A brief R.I.P. in memory of Kurt Vonnegut Jr. — a big influence on many Thirdeye staffers.
God Bless You, Mr. Vonnegut
May 3rd, 2007 · Written by Jason Glover · No Comments
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Silencing Science
How ExxonMobil and the Whitehouse have duped the public about the "uncertainty" behind climate change.
March 3rd, 2007 · Written by Jason Glover · No Comments
If you’ve seen Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth, allegations that the Bush Administration manipulated federally-funded studies in order to downplay the threat of global warming are hardly any surprise. These manipulations have expectedly muddied the picture on global warming throughout the general public’s mindscape.
But now Congress is finally taking notice. […]
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Hiding in the Center
The Senate’s too passive to cut off surge funding. Democrats aren’t weak in numbers – just courage.
March 3rd, 2007 · Written by Steve Morse · No Comments
The Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing in February on whether certain civilian officials in the Pentagon manipulated intelligence to support the Administration’s decision to go to war against Iraq four years ago. At the end of the hearing, the committee’s new chairman, Senator Carl Levin, wagged his finger at the Pentagon’s Inspector General, calling the report the most “devastating” he’d seen in his Senate career. Levin, it seemed, hadn’t been quite steamed about anything in a while – including the President’s recent unveiling of the troop “surge.” […]
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A Bull in a China Shop
A Call for an Immediate Withdrawal from Iraq
March 3rd, 2007 · Written by Marian Kromkowski · No Comments
Last November, many Americans were celebrating the new Democratic majority in the House and Senate. Outrage and concern over the Iraq War had forced Democratic and Republican candidates to address not only the government’s decision to go to war, but also the handling of the war since 2003. More often than not, candidates who advocated a change in course were elected. These results clearly challenged the Bush administration policy of “staying the course.”
But rather than heeding the voice of the people, on Jan. 11 President Bush dismissed overwhelming disapproval of the war, ignored military advisors’ skepticism over a “surge” in forces, and announced an increase of 21,500 troops in Iraq.[…]
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Symbiotic Relationship
How Technology is Saving the Rainforest
January 3rd, 2007 · Written by Jason Glover · No Comments
To some, the technological prowess of our culture is seen as the ultimate destructive mechanization – responsible for everything from our current global ecological crisis to the general feelings of isolation and loneliness afflicting the modern world.
But is this necessarily the case? […]
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