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Posted by Michael Butler, Monday, December 29, 2008MUST-SEE VIDEO: Zeitgeist: Addendum
The third and best iteration of this film by far. Part I is a history of the Fed and U.S. economics - "Economics 101" as you've never seen it before. If you only watch that segment (from ~minute 5 to ~minute 25), you will be stunned. But the entire 2-hour production is well worth the time of any serious socio-political person.Posted by Ian Alterman, Monday, December 29, 2008
NYT Op-Eds (3)
"Even as Washington tries to rescue the economy, the nation will be reeling from the actions of 50 Herbert Hoovers — state governors who are slashing spending in a time of recession" (Krugman); "As 2008 and the Bush presidency conclude, Iraq has settled into a kind of violent semi-peace. But there are still big challenges" (Guest Op-Ed; see accompanying graphic); "I look forward to Barack Obama’s inauguration with a surprising degree of hope and good cheer" (Kristol)Posted by Ian Alterman, Monday, December 29, 2008
NYT Editorials (2)
"There is no doubt that President-elect Barack Obama has chosen a labor secretary who could be a transformative force in a long-neglected arena. The question is whether he will let her"; and "For the first time in four decades, a researcher has repeated the Milgram experiment to find out whether, after all we have learned in the last 45 years, Americans are still as willing to inflict pain out of blind obedience" (They are.)Posted by Ian Alterman, Monday, December 29, 2008
NYT (3): National Politics
Unions see new life under Obama; in addition to Iraq and Afghanistan, Obama will now inherit the Gaza crisis; and a study finds no FBI culpability in release of Eagleton info.Posted by Ian Alterman, Monday, December 29, 2008
NYT (3): International News
TV news winds down Iraq war operations; Russians "disillusioned" by financial crisis; and former Iraqi officials go on trial over executions.Posted by Ian Alterman, Monday, December 29, 2008
Gorbachev’s model for Obama
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Monday, December 29, 2008Californians shape up as force on environmental policy
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Monday, December 29, 2008The 10 most awesomely bad moments of the Bush presidency
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Monday, December 29, 2008AlterNet: Karl Rove Destroyed My Life
A classic example of government criminality used for political ends. Rove deserves to go to jail. The prior example is the conviction and incarceration of Judge Otto Kerner (former Gov. of Illinois) by Nixon and Mitchell. They went after him due to his Commission on Civil Rights. MBPosted by Michael Butler, Sunday, December 28, 2008
Crooks and Liars » The Right To Food
from Cara RobinPosted by Michael Butler, Sunday, December 28, 2008
David Sirota: Fox News: “Historians Pretty Much Agree” That FDR Prolonged the Great Depression
Great ready for consistent replay of these lies. The Radical Right will do anything to spoil the reputation of FDR and what he did to save this country. Yes, he made some errors, mostly later one, without his early and major moves, think of where we would have been. MBPosted by Michael Butler, Sunday, December 28, 2008
t r u t h o u t | The Economic Debate: Cyclical or Structural?
Posted by Michael Butler, Sunday, December 28, 2008America needs period of pain | Eric Margolis | Toronto Sun
from Dr. KhalsaPosted by Michael Butler, Sunday, December 28, 2008
Mark Blaxill: Out of Africa and Into Autism – More Evidence Illuminates the Somali Anomaly in Minnesota
go to storyMy brother Mark Blaxill wrote this on the high incidence of autism among Somali immigrants in Minnesota vs. autism incidence in their native country. Mark is one of the founders of SAFE MINDS (Sensible Action For Ending Mercury-Induced Neurological Disorders) - mab
Posted by Mike Blaxill, Sunday, December 28, 2008
NYT Op-Eds (5+)
A Tom Friedman must-read ("We have got to stop 'taking off the table' the gasoline tax, the tool that would add leverage to everything we want to do at home and abroad"); Frank Rich on Obama-Warren ("Barack Obama’s disingenuous defense of his tone-deaf invitation to the Rev. Rick Warren is an asterisk to the joyous inaugural of our first black president"); Nick Kristof on Obama-Darfur ("Sudan fears the Obama administration, and now for the first time in years, there’s a real chance of ousting President Omar Hassan al-Bashir and ending his murderous regime"); Tim Egan on the Bush-Cheney historical revisionism ("As President Bush fogs up history’s rearview mirror, Barack Obama does have a clean slate. He deserves none of the pre-emptive blame his critics are trying to assign to him"); and a Times Op-Ed series on issues Obama will face continues with "The American Agenda."Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, December 28, 2008
NYT (3): National Politics/Economy
The "price" of printing money; how WaMu built its "shaky" empire; and the Times finds a "forceful but elusive" Caroline Kennedy.Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, December 28, 2008
NYT (2): International News
Israeli airstikes on Gaza kill over 200, and continue into second day; and Chinese companies will voluntarily compensate families of children who received tainted milk.Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, December 28, 2008
NYT Books in Review: “The Man Who Owns The News,” “Panic,” “The Ascent of Money”
Inside the world of Rupert Murdoch; and two financial histories, one national, one global.Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, December 28, 2008
Bush’s no regrets tour
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Sunday, December 28, 2008She’s a Kennedy, but she’s a lot like us
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Sunday, December 28, 2008Why are we shocked by Obama’s centrism?
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Sunday, December 28, 2008THE BIGGEST SCAM IN HISTORY
Peter Fleming has sent the best visual depiction of the Federal Reserve situation.Posted by Michael Butler, Saturday, December 27, 2008
t r u t h o u t | Rove’s IT Guru Warned of Sabotage
Posted by Michael Butler, Saturday, December 27, 2008    Herding Humans For Profit – ICH
tough stuff but one has to accept that there are real reasons for such a position. MBPosted by Michael Butler, Saturday, December 27, 2008
