South Carolina may be the putative heart of the Tea Party [see below] but it has a stand-up crowd, too. On the annual celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr, crowds … [Keep reading >>]
Weeping for our country…
ON Wednesday, America’s detention camp at Guantánamo Bay will have been open for 10 years. For seven of them, I was held there without explanation or charge. … [Keep reading >>]
Mark Danner, in another of his many important articles, brings attention back to the horrific results of the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York and Washington D.C. Horrific of course … [Keep reading >>]
…some of the Democratic Party’s biggest donors gathered Tuesday – not inside his tony San Francisco fundraiser at the W Hotel, but outside on the sidewalks carrying signs in protest … [Keep reading >>]
From CNN and Elliot Spitzer’s In The Arena (which should be on your watch list) via Juan Cole:
[CNN:]These days, when you find yourself thinking about Richard Nixon, what comes to … [Keep reading >>]
Unfortunately too many people interpret the idea of patriotism to mean “support of our guy in power,” rather than support of the foundational beliefs which have served the country so … [Keep reading >>]
This article at TalkingPointsMemo is pretty confusing but as I read it
1) The law firm of King and Spaulding which had contracted with GOP leadership in the House to defend … [Keep reading >>]
You need go no further than the title of Peter King’s “hearings” today to know what the forgone conclusions will be:
“The Extent of Radicalization in the American Muslim Community … [Keep reading >>]
Well call me paranoid but this sure looks like a case of trying to get the camels nose into the tent. Darrell Issa just wants to make sure FOIA (Freedom … [Keep reading >>]
“A powerful coalition of human rights groups has intensified pressure on the government to abandon its use of control orders, as ministers continue to wrangle over whether to scrap the controversial counter-terrorism … [Keep reading >>]
Oh boy, this idea will travel like dead-skunk-in-the-road smell right across the Atlantic in no time at all. Look for the GOPeas to introduce it within days of taking over … [Keep reading >>]
In the double WOW! news today is this:
House on Wednesday passed a stand-alone repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” ban on openly gays and lesbians in the military, breathing … [Keep reading >>]
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