Wednesday, July 9,2008

Fake Outrage Over Clark Comments

Perot’s war-hero running mate didn’t get special tre

By Joe Conason

Despite all the feigned out-rage fanned by the main stream media and the right-wing noisemakers, Wesley Clark—retired four star general, former supreme commander of NATO, wounded and highly decorated veteran of ground combat in Vietnam and a military man to his core—assuredly did not denigrate the war record of John McCain when he talked about the Republican candidate on television last Sunday.

Wednesday, July 2,2008

How Fair Is No Child Left Behind?

Large, urban schools are more likely to be cited

By Lisa Kaiser

Does the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law unfairly grade urban schools while giving smaller schools a pass? The Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) district has been a “district identified for improvement” for two years running, based on MPS students’ scores on the Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Exam...

Wednesday, July 2,2008

“I Do?” Oh No You Don’t

Same-sex marriages performed in California could mean trouble

By Jessica Steinhoff

Last month, the California Supreme Court struck down Proposition 22, a ballot referendum in which 61% of the state’s residents voted that the word “marriage” should only pertain to a union between a man and a woman. Since then, hundreds of same-sex couples from across the country have flocked to California to say “I do.”

Wednesday, July 2,2008

Inventing a Country-Club Muslim Marxist

The smear campaign against Obama continues

By Joe Conason

Precisely on schedule, the usual assortment of right wing operatives is preparing its expected assault on the Democratic presidential nominee. While this unwholesome phase of the election cycle is known universally as“Swift boating”—named after the defamatory media blitz against John Kerry four years ago —the style and some of the personnel date back at least two decades...

Wednesday, July 2,2008

Dreams Become Legends

South Dakota’s Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse monument and wi

By Mary Bergin

Summertime road trips of 700-some miles into South Dakota, the Badlands and the Black Hills seem like a rite of passage. This is the most classic of vacations, especially for families, who follow typically flat and easy-to-drive I-90 for a glimpse of the Wild West. They encounter Shady Brady hats and jackalopes...

Wednesday, June 25,2008

Obama’s Grassroots Ground Game

Community organizing experience fuels his presidential campaign

By Lisa Kaiser

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s path to the White House is being created out of his experience as a community organizer in Chicago, a nontraditional route to power that harnesses the grassroots, empowers individuals to find their strengths and builds communities around attainable goals.

Wednesday, June 25,2008

Health Care’s Racial Gap

African Americans face medical disparities

By Lisa Kaiser

Juneteenth 2008 celebrated, as it always does, the day in 1865 on which slaves in Texas learned that they had been emancipated. But this year’s Juneteenth celebration also was a day of action for Milwaukee’s African-American residents and health care professionals who want the next president and elected officials...

Wednesday, June 25,2008

Taxes, Integrity and Character

McCain panders to the wealthiest

By Joe Conason

Once upon a time, there was a fiscally and socially responsible senator named John McCain. Despite his presidential ambitions, the Republican from Arizona spoke out against the economic royalism of his party’s leadership in the White House and Congress, and simply said no.

Wednesday, June 25,2008

EarthTalk

From the Editors of E/THE ENVIRONMENTAL MAGAZINE

Dear EarthTalk: Summer’s going to be a scorcher this year, and I’d like to know how I can keep cool indoors without running my energy-hogging air conditioners all the time. Any tips? —John McGovern

Friday, June 20,2008

Bush’s High Crimes and Misdemeanors

Kucinich introduces 35 articles of impeachment

By Lisa Kaiser

The country may be running out the clock on the Bush administration, but impeachment advocates are hoping that President George W. Bush leaves office sooner than Jan. 1, 2009. Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich introduced 35 articles of impeachment in the House of Representatives last week, even though his party leader, Nancy Pelosi, had declared impeachment attempts to be “off the table.”

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Thief Wine Seminar - Underknown Gems from Around the Wine World

There´s more to wine than Cabernet & Chardonnay! Expand your horizons and join Thief Wine proprietor Phil Bilodeau for an informative seminar featuring some of the world´s underknown and underappreciated varietals and regions. You´ll discover just how vast and exciting the world of wine is as you taste through three whites and three reds and learn about the specific wines, the grape varietals, the regions, and what makes each wine

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