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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 The Great Betrayal – and the Cynicism of Calling it a Grand Bargain Posted by jon on 30 October, 2012 William K. Black Robert Kuttner has written much of the column I intended to write on this subject, so I will point you to his excellent column and add a few thoughts. read more Has Sandy Abruptly Put Climate Change on the Election Agenda? Posted by jon on 30 October, 2012 Tom Mitchell Last week, both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney stressed their commitment to developing oil and gas to improve energy security. Climate change was not mentioned. This position is senseless. The U.S. read more Yes, Global Warming Systemically Caused Hurricane Sandy Posted by jon on 30 October, 2012 George Lakoff Yes, global warming systemically caused Hurricane Sandy — and the Midwest droughts and the fires in Colorado and Texas, as well as other extreme weather disasters around the world.  Let’s say it out loud, it was causation, systemic causation. read more When Corporations Bankroll Politics, We All Pay the Price Posted by lauren on 30 October, 2012 George Monbiot ‘Despite attempts to reform it, US campaign finance is more corrupt and corrupting than it has been for decades.' (Illustration by: Daniel Pudles)It's a revolting spectacle: the two presidential candidates engaged in a frantic and demeaning scramble for money. By 6 November, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney will each have raised more than $1bn. Other groups have already spent a further billion. read more Survival and Dignity in an Afghan Winter Posted by jon on 30 October, 2012 Kathy Kelly “Mirwais,  son of Hayatullah Haideri. He was 1½ years old and had just started to learn how to walk, holding unsteadily to the poles of the family tent before flopping onto the frozen razorbacks of the muddy floor. read more Who Lost the World? The Curious Case of How Libya Became an Election Issue Posted by jon on 30 October, 2012 Ira Chernus Who lost Libya? Indeed, who lost the entire Middle East? Those are the questions lurking behind the endless stream of headlines about “Benghazi-gate.” Here’s the question we should really ask, though: How did a tragic but isolated incident at a U.S. read more Helpless in a Hurricane: Mitt Romney's Five Dumbest Budget Cuts Posted by jon on 30 October, 2012 Tim Dickinson As Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast this week, the so-called "Frankenstorm" exposed the dark underbelly of Mitt Romney's plans to delegate core federal responsibilities to the states and to blindly impose a 5 percent, across-the-board budget cut to all discretionary programs "excluding military." read more Mitt Romney Is Just Not That Into Federal Disaster Relief Posted by jon on 30 October, 2012 John Nichols Who would have thought that a late-season hurricane would sweep up the East Coast of the United States on the eve of one of the closest election contests in the country’s history? read more Greece Gave Birth to Democracy. Now It Has Been Cast Out by a Powerful Elite Posted by jon on 30 October, 2012 Kostas Vaxevanis "The more laws a country has, the more corrupt it is," the Roman historian Tacitus used to say. Greece has quite a few laws. So many, in fact, that corruption can feel quite safe. read more On Not Scaring Ourselves to Death: Moving Beyond the Adrenaline Rush of a Good Storm to an Energy Revolution Posted by jon on 30 October, 2012 Daphne Wysham There’s nothing quite like the adrenaline high of a good storm. It’s like a good horror film: And this “Frankenstorm,” coming right on Halloween, is giving us the best of the worst of storms. As the waters rise, the weathercasters feed our high, red circles and arrows signaling danger. read more 登録変更 | 登録解除

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