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Newest Blog Entries:
Robert Reich: Fraud on the Street
Posted by Michael Butler, Wednesday, March 31, 2010Robert Scheer – Sarah Palin, Neocon Messiah
Posted by Michael Butler, Wednesday, March 31, 2010Scott Ritter – Here We WMD Again: Iraq and the Mythical Pakistani Package
More attempts at re-writing history - brain-washing continues. mbPosted by Michael Butler, Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Chalabi Moves to Alter Iraq Election Results
Posted by Michael Butler, Wednesday, March 31, 2010The Mad Tea Party
Posted by Michael Butler, Wednesday, March 31, 2010MUST-SEE VIDEO: Fall of the Republic
"Fall of the Republic: The Presidency of Barack Obama" (See my comment)Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Miscellaneous News (3/31)
Bill Clinton to co-chair Haiti rebuilding authority; Partisan violence goes seriously out of control as man in SUV rams car with Obama sticker; and flooding in RI and parts of northeast set record.Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, March 31, 2010
NYT Op-Eds (3)
"The Obama administration is violating at least three cardinal rules of Middle East diplomacy when it comes to dealing with Afghanistan and President Hamid Karzai" (Friedman); "The Catholic Church, which gave up its credibility for Lent, can’t hide behind smoke and mystique as it faces a cascade of child sexual abuse cases" (Dowd); "Russian claims that terrorists are driven by Islamic extremism are incorrect. This is about the military occupation of Chechnya" (Guest Op-Ed)Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, March 31, 2010
NYT (4): National News
Insurers back down from attempting to find loopholes NOT to cover people; Obama caves in to offshore drilling; Coalition of telecomm and Internet companies backing new Web privacy law; and how a single joint can lead to deportation.Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, March 31, 2010
NYT (4): International Affairs
With $1.3 billion pledged but only $23 million received, Haitian leader is concerned [Ed. Note: Bill Clinton will lead reconstruction efforts - see article under Misc. News this date]; Email accounts of activists, scholars and journalists hacked in China; Russian TV fails public during attacks; and panel finds British scientists did not distort climate data.Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Democracy Now: A Look at Arne Duncan’s VIP List of Requests at Chicago Schools and the Effects of his Expansion of Charter Schools in Chicago
DN on Azam Ahmed's Chicago Tribune article, "How VIPs lobbied schools"Posted by Mike Blaxill, Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Is America ‘Yearning For Fascism?’ - ICH
In preparing these blog it is increasingly apparent that violence, a begetter of the trend towards fascism, is increasing. Don't be as the aristocrats in France, Germany and Russia to ignore these trends, Not only in America but worldwide. mbPosted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, March 30, 2010
t r u t h o u t | Our Turn?
In Germany the elite, particularly those educated, did not believe Nazification was possible. Did not even visualize it as a possible threat. mbPosted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Ralph Nader: Attention Deficit Democracy
Posted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, March 30, 2010t r u t h o u t | China: What Do We Want?
Posted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, March 30, 2010Washington Times – DEBORCHGRAVE: Army back on top
Posted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, March 30, 2010t r u t h o u t | Welcome to Glennbeckistan
Posted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, March 30, 2010Western Civilization and the Economic Crisis: The Impoverishment of the Middle Class
Posted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, March 30, 2010Robert Kuttner: Next, Banking Reform
Posted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, March 30, 2010James Lovelock: Humans Are Too Stupid to Prevent Climate Change
Posted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, March 30, 2010NYT Op-Eds (3)
"It is time for the Obama administration to move quickly and powerfully to the monumental task of putting Americans back to work" (Herbert); "While political theories swirl, the bombings have reminded Muscovites that evil exists, and horror is right beside them" (Guest Op-Ed); "Would you exchange a professional triumph for a personal blow? Research suggests the gap between success and happiness boils down to personal bonds" (Brooks)Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, March 30, 2010
NYT (5): National News
RNC money spent on topless club sets off inquiry; In truly boneheaded move, EPA allows polluters "free pass" for nine months; As judge strikes down patenting of cancer genes, IP law may be thrown into doubt; FOX is up, CNN and MSNBC are down; and here come the 3D TVs.Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, March 30, 2010
NYT (3): International Affairs
IRAQI COMMISSION ATTEMPTS TO UNDO ALLAWI'S LEAD BY DISQUALIFYING CANDIDATES AFTER THE FACT; Party of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi will boycott Myanmar elections; Berlusconi makes gains in regional voting.Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, March 30, 2010
