Hillary, Rahm, Barack, and Real Change: Beginning with US -- on November 23The Shalom Center: A prophetic voice in Jewish, multireligious, and American life. Rabbi Arthur Waskow
Sarkosy Backs Russian Calls For Pan-European Security Pactby: Ian Traynor and Luke Harding, The Guardian UK: Saturday 15 November 2008 http://www.truthout.org/111508APresident Nicolas Sarkozy of France joined Russia in condemning the Pentagon's plans to install missile defence bases in central Europe yesterday and backed President Dmitri Medvedev's previously ignored calls for a new pan-European security pact. [...]
$2 Trillion Handed out by Paulson and Bernanke, But Who Got It, Nobody KnowsBy Nicholas von Hoffman, The Nation Posted on November 17, 2008, http://www.thenation.com/ Printed on November 17, 2008 http://www.alternet.org/story/107340/With his latest policy switch to buying stock in banks and other companies, Henry Paulson has more zigs and zags to his credit than a fox trying to escape a pack of hounds. [...]
Operation Enduring Disaster Breaking with Afghan Policy by Tariq AliTom dispatch http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175003/tariq_ali_flight_path_to_disaster_in_afghanistan Distributed by Common Dreams http://www.commondreams.org/view/2008/11/17
End of the Road: If the Auto Industry is Dead What does that Mean for Workers? -- Mark Brenner and Jane Slaughterhttp://labornotes.org/node/254[As politicians in Washington debate the future of the U.S. auto industry, we are reposting this article from the September 2006 issue of Labor Notes. It spells out the how the "Big Three" got into the mess they are in today, and what the UAW--together with the rest of the labor movement--needs to do to get us out.] [...]
Hi all,
Our members the Yes Men, the spoofer/prankster/satirists of the
movement, have struck again with a truly amazing spoofed edition of the
New York Times dated July 4, 2009 -- sort of what the Times would look
like on a day in 2009 when things suddenly went well for the human race.
The Mysteries Just Keep On Coming - The 100th Anniversary Of The Discovery Of The Gene(1) Now: The Rest of the Genome (2) The Promise and Power of RNANow: The Rest of the Genome By CARL ZIMMER New York Times November 11, 2008 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/11/science/11gene.html?th=&emc=th&pagewanted=print
(1) U.S. Intragenerational Economic Mobility From 1984 To 2004: Trends And Implications (2) Growing Sense Of Outrage Over Executive Pay(1)U.S. Intragenerational Economic Mobility From 1984 To 2004: Trends And Implications By Gregory Acs And Seth Zimmerman Economic Mobility Project http://www.economicmobility.org/assets/pdfs/PEW_EMP_1984_TO_2004.pdfSome key findings of the report include:
More Allegations of Misconduct in Alabama Governor Case By Adam Zagorin Time Friday, Nov. 14, 2008 http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1858991,00.html
The Future Is On Track Voters narrowly approve high-speed rail bond measure after a perilous run-up to the election By Steven T. Jones San Francisco Bay Guardian November 12, 2008 http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=7474&catid=&volume_id=398&issue_id=405&volume_num=43&issue_num=07On the day after the election, retired judge Quentin Kopp was finally able to exhale and enjoy his martini, even though there's still much work to be done in the coming years creating a high-speed rail system for California. [...]
Another Case Of Politics As Usual? By Derrick Z. Jackson Boston Globe November 15, 2008http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2008/11/15/another_case_of_politics_as_usual/WASHINGTON
SATURDAYQuote of the Day November 15, 2008'After a year of doing far too little to stem a flood of foreclosures, the problem is getting worse. Defaults lead to foreclosures that push down all house prices. Those falling prices - combined with rising unemployment, falling incomes and another expected surge in monthly payments on adjustable rate loans - will surely lead to more defaults and deeper price declines, threatening bank solvency and prolonging the credit crunch. [...]
Let's See That Audacity In ActionBy Julian E. Zelizer Huffington Post November 10, 2008http://www.huffingtonpost.com/julian-e-zelizer/lets-see-that-audacity-in_b_142592.htmlDemocrats in Washington are juggling their policy lineup. In preparation for January, President-Elect Barack Obama and the congressional leadership must decide which issues to roll out first and which should be left for another time.
Danny Glover Speaks on His New Film 'Blindness'By Stephanie R. Green[A Black Power interview with the cast, director and screenwriter of this controversial film]Black Power November 11, 2008http://www.blackpower.com/black-power-blogs/shades-of-green/danny-glover-speaks-on-his-new-film-blindness/A BP Interview with the cast, director and screenwriter of this controversial film
Cold War Hawks Nesting With ObamaBy Robert Scheer Truthdig November 11, 2008http://www.truthout.org/111208DPresident-elect Obama is reportedly considering retaining Robert Gates as the secretary of defense. (Photo: Real Clear Politics)
Global Crisis -- Made in AmericaBy Joseph E. Stiglitz Spiegal on line November 12, 2008http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/0,1518,590028,00.htmlIt should come as no surprise in a world of globalization that it's not just the good things that move more easily across borders, but the bad things as well. Now, America has exported its downturn to the world. [...]
This was the second time that a group of veterans opposed to illegal wars and in favor of the rule of law had taken over the National Archives building in Washington, D.C. The first time, several weeks ago, a group of them had climbed onto a ledge on the front of the building with flags and banners. This time, they aimed higher.
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A New, Blue DixieBy Bob Moser This article appeared in the December 1, 2008 edition of The Nation. November 13, 2008
The Case for Putting a Mideast Peace Agreement FirstBarack Obama should address the need for an Israeli-Palestinian peace settlement sooner rather than later.Gershom Gorenberg | November 14, 2008 | web only Time's up. Despite the bluster at George W. Bush's Potemkin peace conference in Annapolis one year ago, Israel and the Palestinians will not reach a peace agreement by the end of 2008. Please folks, don't all faint at once from surprise. [...]
The Center Left NationRobert L. Borosage Posted November 11, 2008 | 10:49 PM (EST)
