Category: US Politics

Paul Krugman believes we need to learn from the lessons of past civilizations and care for our environment. The point is that when it comes to evidence of danger from emissions – as opposed to, say, Iraqi nukes – the people now running the United States won’t take yes for an answer. Quite.

George Bush has said of Arnie “I think he’d be a good governor”. Watching the Running Man being interviewed I find that I like his style. I think he will be elected. And I’d vote for him.

Dan is none too happy, reading criticism of US presidential hopeful, Howard Dean. He then cites some things about Bush that make republicans cringe: He went AWOL from his Air National Guard unit during the Vietnam War. He quit a too-heavy drinking habit at age 40. He covered up a drunk-driving arrest.

Hehe very funny take on George W. from Comedy Central’s Daily Show: a debate between President George W. Bush and the only man to stand up to him, coming through a timewarp from the year 2000, Governor George W. Bush. [via Horst] Realplayer required

Naomi Klein is supporting her country today, with a praising of the introduction of some liberal laws that she says make Canada a hippie nation. · The Liberal party government of prime minister Jean Chrétien did not support the invasion of Iraq (“opposed” would be too strong a word, since we maintained troops in the…

My results for President 1. Kucinich, Cong. Dennis, OH – Democrat (92%) Click here for info 2. Gephardt, Cong. Dick, MO – Democrat (83%) Click here for info 3. Edwards, Senator John, NC – Democrat (69%) Click here for info 4. Kerry, Senator John, MA – Democrat (68%) Click here for info 5. Libertarian Candidate…

Kal Raustiala, teacher of International Law at Princeton has a lenghty piece on US imperialism in todays Tribune. He talks extensively about US domination of central America, and several bodies of island where people live in a form of legal limbo. He implores America to acknowledge its empire and to change its attitude towards it.

This week Matthew Engel writes about the media in the US, and its plethora of right-wing presenters.

Nicholas Kristof writes about Pentagon plans for bombing Korea. The figures he give make interesting reading, especially if you compare them to the cake-walk that Iraq is likely to be. The North has 13,000 artillery pieces and could fire some 400,000 shells in the first hour of an attack, many with sarin and anthrax, on…

I must admit, I am on Michael Moore’s mailing list…and here is what he said at the Oscars, upon receiving the award for best documentary feature. His fellow nominees were also on stage. They’re here in solidarity with me because we like nonfiction. We like nonfiction and we live in fictitous times. We live in…