Archive for July, 2007

The Media: Losing a Liberal Voice

Filed under: Critical Voices | FrontPage | Media — by Bob Zuber 07/31/2007 @ 3:25:41 AM

The Houston Chronicle’s Cragg Hines has decided to pack it in: “It took congressional Democrats four decades to become out of touch. Republicans accomplished the same feat in just 12 … [Keep reading >>]

State of the Union: War and Children’s Health

Filed under: Critical Voices | FrontPage | Health & Welfare | War — by Bob Zuber 07/31/2007 @ 3:20:20 AM

Writing in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Cynthia Tucker is astonished that we can find money for a needless war but create excuses for not funding children’s health care: “Democrats in Congress … [Keep reading >>]

The Race for 2008: Direct Line to the Public

Filed under: Critical Voices | Democrats | FrontPage | Media | Presidential 2008 — by Bob Zuber 07/31/2007 @ 3:07:53 AM

Writing in the Kansas City Star, Mary Sanchez welcomed the relief from ‘spin’ provided by the You Tube debate experience: “The candidates heard genuine angst and doubt and worry and … [Keep reading >>]

Gender Rights: Strange Bedfellows

Filed under: Civil Liberties | Common Good | FrontPage — by Bob Zuber 07/31/2007 @ 2:53:54 AM

The BBC’s Kambiz Fattahi notes the irony that the US and Iran are two of the very few countries failing to ratify the UN Convention on the Elimination of All … [Keep reading >>]

More Alaska Republican Chicanery

Filed under: Corruption | FrontPage | Republicans — by Will Kirkland 07/30/2007 @ 10:05:10 PM

Breaking….!

Federal law enforcement agents raided U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens Alaska home in Girdwood on Monday, hauling off undisclosed tems from inside and taking extensive pictures and video. Officials wouldn’t say … [Keep reading >>]

Lovins on Energy and the Military

Filed under: Energy | FrontPage — by Will Kirkland 07/30/2007 @ 9:52:57 PM

It’s not Amory Lovins week around here. By chance this Grist interview popped up after our posting the lectures at Stanford.

We recently had a two-star Marine general … [Keep reading >>]

Iraq: Mesopotamian Holiday

Filed under: FrontPage | Iraq — by Bob Zuber 07/30/2007 @ 1:04:31 PM
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As reported by Mariam Karouny of Reuters, the Iraqi Parliament has defied the Bush Administration and taken the next month off: “The recess leaves Bush with little to show Americans … [Keep reading >>]

Energy Bill

Filed under: Democrats | Energy | FrontPage — by Will Kirkland 07/30/2007 @ 8:50:40 AM

Last week it was the Food and Agriculture bill. This week, the Energy Bill. Zachary Coile of the SF Chronicle accepts the prevailing wisdom of Speaker Pelosi’s need to … [Keep reading >>]

Lovins on Energy

Filed under: Energy | FrontPage — by Will Kirkland 07/30/2007 @ 7:50:03 AM

Amory Lovins, the Grand Old Man of sustainability, on Transportation [AL starts at 3:30]
One of 5 Lectures at Stanford, 2007

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Climate Change: Get Walking

Filed under: Citizen Action | Climate Change | Critical Voices | FrontPage — by Bob Zuber 07/30/2007 @ 3:30:32 AM

Writing in the Des Moines Register, David Sievers and John Campbell explain how unions are taking the lead in Iowa on climate change: “We need to demand from our leaders … [Keep reading >>]

Afghanistan: Hostage Deadline Passed

Filed under: Afghanistan | FrontPage — by Bob Zuber 07/30/2007 @ 3:01:31 AM
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Al Jazeera is reporting that the Taliban’s Korean hostage deadline has passed with no indication of whether new violence against the hostages has occurred: “An Afghan team that was supposed … [Keep reading >>]

Iraq: A Nation in Need

Filed under: FrontPage | Iraq — by Bob Zuber 07/30/2007 @ 2:55:15 AM
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As reported by the Guardian’s James Sturcke, a new Oxfam report paints a dire picture of the lives of millions of Iraqis: “Although armed violence is the greatest threat facing … [Keep reading >>]

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