washingtonpost.com By Greg Sargent | June 14, 2010 * We are now about to see what full White House engagement on the Gulf spill looks like. That’s the unmistakable message from this week’s schedule, which kicks off with a two-day trip to the Gulf, followed by an Oval Office address on the catastrophe and then [...]
Archive for June, 2010
14 Jun
Why the United States still can’t get BP to do what’s necessary
Gulf Oil Spill This post originally appeared at Robert Reich’s blog If Obama asserts no legal authority over BP, he can’t cleanup the oil giant’s cleanup BY ROBERT REICH Here’s what Coast Guard Rear Adm. James A. Watson wrote to BP’s chief operating officer on Friday: “Recognizing the complexity of this challenge, every effort must [...]
13 Jun
Saudi Arabia gives Israel clear skies to attack Iranian nuclear sites
London Times ONLINE Hugh Tomlinson Saudi Arabia has conducted tests to stand down its air defences to enable Israeli jets to make a bombing raid on Iran’s nuclear facilities, The Times can reveal. In the week that the UN Security Council imposed a new round of sanctions on Tehran, defence sources in the Gulf say [...]
13 Jun
Congress Mulls Bill to Revise Birthright Citizenship
Possible Change to 14th Amendment Could Add Fuel to the Immigration Debate By MATT ROCHELLE, ABC News June 13, 2010 Anyone born on American soil is an American. That’s an unconditional right, according to the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution. It’s not an exclusively American practice. Worldwide, about 30 nations (mostly in the Western [...]
13 Jun
Woman Sees Her Home Confiscated Over a Water Bill
The Huffington Post Investigative Fund By Fred Schulte and Ben Protess and Lagan Sebert One raw day in early February, Vicki Valentine stood by helplessly as real estate investors snatched her West Baltimore home over what began with an unpaid city water bill of $362. As snow threatened to fall, she watched a work crew [...]
12 Jun
Wikileaks’ Julian Assange “in Danger”’Assange Is in Some Danger’
Daniel Ellsberg: Wikileaks’ Julian Assange “in Danger” – The Daily Beast Daniel Ellsberg (John McDonnell, The Washington Post / Getty Images As feds hunt for Wikileaks’ Julian Assange in hopes of preventing him from publishing diplomatic secrets, Samuel P. Jacobs talks with Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg about why he should stay out of America—and [...]
11 Jun
The Wrong Message on Deficits
The New York Times EDITORIAL The Wrong Message on Deficits The whip-deficits-now fever is running hot on both sides of the Atlantic. In Europe, politicians are understandably spooked by investors dumping government bonds in the wake of the Greek meltdown. But the sudden fierce enthusiasm for fiscal austerity, especially among stronger economies, is likely to [...]
11 Jun
Obama presses aid to small business
The Chicago Tribune The Swamp by Christi Parsons President Obama this morning will call on Congress to pass a series of his proposals to spur hiring in the private sector, following a meeting with owners and workers of small enterprises in the Oval Office to talk about how they are weathering the recession. Four months [...]
11 Jun
Don’t expect Obama to be Superman
Washingtonpost.com Why can’t President Obama stop the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? Why can’t he get the Israelis and Palestinians to stop squabbling and make peace? Why can’t he get the Europeans to contribute more troops to fight the Taliban in Afghanistan? Why can’t he forge a global treaty to reduce the emission [...]
9 Jun
Cheney’s Culture Of Deregulation And Corruption
How Bush Administration Inaction Created the BP Disaster A look at the culture of deregulation, self-regulation, and corruption ushered in on Cheney’s underscores why the BP oil catastrophe should forever be remembered as Cheney’s Katrina. SOURCE: AP/Cliff Owen By Joshua Dorner | June 9, 2010 Big Oil spent millions of dollars to sweep—and keep—George W. [...]
