US Attorneys 8
The noise about the 8 fired US Attorneys isn’t deafening yet, but it’s getting louder.
Senate Democrats are moving to compel some of the eight U.S. attorneys who have been ousted … [Keep reading >>]
Archive for February, 2007
Iraq Attacks
The sweet First Librarian, Laura Bush, declared on Larry King the other night that the media was messing with her husband’s success in Iraq by over emphasizing the one bomb … [Keep reading >>]
Free Market Failure (Again)
The free marketeers never tire of repeating it: the market decides. By “market” they mean the aggregate desires of the buying public. Somehow, they say, those with goods … [Keep reading >>]
The Race for 2008: Faux Democracy
Writing in Madison’s Capital Times, Ed Garvey wonders when we all will realize that the political process has been hijacked: “A billion dollars will be spent on this race. By … [Keep reading >>]
Afghanistan: No Honorable Escape
Writing in the Baltimore Sun, David Wood and Siobhan Gorman describe how the Cheney assassination attempt has experts rethinking our prospects in Afghanistan: “I think Afghanistan is over for … [Keep reading >>]
India: Missing Girls
As women from around the world gather at the UN to advocate for the girl child, the Guardian has published this piece, written by Raekha Prasad and Randeep Ramesh, that … [Keep reading >>]
Global Warming: Billions Needed
Another report, following the IPCC report of a few weeks ago.
An international panel of scientists presented the United Nations with a sweeping, detailed plan on Tuesday to … [Keep reading >>]
Bombing Afghanistan
“The USS John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group (JCSSG) began conducting missions over Afghanistan Feb. 23.
Operating in the North Arabian Sea, USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) launched an F/A-18C … [Keep reading >>]
Post Carbon Institute
An outfit you might want to know more about:
The Post Carbon Institute … [Keep reading >>]
Methane Reduction in the Field
Methane, which comes from the rear ends of cows, from thawing peat, and the burn-off of natural gas in oil fields, is a much more potent global warmer than CO2. … [Keep reading >>]
Attack on Cheney
Al Jazeera is providing more details about today’s car bombing attack at the Bagram air base in Afghanistan: “Al Jazeera’s correspondent at Bagram air base, Wali Allah Shahin, said witnesses … [Keep reading >>]
Brand for Nuclear Power
Update: This is a Stewart Brand article in Technology Review to which the Tierny article below is probably referring.
Many of you old timers may have a permanent neuron knot in … [Keep reading >>]
