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Webバージョン  |  アップデート設定  |  登録解除 いいね ツイート 転送 http://endofsecrets.blogspot.com Candidates Flee East Coast as Frankenstorm Takes Revenge for their Ignoring Climate Change Posted by jacob on 27 October, 2012 Juan Cole Mitt Romney and Joe Biden have canceled campaign events planned for this weekend at Virginia Beach as a massive storm bears down on the east coast of the US. The candidates are fleeing from the East Coast, even though they won’t talk about the key environmental issue of our time. read more World Bank’s Anti-Labor Index Is a Dirty Business Posted by jacob on 27 October, 2012 Michelle Chen The World Bank brags that its annual "Doing Business" report spurs countries to make "positive regulatory reforms." But what the World Bank sees as "positive" is often anti-union and anti-worker. It’s a 2012 campaign mantra: On Day One, the new president will reboot the economy by spurring businesses to grow and thrive. read more Can the Company Fire You for the Way You Vote? Posted by jacob on 27 October, 2012 Michael Paarlberg So many stories of employers pressuring their workers to vote for Romney have come out that you might think workplace intimidation was invented just for this election.'Coal country stands with Mitt' – but not voluntarily. Photograph: AP Photo read more It Might Save Obama This Year, but the Electoral College Must Go! Posted by jacob on 27 October, 2012 Greg Mitchell Chances are growing that we may very well see a split in this year’s election, with Governor Romney narrowly winning the popular vote and President Obama taking the Electoral College (maybe by a comfortable margin). As I noted yesterday, the media hype over “Mittmentum” was false mainly because of Obama’s continuing clear edge in most of the swing-state polls. But that doesn’t mean Romney won’t win the popular vote. And if he does win, but lose the election, don’t expect Fox and friends to accept that, even though they had no problem with George W. read more Tar Sands South: First US Tar Sands Mine Approved in Utah Posted by jacob on 27 October, 2012 Steve Horn The race is on for the up-and-coming U.S. tar sands industry. read more Lesson From Chicago: We Need Resources and Accountability to Avoid a Two-Tiered Education System Posted by jacob on 27 October, 2012 Amy Dean The Chicago teachers' strike may be over, and Mayor Rahm Emanuel may have replaced the Chicago schools CEO, but the underlying issues that caused the rift between teachers and public schools officials haven't gone away. Because our education system is such a vital public asset, we cannot resolve these issues in the context of a crisis. read more Voters and Debaters Posted by jacob on 27 October, 2012 Christopher Brauchli A President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without it. — Harry Truman, Memoirs read more Unintended Consequences and the U.S. Military Posted by jacob on 27 October, 2012 Tom Engelhardt It wasn’t an everyday event, the arrival in TomDispatch’s email inbox of a letter of complaint from Colonel Tom Davis, director of public affairs at USAFRICOM. It began, “Greetings from U.S. read more Journalism in the Obama Age Shows the Real Media Bias Posted by jon on 26 October, 2012 Glenn Greenwald Last month, Vanity Fair featured a major profile of President Obama by Michael Lewis, who was given what the New York Times called "rare" and "extraordinary access". read more If You Succumb to Cynicism, The Regressives Win it All Posted by jon on 26 October, 2012 Robert Reich This is for those of you who consider yourself to be progressive but have given up on politics because it seems rotten to the core. You may prefer Obama to Romney but don’t think there’s a huge difference between the two, so you may not even vote. Your cynicism is understandable. But cynicism is a self-fulfilling prophesy. If you succumb to it, the regressives who want to take this nation back to the 19th century win it all. read more 登録変更 | 登録解除

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