the lives of thousands of American soldiers and maybe a hundred thousand mostly innocent Iraqi civilians. We have failed as a nation to come to terms with the massive costs that are less direct and obvious but just as real.
Stem Cell, Climate Rules Among Targets of President-Elect’s Team By Ceci Connolly and R. Jeffrey Smith Washington Post Staff Writers Transition advisers to President-elect Barack Obama have compiled a list of about 200 Bush administration actions and executive orders that could be swiftly undone to reverse White House policies on climate change, stem cell research,…
By Dan Eggen, Washington Post After nine months of noisy controversy over his troubled tenure, Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales is leaving office quietly today with a low-key farewell address to Justice Department employees in Washington. Gonzales, who has made only three public appearances since announcing his resignation on Aug. 27, is expected to dwell…
Rawstory — The battle to protect Americans from warrantless wiretaps and hold telecommunications companies accountable is all but lost, Sen. Russ Feingold, a leading critic of President Bush’s likely illegal surveillance programs, said Monday. The “farce” of a surveillance law deal heralded by House Democratic leaders last week could permanently hide evidence of an “impeachable…
By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Congress on Tuesday struck back at the Bush administration’s trend toward secrecy since the 2001 terrorist attacks, passing legislation to toughen the Freedom of Information Act and increasing penalties on agencies that don’t comply. The White House would not say whether President Bush will sign the legislation, which unanimously passed…
By Thom Hartmann, Berrett-Koehler Publishing The following is an excerpt from Thom Hartmann’s new book, Cracking the Code: How to Win Hearts, Change Minds, and Restore America’s Original Vision. We the people The traditional American liberal story is the story of We the People. As Americans, the most important part of our social identity is…
