Saturday, November 28:

Alex Knight: Giving Thanks to Inspiration - Review of "The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community" Review of "The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community" by David Korten. Alex Knight reviews the book that can inspire us to move in a radical new direction.

Monday, November 23:

P. Orin Zack: Short Story: "Striking the Set Piece" (12th in a series) If corporations could be convicted of their crimes, which ones would you want to bring to justice? Some, such as Blackwater, are obvious choices, because they boldly flaunt the law, or sidestep it by operating in the grey zones between government and private industry. Others are more subtle. They bankroll campaigns and pad pockets, and in return, get legislation either passed or blocked. Don't be hoodwinked by the puppeteers.

Roger C. S. Lin: Taiwan: Search for a Non-Chinese Identity (1 comments) The Taiwanese people have been having an identity crisis for decades. Some claim that the island is a renegade province of the "People's Republic of China," while others hold that Taiwan should be admitted to international organizations under the name of "Republic of China." What both of these groups have in common is the stress on "China." But now a third group has emerged, which is promoting a non-Chinese identity.

Saturday, November 28:

How Dare You Criticize Wasteful Defense Spending! David Sirota: The 2010 Pentagon budget means "every man, woman and child in the United States will spend more than $2,700 on (defense) programs and agencies next year," reports the Cato Institute. "By way of comparison, the average Japanese spends less than $330; the average German about $520; China's per capita spending is less than $100."

Friday, November 27:

Taxing the Speculators by Paul Krugman (4 comments) While a financial transactions tax would not completely prevent any future crisis, it could generate substantial revenue while providing a useful check on reckless short-term speculation. Europe is beginning to do it. But Geithner opposes it. Time for Geithner to go.

Wednesday, November 25:

Insanity!! Manhattan Subway Deal Goes to China State Firm: Giving it All Up To China Makes No Sense (3 comments) Today, we learn that a $100 million Manhattan subway project has gone to a Chinese state manufacturing firm, China State Construction Engineering.

Tuesday, November 24:

Huffington: Will The Unemployment Disaster Be Obama's Katrina? "At this point you have to wonder what Obama's attachment to Summers and Geithner is."

Blackwater's Secret War in Pakistan Members of an elite division of Blackwater are at the center of a secret program in which they plan targeted assassinations of suspected Taliban and Al Qaeda operatives, "snatch and grabs" of high-value targets and other sensitive action inside and outside Pakistan.

Inconsistent Conservatives and Progressives by Sheldon Richman The problem is that conservatives and progressives fail to see that their arguments can legitimately be applied to government activity across the board, including activities they like. If each side were consistent, it would oppose many things it now favors.

The Extreme Secrecy of the Federal Courts To see how false this claim is, all anyone ever had to do was look at the Classified Information Procedures Act, a short and crystal clear 1980 law that not only permits, but requires, federal courts to undertake extreme measures to ensure the concealment of classified information, even including concealment from the defendant himself.

Monday, November 23:

ZIHOP as Limited Hangout The Military Industrial Complex did not arise from some flaw in the American character, nor indeed from Zionism. It arose, simply put, because capital requires more capital, power more power still. Powerful states act out. “Small states are virtuous only because of their weakness.” (Bakunin).

Paul Krugman: The Phantom Menace (2 comments) it's politically difficult for the Obama administration to enact a full-scale second stimulus. Still, he should be trying to push through as much aid to the economy as possible. And remember, Mr. Obama has the bully pulpit; it's his job to persuade America to do what needs to be done.

Friday, November 27:

Bailed-Out AIG Forcing Poor to Choose Between Running Water and Food Thanks to AIG, some of the poorest residents of rural Kentucky learned you can always be made poorer by corporate villains.

Thomson Prison: State Moving to Clear Decks on Possible Sale Prisons chief Michael Randle said submission of the paperwork should not indicate the federal government is prepared to buy the prison but said in a letter to the commission that it is crucial to take the key preliminary steps. The prison is located near the Mississippi River and has been used sparingly for several years. The maximum security portion of the prison has not been used since construction in 2001.

New Obama policy bars lobbyists from federal advisory panels Lobbyists and many of the businesses they represent say K Street is being unfairly demonized by a White House intent on scoring political points with scandal-weary voters. They warn that the latest policy will severely handicap federal regulators, who rely heavily on advisory boards for technical advice and to serve as liaisons between government and industry.

Wednesday, November 25:

Rob Kall: Teabaggers Mock A Mourning Grandmother. How Would You Describe Them (21 comments) a town hall brings out teabaggers who go after a mourning grandmother.

US rejects landmine ban treaty (2 comments) The US administration has rejected a global treaty, supported by more than 150 countries, banning the use of landmines. Patrick Leahy, a US senator and a leading advocate for the treaty, called the decision "a default of US leadership" and criticised the state department's policy review as "cursory and half-hearted".

Monday, November 23:

Wave of Debt Payments Facing U.S. Government The surge in borrowing over the last year or two is widely judged to have been a necessary response to the financial crisis and the deep recession, and there is still a raging debate over how aggressively to bring down deficits over the next few years. But there is little doubt that the United States' long-term budget crisis is becoming too big to postpone.

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