Published on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 by The San Francisco Chronicle Dems See Gulf Oil Crisis as Chance for Change by Carolyn Lochhead WASHINGTON – The big question for many Democrats tonight is how far President Obama will go in his first Oval Office address to turn the Gulf of Mexico disaster into an opportunity [...]
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Dems See Gulf Oil Crisis as Chance for Change
June 15, 2010My Thoughts for Monday
June 15, 2010My Thoughts for Monday I just got back from having dinner with my mom. Sometimes it drives me crazy trying to talk to her. I make a comment like I did tonight about President Obama giving a speech to the nation tomorrow night. To which her response is Obama is to blame for the [...]
Banks Profit While Our Farmers Fail
June 14, 2010Published on Monday, June 14, 2010 by OtherWords Banks Profit While Our Farmers Fail When banks call in farm loans at the first opportunity, it destroys families, communities, and regional economies. by Lisa Griffith Bruce Drinkman is a successful organic dairy farmer who milks 50 cows with his wife, Mari, near Glenwood City, Wisconsin. Despite [...]
BP Oil Spill May Not Be Capped Until Christmas, Expert Warns
June 14, 2010Published on Monday, June 14, 2010 by The Guardian/UK BP Oil Spill May Not Be Capped Until Christmas, Expert Warns ‘Everyone should be prepared for worst-case scenario’, says the head of oil consultancy group by Terry Macalister and Richard Wachman One of the world’s leading authorities on oil well management has warned it could take [...]
My Thoughts For Sunday
June 13, 2010http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6pODq8_FxE Rob Thomas – Someday I have been listening to this song, as I really like it. I would like to think that someday things will be better and we will give each other a chance. Today I went out for brunch with my mom and her friends. It was good except for the slight [...]
The BP oil Spill’s Cruel Toll of Wildlife
June 13, 2010Published on Sunday, June 13, 2010 by The Guardian/UK The BP oil Spill’s Cruel Toll of Wildlife We can react positively to what is the largest case of cruelty to animals in US history – if it changes our behaviour as consumers by Ingrid Newkirk BP has certainly shone an international spotlight on British business, [...]
Keeping An Eye On The Surge At Home and Abroad
June 13, 2010Published on Sunday, June 13, 2010 by Win Without War Keeping An Eye On The Surge At Home and Abroad by Ryan Anderson Two reports this week have confirmed – yet again – that the Pentagon’s much touted, new and improved surge strategy in Afghanistan is failing to have the desired effect. Much like the [...]
Judge Sides with Guantanamo Detainee
June 13, 2010Published on Sunday, June 13, 2010 by The Progressive Judge Sides with Guantanamo Detainee by Matthew Rothschild If you haven’t noticed, Obama is still holding prisoners down at Guantanamo Bay, even though he promised to have the place shut down by six months ago. And leaving aside his upcoming shell game, whereby he’s going to [...]
RFK, Jr. Discusses Health Effects of Oil Spill
June 12, 2010http://www.ringoffireradio.com/2010/06/11/rfk-jr-discusses-health-effects-of-oil-spill/#comments RFK, Jr. Discusses Health Effects of Oil Spill June 11th, 2010 While most of the news reports on BP’s oil geyser in the Gulf of Mexico have focused on the environmental impact of the oil, very few are talking about an equally serious issue, which is the impact this oil is going to have [...]
Gulf Needs Concrete Actions That Respect Residents’ Rights
June 12, 2010Published on Saturday, June 12, 2010 by Huffington Post Gulf Needs Concrete Actions That Respect Residents’ Rights by Kerry Kennedy CODEN, Ala. – When Gulf Coast resident Louise Bosarge heard President Obama refer to her community as “resilient,” her response was poetic: “We bounce back. We always bounce back. Bouncing hurts.” Along with my daughter [...]
