Who Loves Ya, Baby?
The true origins of celebrating the notion of romantic love on February 14 are not well documented, though the exchange of elaborate, handmade gifts between paramours was well established by the middle of the eighteenth century in England, and began to really take off in the United States once Esther Howland (herself now considered something […]
Another One Bites The Dust
Benazir Bhutto, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, head of the Pakistan People’s Party, and the most credible challenger to the rule of Pakistan’s current military dictator, Pervez Musharraf, was assassinated yesterday in Rawalpindi, outside the capital city of Islamabad.
The only woman ever to lead a majority Muslim nation was attacked as she was […]
The Sky Is Falling
At a conference of army leaders from 38 European nations organized by the chief of U.S. Army Europe in Heidelberg, Germany yesterday, United States Defense Secretary Robert Gates decried the commitment of European nations to winning the War on Terror.
Referring specifically to the mission in Afghanistan, Mr. Gates said the outcome there — as well […]
Well And Truly F*cked
President George W. Bush came one step closer today to wielding the power to undo nearly 800 years of human progress with the stroke of a pen.
By a vote of 65 - 34 (Maine’s Olympia Snowe could bring herself to neither a yea nor a nay on the matter), the U.S. Senate […]
We Shall Not Forget
I feel it’s necessary to make this retroactive post for the record. It’s a link to an amazing litany of facts one ought consider each year on the anniversary of 9/11.
Thanks to my friend Paul Burke for posting it on Journey Home.
Hero Or Goat?
Jason Leopold, a journalist who contributes regularly to Truthout reported on Friday that Karl Rove informed top officials in the White House he has been indicted and would resign his post(s) immediately on the forthcoming public announcement by Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald.
Mr. Leopold reported again today that Mr. Fitzgerald spent close to 15 hours on […]
Lovely Rita
Like many Americans, I’m sure, I sat riveted this evening to the news of Hurricane Rita, another Category 4 weather event bearing 145 MPH winds and possible 20 foot storm surges, churning through the Gulf of Mexico, taking aim on the beleagured Gulf Coast.
Millions of people from Panama City, Florida to […]
Cry Me A River
George W. Bush, for the first time in his Presidency, accepted responsibility yesterday for the failings of the Federal government.
Sort of.
While not exactly striking the tone of Harry Truman’s “The Buck Stops Here” motto, Mr. Bush admitted — a full fortnight after the fact — the Federal response to the devastation wrought by […]
A Name Game
I fully intended to sit down tonight and write about the courage of California Senator Barbara Boxer, who stood on the floor of the US Senate today and demanded, alone among her 99 fellow senators, that our government take notice of its democratic obligations.
I thought too, reflecting on Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell’s plea […]
Which Way Is America?
Full disclosure: I live in a bubble.
The San Francisco Bay Area is filled with people who thrive on unparalleled natural resources and a wealth of robust, organic foodstuffs. The Bay Area exhibits unbridled creativity and innovation in the arts and sciences and the people here, despite grappling with the difficulties and challenges […]