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Webバージョン  |  アップデート設定  |  登録解除 いいね ツイート 転送 http://endofsecrets.blogspot.com Foul Play in the Senate Posted by jon on 25 January, 2013 Bill Moyers Michael Winship The inauguration of a president is one of those spectacles of democracy that can make us remember we’re part of something big and enduring. So for a few hours this past Monday the pomp and circumstance inspired us to think that government of, by, and for the people really is just that, despite the predatory threats that stalk it.The exterior view of Amgen Inc. offices in Fremont, Calif. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) read more The Great Dismal: How to Arrive Singing in a World Undone Posted by jon on 25 January, 2013 Phil Rockstroh "Real generosity towards the future lies in giving all to the present.” – Albert Camus: The repercussions of our acts—the constructs we create—endure well past the dissolution of our convictions and desires. Our actions exist as living architecture that surrounds the breathing moment. Future generations will dwell in the world we erect, thought by thought, deed by deed. read more Frontline Gets Its Man: Lanny Breuer Leaves DOJ After Exposé Posted by jon on 25 January, 2013 Mary Bottari In a testament to the power of independent media, the award-winning public television show Frontline this week helped push a top Department of Justice (DOJ) official out the door. read more Choice of Mary Jo White to Head SEC Puts Fox In Charge of Hen House Posted by jon on 25 January, 2013 Matt Taibbi I was shocked when I heard that Mary Jo White, a former U.S. Attorney and a partner for the white-shoe Wall Street defense firm Debevoise and Plimpton, had been named the new head of the SEC.Mary Jo White. "If Barack Obama wanted to send a signal that he's getting tougher on Wall Street, he sure picked a funny way to do it," writes Taibbi. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images) read more The President of Perpetual War Posted by jon on 25 January, 2013 David Sirota Four years into his presidency, Barack Obama’s political formula should be obvious. He gives fabulous speeches teeming with popular liberal ideas, often refuses to take the actions necessary to realize those ideas and then banks on most voters, activists, reporters and pundits never bothering to notice - or care about - his sleight of hand. read more Smoke and Mirrors: Obama DOE Fracked Gas Export Study Contractor's Tobacco Industry Roots Posted by jon on 25 January, 2013 Steve Horn At first, it was kept secret for months, cryptically referred to only as an "unidentified third-party contractor." read more Reclaiming Our Imaginations from 'There Is No Alternative' Posted by jon on 25 January, 2013 Andrea Brower We live in a time of heavy fog. A time when, though many of us dissent and resist, humanity seems committed to a course of collective suicide in the name of preserving an economic system that generates scarcity no matter how much is actually produced. read more Old Struggles, Shifting Awareness in a New Age Posted by jon on 25 January, 2013 Robert Dodge This past week’s presidential inauguration on Martin Luther King Day finds us as a nation and people at a remarkable crossroads. Before us we have the same daunting issues we have faced for years yet there is something different. There is a developing shift in our consciousness and responsibility. We are witnessing a new awareness of the challenges and necessity of addressing them. read more The Flobots: Reviving the Poetry of Politics Posted by jon on 25 January, 2013 Brendan Smith In 2006, Neil Young told the Los Angeles Times that the silence of young songwriters during the Bush era compelled him to retake the stage as a protest singer: “I was waiting for someone to come along, some young singer eighteen-to-twenty-two years old, to write these songs and stand up. I waited a long time. Then I decided that maybe the generation that has to do this is still the ’60s generation.”   read more Why Serving In Combat Does Not Serve Women (Or Anyone Else) Well Posted by jon on 25 January, 2013 Lucinda Marshall Crucial as it is for women to have the same opportunities and benefits as men who do comparable work, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta’s announcement that women can now serve in combat positions in the military should not be misconstrued as a step forward for women. read more 登録変更 | 登録解除

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