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The Health Care Racket – Ralph Nader
Posted by Michael Butler, Saturday, February 4, 2012As the Plutonomy Powers Ahead, the “Realonomy” Remains in Recession
Posted by Michael Butler, Saturday, February 4, 2012Obama’s Support for Natural Gas Drilling “A Painful Moment” for Communities Subjected to Fracking
Posted by Michael Butler, Saturday, February 4, 2012Susan G. Komen and the Planned Parenthood Jihad
Posted by Michael Butler, Saturday, February 4, 2012Scientist Barred From Revealing ‘Significant Information’ About Dolphin Deaths
Posted by Michael Butler, Saturday, February 4, 2012NYT Op-Eds (2)
"Mitt Romney said that he was concerned about 'middle-income Americans.' He certainly has a funny way of showing it" (Blow); "With that big political dust-up about breast cancer this week, we’ve clearly hit the point where there’s nothing that can’t be divided into red state/blue state" (Collins)Posted by Ian Alterman, Saturday, February 4, 2012
NYT (4): National News
Fall in jobless rate plays into Obama's hands; Increasingly paranoid Tea Party finds new bogeyman: U.N. "green" plan; NYPD Commish Kelly in hottest water yet; Amid growing opposition, Florida scraps casino bill.Posted by Ian Alterman, Saturday, February 4, 2012
NYT (6): Int’l Affairs
Post-soccer violence continues in Egypt for third day; Russia and China veto U.N. bill re Syria, right after attack that kills 200; Hacker group "Anonymous" hacks an FBI-Scotland Yard phone call about... "Anonymous"; E.U. looks to create roadblock re Google's new privacy rule; Putin aide says roots of protests are "foreign"; U.N. says Somali famine is over, though violence continues.Posted by Ian Alterman, Saturday, February 4, 2012
Atheism in the US. The last big taboo. FT, Julian Maggiani
Posted by Alexander Harper, Friday, February 3, 2012Truthdig – The Democrats Who Unleashed Wall Street and Got Away With It
Posted by Michael Butler, Friday, February 3, 2012Crossing the Rubicon: Obama’s Endless Global Warfare
Posted by Michael Butler, Friday, February 3, 2012Truthdig – Focus on Iran and China Could Hasten American Decline
Posted by Michael Butler, Friday, February 3, 2012The Christian right, alive and powerful – AlterNet – Salon.com
Posted by Michael Butler, Friday, February 3, 2012NYT Op-Eds (3)
"Mitt Romney has said that his comments about not caring about the very poor were taken out of context. But the more context you give them, the worse it gets" (Krugman); "At a time when political leaders never admit fault and rarely accept responsibility, Komen did both, and that's worth celebrating" (Rosenthal); "The viral phenomenon of 'Why I Hate Religion, but Love Jesus' and the debate that it prompted have a fogy offering advice on how to beat the fogies" (Brooks)Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, February 3, 2012
NYT (3): National News
In wake of growing outrage, Komen Foundation reverses itself, restores funding to Planned Parenthood; Why is SEC still giving banks a pass?; Senate overwhelmingly passes ethics bill re insider trading.Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, February 3, 2012
NYT (3): Foreign Affairs
Deaths at Egyptian soccer game spill over into continued protests and violence in the streets; U.N. Sec'y Gen'l not exactly welcome in Gaza; Apparent Iranian effort to "rebrand" Arab Spring backfires.Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, February 3, 2012
Spain’s new conservative leaders make rapid push to overturn liberal laws
Posted by Harry Sifton, Thursday, February 2, 2012Deja Vu in France – a tale of two Mitterands – FT, Philip Stephens.
Posted by Alexander Harper, Thursday, February 2, 2012FOCUS | Washington Is Rigged – Elizabeth Warren
Posted by Michael Butler, Thursday, February 2, 2012Why Are US Health Costs So High? Follow the Bills | Common Dreams | Ralph Nader
Posted by Michael Butler, Thursday, February 2, 2012NYT Editorial & Op-Eds (5)
"The Supreme Court of the United States should broadcast its hearings live. Adding video would enhance public understanding of the court" (Editorial); "Gov. Mitch Daniels signed a bill making Indiana another 'right to work' state" (Rosenthal); "This primary season, pro-choice Republican women don’t have good options" (Guest Op-Ed); "The Republican Party used to be known for its moderate pragmatists. Then the party forced moderates like Mitt Romney to feign extremism just to compete" (Kristof); "Did you hear? Mitt Romney said he doesn’t care about poor people. Really, he did. Let’s break this down" (Collins)Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, February 2, 2012
NYT (9): National News
SuperPac secrecy - the spawn of Citizens United; Indiana gov signs "right to work" bill; Washington to become 7th state to approve same-sex marriage; Keystone pipeline is central to GOP economic argument; Three states order insurers to have climate change responses; Despite directive, pot arrests are up again in NYC; "Pink ribbon" breast cancer org finds itself red-faced as it ends funding for Planned Parenthood; NRC rejects Indian Point fire safety plan; Company behind exchange students who filed lawsuit re working conditions is barred from further biz.Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, February 2, 2012
NYT (3): Foreign Affairs
Panetta calls for earlier end to U.S. combat presence in Afghanistan; Chinese village that took on gov't gets independent elections; Was Egyptian military complicit in post-soccer game violence that left over 70 people dead?Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, February 2, 2012
At Hearing on “Fracking,” Capitol Police Arrest Director of “Gasland”
Sari Gelzer at Truthout ..On Wednesday, House Republicans ordered Capitol police to arrest Josh Fox, director of the Academy Award-nominated documentary "Gasland," along with his crew. The group was attempting to film a meeting of the House Subcommittee on Energy and Environment that was to discuss hydraulic fracturing, also known as "fracking" .. Fox faces a court hearing on February 15 on charges of "unlawful entry." As an independent filmmaker, Fox called on congress to make all meetings and hearings accessible to independent journalists. "The truth that fracking contaminates groundwater is out, and no amount of intimidation tactics - either outright challenges to science or the arrest of journalists - will put the genie back in the bottle," he stated.we're being China-fied in the US - mab .. read more
Posted by Mike Blaxill, Thursday, February 2, 2012
