Blackwater Founder Implicated in Murder
thenation.com — Sworn statements filed in Federal Court allege that Blackwater founder Erik Prince launched a "crusade" to eliminate Muslims and Islam and that the company may have been involved in murders to suppress information from federal investigators. (Submitted by BenNation) More...
The War Against the 'War on Drugs'
thenation.com — As California goes, so goes the nation. If that old adage still holds true, then the nation may soon see a gradual backpedaling from the criminal justice policies that have led to wholesale incarceration in recent decades. (Submitted by CopsSayLegalize) More...
A Democrat Calls for Executive Accountability
thenation.com — Judiciary Committee member Baldwin asks Congress (and Obama) to restore checks and balances, while holding Bush-Cheney to account. Holding the president accountable to the law should not be a partisan issue. (Submitted by inactive) More...
Secretary of Defense Gates' Revolution
thenation.com — Most media attention has focused on the former--the big-ticket items he rightly says are no longer needed or too costly and "exquisite" to meet the Pentagon's requirements. These include the F-22 Raptor, a $143 million supersonic jet fighter originally designed to shoot down Soviet aircraft; the DDG-1000 Zumwalt-class destroyer, a $3.3 billion ste (Submitted by Ralphdraw3) More...
GOP Legislators Fought Pandemic Preparedness
thenation.com — When David Obey (D-WI), a longtime champion of pandemic preparation, included $900 million for that purpose in the stimulus package, he was ridiculed by conservative operatives and congressional Republicans. The Republicans essentially succeeded: the Senate version of the stimulus included no money whatsoever for pandemic preparedness. (Submitted by Jordan117) More...
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