Now that the biennial democratic pretense here in the United States has run its course, can we talk about something serious? We can? Good. Hmmm. Ha! Here's a good one we can sink our teeth into for a few paragraphs: the distinct...
05 November 2006
Our President is pretending that the Democrats have no plan for Iraq, and the media is repeating that pretense unchallenged. But a lot depends on which Democrats we look to. DNC Chair Howard Dean has no more plan than Bush himself. Ohio...
03 November 2006
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Six weeks after a
bloodless military coup destroyed Thailand's
democracy, squabbling has erupted among
supporters of the putsch, amid worries that
corrupt politicians are hiding illegal loot while
the ruling junta...
03 November 2006
"You, sir, should be horsewhipped."
Nothing like a little intimidation to liven up my ongoing meditation on a just society. To be threatened with e-mail violence by a Marine Corps major (ret.) steeped in righteousness - wow,...
Nothing like a little intimidation to liven up my ongoing meditation on a just society. To be threatened with e-mail violence by a Marine Corps major (ret.) steeped in righteousness - wow,...
31 October 2006
The loss of our right to vote (or have it counted) is a media issue which is
why you are all getting this email. I've talked a lot about the effects of
media ownership consolidation on the destruction of democracy by permitting a
few...
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