Archive for the Category ‘Nation’

Gun Violence Shows Now Signs of Abating

Gun Violence Shows Now Signs of Abating

The total number of Americans shot dead each year is three times that of all U.S. troops killed in Iraq in six years of fighting. There is rage in our hearts; there is war in our streets. A big factor in the homicide rate is the availability of guns. In a typical year, guns are responsible for two of every three murders. There are 238 million privately-owned firearms in the United States.

Happy Birthday, Gitmo

Happy Birthday, Gitmo

Much has occurred today with regards to Guantanamo Bay and many decisions are yet to come. But there is another milestone worthy of note: Today marks the eighth anniversary of the creation of the legal foundation for the prison and the second-tier justice system established to try terrorism suspects there.

Jumping the Gunman

Jumping the Gunman

The recent reporting on Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who is accused of killing 13 people at Fort Hood, is a classic run-and-gun investigative story in which dozens of reporters badger officials to disclose a new fact (which gets you on page one) or two new facts (which is enough to snag the coveted lead-of-the-paper slot on a slow day). This wolf-pack approach to reporting almost invariably produces stories that lack context, which is hardly surprising.

America’s ‘Preposterous War On Pot’ Continues

America’s ‘Preposterous War On Pot’ Continues

Seven million Americans have been arrested since 1995 on marijuana charges and 41,000 of them are rotting in federal and state prisons. Thousands of other pot users and sellers are confined in local jails. But the public is starting to rebel against “the preposterous war on pot,” two political scientists say.

Chomsky: Iraq Invasion ‘Major Crime’ Designed to Control Middle East Oil

Chomsky: Iraq Invasion ‘Major Crime’ Designed to Control Middle East Oil

Political activist Noam Chomsky says that although President Obama views the Iraq invasion merely as “a mistake” or “strategic blunder,” it is, in fact, a “major crime” designed to enable America to control the Middle East oil reserves.

Pentagon Dirty Bombers: Depleted Uranium in the USA

Pentagon Dirty Bombers: Depleted Uranium in the USA

The Nuclear Regulator Commission will be holding hearings tomorrow and Wednesday in Hawaii on an application by the US Army for a permit to have depleted uranium at its Pohakuloa Training Area, a vast stretch of flat land in what’s called the “saddle” between the sacred mountains of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea on Hawaii’s Big Island, and at the Schofield Barracks on the island of Oahu.

Freddie Mac, Given Oversight of Mortgage Mod Program, Falls Down on Job

Freddie Mac, Given Oversight of Mortgage Mod Program, Falls Down on Job

Since its March launch, the government’s $50 billion program to prevent foreclosures has been marked by confusion, delays and doubts. A little-noticed conclusion in a government report released on Wednesday reveals that the program’s auditor is no different: Freddie Mac—yes, that Freddie Mac—has been given responsibility for auditing the program. And it turns out, Freddie is stuck at square one.

The Wall Street Economic Death Squad

The Wall Street Economic Death Squad

Paraphrasing a very insightful quote: ‘The amount of poverty and suffering required for the emergence of a Goldman Sachs, and the amount of depravity that the accumulation of a fortune of such a magnitude entails is left out of the mainstream media, and it is not always possible to make the people in general see this.’

Federal Court Rules Virginia Violated Voting Rights of Military and Overseas Citizens

Federal Court Rules Virginia Violated Voting Rights of Military and Overseas Citizens

The Justice Department announced that a federal district court in Richmond, Va., ruled yesterday that Virginia violated the voting rights of American military personnel and other overseas citizens by failing to mail absentee ballots in sufficient time for them to be counted in the Nov. 4, 2008, general election.

Limbaugh’s Dismissal Was Leverage In NFLPA Collective Bargaining Agreement

Limbaugh’s Dismissal Was Leverage In NFLPA Collective Bargaining Agreement

In this morning’s opening of The Rush Limbaugh Show, host Rush Limbaugh termed his firing from the ownership group hoping to purchase the NFL’s St. Louis Rams as a “sad day, more for the country than for myself.”

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