By Rori Black Every winter I snuggle up with a copy of Umberto Eco’s Name of the Rose, losing myself in the maze of his scriptorium. I can smell the unique, musky odor of old books, the oily metallic tang of ink, and hear the rustling of ancient manuscripts. Recently a friend who knows my […]
Archive | June 22, 2007
Recent statements from morons
We’ve seen a number of times right now, people have been putting together investigations to see what sticks. They have had very little success so far. This is an administration that is very careful about obeying the law. [emphasis added] — White House spokesman Tony Snow, responding to questions about apparent White House breaches of […]
Does money talk? Lobbying on immigration on the rise
As my colleague E Rocha pointed out earlier today, get ready for the next attempt to wrestle an immigration (or is it an anti-immigration?) bill through the U.S. Congress, complete with secrecy, parliamentary maneuvering, general political chicanery — and lobbying. Don’t forget to keep an eye on the money. News stories, for reasons of brevity, […]
The Senate’s secret immigration bill: round two
by Amaury Nora In the midst of a polarized debate on immigration, politicians and the media continue to paint conflicting pictures of the influence of immigrants on our communities and the economy. Every year, hundreds of thousands of people cross the border between Mexico and the US without documentation. According to the Department of Homeland […]
World trade talks fail … again
The Doha round of world trade talks have collapsed once again. The latest gathering saw India and Brazil vs the US and EU in Germany. The conflict is straightforward: Developed countries: subsidise their agriculture industry with direct payments to prop up inefficient farmers; this draws more farmers into the industry to receive subsidies and causes […]
S&R Honors
Click here to learn more about past honorees...- IRS/Tea Party controversy: progressive groups “targeted,” too, and corporate media once again refuses to tell Americans the whole truth
- “Useful Enemies”: U.S. admitted not just Nazis after WWII, but their sadistic collaborators
- The time a source has to respond to request for comment? Virtually none.
- Profiling the Tea Party: In defense of the IRS. Sorta. Or not.
- Saturday Video Roundup: “Imagine the Band,” by John Lennon and Wings
- Mystery Unraveled: How a white, moderate, married, churchgoing, middle-class, middle-aged woman could vote for Obama
- An open letter to Burt Rutan, regarding his WSJ commentary on human-caused climate disruption
- Meet the men of Match.com: Really, guys, are you serious?
- Climate scientists still besieged
- Pelosi on Bush: “He’s not worth impeaching”
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