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Tibetan Nuns Jailed, Detained some Beaten
Posted by Barbara DiSalvia, Tuesday, May 13, 2008NYT Editorial: The Myth of Voter Fraud
"Missouri and at least 19 other states are considering passing laws that would force people to prove their citizenship before they can vote. These bills are not a sincere effort to prevent noncitizens from voting; that is a made-up problem. The real aim is to reduce turnout by eligible voters. Republicans seem to think that laws of this kind will help them win elections, but burdensome rules like these — and others cropping up around the country — pose a serious threat to democracy and should be stopped."Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, May 13, 2008
NYT Op-Ed (Herbert): Here Come the Millennials
"Who will harness the power of the youngest voters?"Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, May 13, 2008
NYT Guest Op-Ed (McGovern): A Two-for-One Campaign
"Put Clinton and Obama on the same stage for the last few primaries."Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, May 13, 2008
NYT: 35 Years of Rockefeller Drug Laws, and Hope There Won’t Be 36
Hoping that David Paterson will do what no governor thus far has had the gumption to do.Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, May 13, 2008
NYT: Engineering by Scientists on Embryo Stirs Criticism
Starting down that HEAVILY waxed slope...Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, May 13, 2008
NYT: Murray Jarvik, 84, Whose Research Helped Lead to Nicotine Patch, Dies
This may seem irrelevant to Civic, but read the first four paragraphs...Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, May 13, 2008
The Consortiumnews.com McCain and the ‘Unitary Executive’
Posted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, May 13, 2008AlterNet: Why Harsh Immigration Crack Downs Will Never Work
Posted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, May 13, 2008AlterNet: How Pot Became Demonized: the Fine Line Between Good Medicine and ‘Dangerous Drugs’
Posted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, May 13, 2008Mark Steyn on Israel’s 60th
Robert Clarke sent this article. Mark Steyn does not cover the root cause i.e. Christian (primarily Roman Catholic) responsibility for having started and continued the crime of ethnically condemning the Jews for crucifying Christ. Nor does he touch on the crimes committed against the Palestinians. In 1958 I warned JFK that the Israeli/Palestinian question is breeding WWIII. That warning still stands. MBPosted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, May 13, 2008
AlterNet: The Pentagon Is America’s Biggest Polluter
Posted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, May 13, 2008AlterNet: The Drug War: Still Racist After All These Years
Posted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, May 13, 2008Jared Bernstein: The Most Important Piece of Paper in America - The Huffington Post
Posted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, May 13, 2008Fear loses its grip at the ballot box
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Tuesday, May 13, 2008Post-Crucible Clinton
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Tuesday, May 13, 2008Father of the Iranian revolution - Archives: Jerusalem Post
from G. Reza Golesorkhi Parts of this article need to be taken with a grain of salt considering the Israeli slant of the Post. However, driving one day with the then Editor-in-Chief of TIME we both came to the conclusion that it was Carter who was responsible.That position does not negate Carter's work toward diplomatic solutions for dangerous confrontations. MBPosted by Michael Butler, Monday, May 12, 2008
AlterNet: Hillary Is McCain’s Dream Candidate, Not Obama’s
from Ilene ProctorPosted by Michael Butler, Monday, May 12, 2008
Tomgram: Bill McKibben, The Defining Moment for Climate Change
This article was also published, an excerpt, in Sunday's LATimes under the title "Civilization's last chance". That is probably a better title. At least it might garner more attention, which it deserves. MBPosted by Michael Butler, Monday, May 12, 2008
NYT Op-Ed (Krugman): The Oil Nonbubble
"Looking for villains in all the wrong places."Posted by Ian Alterman, Monday, May 12, 2008
NYT Guest Op-Ed: President Apostate?
"Why an Obama win might not improve relations with Muslims." A very interesting assessment.Posted by Ian Alterman, Monday, May 12, 2008
NYT: Voter ID Battle Shifts to Proof of Citizenship
"The battle over voting rights will expand this week as lawmakers in Missouri are expected to support a proposed constitutional amendment to enable election officials to require proof of citizenship from anyone registering to vote. The measure would allow far more rigorous demands than the voter ID requirement recently upheld by the Supreme Court, in which voters had to prove their identity with a government-issued card." An attempted end-run around the Real ID Act, which almost every state has rejected, and has yet to be funded.Posted by Ian Alterman, Monday, May 12, 2008
NYT: Police in Gun Searches Face Disbelief in Court
"Judges refer to testimony as 'patently incredible' and 'unworthy of belief." Yet there is no follow-up or reprimand to police - indeed, no consequences at all for lying.Posted by Ian Alterman, Monday, May 12, 2008
NYT: Ecuador Opposes Outpost in American War on Drugs
Correa, supported by the general populace, says "get out."Posted by Ian Alterman, Monday, May 12, 2008
