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13 November 2009

US ranks a pathetic 42nd in life expectancy

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This sort of statistic doesn't seem to get much attention from the US mainstream media. But the UK newspaper The Guardian recently repor...
12 November 2009

Lou Dobbs leaves CNN!

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The pressure from the people has apparently worked. CNN's leadership has apparently grown a backbone. Last evening, CNN anchor Lou Dob...
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11 November 2009

Three short thoughts on Veterans Day

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Today, November 11, is Veterans Day in the U.S. -- an annual holiday honoring our military veterans. On this Veterans Day 2009, I have three...
10 November 2009

House health care bill vs. the First Amendment

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While a part of me was happy to see a health care reform bill pass the House on Saturday night, another part of me is disappointed for a cou...
09 November 2009

Bush's latest disgusting photo op

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Shortly after the Fort Hood shootings, George W. and Laura Bush visited the wounded soldiers and their families. In my opinion, Bush has go...
08 November 2009

Rendition prosecuted abroad while U.S. courts do nothing

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The George W. Bush administration was the target of much criticism from human rights groups for, among other things, its policy of extraordi...
07 November 2009

Why violence?

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On Thursday, an Army major shot and killed several people at the Fort Hood military base in Texas. He was about to be deployed to Iraq. The...
06 November 2009

Texas man executed yesterday - because the Bible said so

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Yesterday, the state of Texas executed convicted murderer Khristian Oliver. The case had gained some notoriety because the jurors had alleg...
05 November 2009

Senate committee to hold ENDA hearing today

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The Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee of the U.S. Senate will hold a hearing today on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (...
04 November 2009

An historic American anniversary

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One year ago today, on November 4, 2008, we the people of the United States of America elected our first non-white president. Even though Ob...
03 November 2009

Runoff election canceled in Afghanistan; more reason to leave

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Yesterday we learned that the upcoming presidential runoff election in Afghanistan was canceled. Hamid Karzai's opponent dropped out of...
02 November 2009

Vote tomorrow. Meantime, do your homework.

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Tomorrow, November 3, is an off-year election day in the U.S., when Americans will elect some judges, school board members, mayors, and a ha...
01 November 2009

Legislating inequality: Last year in California, this year in Maine?

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A lot of Americans pay very little attention to the off-year elections, like the ones that will take place on Tuesday, November 3. After al...
31 October 2009

Lieberman's latest stunt: Says he will campaign for Republicans in 2010

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How much more of Joe Lieberman's traitorous misbehavior will the Senate Democrats put up with and still let him caucus with them and mai...
30 October 2009

Blue Dogs and Republicans have no good argument against the public option

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Those in Congress who oppose a public health care option can't really say out loud that it's because they're beholden to the mo...
29 October 2009

Joe Lieberman: Just like a Republican

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Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) has done it again. The former Democratic Vice Presidential candidate (with Al Gore in 2000) has once again sho...
28 October 2009

Good news from Washington, bad news from Texas, and a long fight ahead

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First the good news: Today, October 28th, President Obama will sign the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act in...
27 October 2009

In defense of dithering

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Former Vice President Dick Cheney (emphasis on "Vice") recently criticized President Obama for allegedly "dithering" on...
26 October 2009

It's an option, stupid

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Republicans and others who oppose a public health care option say they do not want the government "interfering" with their health ...
25 October 2009

Will Texas execute another innocent man?

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Recently we learned that Texas executed an innocent man , Cameron Todd Willingham, in 2004. Now it appears that they might repeat this kind ...
24 October 2009

Joining the army for the health care

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It used to be that young people would join the U.S. military for the paycheck, or to see the world, or for the educational benefits. And th...
23 October 2009

Good news: Matthew Shepard hate crimes bill is on its way to the President's desk

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Yesterday, the U.S. Senate passed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act by a margin of 68 to 29. This measure...
22 October 2009

New bill seeks to end discrimination against gay adoption

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Hooray for U.S. Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA)! Last week he introduced the Every Child Deserves a Family Act (H.R. 3827) . This bill is intended ...
21 October 2009

Get ready for October 24: International Day of Climate Action

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Saturday, October 24, will be the first-ever International Day of Climate Action. On that day, concerned individuals and groups around the w...
20 October 2009

They're giving away Palin's book, practically free

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I don't usually like to write blog posts that might sound catty, but in this case I cannot resist. We're talking about Sarah Palin,...
19 October 2009

Wall Street lobbies for more of the same

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Some people never learn. The current financial crisis is at least partly the result of deregulation over the past few decades. It seems lik...
18 October 2009

Shooting the movie messenger - because he's fat

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I was discussing movies recently with an acquaintance whose political views are unknown to me. I mentioned that the last movie I saw was ...
17 October 2009

Louisiana JP refuses marriage license to interracial couple

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If you are one of the folks who want to believe that the election of an African-American president of the United States suggests that we hav...
16 October 2009

Lieberman to champion DADT repeal?

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Senator Joe Lieberman is certainly not one of my favorite politicians. He and I do not see eye-to-eye on a lot of issues, plus he just rubs...
15 October 2009

Fox and Dobbs: Perfect together

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A recent New York Times article suggested that Fox News may be courting CNN's Lou Dobbs. And I think that is wonderful. It's a ma...