Politics & Society

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• The Beijing Wall

  
  China Bystander — Authority: 123
  The 20th anniversary of the opening of the Berlin Wall is taken to mark the fall of communism, but more accurately it was the fall of the Soviet empire. Communist parties still rule in Cuba, North Korea and, of course, China. But the anniversary does prompt a couple of questions, why did communism not fall [...]
  9 hours ago

• Start advertising in Scottish papers, councils in Scotland are told

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  Main Scottish titles suffering after council job adverts transferred online The government has urged councils in Scotland to go back to advertising jobs in Scottish newspapers to help reverse a steep decline in the sales and popularity of the countrys main titles. Scotland Office ministers warned that Scotlands ...
  14 hours ago

• Understanding the Ft. Hood Massacre

  
  Tikun Olam-???? ????: Make the World a Better Place — Authority: 581
  Maj. Nidal Hassan, in happier times, on completing his medical degree in 2003 (AP) The nation’s worst peacetime military massacre was perpetrated by a deeply troubled army psychiatrist and devout Muslim.  The motives for the crime are a jumble of the personal, psychological, professional, religious and ...
  18 hours ago

• Remembering Brighton’s Heroes

  
  Dan Wilson — Authority: 106
  Noone who was present at Henry Allinghams funeral earlier in the year doubts Brightons pride in its heroes. And today at the Brighton cenotaph down at Old Steine, just like in communities all over, hundreds of people joined in the Service of Rememberance. Rememberance is important every year, but recent losses in ...
  1 day ago

• Voicemailbox full: The End of Representative Democracy

  
  Traction Control — Authority: 137
  Like many others, I called the offices of the House (I can no longer call them “Representatives”) only to be shunted off to a voice mail system which informed me that their “mailbox is full”. Constituents’ access to Congress via voice messaging, email, letters, and in person (by the tens of thousands) ...
  1 day ago

• For Future Reference

  
  Blacknell.net — Authority: 130
  For future reference, here is the list of Democrats who voted “Aye” on the Stupak-Pitts Amendment. AL-2 Bright, Bobby; AL- 5 Griffith, Parker; AL-7 Davis, Artur; AR-1 Berry, Robert; AR-2 Snyder, Victor; AR-4 AR-4 Ross, Mike; CA-18 Cardoza, Dennis; CA-20 Costa, Jim; CA-43 Baca, Joe; CO-3 Salazar, John. GA-2 ...
  1 day ago

• Brighton’s Tory ‘Winter of Discontent’ starts here

  
  Dan Wilson — Authority: 106
  I suspect my growing interest in Brighton and Hoves local politics will mean that this isnt the first blog I write about bins, refuse collection and recycling. So here you go: two of the communal bins on my street.  Pics taken half an hour ago. Why is this bad? This is the backlog of just three days rubbish. The ...
  2 days ago

• Harbin To Host Humanoid Robot Olympics

  
  China Bystander — Authority: 123
  The sporting calendar is becoming crowded for humanoid robots. There is already not one but two football World Cups and a RoboGames. Now China is adding an Olympic games. Harbin will host these next June with more than 100 universities from 20 countries expected to send entrants in 16 events from athletics to the ...
  2 days ago

• Breckenridge Votes to Legalize Pot

  
  Disinformation — Authority: 574
  From CBS : Breckenridge made pot legal, Denver rejected a get-tough proposal on unlicensed drivers, and tax hikes were turned back around the state Tuesday in municipal elections that appeared to show a public in an anti-government mood. In Breckenridge, 72 percent of voters in early returns voted to make up to ...
  3 days ago

• Seattle TV Interview on Danger of Iran Attack

  
  Tikun Olam-???? ????: Make the World a Better Place — Authority: 581
  I was interviewed recently by Bill Alford for a 30-minute public affairs TV show on Iran for Seattle community access cable ScanTV.  Bill’s program is called Moral Politics .  It will be aired tomorrow, Friday at 8:30PM on Comcast Channel 77 .  The interview covers the Seattle Jewish federation hawkish program ...
  3 days ago

• Abbas Refuses to Run

  
  Tikun Olam-???? ????: Make the World a Better Place — Authority: 581
  Mahmoud Abbas announced today that he would not run for president in upcoming PA elections scheduled for January.  This throws U.S. policy into some disarray as it was predicated on a go-along-to-get-along Palestinian leader like Abbas who would be malleable to U.S. interests.  If there was a clear successor ...
  4 days ago

• Same-Sex Marriage Setback in Maine, Hope for the Future

  
  The Moderate Voice — Authority: 728
  Washington voted for domestic partnerships , but Maine, a similarly blue state (despite having two Republican senators), voted against same-sex marriage . There is no denying that the vote in Maine is a setback for gay rights . Simply put, the anti-gay forces of the right mobilize well, as they showed in ...
  4 days ago

• And the NRA Wonders Why People Think They’re Nuts . . .

  
  Blacknell.net — Authority: 130
  Crazy : The National Rifle Association is pushing legislation to ban adoption agencies from asking potential parents if they have guns and ammunition in the home. NRA lobbyist Marion Hammer said adoption agencies are violating gun-owners’ rights by asking about firearms in an adoption form. She said any request ...
  4 days ago

• Praising the Dear One? Videos Raise Concerns Over Use of School Children To Praise the President

  
  JONATHAN TURLEY — Authority: 637
  We have been discussing the propriety of public schools putting on worshipful performances about President Barack Obama. While I voted for him and support many of his policies, it does concern me to see children enlisted in such performances, which are not the norm in American education or politics. While some ...
  4 days ago

• Obama’s First Year: an Appraisal

  
  Tikun Olam-???? ????: Make the World a Better Place — Authority: 581
  A year ago, I wrote a post for Comment is Free expressing my hopes and dreams for an Obama presidency .  Most of my comments revolved around the then upcoming Israeli elections.  The editors asked the same authors to follow up a year later with an appraisal of Obama’s first year in office.  What follows are ...
  4 days ago

• Who’s Defending Jack Teitel?

  
  Tikun Olam-???? ????: Make the World a Better Place — Authority: 581
  Jack Teitel’s legal defense team presents some interesting characters from the extreme settler movement.  According to the Rosh Pina Project ( full disclosure : this is a site affiliated with Messianic Jews), Teitel is being represented by Ami Kedar, who is linked to Honenu .  This group encourages IDF soldiers ...
  5 days ago

• Congress Denounces Goldstone, Baird Courageously Dissents

  
  Tikun Olam-???? ????: Make the World a Better Place — Authority: 581
  In what universe is the U.S. House of Representatives?  The rest of the world and American citizens look at Operation Cast Lead and see massacre (a Rasmussen poll during the war found 55% of Americans opposed it and only 33% supported it).  Congress sees only the green of pro-Israel campaign contributions and ...
  5 days ago

• Same Sex Marriage Rights Defeated In Maine

  
  The Moderate Voice — Authority: 728
  A note of caution, I am not an expert on Maine politics and the way the results are being tallied make it a bit harder for me to analyze things. However with 76% of the vote counted  the Yes vote is leading by a 52-48 margin which means that once again loving couples are denied basic human rights.
  5 days ago

• Chongqing, Corruption And The Next Generation of National Leaders

  
  China Bystander — Authority: 123
  This Bystander will leave to others the more lurid details of the trial and conviction of the Chongqing “Godmother”, Xie Caiping. The 46-year old has been sentenced to 18 years in goal for running  illegal gambling dens in nightclubs and casinos, harboring drug users, running protection rackets and bribing ...
  6 days ago

• Yes, Bardwell, Refusing to Marry Interracial Couples Is Racist

  
  The Moderate Voice — Authority: 728
  He and his wife don’t think it is. But it’s all water under the bridge now, because he’s resigned . Good riddance.
  6 days ago

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