October 11, 2003
Friday Reading
Thought I'd clear out the links that have been accumulating, in spite of my best efforts to lay off completely. Some are from a bit ago, but no less interesting for all that...
Mark Kleiman on the depths of zero tolerance.
Body and Soul compares Arnold's platform to the Kennedy legacy he's been trying to claim the rights to.
Billmon talks about Pentagon sales of weapon production systems, about Arnie's futile hope that the GOP will decide that California should get as much as it gives, and Jerry Bremer's lies about Iraq.
A BuzzFlash interview with Jim Hightower.
8BitJoystick on how the internet is changing politics, a subject Kos spoke about when explaining the other day why the campaign is becoming more important than the candidate.
Also on dKos, the company Bush keeps and Meteor Blades' discussion of energy policy.
Different Strings reminds us that there are conservatives who think that we don't have any rights unless they're expressly spelled out in the Constitution.
Alternet posts an article on why we need to leave work at work, and not allow ourselves to be overworked. Rights that labor activists had to fight hard for.
The Nation: Naomi Klein on why free trade is war, veteran journalist Helen Thomas on why peace is up to us, William Greider writes about saving the soul of capitalism, and Julie Quiroz-Martinez reports on the immigrant workers' freedom ride.
Digby keys off a Guardian article on narrative politics.
Calpundit gives us a chilling overview of the Texas GOP platform, a radical agenda that the most powerful members of the Republican party seem to be following. It's the kind of thing that I've gotten called crazy for suggesting they're after, as though I'm the one who made it up. Here, Kevin talks about why it's no laughing matter.
Tom Tomorrow simplifies the Plame story, and Lisa English goes over the latest maneuvers, with references to good stuff by David Neiwert.
The Dean blog does it's part for domestic violence awareness.
And finally, I'd like to thank Dave Pollard of How to Save the World for making doubleplusgood on his announcement that I'd get a book in return for winning this contest by default. But due to Amazon issues, and my own laxity in updating my profile, I only recently got my prize. And not only did he send me the copy of 'What Liberal Media' that I chose, but also a copy of the 'Great Big Book of Tomorrow'. THANKS, DAVE! :)
Posted by natasha at October 11, 2003 02:56 AM | TrackBackYippie! Natasha's back! And now I can catch up with all that good reading. :-)
Don't go into the kitchen, please. We need to hear from you...
Posted by: Mary on October 11, 2003 03:57 AMI won't get the stitches out until Tuesday, but it is better. And I've really come around to seeing the beauty of plastic dinnerware. If only I could figure out a way not to feel so wasteful...
Posted by: natasha on October 12, 2003 10:18 PM