Herman Cain’s 9,9,9 plan, concision, and the rest of the GOP nomination field
One of the problems with the mass media is the need for concision; that is, the need to be able to explain oneself within the very short periods of time…
US politics
The US Congress’s punitive actions against Palestine
In response to the Palestinian bid for statehood, the US House, against the wishes of the White House, has frozen some $200 million dollars worth aid to Palestine. The funds…
more mcfadden: scenes from a class war
Please visit Brian McFadden and his Big Fat Whale. The war on Afghanistan is having a birthday party, and you're invited.
Chris Christie Answers Questions…
Following his speech about American Exceptionalism at the Reagan Presidential Library in California last night, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie answered questions from the audience, most of which (predictably) concerned…
Carney: €1 trillion to bail out Europe
We're all used to the concept of "shock therapy" when it comes to finances. Canada went through that process a decade and a half ago in an unpopular but successful…
Elizabeth Warren on "Class Warfare"
Via Atrios, this hits it out of the park: I hear all this, you know, “Well, this is class warfare, this is whatever.”—No! There is nobody in this country who…
Unfunded mandate galore, courtesy the Fed Cons
No surprise that the Cons reintroduced, yet again, their "omnibus" crime bill. And no surprise, again, that the Cons refused to say how much it will cost to implement --…
The left’s opinion change on Pakistan and the drone war
The issue of the drone war and the public reception to it, particularly among progressives, demonstrates both the strength and failings of that movement. The hallmark test of legitimacy for…
Calling Out Libertarians (Part II)
Sam Seder rebuts various comments from libertarians on his Majority Report YouTube channel concerning alleged hypocrisy vis-à-vis libertarian principles in connection with the death of Ron Paul’s former campaign manager.…
Reopen Swiss Air 111
Yesterday morning's explosive (pardon the expression) allegations by a former Mountie that the Swiss Air 111 crash in 1998 may have been a terrorist act and not an entertainment system…
Looking Backward in the Year 2011
by matttbastard Der Spiegel runs down W’s “tragic legacy” in the long, long, looooong decade of U.S. decline that followed 9/11: America was trapped in Iraq for years, where a…
tar sands pipeline arrests now total 1253: naomi klein among them
In case you missed it, this past Monday, September 5, Canadian author Naomi Klein became one of the more than 1,200 people to be arrested at the White House this…
Credible terrorism threat?
Hmmm? Or someone trying to take the wind out of Obama’s big speech in a few minutes? Good luck with that. The President apparently plans to reveal his his package…
Libya Rebel Leader Underscores Our Deep Hypocricy
When it first became clear that NATO actions in Libya were going to far exceed the UN mandate of a no-fly zone to protect civilians and would instead be a…
Shrill Bitch Alert!
Video of Sarah Palin squawking at speaking to “supporters” of a newly formed group called “Tea Party of America” today at a rain-soaked rally in Iowa… and covered LIVE by…
Do Teabaggers Read Books?
Well, not that much, apparently. At least if sales figures for the latest raft of books penned by Tea Party icons are any indication of that group’s appetite for book…
Sarah Palin: The epitome of the celebrity politician
It is that time again when my fingers twitch and compel me - struggling with my sense of decency - to write another blog post about Sarah Palin. I have…
Fox & Fiends
Generally reviled former Vice-President Dick Cheney hit the “curvy couch” of Fox’s most unctuous right-wing sycophants this morning to promote his new book, In My Imagination… Unsurprisingly, Cheney believes it…
canada and u.s.: join to speak out against tar sands pipeline
Environmental activists in the US see an opportunity for real action against the tar sands pipeline. Since the oil-friendly and environment-hating Harper government won't listen to us on this issue,…
Enough of 9/11 Already!
Arrrrgh. Another maudlin 9/11 commemorative is drawing closer – this time with even more dramatic intensity, being the 10th anniversary of the completely avoidable attacks on the American “homeland” that…