A rally in Chicago Saturday, September 15, set the stage for a major media event in Jena, LA,on Thursday, September 20. Both Rev. Jesse Jackson and Rev. Al Sharpton have pledged that […]
Iraqi government pulls Blackwater’s license…for now, anyway…now, what to do with all that firepower…?
The Iraqi “government” (well, that’s what the Bush administration calls it, but then they call themselves a government, too, so there we are) has expelled Blackwater Security from its job to commit […]
Conservatives may regret foolish FEC complaint
The American Conservative Union said Friday it has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission, claiming the discount given by The New York Times for Moveon.org’s “General Betray Us” ad constitutes […]
Six minutes to midnight in the surveillance society…
By Martin Bosworth As our own Sunfell excellently explained recently, our society is rapidly becoming one where your data shadow can chase you wherever you go. Where privacy is an illusion, where […]
Mukasey nominated for Justice; strange bedfellows seem happy
Bush has nominated retired New York Federal Judge Michael Mukasey to replace Alberto Gonzales at the helm of the Justice Department. At a glance, this seems like about the best the Democrats […]