Death and Taxes: Martin Luther King Blasts Beck Allies in 1965 Playboy Article 2010-09-04
Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1965 interview with “Playboy” provides insight into what the late civil-rights leader would have to say about Glenn Beck’s political movement, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio and Discovery Channel attacker James Jae Lee.
Los Angeles Times: Debate? Arizonas fill-in governor would rather not 2010-09-04
Incumbent Republican Jan Brewer said Thursday she has no intention of participating in any more events with Democrat Terry Goddard. She said the only reason she debated him on Wednesday is she had to to qualify for more than $1.7 million in public funds for her campaign.
latimes.com: U.S. sues Arizona sheriff in civil rights probe 2010-09-03
The Justice Department said that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio was the first local law enforcement official in 30 years to refuse to provide documents in a federal civil rights inquiry. The federal government could withhold $113 million in funding from Maricopa County if Arpaio can't produce records demonstrating that he avoids racial discrimination.
Washington Post: Put the millionaires tax money to good use 2010-09-03
The only problem with that strategy is that there are some Democratic wusses who are so scared about the prospect of losing their seats by voting for a tax increase on the rich that they are pushing the White House and congressional leaders to put off the issue until after the election, during the expected lame-duck session.
democracynow.org: Appeals Court Ruling Allows Government to Use GPS to Track People's Moves 2010-09-02
The court’s ruling means the spying is legal in California and eight other Western states.
democracynow.org: As Pakistan Floods Continue Moving South, Calls for Debt Cancellation Grow 2010-09-02
Seventeen million people have been affected and some five million have lost their homes. Meanwhile, a movement to cancel Pakistan’s external debt is now underway
Washington Post: Illegal immigration to US down almost 67% since 2000, report says 2010-09-01
The number of illegal immigrants entering the United States has plunged by almost two-thirds in the past decade, a dramatic shift after years of growth in the population, according to a new report by the Pew Hispanic Center.
Consortium News: Beck and American Know-Nothings 2010-09-01
As Fox News and its star Glenn Beck have demonstrated quite profitably, millions of Americans just “love the crazy,” embracing some wacky position simply because it has the feel of rebellion, even though demonstrably untrue and damaging to the nation.
Washington Post: The Iraq war leaves a fog of ambiguity 2010-08-31
Now that the Iraq war is over -- for U.S. combat troops, at least -- only one thing is clear about the outcome: We didn't win.
Washington Post: Rights groups sue over US authority to use terror kill list 2010-08-31
The American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Constitutional Rights filed a federal lawsuit Monday challenging the U.S. government's authority to target and kill U.S. citizens outside of war zones when they are suspected of involvement in terrorism.
Open Media Boston: Chomsky/Jamail: Emergency Fundraiser for Fallujah 2010-08-31
Join Noam Chomsky, Dahr Jamail, veteran Ross Caputi and many others as they call attention to the plight of the Iraqi people and specifically, Fallujah. | Help the Justice for Fallujah Project bring two Iraqi doctors to the u.s. to present their research on the health crisis in Fallujah.
Washington Post: First tests for stem cell therapy are near 2010-08-30
Even as supporters of human embryonic stem cell research are reeling from last week's sudden cutoff of federal funding, another portentous landmark is quietly approaching: the world's first attempt to carefully test the cells in people.
NYTimes.com: The Billionaires Bankrolling the Tea Party 2010-08-29
There’s just one element missing from these snapshots of America’s ostensibly spontaneous and leaderless populist uprising: the sugar daddies who are bankrolling it, and have been doing so since well before the “death panel” warm-up acts of last summer.
Huffington Post: Obama and Jobs--He Should Look to FDR 2010-08-29
Saul Friedman: Judging by his record of job creation, which has been rather benign during the worst employment drought since the Great Depression, it should be clear by now that Barack Obama is no Franklin Roosevelt. Although he admires the Roosevelt legacy, he seems to have learned too little from history.
Detroit Free Press: Muslims, Jews most likely to approve of Obama, poll finds 2010-08-28
Among major religious groups in the U.S., Muslims and Jews are most likely to approve of President Barack Obama's job performance, while Mormons are least likely, a new poll find. | About 78% of Muslim-Americans approve of Obama's job performance, according to a Gallup poll released today. About 61% of Jewish-Americans approve of his performance.
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Palm Beach Post: Illegal immigrants prop up Social Security 2010-09-03
We got some troubling news this week - illegal immigration is declining. | It's not only bad for those who intend to parlay brown-invasion paranoia into a government job (yes, I'm talking to you, Rick Scott), but also to anybody who's concerned about the future of Social Security. Illegal immigrants, it turns out, have been a godsend to the nation's retirement system. And if they go, we'll be in more trouble than we already are.
Politico: Video: Dept. of stage fright 2010-09-03
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer's opening statement in (Wednesday) night's debate reflects either an amazing lack of preparation, or sheer panic.
Daily Kos: AZ-Gov: Jan Brewers rough debate outing 2010-09-03
CBS News: Ann Coulter: Obama Is Atheist, Not Muslim 2010-09-02
Nearly one in five Americans think President Obama is a Muslim, according to a recent poll -- but conservative commentator Ann Coulter says instead that he is an atheist.
Washington Post: Boehner vs. reality on national security 2010-09-01
Where Boehner's speech truly goes off the rails though, is where he accuses the Obama administration of a return to a "pre-9/11 mentality" of dealing with terrorism "like a law enforcement issue." That would certainly come as a surprise to the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Constitutional Rights, which just yesterday filed a lawsuit challenging the government's authority to kill American citizens abroad suspected of being terrorists.
Mediaite.com: The Internet Really Wants Stephen Colbert To Host His Own Rally In DC 2010-09-01
How do people know what Colbert would say if he were speaking at the Mall? Not that I claim to know what he would say either, but being unpredictable is what keeps ratings up.
London Free Press: Name-calling wont sink Boat to Gaza 2010-08-31
The Palestinians of Gaza are suffering through the fourth year of a blockade, which is contrary to international law because it inflicts collective punishment on a civilian population, as expressly forbidden by the Fourth Geneva Convention.
AlterNet.org: A Century Later, Teddy Roosevelts Speech on Corporate Power 2010-08-31
As President, between 1901 and early 1909, Roosevelt had taken on a plutocracy just as entrenched as ours today. He won some battles and ducked many others.
Voxy: Kia Ora Gaza Responds To Israeli Criticism 2010-08-30
Kia Ora Gaza is fund-raising to send a six-person Kiwi Team to Gaza in three vehicles packed with humanitarian aid, such as medical equipment, educational material and building supplies. | Our brave Kiwi Team is joining the biggest aid convoy since the Second World War. 500 vehicles full of aid and staffed by over 1,000 volunteers from scores of different countries will converge on Gaza in October.
The Hindu: Palestinian-Israeli clash moves to Wikipedia 2010-08-29
Influential sections of the Israeli-right and Palestinians are set to clash in the virtual world of Wikipedia, the internet-based free encyclopaedia which depends on contributions by its readers.