Poll of Republican Beliefs Shows Vulnerability
The 2010 election season is about to begin. Due to some crafty manipulation by the conservatives, there is a huge enthusiasm gap between the parties. Although this is the same playbook they used to stop reforms in the mid 90s, this time it could backfire.
Will War Spending Finish Bankrupting the US Economy?
The main topics of the day in Washington were jobs and possibly injecting some of the TARP money — paid back by the banks as an economic stimulus. While addressing the dreadful unemployment situation and a shaky economy is urgent, it would be wise to address the financial consequences of the Obama administration escalation of the conflict in Afghanistan. According to the Brookings Institute and the Congressional Research Service, the total cost for both wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will be 1.08 trillion for 2010.
The Family: Fundamentalists Preaching A Gospel Of American Empire
In his new book, The Family, journalist Jeff Sharlet takes us inside Christian fundamentalism’s most elite, disturbing and secretive organization. The Family is fundamentalism’s avant-garde, on a mission to wage a spiritual war in the halls of American power and around the globe. They consider themselves the “new chosen”, Senators, Congressmen, Generals and foreign dictators […]
The New Republican Contract on America Released
The final stroke in the Republican master plan to retake congress has just been released. It involves a purity list of 10 resolutions that candidates pledge to fulfill, in a mirror of the Contract on America in 1994.
Obama: Not Enough “Hope & Change” On Climate Change
Today, the White House announced that President Obama will attend the UN sponsored climate conference in Copenhagen. The US President is scheduled to deliver a speech in Copenhagen on December 9, on his way to Oslo, Norway, where he will receive the Nobel Peace prize on December 10. In the last few weeks, President Obama […]
