Photography of sick children in Chernobyl by Paul Fusco. Ed. To be fair, I have no way of knowing whether these kids’ illnesses are due to the Chernobyl meltdown. Whatever the truth , the horror is overwhelming. I wonder whether the cloak of compassion we hear from the Christian right [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Republican’
Governor LePage can’t erase history
“Maine Governor Paul LePage has ordered state workers to remove from the state labor department a 36-foot mural depicting the state’s labor history. Among other things the mural illustrates the 1937 shoe mill strike in Auburn and Lewiston. It also features the iconic “Rosie the Riveter,”[...]
“The US Congress has entered the intellectual wilderness.”
“Misinformation was presented as fact, truth was twisted and nobody showed any inclination to listen to scientists, let alone learn from them. It has been an embarrassing display, not just for the Republican Party but also for Congress and the US citizens it represents. One lawmaker last week [...]
Florida’s Repricans* have come to the defense of the Bill of Rights!
Sen. Alan Hays of Florida :“I filed a bill that says in the courts of Florida the laws of no other country can be used to influence the decisions of Florida,. If it’s Sharia law or any other law — I don’t care what law it is — if it’s not a Florida law and [&helli[...]
March 9th, 2011 - 6:59 am § in Politics
The NY Times … a tabloid level coverage of the economy?
Ed. Recently the Ave has covered major criticisms of the American Corporate Cable News Media. Hillary Clinton has, rightly, pointed out that US media are far behind the quality of Al Jazeera, not only in on the ground reportage but in the quality of commentary. Brad Delong of UC Berkeley argues th[...]
WA State Reprican Senator Calls Government Nazis.
Ed. In the meantime Senator Stephens passed one welfare bill in our cash strapped Senate, Senate Bill 5337, sponsored by Sen. Val Stevens, R-Arlington would allow privately owned airports to apply for state grants and loans funded from aircraft taxes and dealer license and registration fees. F[...]
March 3rd, 2011 - 5:28 pm § in Politics
Is Thomas’s Failure to Disclose Ties to Koch, Reason for Impeachment?
from Robert Reich’s Blog Justice Clarence Thomas, in a speech last weekend to the Federalist Society, accused his critics of “undermining” the legitimacy of the Supreme Court – politicizing it in ways that jeopardize the Court’s credibility in the eyes of the public. He warned: You are[...]
February 5th, 2011 - 6:09 am § in Uncategorized
House Republican Cuts Target the UW
The UW and the Hutch, together comprise one of the highest tiers of federally funded research. Their future may be grim. Where are WA State politicians on THIS issue? UPDATE: From the Chronicle of Higher Education By Paul Basken House Republicans, who gained a majority in the chamber in last Novem[...]
Republicans Destroying America as a Competitor
Robert Reich, from the Berkeley Blog. Here’s the real story. China has a national economic strategy designed to make it, and its people, the economic powerhouse of the future. They’re intent on learning as much as they can from us and then going beyond us (as they already are in solar and electr[...]
January 12th, 2011 - 12:01 am § in Politics
Free speech: it’s good business
Usually Michael Hood at Blatherwatch writes about radio in Seattle, with an emphasis on talk radio. Today, Michael (clicking on Rush will being you to Michael’s blog) writes about the shameful way the talkers on hate radio are behaving. I have copied his text whole here because he do[...]