Death of a Campaign
By Matthew Lymburner — March 18th, 2008
At the risk of revealing my obsession with the presidential primary season in the U.S., I’d like to draw attention to the collapse of Hillary Clinton’s campaign.
Posts Tagged ‘United States’
The Neoconservative Agenda to Sacrifice the Fifth Fleet
By mejuan — February 28th, 2008
The Neoconservative Agenda to Sacrifice the Fifth Fleet – The New Pearl Harbor
by Michael Salla…
Canada adds U.S. to torture watch list
By Lamont — January 18th, 2008
CTV is reporting that the Canadian government has added the United States to the list of countries that use torture as an interrogation technique. Canada added the US to the list, which also includes Iran and Syria, after the whole debacle with the extraordinary …
Moody’s: US may lose triple-A credit rating
By Cultural Shifts — January 12th, 2008
The Financial Times is reporting that the US may lose it’s triple-A credit rating due to the nation’s rising healthcare and social security spending. The change would be the first since 1917.
Of course, FT goes on to contend that the triple-A rating doesn’t …
US Judges: Guantanamo detainees are not human beings
By Archie Techne — January 12th, 2008
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has ruled that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act does not apply to detainees at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, “effectively ruling that the detainees are not persons at all for purposes of …
Firefighters, Surveillance & Atheism
By Archie Techne — November 30th, 2007
If you live in the US and are worried about surveillance, now you have to be wary of firefighters, who are being trained by Homeland Security to report people who express discontent with the government. This is particularly frightening because firefighters can enter your …
Interesting notes
By Cultural Shifts — November 25th, 2007
Some interesting things out there today, including the Washington Post’s analysis of the Ron Paul Revolution in US politics (looks like they can’t ignore the issue anymore); and the sad fate of Superman.
Law and liberties in the “Age of Terrorism”
By Eliot Che — November 2nd, 2007
In Before the next attack, legal and political philosopher Bruce Ackerman presents a fascinating approach to one of the most pressing and polarizing issues of our time. While debates over the balance between security and civil liberties are nothing new, Ackerman makes an innovative politico-legal …
