SALON– The democracy uprising in the Arab world has been a spectacular display of courage, dedication, and commitment by popular forces — coinciding, fortuitously, with a remarkable uprising of tens of thousands in support of working people and democracy in Madison, Wisconsin, and other U.S. cities. If the trajectories of revolt in Cairo and Madison intersected, however, they were headed … Read More
DAILY POLITICAL– When it comes to knowing where President Obama was born, 45 percent of Republicans appear to believe that he was not born in America, according to the results of a New York Times/CBS poll. About a third agreed he was born in America and 22 percent say they aren’t sure. These results match a similar poll done in February … Read More
PRESS TV – Recent data released by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that more than one fifth of US veterans aged between 18-24 returning from Iraq and Afghanistan were unemployed in 2010. The unemployment rate for the young male veterans was nearly 22 percent last year, more than two percent higher than their non-veteran counterparts, a press TV … Read More
MSNBC – Japanese consumers would be on the hook for nuclear damage payments and earthquake reconstruction costs under two tax plans the government is considering, officials said Tuesday. The Kyodo News agency said one plan would raise electricity customers’ charges to help cover claims against Tokyo Electric Power Co. from people who suffer losses from the crisis at the Fukushima … Read More
DAILY BEAST– It’s a simple question with a gut-wrenching answer: In a time of war, is it ever OK to torture an enemy? For decades, the answer was an automatic no. The often-cruel conditions endured by prisoners of war during World War Two spurred the Geneva Conventions, which stipulated an agreed-upon set of standards for handling war victims. By the late … Read More
