Shakespearean Daily Diss
“With a foul traitor’s name stuff I thy throat.”
—Richard II, 1.1.44
S.O.B.
Sadder than corruption itself may be the revelation of how utterly banal the perpetrators can be. Here’s the story of Steven Griles, a former energy lobbyist appointed Deputy Secretary of the Interior (cue alarm bells), and Sue Ellen Woolridge, deputy chief of staff to Interior Secretary Gale Norton:
Griles came to the Interior Department in [...]
On the Booming Economy
Per McClatchy’s Washington Bureau, our economy is failing ever greater numbers of Americans:
WASHINGTON - The percentage of poor Americans who are living in severe poverty has reached a 32-year high, millions of working Americans are falling closer to the poverty line and the gulf between the nation’s “haves” and “have-nots” continues to widen.
A McClatchy Newspapers [...]
Where Do They Stand on the War?
The New York Times has the soundbites that purport to sum up the ‘08 presidential contenders’ positions then and now. It’s rather depressing to see so many Dems now opposed who voted yes in 2002. Rep. Dennis Kucinich comes off as the most emphatically and consistently antiwar candidate, having voted no in ‘02, [...]
Shakespearean Daily Diss
“They are all but stomachs, and we all but food;
They eat us hungerly, and when they are full,
They belch us.” –Othello, 3.4.101-103
He Who Has Borne The Battle
Who’s doing the dying among American forces in Iraq?
Many of the hometowns of the war dead aren’t just small, they’re poor. The AP analysis found that nearly three quarters of those killed in Iraq came from towns where the per capita income was below the national average. More than half came from towns where the [...]
Peek! I See You!
We’re not only finding planets circling nearby stars; we’ve begun to sample their atmospheres:
The study of one planet found hints of fine silicate-particle clouds. Research on the other planet found no chemical fingerprints for any of the molecules scientists were seeking.
“We had expected this tremendous signature of water … and it wasn’t there,” said the [...]
Shakespearean Daily Diss
“O, these deliberate fools!”
–The Merchant of Venice, 2.9.80
Thank You, Mister President
Mother Jones nails it: George Bush’s war in Iraq is not a fight against terrorism. It’s actually multiplying it.
Our study shows that the Iraq War has generated a stunning sevenfold increase in the yearly rate of fatal jihadist attacks, amounting to literally hundreds of additional terrorist attacks and thousands of civilian lives lost; even [...]
After a Little Delay
With the ink still wet on new rules to keep lobbyists from tempting Congress with Delay-Abramoff-style perks, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) is already planning his own little golfing trip—this one to Puerto Rico, not Scotland. Because he uses a political action committe to keep the cash at arm’s length, though, he’s not [...]
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