Here’s what we should all be pulling for – it’s from FDR’s “Four Freedoms speech,” on January 6, 1941: “The basic things expected by our people of their political and economic systems are simple. They are: Equality of opportunity for youth and for others. Jobs for those who can work. Security for those who need it. The ending of special privilege for the few. The preservation of civil liberties for all. The enjoyment of the fruits of scientific progress in…
U.S. Scientists Say They Are Told to Alter Findings Here is just one more example of our government’s merger with corporate interests depite all rational and ethical considerations. In response to a survey done by the Union of Concerned Scientists and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, more than 200 scientists employed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service say they have been directed to alter official findings to lessen protections for plants and animals. “Sally Stefferud, a biologist who retired…
Bush adviser Rove promoted “Karl Rove, President Bush’s senior political strategist, has been promoted to deputy chief of staff. Rove will continue to oversee strategy to advance the president’s agenda. In addition, he will continue to oversee the offices of intergovernmental affairs, political affairs and strategic initiatives. But he will add to his portfolio the oversight of all White House policy development and coordination of the Domestic Policy Council, the National Economic Council, the National Security Council and the Homeland…
Part I Cheney: Social Security Plan to Cost Trillions “Cheney acknowledged yesterday that the federal government would need to borrow trillions of dollars over the next few decades to cover the cost of the personal retirement accounts at the heart of President Bush’s plan to restructure Social Security. Appearing on “Fox News Sunday,” Cheney said the government would have to borrow $754 billion over the next 10 years, and conceded that the price tag would involve borrowing trillions of dollars…
Faith culturally taken over by fundamentalists who claim to speak for Jesus, but whose actions are anything but Christian.
Remember the old Nazi SS? Guess what? Seems we now have SS part II, or as Rumsfeld calls it SSB. Paranoia Grips the U.S. Capital “Life imitates art. This week, former military intelligence analyst William Arkin revealed a hitherto unknown directive, with the Orwellian name “JCS Conplan 0300-97,” authorizing the Pentagon to employ special, ultra-secret “anti-terrorist” military units on American soil for what the author claims are “extra-legal missions.” “Instead of being fired for the grotesque military-political fiasco in Iraq…