes of a de-insurance movement. While more Americans have come to believe everyone should be covered, many of those who thought they had insurance are finding that their policies cover less and less.
Frosty Wooldridge:
The War on Drugs in the Year 2015
After 37 years and nearly a trillion dollars, drugs in America today remain available to all ages, classes and sections of the country. The War on Drugs proves a monumental $70 billion a year failure. It's time to legalize, regulate and sell drugs to our citizens in an orderly fashion. Here's what happened in 2015 when we accomplished that intention.
President Apostate?
(7 comments) Barack Obama really is a Muslim, at leasst under Muslim law! He has broken a sacred Muslim law and Muslims worldwide can seek punishment.
Stephen Lendman:
Disturbing Stirrings - Ratcheting Up For War On Iran
(2 comments) Hawkish rhetoric increases chance for war on Iran. Very unlikely would be with nuclear weapons and practically no chance of an invasion.
Brasch:
All the News That Fits--In 500 Words or a Graphic
It was a tough decision by the editors of USA Today. What to feature as its cover story. A celebrity wedding or the deaths of 25,000 people.
Stephen C. Rose:
Thorstein Veblen on The Web
Thorstein Veblen is one of the most ignored and prophetic thinkers in our past. Here is a short guide to his continuing presence on the Web.
Mike Folkerth:
Black Gold; The End of Oil:
(1 comments) Peak oil isn't just a theory any longer, it's transpiring right before our eyes. What remedies are our leaders suggesting? Use more of course.
Dean Powers:
Emanuel to Kennedy/America: Support Your Party Blindly
(1 comments) Rahm Emanuel is a better Democrat than his comments reveal.
Allen L Roland:
*WHY WE'RE IN DEEP TROUBLE IN IRAQ
The reason we're in deep trouble in Iraq is basically because of inept moral leadership which starts with George W Bush which unfortunately has corrupted the entire Cheney/Bush administration. It's Rivero's Rule ~ all organizations and countries will eventually reflect the character and moral integrity of its leaders: Allen L Roland
Ed Martin:
May this house be safe from tigers
I have an engraved sign on my mantle I had made that says, "May this house be safe from tigers." Its message is the operating principle of the political and religious leaders of the world. Three examples of that principle in operation are George Bush and the preachers Hagee and Wright. It works as well for me as it does for them. I've never been bothered by tigers and they've never been bothered by ethics, morals or doubt.
Richmond Gardner:
Santorum's word choices
(2 comments) Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum makes some interesting word choices.
MJ Creech:
Was there Election Machine Fraud in Franklin County in the Ohio Primary?
Was there Election Machine Fraud in Franklin County in the Ohio Primary, favoring Clinton? The evidence from a comprehensive citizens' exit poll on March 4, 2008, suggests just that. Look at the evidence yourself and decide. One thing is certain: citizens need to be allowed not only to poll at the door of polling places, but also to do audits and recounts in this pseudo-Democracy.
Joan Brunwasser:
Reflections on Mother's Day, Silver Linings, and Second Chances
I love Mother's Day.It's such a nice way to celebrate where we've all come from as well as our own part in shaping the next generation. Since we mothers are human,after all,it's nice to celebrate our collective success rather than dwell on the wild roller coaster ride that inevitably accompanies it.I want to discuss how an event that looks bad or troubling can somehow morph into something positive ""a blessing in disguise.
Hamad Alomar:
The Syrian-Iranian invasion of Lebanon
(12 comments) The occupation of Beirut by Hizbullah and the arming of Hizbullah to a State-level is not a civil war. It is a foreign invasion by all standards.
Sunday, May 11:
Edward Smallwood:
Mass Commuter Migration
(2 comments) An analysis on living patterns in the United States after $4 gasoline.
Mary Shaw:
Spoiled Americans Fail the Green Test
(5 comments) It will take more than a movie and a rock concert to force Americans to be more environmentally responsible.
David Swanson:
One Hundred and Eleven (111) Pro-Impeachment Candidates (!!!)
(10 comments) But who's counting?
Kevin Gosztola:
The Fight to Fire, Disbar, and Try America's "Torture Professors" for War Crimes
(2 comments) Phillippe Sands pulls the curtain open on the "culture of cruelty" that has been ushered in. Organizations across America step in to do what Congress is unwilling to do---hold the lawyers accountable for their actions.
Cindy Sheehan:
Mother's Day 2008; Peaceful Idealism v. Political Pragmatism
(5 comments) Some women have lost their only child to the ravenous war machine and they somehow go on. One specific mother has her family intact and can callously sign blank checks to pay for war (that are really nothing but death warrants for other people's children) with only the life and health of her political party in her heart. Another mother can talk about "obliterating" an entire innocent country filled with mothers and children
John Eskow: Why Has John McCain Abandoned the American Soldier?
A secret message is everywhere the American soldier and veteran looks nowadays. It goes something like this: pssst. Hey dude and dudette. Come. Be All You Can Be. We'll sing you national anthems and write you flowery speeches. We'll solemnly call you the pride of a nation, the Best of the Best, as we Stop-Loss you back to Iraq for tour after tour. But then, goddamn it--if you DO manage to survive, forget it.
Jayne Lyn Stahl:
An Open Letter to Attorney General Mukasey
(3 comments) A cautionary note to those on K Street: The cheek you swab next may be your own!
Mr M:
*Monument to Stupidity
Bush leaves a monument to his stupidity.
chris rice:
Strikes: An American Tradition
(1 comments) You don't win your rights because somebody writes it down in a law, & you don't lose your rights because somebody writes it down in a law. You win your rights by struggle & you maintain your rights by struggle.
Here is a history of American strikes.
Stephen C. Rose:
John and Cindy McCain's Fuzzy Keating Ties
Cutting to the chase on the Keating Five and John McCain. Fugeddaboutit. There is more merit in chasing down Keating's OTHER ties to both John and Cindy McCain.
the web:
Jon Stewart asks the Right Question
(17 comments) You'll love this one!
ALONE:
FRANCE IS ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTION: IT IS UP TO THE WORLD TO PUT PRESSURE ON CHINA TO GET IN LINE TO SUPPORT BURMESE VI
(1 comments) This is a piece which begs the question--how does the world want to define important terms, like "sovereignty in intra-state relations" in a century that has already witnessed many attacks on formerly cherished ideas, like "just war theory", i.e. concept of preemptive war, human rights, and torture.
The case of whether to send aid into Burma despite the bad military regime there provides the starting point for the desired dis
A Florida Criminal Lawyers Arrest and the Presidential Elections
If candidates or politicians become fearful of how media will react to their private lives or how they vote on every issue then the United States on every level will be governed by the same media many of us seem to distrust.
FINALLY! The Pundit Analyzing Obama? Some TV FOX NOISE Upstart Named Rove
The bête noire of the Democrats has turned pundit, and his old nemeses do not always know what to make of it.
Ann Wright | Protest Camps Against American Military Bases in Japan and Italy
The US military argues that "forward deployed bases" are critical for projection of US power, a warning to others that the US can be on their doorstep in minutes or hours. We, as citizens of the United States, must decide if it is the military we wanted projected, or whether it is in the best interest of our national security that some aspects of our country be "projected."
Norman MacAfee: The Presidency of Al Gore, 2001-2009
(1 comments) Continually thinking about how disastrous the last seven years have been, I did some imagining and research on what the world would be like if Al Gore had become president in 2001. Such a process is really about how important it is to elect the right president. I asked friends and acquaintances for their ideas, I read books by and about Gore...
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