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Andrew Sullivan on why Bush should sign Campaign Finance Reform.
posted on Feb-21-02 at 1:40 PM
Farrakhan to Hip-Hoppers: Know Your Roles, Educate. From the West Coast Hip Hop Summit.
posted on Feb-15-02 at 8:27 AM
Iraq Calls Bush's Bluff on Weapons Scrutiny. Former U.N. Weapons inspector Scott Ritter claims that Iraq's new attitude toward inspections might undermine attempts to end Saddam Hussein's regime.
posted on Feb-11-02 at 10:06 AM
Senator Hollings makes the case for a special council to look into the Enron affair. (NY Times link). San Antonio columnist Jan Jarboe Russell argues for the same. Here's a Guardian article on the situation.
posted on Feb-9-02 at 11:40 AM
The Reagan Legacy Machine rolls on... For Ron's 91st, National Review talks to Peggy Noonan, who claims that Reagan lived an "emotionally and intellectually arduous life."
posted on Feb-6-02 at 11:23 AM
Um, you know what? On second thought... Ken Lay decides not to testify before Congress.
posted on Feb-4-02 at 8:35 AM
"America is Blinded on Human Rights" Christopher Hitchens comments on the U.S. and international standards of human rights.
posted on Jan-27-02 at 10:21 AM
Enron May Spark a Revolt of the Professionals. James K. Galbraith suggests that the managerial class has had enough.
posted on Jan-25-02 at 11:04 AM
Crime in the Suites. William Greider claims that the Enron collapse demonstrates the failure of market orthodoxy.
posted on Jan-22-02 at 12:24 PM
Happy MLK Day.
posted on Jan-21-02 at 8:57 AM
Al Quaeda prisoners arrive at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. With all the war talk, why are these men not being classified as POWs? Simply because they didn't wear uniforms?
posted on Jan-12-02 at 10:38 AM
Corporations Behaving Badly. The Ten Worst Corporations of 2001.
posted on Jan-8-02 at 10:45 AM
George F. Will complains about the Euro. Interesting, many of the arguments Will uses against the adoption of common European currency (loss of sovereignty, loss of cultural coherence) are the same ones used by critics against the WTO and corporate globalization.
posted on Jan-2-02 at 1:00 PM
The real hero of "It's A Wonderful Life" as viewed through neo-conservative goggles.
posted on Dec-21-01 at 11:26 AM
Howard Zinn speaks at a high school. Parents get upset.
posted on Nov-20-01 at 9:18 AM
Jonah Goldberg on why the British are like dogs, and the French like cats.
posted on Nov-12-01 at 10:23 AM
Sharon wants 1 million new Jews for Israel. This strange headline begs the question: Will they come shrink-wrapped? But seriously...
posted on Nov-7-01 at 11:38 AM
Surprise! National Review thinks the market can provide for better airport security. Talk about ignoring evidence...
posted on Oct-30-01 at 8:18 AM
Talk about a Trojan Horse! The legal concept of "regulatory takings" has slowly been gaining ground in right wing circles, and is embedded in trade agreements such as NAFTA and FTAA. The idea represents nothing less than a complete subversion of democracy. (It's a longish article, but an extremely alarming one.)
posted on Oct-22-01 at 7:53 PM
Florida recount abandoned by major news organizations in the wake of terrorist attacks. I know it's all academic now, but wouldn't this fall under "letting them win"? And did any other news org. report this?
posted on Oct-12-01 at 10:09 AM
In the case of airport security, the free market has failed to provide for the public good.
posted on Sep-26-01 at 4:29 PM
Muslims in Peshawar eat the flag in protest. That'll show us.
posted on Sep-20-01 at 10:20 AM
posted on Feb-21-02 at 1:40 PM
Farrakhan to Hip-Hoppers: Know Your Roles, Educate. From the West Coast Hip Hop Summit.
posted on Feb-15-02 at 8:27 AM
Iraq Calls Bush's Bluff on Weapons Scrutiny. Former U.N. Weapons inspector Scott Ritter claims that Iraq's new attitude toward inspections might undermine attempts to end Saddam Hussein's regime.
posted on Feb-11-02 at 10:06 AM
Senator Hollings makes the case for a special council to look into the Enron affair. (NY Times link). San Antonio columnist Jan Jarboe Russell argues for the same. Here's a Guardian article on the situation.
posted on Feb-9-02 at 11:40 AM
The Reagan Legacy Machine rolls on... For Ron's 91st, National Review talks to Peggy Noonan, who claims that Reagan lived an "emotionally and intellectually arduous life."
posted on Feb-6-02 at 11:23 AM
Um, you know what? On second thought... Ken Lay decides not to testify before Congress.
posted on Feb-4-02 at 8:35 AM
"America is Blinded on Human Rights" Christopher Hitchens comments on the U.S. and international standards of human rights.
posted on Jan-27-02 at 10:21 AM
Enron May Spark a Revolt of the Professionals. James K. Galbraith suggests that the managerial class has had enough.
posted on Jan-25-02 at 11:04 AM
Crime in the Suites. William Greider claims that the Enron collapse demonstrates the failure of market orthodoxy.
posted on Jan-22-02 at 12:24 PM
Happy MLK Day.
posted on Jan-21-02 at 8:57 AM
Al Quaeda prisoners arrive at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. With all the war talk, why are these men not being classified as POWs? Simply because they didn't wear uniforms?
posted on Jan-12-02 at 10:38 AM
Corporations Behaving Badly. The Ten Worst Corporations of 2001.
posted on Jan-8-02 at 10:45 AM
George F. Will complains about the Euro. Interesting, many of the arguments Will uses against the adoption of common European currency (loss of sovereignty, loss of cultural coherence) are the same ones used by critics against the WTO and corporate globalization.
posted on Jan-2-02 at 1:00 PM
The real hero of "It's A Wonderful Life" as viewed through neo-conservative goggles.
posted on Dec-21-01 at 11:26 AM
Howard Zinn speaks at a high school. Parents get upset.
posted on Nov-20-01 at 9:18 AM
Jonah Goldberg on why the British are like dogs, and the French like cats.
posted on Nov-12-01 at 10:23 AM
Sharon wants 1 million new Jews for Israel. This strange headline begs the question: Will they come shrink-wrapped? But seriously...
posted on Nov-7-01 at 11:38 AM
Surprise! National Review thinks the market can provide for better airport security. Talk about ignoring evidence...
posted on Oct-30-01 at 8:18 AM
Talk about a Trojan Horse! The legal concept of "regulatory takings" has slowly been gaining ground in right wing circles, and is embedded in trade agreements such as NAFTA and FTAA. The idea represents nothing less than a complete subversion of democracy. (It's a longish article, but an extremely alarming one.)
posted on Oct-22-01 at 7:53 PM
Florida recount abandoned by major news organizations in the wake of terrorist attacks. I know it's all academic now, but wouldn't this fall under "letting them win"? And did any other news org. report this?
posted on Oct-12-01 at 10:09 AM
In the case of airport security, the free market has failed to provide for the public good.
posted on Sep-26-01 at 4:29 PM
Muslims in Peshawar eat the flag in protest. That'll show us.
posted on Sep-20-01 at 10:20 AM
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