Archive for February, 2007
links for 2007-02-27
Chomsky on Why Bush Does Diplomacy Mafia-Style [AlterNet]
Noam Chomsky explains what he thinks the U.S. will do to Iran, what is really at stake for America in Iraq, and why Palestinians are more likely to uphold their peace agreements than Israelis.
The Jet Blue Blues [AlterNet]
Let’s face it, JetBlue and the rest of you: Anything more [...]
links for 2007-02-23
Howard Dean 2.0: Obama Engages Youth on the Web [AlterNet]
Barack Obama is using Facebook and other social networking sites to reach that squirrely demographic: kids.
Black Homicides Fuel Nation’s Murder Surge [AlterNet]
The violence stems from a combustible blend of cultural and racial baggage many blacks carry, and the implicit message that black lives are expendable.
Hair Weaves [...]
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Defenders Mobilize to Assist Teen Who Aborted [AlterNet]
Legal advocates are closely watching the case of a Dominican teen in Massachusetts who faces possible homicide charges for performing a do-it-yourself abortion.
Fox Tries Funny [Newsweek]
Watching ‘The ½ Hour News Hour,’ Fox’s answer to ‘The Daily Show,’ leads to only one conclusion: Surely conservatives can do better than [...]
links for 2007-02-16
No One’s Drinking Bush’s Kool-Aid on Iran [AlterNet]
Bush is discovering that boldly lying about Iran isn’t enough. He needs his chorus of liars behind him … and they’re all gone.
Obama Is the Best BS Artist Since Bill Clinton [AlterNet]
The “talent of the century” hits the campaign trail, and while it isn’t clear who Obama really [...]
links for 2007-02-13
Can Obama Really Win? (Part 2) [AlterNet]
Obama will have more to worry about than race, and getting knocked for his political inexperience and skimpy Senate track record.
‘Chauvinistic’ Husbands in Japan Change to Keep Their Wives [AlterNet]
A group of self-confessed chauvinist men in Japan are committed to changing their bad marital habits — finding ways to [...]
links for 2007-02-11
A Call for an Open Discussion of Mass-Marketed Pornography [AlterNet]
The fear of anything resembling censorship prevents us from confronting what pornography tells us about the cruelty of our culture, and the white supremacy and misogyny that abounds in America.
Get Promoted with a YES! Attitude? Yuck. [AlterNet]
It’s not enough these days for employees to slave to [...]
links for 2007-02-08
Time’s Joe Klein: a Supreme Suck-Up [AlterNet]
Joe Klein is the living incarnation of American “conventional wisdom” — a spineless, slavish watcher of polls who has no problem whatsoever denying today what he said yesterday.
Living the American Dream … in a One-Bedroom Apartment [AlterNet]
The middle class is clinging to its precious status by contending with far [...]
links for 2007-02-06
Impeachment by the People [AlterNet]
Remembering our country’s history of grassroots movements can energize calls for impeachment of Bush and Cheney.
Job Offer Affirms Value of a Hit-Making Producer [New York Times]
Rick Rubin, who has worked with Jay-Z, Johnny Cash and others, has been offered a top job at Columbia Records.
Changing the Channel [New York Times]
One odd [...]
links for 2007-02-01
Punish the Right-Wing Liars [AlterNet]
If the right-wing media keeps spreading lies like the one about Barack Obama supposedly going to a madrassa as a child, it’s time to consider hiring the meanest lawyers on the planet to fight these creeps.
Don’t Fall for Bush’s Immigration Scam [AlterNet]
Pizzo argues that liberals are flummoxed by the issue of [...]
