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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
NYT: Settlers Who Long to Leave the West Bank
For an increasing number of Israelis, continuing to live in the occupied territories is a losing proposition.Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, November 14, 2008
NYT (2): Legal News
In the Supreme Court, environmentalists lose the final round re military use of sonar, and a tiny religious group creates a strange and complicated entanglement of freedom of speech, freedom of religion and the establishment clause.Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, November 13, 2008
NYT Special Edition, Brought To You By the Yes Men (MUST READ)
go to storyI got a paper copy of this yesterday .. be sure to read the Friedman "i retire" editorial and We Apologize - the Yes Men are effing brilliant!! - mab
Posted by Mike Blaxill, Thursday, November 13, 2008
NYT Editorial: A Case of Religious Discrimination
The Times gets it right in an interesting case.Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, November 12, 2008
NYT (2): International News
Why India's most famous painter, in self-imposed exile in Dubai, is afraid to go home; and "The Saudi government is trying to rehabilitate violent Islamists by addressing their psychological needs. Could therapy be the best sort of counterterrorism?"Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, November 9, 2008
NYT (3): National Politics/Economy
Jobless rate hits 14-year high; Will Obama be another F.D.R.?; and Catholics increasingly reject single-issue voting.Posted by Ian Alterman, Saturday, November 8, 2008
NYT (5): National Politics
Moving toward early voting in all states; Obama made significant gains in both Latino and young evangelical voters; a federal judge opens the first hearing on habeas corpus re Guantanamo; and gun sales are up based on concern that Obama will further regulate their purchase and ownership.Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, November 7, 2008
NYT (+): National Politics
In this special post-election section, there are so many excellent post-election articles and graphics (yes, I read them all) that it would have been impossible for me to post all of them, even in a single post. Rather, I strongly recommend perusing this section and reading those articles (and graphics) that most interest you.Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, November 6, 2008
The Man Behind Proposition 8 | AlterNet
This is really frightening to read of such a person and to see the video showing such a gulf between points of view. Civil Rights are ignored by the Religious Right. Are we not living in two separate countries? MBPosted by Michael Butler, Thursday, November 6, 2008
Evangelical foreign policy is over
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Thursday, November 6, 2008NYT Books in Review: “The Numerati,” “Descartes’ Bones,” “From Colony to Superpower,” “The Road to Rescue,” “Searching for Schindler”
"How buying, blogging, calling and Web surfing are being used to track and influence people"; Descartes' "faith and reason"; a comprehensive history of U.S. foreign relations since 1776; two on Oskar Schindler; and an essay on "how to read like a president."Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, November 2, 2008
Truthdig - Populism Arising—but Will It Be the Killer Kind?
Posted by Michael Butler, Saturday, November 1, 2008NYT (3): National Politics
Democrats use "microtargeting" better than its G.O.P. inventors; Media Matters tracks "conservative misinformation"; and some of the religiously-based attacks on Obama have a long and sordid history in American politics.Posted by Ian Alterman, Saturday, November 1, 2008
NYT (3): National Politics
State by state, lawyers are already preparing for a 2000 election-type debacle, with Ohio leading the way; Colorado restores voters to election rolls; and ethnic profiling prior to the '04 elections.Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, October 31, 2008
The triumph of ignorane: How morons succeed in U.S. politics
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Friday, October 31, 2008Truthdig - A Less Perfect Union: Gay Marriage and the Subversion of the Republic
Posted by Michael Butler, Thursday, October 30, 2008Let’s keep religion away from the ballot box
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Sunday, October 26, 2008NYT Op-Eds (3)
A rare, serious (and excellent) piece from Maureen Dowd ("In a gratifying “have you no sense of decency, Sir and Madam?” moment, Colin Powell went on “Meet the Press” and pushed back on ugly innuendo."); Tom Friedman laments (yes, laments) falling gas prices ("We can’t afford a financial bailout that also isn’t a green buildup — a buildup of a new clean energy industry that strengthens America"); and novelist Margaret Atwood looks at the economic crisis via some fictional characters ("We cannot recover from the crisis of 2008 simply by watching the Dow creep upward. To heal our wounds, we must repair the broken moral balance that let this chaos loose").Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, October 22, 2008
AlterNet: Sacred Intentions: Inside the Johns Hopkins Psilocybin Studies
Posted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, October 21, 2008NYT (4): National Politics
"Will Gun-Toting, Church-Going, White Guys Pull the Lever For Obama?" (Magazine cover story); Chris Buckley is "free"; the "unease" of the "conservative commentariat"; and "For the anti-abortion movement, Sarah Palin is the real thing. So why won't she speak her mind?"Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, October 19, 2008
NYT (2): International News
In Baghdad thousands of Al-Sadr's followers protest the security pact; and China tightens rules for Muslims.Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, October 19, 2008
CNN.com: Muslim DVD Rattles Voters in Key Battleground States
Just when you thought political tactics could not get any lower! This is BEYOND outrageous!Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, October 16, 2008
NYT (2): International News
Lebanon heats up; and Britain takes a page from Orwell.Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, October 16, 2008
NYT (4): Presidential Race
McCain's attacks backfire big time; Obama's "real" opponent in the debate; and two on how race may still play a big factor in the election.Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, October 15, 2008
