The GOP’s McCarthy gene
Think Goldwater is the father of conservatism? Think again.
By Neal Gabler (Op-Ed LA Times)
November 30, 2008
Ever since the election, partisans within the Republican Party and observers outside it have … [Keep reading >>]
Archive for November, 2008
Ocean currents can power the world
“A revolutionary device that can harness energy from slow-moving rivers and ocean currents could provide enough power for the entire world, scientists claim.
The system, conceived by scientists at … [Keep reading >>]
Mumbai Terror Not Directed at Westerners
Humankind’s natural tribalism always surfaces in extremity. Hundreds of people are known to be slaughtered and the constant question on U.S. [or U.K. or Thai or Japanese] media is: … [Keep reading >>]
EPA Cleaning up the Mess
“Few federal agencies are expected to undergo as radical a transformation under President-elect Barack Obama as the Environmental Protection Agency and the Interior Department, which have been at the epicenter … [Keep reading >>]
India Response
The big worry in the wake of the horrific and well planned attacks in Mumbai is what follows.
Prime Minister Singh has invoked India’s National Security Act, which puts the Nuclear … [Keep reading >>]
BLM backs off plan to issue drilling permits in Utah’s redrock country
What a nice Thanksgiving gift — if true, and if it holds. Nothing is safe, of course, until noon on January 20th and Bush is on his way back … [Keep reading >>]
Mumbai Update
Apparently the attackers in Mumbai came by sea.
At least some of the terrorists, said to be in their early twenties and armed with AK-47 assault rifles and hand grenades, landed … [Keep reading >>]
Iraq parliament OKs SOFA
“There were 198 lawmakers from the 275-member parliament present for the vote; 149 of them voted for the security pact, which is to replace a U.N. mandate that expires at … [Keep reading >>]
Bush Wants Pollution Even Faster
White House hastens to put new regs in place – and out of Obama’s reach, watchdogs say.
“Here are some of the more controversial proposed rules, according to OMB Watch, a … [Keep reading >>]
Glaciers Being Decapitated
We’ll be posting much more about climate change in these pages as, it seems to me, it is the most dangerous, least reported, least viscerally felt oncoming event of our … [Keep reading >>]
