Month: July 2005

2,000 vets call for release of more Abu Ghraib photos RAW STORY Veterans for Common Sense (VCS), a nonpartisan veterans’ organization with 12,000 members, called for a commission to investigate torture allegations today,...

Sunglasses and suncream for dogsThe £4.99 ($8) goggles are sold in England, the dog loving nation, and allegedly offer 100 per cent UV protection while the £2.99 ($5) sunblock protects delicate areas such as the nose and ears....

This is something I wrote about a month ago.  Given the currency split occurring in the AFL-CIO, it seems appropriate to repost it.  The central argument is simple: all of the “pro-democracy” Republicans...

Crossposted at my new Community Blog, My Left Wing Motivated by the latest news of the AFL/CIO split, I have shamelessly lifted the Terkel Interview from the AFL/CIO’s website. Terkel makes some excellent points, and makes...

AAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHH echoing from Liberal Street Fighter” In politics, words can be such slippery things. Take the word staunch for example: staunch1 (stônch, stänch)  also stanch (stônch, stänch,...