(Promoted from the diaries by Steven D) This would have been Robert F. Kennedy’s 80th birthday. After a few thoughts of my own, the rest of this short diary is a few paragraphs from one of his speeches in his spring...
Read MoreIt’s a real challenge to find new outrages for an administration that has killed thousands of Americans and tens of thousands of Iraqis for lies, or that encourages and justifies torture, or that nominates a Supreme Court...
Read MoreAs anticipation grows that Bush administration heavies will be indicted this week, there are all kinds of strong feelings. Some, including many who read this site, are experiencing euphoria. So this is a plea not to let these feelings cloud continuing vigiliance.
Because the Bush administration is not feeling euphoria, nor is the primary feeling now likely to be shame or repentance. The Bush people are under increasing attack from all sides. They are probably feeling cornered.
People, like other animals, can be very dangerous when cornered. Especially when these people have a military. When they have their fingers on the thermonuclear buttons.
It’s not like this hasn’t happened before. And only a few people perhaps prevented a political crisis from turning into a a major catastrophe.
Read MoreSince this seems to be Judy Miller Day at Booman, I’ll post this diary, adapted from my “log entry” on my blog, Dreaming Up Daily (http://dreamingup.blogspot.com)
The Times was given a challenge it can’t refuse by its rival New York paper, the Daily News yesterday. But to understand the import of that Wednesday challenge, it’s necessary to remember what the Times printed on Sunday.
There were three important pieces on the Plame affair in Sunday’s New York Times, though only two got a lot of attention: the staff story about Times reporter Judy Miller and her jailing, and Miller’s own piece about her testimony.
But the third piece was Frank Rich’s column, when he took a step back and zeroed in on the underlying crime, the campaign to sell the Iraq war to the American people, Congress and the world.
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Read MoreMy vision of the future is probably a little different from others you might read here. Although I agree with many analyses of the political and economic forces at work, and on the future impact of declining energy and natural resources, I place them in a different framework. I see a factor dominating that others see as contributory.
In my view, the future will be shaped and dominated by climate. Not just the tepid background of “global warming,” not some distant and neutral-sounding “climate change.” I mean what I’ve been calling–and others (like Al Gore) are beginning to call–the climate crisis. I’ll explain what I mean by this, which is perhaps different as well.
But first let me preview what I mean by fear of the future.
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