Jul 15 2010
July 15, 2010
“The modern conservative is engaged in one of man’s oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.” — John Kenneth Galbraith …
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Archive for July, 2010
Jul 14 2010
July 15, 2010
Israel justifies its actions in a report on the deadly raid of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla – we’ll speak with US Army vet Ann Wright, a survivor of the raid. And, the military’s Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy goes on trial. Plus, GOP gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman takes on the nurses union. We’ll speak with one of the nurses gathering on Thursday outside Whitman’s Atherton home. And this week’s edition of The People’s Marketplace. …
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Jul 14 2010
Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Holds Back Recommending Elena Kagan
The vote on Elena Kagan’s Supreme Court Nomination has been postponed by one week. Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee successfully delayed the vote when senior member Sen. Jeff Sessions granted that it be moved from Tuesday July 13, to Tuesday July 20. Although Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy feels that the postponement will make no difference to the …
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Jul 14 2010
Frankenfish Could Be Coming to a Plate Near You!
If the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves the first ever genetically-modified salmon, the so-called “Frankenfish” could soon be coming to a plate near you. The transgenic salmon was engineered by a Massachusetts-based company AquaBounty, and can reach market size twice as fast as regular salmon. Growth hormone genes from the Chinook salmon and a gene from the ocean Pout …
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Jul 14 2010
Town Hall Meeting To Tackle Immigration Issues
Arizona’s anti-immigration legislation SB1070 has spurred action from supporters and opponents even before it was signed into law in late April. In spite of international condemnation and a pending federal lawsuit, SB1070 is set to go into effect on July 29th. Polls show that in many states support for the legislation is strong, and many candidates running for office in …
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Jul 14 2010
July 14, 2010
“Compassion is the basis of all morality.” — Arthur Schopenhauer …
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Jul 14 2010
The Right Hook – 07/14/10
The Right Hook, a weekly segment which covers the machinations of the right wing, from the Republican Party to the Tea Party Patriots, and beyond. By Chris Bennett
The NAACP yesterday voted on a resolution which condemned the Tea Party as racist.
The civil rights group now has a firm position regarding the conservative movement which denies allegations of …
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Jul 13 2010
July 14, 2010
We’ll examine Elena Kagan’s civil rights record in light of a new report. And, as the FDA nears approval of a genetically modified salmon, we’ll hear the potential problems with what many call “Frankenfish.” Plus, immigrant groups gather for a town hall meeting in LA, and, this week’s edition of the Right Hook: Reality Based News and Views. …
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Jul 13 2010
What are Obama and Congress Doing About Unemployment?
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development released unemployment data yesterday revealing that the US has more joblessness than the average industrialized nation. With the official figure hovering at around 9.5%, with census jobs ending for hundreds of thousands, and with Congress stalling on extending unemployment benefits, millions of Americans are in a precarious position. Despite rosy depictions of a …
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Jul 13 2010
Six Months After Earthquake Haiti Struggles Continue
Six-months after a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti, most people are still struggling to survive. The January 12th quake killed between 230,000 to 300,000 people, made over a million people homeless, and destroyed an estimated 230,000 homes and 50,000 businesses. Three point one billion dollars in humanitarian aid flowed into Haiti in the months following the quake, …
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