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Bill Ayers and the Poisonous Nature of American Electoral Politics
What’s most remarkable about this article is the collection of quotes at the end of it from both Democrats and Republicans condemning the university for inviting Ayers to speak in the first place. What hypocrisy: this is a putative academic … Continue reading
The Nonexistent Good News from Baghdad
Electrical wires span the streets in Baghdad, fed by private generators that provide backup for districts without power from the central grid. Photo: Marko Georgiev for The New York Times.Wrecked Iraq: What the Good News from Iraq Really MeansBy Michael … Continue reading
Seeking to Stop the Military Recruiters Dead
Barbara Harris discussing ways to educate parents about their right to keep information on their children from the military. Photo: Yana Paskova for The New York Times.‘Counter-Recruiter’ Seeks to Block Students’ Data From the MilitaryBy Javier C. Hernandez / October … Continue reading
Afghanistan: Kabul Is Under a Siege of Sorts
A typical doorman at a Kabul hotel. Photo: Tom Blackwell/National Post.Tom Blackwell in Afghanistan: The bubble has burstBy Tom Blackwell / October 22, 2008 When I was last on assignment in Afghanistan, in May 2007, my few days in Kabul … Continue reading
Robbed Blind by Those Who Control Our Society
The Rules Are Set in Stone For the RabbleBy Peter Offermann / October 22, 2008 I am struggling lately with finding meaningful and rational events to provide a basis for sanity. The world events that are currently happening are surreal … Continue reading
Abstention: The Vote of the Unrepresented
Why don’t we have the choice “None of the above” on our ballots? It is a legitimate question and one that an honest electoral reform would address. The big piece of election reform can never be enacted as long as … Continue reading
545 People – Let’s Kick the Bastards Out !!
The 545 People Responsible For All Of U.S. WoesBy Charley Reese Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them. Have you ever wondered why, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are … Continue reading
Iraqi Cabinet Rejects Revised SOFA*
Well, this will make things interesting insofar as the Bush administration is not especially willing to concede any further points in the agreement. As Juan Cole points out, By the time a draft agreement was circulated last week (text courtesy … Continue reading
Karl Rove: Still a Criminal, No Matter How Many Times He Escapes
Embedded video from CNN VideoProtester Tries to Handcuff Karl RoveOctober 22, 2008 SAN FRANCISCO – An anti-war protester confronted former Bush administration aide Karl Rove while he spoke at a San Francisco mortgage bankers’ meeting. A statement by the group … Continue reading
Corporate Contrition Is an Outdated Concept?
Members of the activist group ‘Code Pink’ waved signs marked with the words “shame” and “greed” when Richard S. Fuld Jr., CEO of now-bankrupt Lehman Brothers, arrived to testify before the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Oct. … Continue reading
Know Your Candidates and Their Endorsements
I agonised about posting this article, but I feel it is important to relate the facts without bias. There is another article below from McClatchy that suggests that the endorsement from Powell is not just an average endorsement. This is … Continue reading
