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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 Real Scandal: Crimes of War, Not Passion Posted by jon on 13 November, 2012 Randall Amster The media blitz is fully engaged around the latest Washington sex scandals, and with it come nascent cheers from some anti-war sectors over the public unraveling of the top brass who have helped to orchestrate the longest war in U.S. history. read more Mandate of Hell: The Meaning of a Do-Nothing Election Posted by jon on 13 November, 2012 Tom Engelhardt In the fall of 1948, Harry Truman barnstormed the country by train, repeatedly bashing a “do-nothing Congress,” and so snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in that year’s presidential campaign.  This year, neither presidential candidate focused on blasting a do-nothing Congress or, in Obama’s case, “Republic read more Corporate Media Lose Their Favorite 'Warrior Scholar' Posted by jon on 13 November, 2012 Peter Hart There's no doubt that the sex scandal that prompted CIA director David Petraeus's sudden resignation late last week is a big story. New details–verified or not–seem to arrive almost by the hour. read more Obama Needs to Face Climate Change, Reject Keystone Pipeline Posted by jon on 13 November, 2012 Bill McKibben It will be painfully easy to tell if President Barack Obama is going to take a serious stab at doing something about climate change in his second term: The purest, starkest test he faces will be the proposed Keystone XL pipeline from the tar sands of Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. read more Attention America: Welfare is Not a Dirty Word Posted by jon on 13 November, 2012 Adam Parsons It was compelling to read the November issue of In These Times titled ‘The Welfare State of America'. Over the other side of the pond, the idea of a welfare state is hardly a controversial topic for most (‘most') Europeans, especially in those countries like the UK that have long heralded the state pension, the National Health Service and, until not so long ago, free university education. read more UN Must Cure Haiti of the Cholera Epidemic It Caused Posted by jon on 13 November, 2012 Mark Weisbrot Before Hurricane Sandy slammed into the east coast of the United States, it killed 54 people in Haiti and read more Global Electioneering Industry: The Real Winner of the 2012 Elections Posted by jon on 13 November, 2012 Steve Horn (Image: Politico.com)The pundit class has offered a slew of postmortems in the attempt to extract meaning in the aftermath of the 2012 elections. Missing from the majority of these analyses altogether: the real winner of the 2012 election.  read more FBI's Abuse of the Surveillance State is the Real Scandal Needing Investigation Posted by jon on 13 November, 2012 Glenn Greenwald The Petraeus scandal is receiving intense media scrutiny obviously due to its salacious aspects, leaving one, as always, to fantasize about what a stellar press corps we would have if they devoted a tiny fraction of this energy to dissecting non-sex political scandals (this unintentionally amusing New York Times headline from this morning - "Concern Grows Over Top Military Officers' Ethics" - illustrates that point: with all the crimes committed by read more Lunatic, Counterfactual Rantings of the Mythical "Center" Posted by jon on 13 November, 2012 John Atcheson Seems like everyone is calling for bipartisanship. Voters, Democrats, Republicans... well almost everyone. Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) (Image: DonkeyHotey / Flckr / creative commons) read more The President’s Opening Bid on a Grand Bargain: Aim High Posted by jon on 13 November, 2012 Robert Reich I hope the President starts negotiations over a “grand bargain” for deficit reduction by aiming high. After all, he won the election. And if the past four years has proven anything it’s that the White House should not begin with a compromise.(Image: NY Times) read more 登録変更 | 登録解除

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