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Koch brothers now at heart of GOP power The billionaire brothers’ influence is most visible in the makeup of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, where members have vowed to undo restrictions on greenhouse gases. By Tom Hamburger, Kathleen Hennessey and Neela Banerjee, Los Angeles Times February 6, 2011 The billionaire brothers David and Charles …
The Howling Wilderness of Carbon Credits FEB 5 2011, 2:30 PM ET By Chuck Spinney One of central causes of the financial meltdown was the lack of transparency in the complex derivatives, like bundled mortgages and credit default swaps. Advocates of global warming would have us to believe that they can construct a transparent carbon …
Egypt: Exchanging a Dictator for a Torturer By James Ridgeway, Mother Jones, Thu Feb. 3, 2011 8:30 AM PST As for Suleiman, he looks to be a nasty piece of work. Egyptian Protests Grounded in Decades of Struggle; Portend Regional Transformation Max Ajl, Truthout, 03 February 2011 Egypt is throbbing with resistance. Cairo is cloven between the …
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Madison’s Nightmare: How Much Should We Spend for National Insecurity? Chuck Spinney, FEB 3, 2011 The Atlantic (for James Fallows) Read entire reference piece…. Brother Chuck makes three key points: 1. He quotes Madison, as we have, on the importance of public knowledge as the basis for the Republic keeping the government accountable and in …
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Anyone who thinks we ought to stay in Afghanistan and that the Afghanis want us to stay should carefully read and think about the information in this important report. Chuck Spinney King David’s War Petraeus has a new plan to finish the war: Double down on a failed strategy David Hastings, Rolling Stone, 02/02/11 Read …
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In Egypt, a Facebook page administrator known only by the handle El Shaheeed, or Martyr, is one of the driving forces behind the historic protests. Mike Giglio tracks down the mysterious figure, who talks about his crucial role in organizing the demonstrations. Iran’s Green Revolution had a martyr named Neda, a 26-year-old woman gunned down …
My good friend Jim Fallows, national correspondent for the The Atlantic, asked me to be part of a team to publish guest blogs while he is using the ‘down time’ to finish a book. I am assigned, with three other people, for this week. Attached is my first entry, which I am also distributing as …
