Thursday

Monday

Many voting for Clinton to boost GOP - The Boston Globe

Many voting for Clinton to boost GOP - The Boston Globe: "it will sustain this soap opera, and it's something I think we need."

Thursday

Diebold Accidentally Leaks Results Of 2008 Election Early | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

Diebold Accidentally Leaks Results Of 2008 Election Early | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

House Republican Blasts Bush Administration “Stonewalling” » Secrecy News

House Republican Blasts Bush Administration “Stonewalling” » Secrecy News An' it stinks so bad the stones be chokin' 'n weepin' greenish drops...

At the High Court, Damage Control

At the High Court, Damage Control: "Exxon Mobil, the giant oil corporation appearing before the Supreme Court yesterday, had earned a profit of nearly $40 billion in 2006, the largest ever reported by a U.S. company -- but that's not what bothered Roberts. What bothered the chief justice was that Exxon was being ordered to pay $2.5 billion -- roughly three weeks' worth of profits -- for destroying a long swath of the Alaska coastline in the largest oil spill in American history.
'So what can a corporation do to protect itself against punitive-damages awards such as this?' Roberts asked in court.
The lawyer arguing for the Alaska fishermen affected by the spill, Jeffrey Fisher, had an idea. 'Well,' he said, 'it can hire fit and competent people.'
The rare sound of laughter rippled through the august chamber. The chief justice did not look amused."

Sunday

Pentagon tells Bush: climate change will destroy us | Environment | The Observer: "As early as next year widespread flooding by a rise in sea levels will create major upheaval for millions."
Inside the world of war profiteers -- chicagotribune.com
Tomgram: Karen Greenberg, Barbarism Lite A visit to the torture museum.

Saturday

Joke And Dagger Dept.: Cartoon Violence Knows What's Really Going On

Joke And Dagger Dept.: Cartoon Violence Knows What's Really Going On

Truthdig - Reports - The War Against Tolerance

Truthdig - Reports - The War Against Tolerance: "they offer a window into a worldview that is destroying the United States. It has corrupted the Republican Party. It has colored the news media. It has entered into the everyday clichés we use to explain ourselves to ourselves. It is ignorant and racist"

Tuesday

Democracy Now! | Discovery Channel Accused of Political Censorship for Dropping Oscar-Nominated Doc on U.S. Torture

Democracy Now! | Discovery Channel Accused of Political Censorship for Dropping Oscar-Nominated Doc on U.S. Torture: "AMY GOODMAN: But if they still own the rights, can they just not air it for three years and keep you from airing it anywhere else?
ALEX GIBNEY: Yes, they can."