Greenwald on Dems’ Mukasey Vote
by Glen Greenwald laid into Senate Democrats for confirming Michael Mukasey’s nomination as Attorney General: Every time Congressional Democrats failed this year to stop the Bush …
Month: November 2007
Obama Contrasts Himself Against Clinton
Here’s part of the transcript from his interview with Linda Douglass of NationalJournal.com: Q: But do you think that voters should be concerned about whether …
Torture, the Litmus Test
There have been several anti-torture articles today, most in opposition to the practice. I’m glad of that – no one should want to have to …
Bhutto Calls Out Musharraf
In a NY Times editorial, Benazir Bhutto says that Pervez Musharraf’s declaration of martial law "will be remembered as the blackest day in the history …
U.S. to Defy Putin re Missile Defense
Reuters reports that U.S. officials intend to move ahead with plans to locate a missile defense system in central Europe despite pointed protests made by …
Refusing Medical Care
In the U.K., Emma Gough, a young Jehovah’s Witness woman recently died after refusing to accept a blood transfusion that could have saved her life: …
Mukasey and Liberals
At the Huffington Post, Nora Ephron writes that “It’s hard to be a Democrat“, saying: It’s hard to be a Democrat, don’t you think? There’s …
Saudi, Forgotten Terrorism Sponsor
Printed in in big, bold letters, the Times Online’s headline reads: “Saudi Arabia is hub of world terror“. Perhaps that’s why King Abdullah recently received …
Should Schools Dispense Birth Control?
Demonstrating that a lot of Americans aren’t too bright, 30% of those surveyed by AP said that public schools should give out birth control to …