Monday, September 4, 2006
Empty playgrounds in an aging Italy
While all of Europe has suffered from declining birthrates, nowhere has the drop been as profound and prolonged as in this once gorgeous Mediterranean city, the capital of Italy's graying Liguria region.....more
Pope Takes Cue from World Cup
As the pope prepares for his upcoming visit to Bavaria, the Vatican has embarked on an unprecedented campaign to market the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. By selling official fan paraphernalia, the church plans to turn a profit from the hype surrounding Pope Benedict XVI.....more
As the pope prepares for his upcoming visit to Bavaria, the Vatican has embarked on an unprecedented campaign to market the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. By selling official fan paraphernalia, the church plans to turn a profit from the hype surrounding Pope Benedict XVI.....more
Smearing Joe Wilson, Again
The editorial page of Washington’s biggest newspaper might praise a whistleblower like Joe Wilson for alerting the American people to a government deception that helped lead the country into a disastrous war that has killed 2,627 U.S. soldiers.....more
The editorial page of Washington’s biggest newspaper might praise a whistleblower like Joe Wilson for alerting the American people to a government deception that helped lead the country into a disastrous war that has killed 2,627 U.S. soldiers.....more
Right wing uses ABC docudrama to push debunked claim blaming Clinton administration for 9-11
Summary: In anticipation of ABC's docudrama The Path to 9-11, the right-wing media have resurrected a debunked claim that attempts to place blame for the 9-11 attacks on the Clinton administration. Specifically, a review of the miniseries on the right-wing website Human Events Online asserted that the Clinton administration erected a "wall" to prevent information-sharing between government agencies. In fact, the "wall" long predated Bill Clinton's presidency......more
Sunday, September 3, 2006
Bush’s Salt Lake Whoppers
Did you catch Bush’s speech to the American Legion on Thursday? It was another warm-up to the Iran War, with Bush rehearsing some of the same old lines he once used to whip up a frenzy over Iraq. Just as he once called Iraq a “grave threat,” he said in Salt Lake City that “the world now faces a grave threat from the radical regime in Iran.”......more
Dean Says Democrats Will Win `Referendum on Republican Rule'
Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean said his party will regain control of Congress because Americans are tired of Republican policies, including those on national security.....more
May the messiest mudslinger finish last
For instance, not in my 25 years in Florida have I seen U.S. Sugar take such an overt role in a governor's race. Apparently the sugar industry believes it can buy itself a governor, spending heavily to attack one of the Democratic candidates, Jim Davis of Tampa, to the benefit of Rod Smith of Gainesville......more
Turning rubble into rhetoric
With war's debris as backdrop, Hezbollah seeks to stoke anti-U.S. sentiment and gain Lebanese support. Now that the fighting is over, the propaganda war has begun. Using the rubble and widespread destruction in Haret Hreik, Hezbollah's public relations department has gone into high gear to garner international sympathy and win over Lebanese domestic opinion.....more
With war's debris as backdrop, Hezbollah seeks to stoke anti-U.S. sentiment and gain Lebanese support. Now that the fighting is over, the propaganda war has begun. Using the rubble and widespread destruction in Haret Hreik, Hezbollah's public relations department has gone into high gear to garner international sympathy and win over Lebanese domestic opinion.....more
Friday, September 1, 2006
Errors of the war on terror
Israel's failure to subdue Hezbollah demonstrates the many weaknesses of the war-on-terror concept. One weakness is that even if the targets are terrorists, the victims are often innocent civilians, and their suffering reinforces the terrorist cause.....more
Bin Laden manhunt still drawing a blank
Five years after the Sept. 11 attacks, the most publicized manhunt in history has drawn a blank. The CIA has dismantled its unit dedicated to finding the al-Qaida chiefs. And the American military's once-singular focus is diffused by the need for reconstruction and a growing fight against the Taliban, the resurgent Afghan Islamic movement that once hosted bin Laden.....more
Dems target Rumsfeld
"We are approaching 2,700 dead Americans, 20,000 wounded, many of them missing eyes, missing limbs, facing paralysis," said Senate Minority Leader Harry M. Reid (Nev.). "They want to debate that; we're happy to debate that." ......more
"We are approaching 2,700 dead Americans, 20,000 wounded, many of them missing eyes, missing limbs, facing paralysis," said Senate Minority Leader Harry M. Reid (Nev.). "They want to debate that; we're happy to debate that." ......more
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Keith Olbermann In Trouble?
You've watched the video. You've read the blog. You've posted the comments. But have you written your letter to MSNBC. Have you written a letter to counterpoint the form letters that the rightwingers are trying to unleash on MSNBC right now......more
The next industrial giant is ... India?
India's economic advancement no longer rests on telephone call centers and computer programmers. Among villages with thatch-roofed huts and dirt roads on the outskirts of this city in west-central India, John Deere and LG have recently built factories turning out tractors and color television sets for sale in India and for export to the United States.....more
India's economic advancement no longer rests on telephone call centers and computer programmers. Among villages with thatch-roofed huts and dirt roads on the outskirts of this city in west-central India, John Deere and LG have recently built factories turning out tractors and color television sets for sale in India and for export to the United States.....more
Challenging the Culture of Obedience
As President Bush visited Salt Lake City August 30 to promote his policies in Iraq and the "war on terror," Salt Lake City Mayor Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson delivered this address at a peace rally outside City Hall that drew more than 2,500 people. Watch the video here, via CBS affiliate KUTV, Salt Lake City......more
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Global Warming a Boon for Greenland's Farmers
Known for its massive ice sheets, Greenland is feeling the effects of global warming as rising temperatures have expanded the island's growing season and crops are flourishing. For the first time in hundreds of years, it has become possible to raise cattle and start dairy farms.....more
Known for its massive ice sheets, Greenland is feeling the effects of global warming as rising temperatures have expanded the island's growing season and crops are flourishing. For the first time in hundreds of years, it has become possible to raise cattle and start dairy farms.....more
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