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NYT Op-Eds (4)
"President-elect Barack Obama needs a new approach to Russia if we want to avoid a new cold war, and we also need to get over our crush on Georgia’s president, Mikheil Saakashvili" (Kristof); "There’s more mythology than history in the idea that Lincoln showed exceptional political skill in offering cabinet positions to the men he had beaten in the race for the 1860 Republican nomination" (Guest Op-Ed); "If our tests mimic the real world, then higher bonuses may not only cost employers more but also discourage executives from working to the best of their ability" (Guest Op-Ed); "Eliminating daylight time would accord with President-elect Barack Obama’s stated goals of conserving resources and reducing climate change" (Guest Op-Ed)Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, November 20, 2008
NYT Editorial: Flunking the Electoral College
The Times once again makes its (good) case for abolishing the electoral college.Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, November 20, 2008
NYT (5): National Politics
Alaska's new senator speaks; the Minnesota recount begins; Waxman may take committee from Dingell (see multimedia graphic on their differing issue positions); NYPD's Commissioner Kelly wants broader surveillance powers than even the feds are allowed (!); and is Bloomberg absolutely hellbent on destroying his legacy, and whatever good will he still had after the term limits debacle?Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, November 20, 2008
NYT (2): International News
Was Nicaraguan election rigged?; and Iran is "said to have enough nuclear fuel for one weapon" (...a pretext for military action?)Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, November 20, 2008
NYT (2): Internet
A study suggests that teenagers' Internet socializing is a net positive (no pun intended)...while the case of a woman who allegedly caused the suicide of a teenager using just such a socializing site goes forward.Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, November 20, 2008
Truthdig - No End to the Savagery in Afghanistan
Posted by Michael Butler, Thursday, November 20, 2008AlterNet: Dick Cheney, Alberto Gonzales Indicted By Grand Jury
Posted by Michael Butler, Thursday, November 20, 2008t r u t h o u t | Never Forget
from dr. khalsaPosted by Michael Butler, Thursday, November 20, 2008
AlterNet: Keep it Simple: Stop the Foreclosure Crisis with the Right to Rent
Posted by Michael Butler, Thursday, November 20, 2008Dead tell a tale China doesn’t care to listen to - International Herald Tribune
from marylouise silmanPosted by Michael Butler, Thursday, November 20, 2008
Change We Can Bank On
Posted by Michael Butler, Thursday, November 20, 2008“Cure” for AIDS Stumbled Upon? | Health and Wellness | AlterNet
Posted by Michael Butler, Wednesday, November 19, 2008AlterNet: Vancouver’s Radical Approach to Drugs: Let Junkies Be Junkies
Posted by Michael Butler, Wednesday, November 19, 2008AlterNet: Naomi Klein: The Borderline Illegal Deals Behind the $700 Billion Bailout
Posted by Michael Butler, Wednesday, November 19, 2008Tomgram: Mike Davis, Keynesian Shock and Awe
Posted by Michael Butler, Wednesday, November 19, 2008NYT Op-Eds (3)
Re Hillary at State, Tom Friedman worries about the lack of a "special relationship" ("Is Barack Obama considering Hillary Clinton for secretary of state in order to get her off his back or as a prelude to protecting her back?); Maureen Dowd takes on the same issue in her deliciously skewed way ("If Hillary Clinton gets to be the Mistress of Foggy Bottom, Bill Clinton’s guilt over his primary tirades would be alleviated"); and Mitt Romney (who knows a little about the subject) says let Detroit fail ("A managed bankruptcy may be the only path to the fundamental restructuring the auto industry needs").Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, November 19, 2008
NYT: Democrats Gain as Stevens Loses Race
This makes 58. Franken, a real possibility, would be 59. And if Martin can score an upset in the special election, that would make 60. It could happen!Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, November 19, 2008
NYT (3): International News
Islamic Shariah law - in Britain; a test-making human rights situation for Medvedev; and now it is Asian banks that are reeling.Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Economist.com | Ship of fools Political parties die from the head down
Posted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, November 18, 2008GM Must Re-Make the Mass Transit System it Murdered
from Dr. Khalsa By the way if you have not seen the film "Who Killed the Electric Car" you will find it very interesting and disgusting. NetFlix has it. MBPosted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, November 18, 2008
daggatt blog: the two trillion dollar deficit
Posted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, November 18, 2008AlterNet: Why the Economy Grows Like Crazy Amid High Taxes
Posted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, November 18, 2008Democrats’ Soft Spot for Automakers Have Shielded Detroit from Its Own Bad Decisions | AlterNet
Posted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, November 18, 2008DE BORCHGRAVE: TARP trap
Posted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, November 18, 2008NYT Op-Eds (2)
David Brooks discusses the "formerly middle class" ("In this recession, maybe even more than other ones, the last ones to join the middle class will be the first ones out"); and Henry Paulson offers one of the weakest apologias I have ever read - I stopped reading after he called the current crisis "unpredictable" ("If we have learned anything throughout this year, we have learned that this financial crisis is unpredictable and difficult to counteract").Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, November 18, 2008
