Read up on Bush
Resources online
Reframing the Terms of the Discussion
The Forest Destruction Act, The Razing Act, The Slash and Burn Act.
Rape of Children at Abu Ghraib?
Seymour Hersh, speaking at the ACLU, has said the US government has videotapes of boys being raped at Abu Ghraib prison.
Definition of Fascism
14 points explained -Powerful continuing nationalism, human rights not important, naming enemies/scapegoats as unifying cause, military supremecy/priority, sexism/anti-woman, mass media controlled/friendly to government, national security obsession/priority/tool, government use of religion, priority/protection of corporate power, suppression of labor/unions, hostility toward intellectuals/academia/arts, crime/punishment obsession, cronyism/corruption, fraud in elections (including judicial takeover)
Between Science and Religion
My hubby John and I were talking last night about eugenics and the Victorians – yes, this is the curse/blessing of two intellectuals married to each other. In fact, it’s easy to demean the Victorians (and others as well of course) for their politically backward views, but they were lacking an understanding which we now have and which makes all the difference. It occurred to me that there is a social benefit, absolutely dependent on theories of evolution, that you don’t see foregrounded…
July Surprise?
Introducing target dates for Al Qaeda captures is a new twist in U.S.-Pakistani counterterrorism relations