Glenn Greenwald nails it again Therein lies one of the most enduring attributes of Obama’s legacy: in many crucial areas, he has done more to subvert and weaken the left’s political agenda than a GOP president could have dreamed of achieving. So potent, so overarching, are tribal loyalties in American politics that partisans will support, [...]
Court Rules Mumia Abu-Jamal’s Death Sentence is Unconstitutional, Grants New Sentencing Hearing
The case of Pennsylvania death row prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal took a surprising turn Tuesday when the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously declared his death sentence unconstitutional. It is the second time the court has agreed with a lower court judge who set aside Abu-Jamal’s death sentence after finding jurors were given confusing instructions [...]
Bradley Manning
Bradley Manning is an army private accused of leaking internal military documents to wikileaks. He has been held at the Marine Corps brig in Quantico, Virginia for 10 months the majority of which he has served in solitary confinement. Yesterday, 22 additional charges have been leveled against Bradley Manning including a charge of “aiding the enemy” [...]
United Banks of America
This week we learned that the Magnetar Hedge Fund bought risky bonds (CDOs) and bet against them (with a credit-default swap) aiding in the financial meltdown and misleading investors. In addition, Goldman Sachs is being accused by the S.E.C. of defrauding investors in a similar fashion.
Bus of Afghan Civilians Fired At By Nato Troops
More news of civilians murdered in Afghanistan. Are Nato forces winning over the Afghan hearts and minds? Are they getting the bad guys? This quote from General McChrystal says it all: However, to my knowledge, in the nine-plus months I’ve been here, not a single case where we have engaged in an escalation of force [...]
Health Care Graphic
Check out the healthcare graphic made here, I modified it below.
The Warning
I just watched an excellent Frontline episode on the financial crises, credit default swaps and the deregulation of the Clinton era. It turns out that there were people who warned against the problems of credit default swaps. Brooksley Born, former chair of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, repeatedly warned the Clinton adminstration and congress about the dangers of unregulated [...]
Obama and Too Big to Fail
Obama still doesn’t get it: The president’s only political chance is to take on the too big to fail banks directly and clearly. He needs to explain where they came from (answer: the Reagan Revolution, gone wrong), how the problem became
Obama and State Secrets
Obama is sounding like Bush:
Gandhi Dancer Family Bicycle Ride For Peace
Check out this great family bike ride to commemorate Gandhi’s birthday and the International Day of Nonviolence. The bike ride will occur on October 4th!