The Administration | Blue Dress”[T]he White House is now trying a new tack: that Bush had never characterized Saddam’s danger as ‘imminent,’ only as ‘grave and growing.’There is a difference? … [Keep reading >>]

The Economy | PoliticsSome states give more; some states take more. Guess which vote for the Repubs?Daniel Pink: Givers and Takers … [Keep reading >>]

Iraq | Humanitarian Intervention”In sum, the invasion of Iraq failed to meet the test for a humanitarian intervention. Most important, the killing in Iraq at the time was not of … [Keep reading >>]

Labor | The MediaThe UAW had a lively talk with with a media panel.”Wasting no time, delegate Charlie Cox from UAW Local 2162, who is a Vietnam veteran, set the … [Keep reading >>]

The Elections | The Streets”[At] the University of South Carolina, seven-term US Senator Ernest ‘Fritz’ Hollings sought to whip up the crowd [for John Kerry.]‘We’re in trouble. I’ve seen it … [Keep reading >>]

WMD | Independent (?) ProbeDavid Kay’s bombshell revelation has got Washington in a swirl. Not all of his statements are based on certain knowledge, however.Talking Points Memo: by Joshua … [Keep reading >>]

The Constitution | BrokenChalmers Johnson, author of The Sorrows of Empire and other books, pointed out the other evening that the following clause of the Consitution has not been followed … [Keep reading >>]

Congress (sleeping)�By and large, the Republican- led Congress has failed in its responsibility to do oversight,� said Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), the ranking member on the Government Reform Committee. �Now … [Keep reading >>]

Iraq | BBCLots of folks think the Hutton report, savaging the BBC, is not the neutral inquiry it pretends to be.”LONDON (AP) – About 200 protesters gathered outside the prime … [Keep reading >>]

Iraq”A car bomb outside a police station in the Iraqi city of Mosul has killed at least nine and injured 45, while three US soldiers died in a separate attack. … [Keep reading >>]

American EmpireWe had the good fortune to hear Chalmers Johnson talk about two of his books, Blowback, and Sorrows of Empire, at Book Passage, Friday night. If he’s not … [Keep reading >>]

The Economy | The Scoundrels”…if you go through some of Halliburton’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission over the past several years, as I have, you’ll see a company … [Keep reading >>]