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HBO Documentary: Hacking Democracy

Democracy Now interviews voting activist Bev Harris, subject of the upcoming HBO documentary "Hacking Democracy". One quote ... "In San Diego in the June 6 election, the event log, the audit log that was obtained by a citizen named Bruce Sims, shows the voting machine dialing out to Diebold at 9:31 p.m. during the count on election night." - MAB
Posted by Mike Blaxill, Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Ray McGovern: Bush the Cheerleader

Ray McGovern, former CIA analyst who used to brief Bushie I, is one of the most potent anti-Iraq war voices out there. Here he analyzes what withdrawal from Iraq would look like. - MAB
Posted by Mike Blaxill, Tuesday, October 31, 2006

NYT Op-Ed (Kristof): Scandal Below the Surface

Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, October 31, 2006

NYT Op-Ed (Tierney): The Immoral Majority

Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, October 31, 2006

NYT: Britain Warns of High Costs of Global Warming [N.B. And they’re not referring to “financial” costs…]

Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, October 31, 2006

NYT [Interesting Read]: In Ohio, Democrats Show a Religious Side to Voters

Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, October 31, 2006

NYT: Voting Machine Company Submits to Inquiry [What hypocrisy!]

Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Straying from a failed course

Posted by Bill Swiggard, Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Republicans’ Double Negatives

Posted by Bill Swiggard, Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Tomgram: Ann Jones on Bush’s Poppy Wars in Afghanistan

Posted by Michael Butler, Monday, October 30, 2006

IMPORTANT:The New York Review of Books: A Country Ruled by Faith

One gets real insight from this. MB
Posted by Michael Butler, Monday, October 30, 2006

The Thirteenth Tipping Point

The last one is the antidote. MB
Posted by Michael Butler, Monday, October 30, 2006

The Arrogance of Ignorance

Posted by Michael Butler, Monday, October 30, 2006

NYT Guest Op-Ed: Remember to Vote, Hope It Counts

Posted by Ian Alterman, Monday, October 30, 2006

NYT Op-Ed (Herbert): The System’s Broken

Posted by Ian Alterman, Monday, October 30, 2006

NYT: Budgets Falling in Race to Fight Global Warming [Extremely sad. And compare with article below]

Posted by Ian Alterman, Monday, October 30, 2006

NYT: British Government Report Calls for Broad Effort on Climate Issues [Compare with next article, above]

Posted by Ian Alterman, Monday, October 30, 2006

NYT: At College for Deaf, Trustees Drop New Leader [Bravo!]

Posted by Ian Alterman, Monday, October 30, 2006

Miami Herald: Voting Machines Flipping Votes to Republicans

"Debra A. Reed voted with her boss on Wednesday at African-American Research Library and Cultural Center near Fort Lauderdale. Her vote went smoothly, but boss Gary Rudolf called her over to look at what was happening on his machine. He touched the screen for gubernatorial candidate Jim Davis, a Democrat, but the review screen repeatedly registered the Republican, Charlie Crist." - Miami Herald
Posted by Mike Blaxill, Monday, October 30, 2006

The Changing Language of God

Posted by Bill Swiggard, Monday, October 30, 2006

MUST READ: The Decline of Trust

Posted by Bill Swiggard, Monday, October 30, 2006

from LH:The Housing Bubble

Posted by Michael Butler, Sunday, October 29, 2006

from GRG: Fall of The Shah and the Carter regime

Interesting insights as to what went on after we had "pulled the rug" out from under the Shah, betraying our best alley in the MEast. MB
Posted by Michael Butler, Sunday, October 29, 2006

Top Government Official Says US on Verge of Economic Disaster

Pat Hunter wrote about this earlier. MB
Posted by Michael Butler, Sunday, October 29, 2006

Pat Hunter: Going for Broke

Posted by Michael Butler, Sunday, October 29, 2006