The noise about the 8 fired US Attorneys isn’t deafening yet, but it’s getting louder.
Senate Democrats are moving to compel some of the eight U.S. attorneys who have been ousted … [Keep reading >>]
The sweet First Librarian, Laura Bush, declared on Larry King the other night that the media was messing with her husband’s success in Iraq by over emphasizing the one bomb … [Keep reading >>]
The free marketeers never tire of repeating it: the market decides. By “market” they mean the aggregate desires of the buying public. Somehow, they say, those with goods … [Keep reading >>]
Writing in Madison’s Capital Times, Ed Garvey wonders when we all will realize that the political process has been hijacked: “A billion dollars will be spent on this race. By … [Keep reading >>]
Writing in the Baltimore Sun, David Wood and Siobhan Gorman describe how the Cheney assassination attempt has experts rethinking our prospects in Afghanistan: “I think Afghanistan is over for … [Keep reading >>]
As women from around the world gather at the UN to advocate for the girl child, the Guardian has published this piece, written by Raekha Prasad and Randeep Ramesh, that … [Keep reading >>]
Another report, following the IPCC report of a few weeks ago.
An international panel of scientists presented the United Nations with a sweeping, detailed plan on Tuesday to … [Keep reading >>]
“The USS John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group (JCSSG) began conducting missions over Afghanistan Feb. 23.
Operating in the North Arabian Sea, USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) launched an F/A-18C … [Keep reading >>]
An outfit you might want to know more about:
The Post Carbon Institute … [Keep reading >>]
Methane, which comes from the rear ends of cows, from thawing peat, and the burn-off of natural gas in oil fields, is a much more potent global warmer than CO2. … [Keep reading >>]
Al Jazeera is providing more details about today’s car bombing attack at the Bagram air base in Afghanistan: “Al Jazeera’s correspondent at Bagram air base, Wali Allah Shahin, said witnesses … [Keep reading >>]
Update: This is a Stewart Brand article in Technology Review to which the Tierny article below is probably referring.
Many of you old timers may have a permanent neuron knot in … [Keep reading >>]
