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5 Great Progressive Columnists’ Advice and Ideas on the Coming Obama Era | AlterNet
Posted by Michael Butler, Sunday, November 30, 2008t r u t h o u t | The Rebirth of Keynes, and the Debate to Come
Posted by Michael Butler, Sunday, November 30, 2008NYT Op-Eds (4+)
Tom Friedman notes progress in Iraq ("For the first time, there is a chance that a reasonably stable democratizing government, though no doubt corrupt in places, can take root in the Iraqi political space"); Maureen Dowd chuckles (nervously) about outsourcing of U.S. news ("If an online newspaper in Pasadena, Calif., can outsource coverage to India, I wonder how long can it be before some guy in Bangalore is writing my column about President Obama"); Nick Kristof tells of horrifying "personal terrorism" ("In Pakistan there is a cruel form of terrorism that gets almost no attention and thrives as a result: flinging acid on a woman’s face to leave her hideously deformed"); although "video killed the radio star," James Gleick suggests that the Internet will not kill the publishing star ("Even in the digital age, books have a chance for new life: as a physical object, and as an idea, and as a set of literary forms"); and the second in a series of groups or short op-eds on issues affecting the incoming president - this time, the economy.Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, November 30, 2008
NYT Editorials (2)
Is the bailout now simply throwing good money after bad?; and did Mitch McConnell's near-loss mellow him out?Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, November 30, 2008
NYT (5): National Politics
Bush rushes to mess more things up; Obama will need to find his own definition for "terror"; Gen. Barry McCaffrey's "military-industrial-media" complex; how to be "cool" like Obama; and (surprise!) Bloomberg & Co. lobbied heavily for luxury suite at Yankee Stadium (on taxpayer money!).Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, November 30, 2008
NYT (2): Economy
"What would Keynes have done?"; and "Obama's finance team isn't exactly a break with history."Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, November 30, 2008
NYT (3): Internet/Privacy
"Nicole Wong and her colleagues decide what the world can see on YouTube. Are they also determining the limits of free speech?" (Google's Gatekeepers); college students trade privacy for a free phone; and bloggers once again lead in reporting the Mumbai attacks.Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, November 30, 2008
NYT (2): International News
A peaceful protest gets violent in Thailand; and why a surge might not work in Afghanistan.Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, November 30, 2008
NYT Books in Review: “Lessons in Disaster,” “The Great Inflation And Its Aftermath”
McGeorge Bundy and the path to Vietnam; and how inflation in the 60s and 70s led to recession in the first decade of the 21st century.Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, November 30, 2008
For Obama, a chance to push big changes
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Sunday, November 30, 2008Fallout from Mumbai
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Sunday, November 30, 2008If Obama doen’s prosecute Bush’s torture team, we’ll pay a big price down the road
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Sunday, November 30, 2008I.O.U.S.A.: The Movie
Thanks to Ben Stag this film is well worth the view. MBPosted by Michael Butler, Saturday, November 29, 2008
Economist.com | Enigma variations RUSSIA
"Russia is not the Soviet Union, but what is it? A recovering world power—or a corrupt oligopoly with a market economy of sorts? Arkady Ostrovsky (interviewed here) explains why it is both"Posted by Michael Butler, Saturday, November 29, 2008
AlterNet: If Obama Doesn’t Prosecute Bush’s Torture Team, We’ll Pay a Big Price Down the Road
Posted by Michael Butler, Saturday, November 29, 2008Economist.com | Unorthodox economic policies Plan C
"As their economy slides, America’s policymakers are turning to unconventional devices. Our first article looks at the bold new steps taken this week by the Federal Reserve and the Treasury. Our second examines policy in Europe"Posted by Michael Butler, Saturday, November 29, 2008
AlterNet: Chomsky: Is There Truth in Obama’s Advertising?
Posted by Michael Butler, Saturday, November 29, 2008Michael Lewis | Modern financial insanity | Economist.com
Posted by Michael Butler, Saturday, November 29, 2008NYT Op-Eds (3)
"An analysis of why blacks voted in favor of Proposition 8, and of how their vote possibly could be swayed next time around" (Blow; see graphic as well); “'Ripple effect' is too mild a term for the potentially devastating impact of a collapse among the Big Three automakers" (Herbert"); "Mumbai, India, stands for lucre, profane dreams and an indiscriminate openness. And this way of life appalls religious extremists" (Guest Op-Ed).Posted by Ian Alterman, Saturday, November 29, 2008
NYT: National Security Pick: From a Marine to a Mediator
A bold choice: A Democrat chooses a Republican for the top foreign policy advisor spot.Posted by Ian Alterman, Saturday, November 29, 2008
NYT: In Maryland, Focus on Poultry Industry Pollution
Environmentalists versus the poultry industry over...manure.Posted by Ian Alterman, Saturday, November 29, 2008
Robert Weissman: The 10 Worst Corporations of 2008
go to storyAIG (money for nothing), Dole (deliberately obstructed workers' right to organize, has failed to pay a living wage and has polluted workers' communities), Cargill (The world's food system is broken), GE (defense contractor fraud, labor rights abuses, toxic and radioactive pollution, manufacturing nuclear weaponry, workplace safety violations and media conflicts of interest) and others (Chevron, Imperial Sugar...) - mab
Posted by Mike Blaxill, Saturday, November 29, 2008
