Category: 1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism
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Does the President Have a Right to Not Encounter Disagreement?
Alex Young and Leslie Weise attended a presidential forum on Social Security in Denver back in 2005 and were ejected after security noticed they had an anti-war bumper sticker. The forum was funded with taxpayer money. From the briefing for the White House: The president’s right to control his own message includes the right to […]
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Trailer for THX 1138
George Lucas’s first film – with some of his most subversive imagery and amazing soud design – I found the overall pic a bit slow but the themes and visuals are worth it.
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Wolfowitz's Apology: Don't Hate Me Because I Helped Launch The Iraq War
Think Progress Wolfowitz tried to explain away his behavior, claiming his mistakes were made because “he had to deal with it when he was new to this institution and trying to navigate in uncharted waters.” He added that criticism of him should not focus on his role in the Iraq war. “For people who disagree […]
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Glenn Greenwald Parses The Weekly Standard's Craving for a Dictator
Glenn Greenwald in Salon: Until the Bill Kristols and John Yoos and other authoritarians of that strain entered the political mainstream, I never heard of prominent Americans who describe the power that they want to vest in our political leaders as “near dictatorial.” Anyone with an even passing belief in American political values would consider […]
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Blitzer Gives Cheney's Heart a Stress Test
Yeek. Blitzer still held back a bit too much.
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Tell Your House Rep: ‘Pull Funding for the War'
Got 2 minutes? Go to house.gov and find your house rep. Call them and say: I support pulling funding for the war in Iraq. Hang up. Everyone will be scared of the sacred ‘You don’t support the troops.’ or even better ‘Why do you hate the troops?’ or even better ‘Why do you hate America?’ […]