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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 America Must Finally Apologize for CIA Rendition Program Posted by jon on 14 December, 2012 Amrit Singh The much-maligned European court of human rights has this week shown itself at its very best: standing up for the rights of an individual who has been denied justice for almost nine years since he was abducted, secretly detained, and tortured under the CIA's read more The Young and the Disconnected: How Our Economy Is Failing a Generation Posted by jon on 14 December, 2012 Michelle Chen A first paycheck has traditionally been seen as a rite of passage, but these days, that paycheck is often coming later and later. Rather than launching a career, young adulthood is becoming, for many, a springboard to a lifetime of hardship, debt and instability. read more EU's Landslide Vote for 'Robin Hood Tax' Posted by jon on 14 December, 2012 Sarah Anderson Under pressure to address a massive deficit, legislators voted overwhelmingly this week in favor of a tax on financial speculation. This really happened, I swear. OK, it was in Europe, not the United States. But it could happen here—and it should. read more Fracking’s Lure, Trap and Endless Damage Posted by jon on 14 December, 2012 Ralph Nader Say what you will about Yoko Ono’s art, there is no denying that she is unique. Who else will put several $100,000 full-page notices in The New York Times displaying only the word “Peace” or “Imagine Peace” in small type with the rest of the page blank? No elaboration, no examples of the ravages of war or mention of people “waging peace” around the country and world. Inscrutable, yes. read more The GOP’s Existential Crisis Posted by Beth on 14 December, 2012 Paul Krugman We are not having a debt crisis. "The G.O.P. is lost and rudderless, bitter and angry, but it still controls the House and, therefore, retains the ability to do a lot of harm, as it lashes out in the death throes of the conservative dream." (Photo: MSNBC) read more The Corporate Media's Shameful Exploitation of Bradley Manning Posted by jon on 14 December, 2012 Robert Scheer Keep an American soldier locked up naked in a cage and driven half mad while deprived of all basic rights, and you will be instantly condemned as a barbaric terrorist. Unless the jailer is an authorized agent of the U.S. government, in which case even treatment approaching torture will go largely unnoticed. read more 2016... Here We Come Posted by jon on 14 December, 2012 Tom Engelhardt It’s barely a month since Election 2012 put Barack Obama back in the White House and Mitt Romney in the Republican doghouse (or even perhaps on the read more Monsanto Gets Its Way in Ag Bill Posted by jon on 14 December, 2012 Jim Goodman “The Farmers Assurance Provision” is the title of a rider, Section 733, inserted into the House of Representatives 2013 Agriculture Appropriations Bill. Somehow, as a farmer, I don't feel the least bit assured. The only assurance it provides is that Monsanto and the rest of the agriculture biotech industry will have carte blanche to force the government to allow the planting of their biotech seeds. read more How the Food Movement Is Gaining Strength Posted by jon on 14 December, 2012 Ocean Robbins More and more people are realizing that our food chain is in crisis. Agribusiness has made profits more important than your health -- more important than the environment -- and more important than your right to know how your food is produced. read more Washington’s Revolving Door Is Hazardous to Our Health Posted by jon on 14 December, 2012 Bill Moyers Michael Winship We’ve seen how Washington insiders write the rules of politics and the economy to protect powerful special interests, but now as we enter the holiday season, and a month or so after the election, we’re getting a refresher course in just how that inside game is played, gifts and all. In this round, Santa doesn’t come down the chimney — he simply squeezes his jolly old self through the revolving door. read more 登録変更 | 登録解除

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