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Democrats ensure confirmation of NSA spy chief to head CIA |
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by Joe Kay |
25 May 2006
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The US Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday gave its support to General Michael Hayden, the principle architect of recently exposed domestic spying programs, to head the Central Intelligence Agency.
Leading Democrats joined Republicans in approving Hayden, the former head of the National Security Agency (NSA) and the current principal deputy director of national intelligence. Hayden is expected to easily win confirmation by the full Senate before the end of the week. |
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Why They Hate Us: Reason #1003 and Counting... |
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by Dave Lindorff |
25 May 2006
Modified: 10:35:26 AM |
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How is nighttime bombing of a village (when all the kids are sure to be home and tucked in bed) supposed to be “bringing democracy” to anybody? And what are these villagers supposed to do when armed Taliban fighters demand refuge in their houses? Turn them out and tell them to go away? |
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Announcement :: Globalization : Human Rights : Labor : Organizing : Politics : Race : Social Welfare |
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Join the Summer of Struggle to Bring New Orleans Home |
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by Jay Arena |
25 May 2006
Modified: 09:46:49 AM |
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Come to New Orleans this summer to support efforts and take back the city. Help build a political fight that calls for making the rich pay to rebuild New Orleans, the U.S. and the world through a tax on the wealthy, oil companies, and an immediate withdraw from Iraq. |
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LOCAL News :: Human Rights : Labor : Politics : Social Welfare |
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Rep. Meehan co-sponsors Medicare for All bill |
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by Rand Wilson |
25 May 2006
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Rep. Martin Meehan is the eighth member of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation to co-sponsor H.R. 676, the "Medicare for All" approach to health care reform written by Rep. John Conyers. |
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The line between useful and puritanical |
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by Amanda Marcotte |
25 May 2006
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The voluntary simplicity movement might be personally beneficial for individuals to relearn how to enjoy life without being completely sucked into the consumerist culture, it’s no substitute for effective change. It’s far too limited in scope to make much difference, in no small part because of the class privilege of people involved in it. She argues that it should be seen for what it is, an exercise in improving your own personal life, and should in no way make the people doing it feel self-satisfied about doing their part when what really needs to happen is massive social change to halt the degradation of our environment.
In other words, it’s not a movement. It’s a lifestyle choice.
Then I read these other two posts by Ezra and Echidne about the relationship between prevention and pleasure, or the strain between the two, particularly pronounced in American culture. Ezra points out that a lot of preventive care is downright pleasant now, and while he’s somewhat right, it does well to remember a lot of the examples he selects are weighted down with class privilege. By the standards of American puritanism, the well-off have proven they are deserving of minor pleasures, so it’s within our puritanical attitudes to allow the privileged to have Whole Foods |
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