Standard Operating ProcedureStandard Operating Procedure
My friend Robin sent me the text of an op-ed piece in the today’s New York Times. r Written by Paul Krugman it discusses the apparant myth of the Weapons
Category: Politics
Bill Bennett – GamblerBill Bennett – Gambler
Why am I not surprised by this?r
Smithsonian Exhibit Gets Cold ShoulderSmithsonian Exhibit Gets Cold Shoulder
This does’t surprise me either…r r A photo exhibit showing untouched wilderness in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge opened Friday at the Smithsonian Institution–but not exactly as earlier planned. r
Segregation is still aliveSegregation is still alive
When I talk to my kids about issues like racism, I try to explain that it’s still very much alive despite how to world appears to look from the perspective
Missing ClintonMissing Clinton
I have to preface this entry by mentioning that I was not a fan of Bill Clinton, in fact, politically I could not stand him. That said, I was looking
Anger over US Giveaway to HalliburtonAnger over US Giveaway to Halliburton
Golly, who would have guessed that the frirends of the Bush regime would stand to make tons of money from this war…r r The US army came under fire today
Iraq’s Shiites Describe Reign of FearIraq’s Shiites Describe Reign of Fear
Listening to the coverage of the war from the BBC World Service continues to remind me of the ongoing timidity of the U.S. media in giving us a larger and
Today, Iraq. Tomorrow … Democracy?Today, Iraq. Tomorrow … Democracy?
In These Times features a very thoughtful piece on the larger ramifications of the U.S. war on Iraq. r r “…(The U.S. has) moved from “containing” the enemy to a
Fallon and FeyFallon and Fey
Last weekend’s Weekend Update from Saturday Night Live featured a brilliant and pointed piece from Tina Fey and Jimmy Fallon. It’s great to finally see some rage at the coming
Industry Of FearIndustry Of Fear
Commentator Jesse Jackson identifies what he calls the latest budding American market – the industry of fear: “Like last decade’s prison-industrial complex, we’re now watching another new industry spring up: