Month June 2006

Why is a baby front page news?

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie had a baby. So what? Why is this continuing front page news? PS The proud parents appear to have seriously right wing politics… They may be offered roles in the filming of Ayn Rand’s ‘Atlas…

LGBT Rights

He is a divider, not a uniter. And even in this era of ultra-political polarization he’s willing to tilt to those who want to divide Americans rather than those who would unite them. In fact, as a zillion analysts â┚¬â€…

The fiends

Australian authorities plan to “curtail the antics of hooligans” by piping through a park the music of … Barry Manilow.

Mandatory military service?

A stealth bill to make military service mandatory has been slithering through Congress unnoticed and will be discussed tomorrow, June 6. Time to mobilize. H.R. 4752: Universal National Service Act of 2006 Introduced: Feb 14, 2006 Sponsor: Rep. Charles Rangel…

‘US risking another fiasco in Somalia’

The United States is now reportedly backing some of the same warlord factions that helped drive the US out of Somalia more than a decade ago. The warlord alliance said to be receiving US funding for weapons purchases is losing…