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Yearly Archives: 2008
If Your Heart’s Not In It …
Frankly, My Dear…By Chuck Dupree / May 13, 2008 Barney Frank is known for a lot of things. The most prominent gay member of Congress, he’s now the chairman of the Financial Services Committee. In his 14th term in the … Continue reading
Dude. You’re a Security Threat.
Blunt Federal Letters Tell Students They’re Security ThreatsBy Scott Shane / May 13, 2008 WASHINGTON — A German graduate student in oceanography at M.I.T. applied to the Transportation Security Administration for a new ID card allowing him to work around … Continue reading
Art Car Tragedy in Houston
Our friend Tom passed away early this morning [Sunday, May 11, 2008]. He was killed by a drunk driver. Tom was a great guy and he will be missed terribly. This picture was taken yesterday as he arrived for the … Continue reading
To Embrace the Concept of Universal Oneness
Next Mothers Day Let’s Invite the Whole Familyby Medea Benjamin / May 12, 2008 Next Mothers Day, I don’t want to be organizing yet another rally of Mothers Against War in Washington DC and lamenting the state of our dysfunctional … Continue reading
Stop the Destructive Rhetoric About Iran
We already wrote about this a couple of days ago. However, the signs of impending attack against Iran remain quite ominous (see also here and here). We expect to publish more about this tonight or tomorrow. Richard Jehn / The … Continue reading
Ehrenreich : Hillary Embraces Her Inner Bitch
Hillary’s Gift to Womenby Barbara Ehrenreich In 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.” … Continue reading
Carbon Dioxide Hits New High
World CO2 levels at record high, scientists warnBy David Adam / May 12, 2008 The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has reached a record high, according to new figures that renew fears that climate change could begin to … Continue reading
Engelhardt and McKibben : Last Chance to Save the Earth
The Defining Moment for Climate ChangeBy Tom Engelhardt Already climate change — in the form of a changing pattern of global rainfall — seems to be affecting the planet in significant ways. Take the massive, almost decade-long drought in Australia’s … Continue reading
The Mission in Afghanistan: Poppy Protection?
Marines Stuck Protecting Opium in HelmandBy Barnett Rubin / May 8, 2008 An AP story quoting me about the deployment of U.S. Marines to Garmser District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan is making the rounds on the Internets, and mostly being misinterpreted … Continue reading
Breaking: Attack on Iran Inevitable?
War With Iran Might Be Closer Than You ThinkBy Philip Giraldi / May 9, 2008 There is considerable speculation and buzz in Washington today suggesting that the National Security Council has agreed in principle to proceed with plans to attack … Continue reading
Cindy Sheehan on Mother’s Day
Cindy Sheehan outside the White House on Nov. 7, 2006. Photo by Ben Schumin.Mother’s Day 2008: Peaceful Idealism v. Political PragmatismBy Cindy Sheehan / May 11, 2008 / Mother’s Day As men have often forsaken the plough and the anvilAt … Continue reading
Military Moms: We Need Each Other to Heal
Mother’s Day Veteran: Moms Wear Combat Boots, Tooby Eli PaintedCrow At the age of twenty, being a mother of a three and five year-old was not easy. Being a single mom on welfare living in a cockroach-infested apartment was not … Continue reading
