Month: November 2006

A socially responsible Wal-Mart?

Did I miss it? Has hell frozen over? In an LA Times article today about the decline of ocean fisheries, I was amazed to read that Wal-Mart, of all corporations, was planning to take some positive action:Only about 6% of the...

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Advice for Dealing With Neo-Cons

Neo-conservative Dov Zakheim has some advice for incoming Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. We’ve screwed things up so bad in Iraq that we should: • Focus on preserving stability in the region rather than on more...

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Animal Cruelty: Convicted? In a pig’s eye.

  After cheering the heroes for abused and neglected creatures, the animal cops, the humane societies, the adoptions, we demand justice.  That’s the American way. The story usually ends, though, and if convicted...

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