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The Smartest Guys in the Room
Why the U.S. Has Gone BrokeBy Chalmers Johnson / April 26, 2008 The military adventurers in the Bush administration have much in common with the corporate leaders of the defunct energy company Enron. Both groups thought that they were the … Continue reading
Hillary Strangelove
Hillary has crossed the line. [The following appeared as an editorial in the Boston Globe, Sunday, April 27, 2008.]Americans have learned to take with a grain of salt much of the rhetoric in a campaign like the current Democratic donnybrook … Continue reading
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Partnership Is the Heartbeat of Islamic Economics
Islamic FinanceBy Loretta Napoleoni / April 26, 2008 Islamic finance has become the fastest-growing, most dynamic sector of global finance. Every Western-style financial product has its sharia, i.e. Islamic law, compliant instrument: microfinance, mortgages, oil and gas exploration, bridge building, … Continue reading
Atheism and the Army
Specialist Jeremy Hall, 23, outside Fort Riley, Kan., where he has been stationed since being sent home early from Iraq because of threats from fellow soldiers. Photo by Ed Zurga / NYTSoldier Sues Army, Saying His Atheism Led to ThreatsBy … Continue reading
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Horned "Corpse Whale" at Serious Risk
Although the polar bear has become an icon of global warming vulnerability, a new study found an Arctic mammal that may be even more at risk: the narwhal. The study found the whale with the long tusk ranked just ahead … Continue reading
Larry Hales Charges Dropped
Larry Hales and FriendALERT: The Racist Frame-up Charges Against Larry Hales HAVE BEEN DROPPED! On Wed., April 23 all charges were dropped against Denver activist Larry Hales. Hales had been assaulted by ten Denver cops this past Nov. 30. The … Continue reading
Uncommitted Dems Still Set to Endorse Obama
Dems’ suspense may be unnecessaryBy Elizabeth Drew / April 25, 2008 [Elizabeth Drew writes for The New York Review of Books. She is the author of numerous books, most recently “Richard M. Nixon”] The torrent of speculation about the end … Continue reading
Books : Tangled Up in Dylan
Suze Rotolo, the musician’s first muse, has written an entertaining memoir about their love affair that is also a remarkable portrait of living and making art in the 1960s.By Stephanie Zacharek / April 26, 2008 Face it: The art — … Continue reading
Limbaugh Dreams of Riots in Denver
Limbaugh says he wasn’t actually “calling” for riots, just, you know, “dreaming” of them….by Joey Bunch / April 15, 2008 Rush Limbaugh says he was not calling for a riot in Denver during the Democratic National Convention – he only … Continue reading
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Tagged Democratic Party, Media, Presidential Campaign, Right Wing, Video
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Rep. Clyburn and the Question of Sabotage
Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., appearing on Keith Olbermann’s Countdown, April 25, on MSNBCMajority Whip Clyburn says African-Americans suspect attempt ‘to damage Obama’April 25, 2008 Rep. James E. Clyburn sought Friday to clarify statements he made criticizing Bill Clinton and implying … Continue reading
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in the quiet of a night
Image: skychasersin the quiet of a nightin the woods inside a cottageI wonder if the animals outsidecan hear me and why I’m noton the deck listening for them andsearching for the bug light reflectionin their wild stares, tracking the birdsin … Continue reading
Health Care : The Single-Payer Solution
It’s time for the candidates to stop dancing around real health-care reform and get behind a single-payer system. By Amy Goodman / April 24, 2008 As the media coverage of the Democratic presidential race continues to focus on lapel pins … Continue reading
