The ugly origin of the war on drugs
After serving his time federal prison, John Ehrlichman granted an interview to author Dan Baum, who reports that Ehrlichman explained the origin of the war on drugs this way: The Nixon campaign in 1968,...
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How Obama Frames Issues to Help Romney
Obama vs. Romney: The Framing Matchup, Round One Where Romney talks morality (conservative style), Obama mainly talks policy. Where Romney reframes Obama, Obama does not reframe Romney. In fact, he reinforces Romney’s frames in...
Catholic on Catholic civil war brewing
“A house doesn’t have to fall on my head to tell me a battle royal is brewing within the Catholic Church over the conservative hierarchy’s heavy-handed efforts to clamp down on dissenting Catholic voices....
Washington State Lawmakers' Voting Scores on Peace
According to Peace Action’s Congressional Voting Record for last year’s session of Congress, only Senators Maria Cantwell (78%), Patty Murray (78%), Representatives Jim McDermott (74%), and Jay Inslee (57%) had respectable scores on issues...
Occupy Seattle Live Stream
http://www.livestream.com/owsoccupyseattle http://www.livestream.com/owsoccupyseattle Currently, as I write this, they’re discussing how often to have General Assemblies and whether there should be a quorum (of 50?) for making decisions. They endlessly discuss process and how to...
Thom Hartmann: Republicans have plotted treason and intentionally crashed the economy
Republicans made sure that the economy would remain in the doldrums in order to prevent Obama from winning a second term. They opposed virtually every Obama proposal. “The most corrupt, evil, and petty sort...