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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 The Dogs of War Are Barking Posted by andrea on 4 November, 2012 Jeremiah Goulka It’s the consensus among the pundits: foreign policy doesn’t matter in this presidential election.  They point to the ways Republican candidate Mitt Romney has more or less parroted President Barack Obama on just about everything other than military spending and tough talk about another “American century.” read more Hurricane Sandy Endorses Obama Posted by andrea on 4 November, 2012 Mary Bottari Sara Jerving The fossil fuel industry has paid a hefty price for the privilege of framing the political discourse about America's energy future. Hundreds of millions have flowed into campaign coffers from energy companies attempting to purchase complete freedom to drill, frack, and burn. Huge "dark money" groups, the Koch's, Karl Rove, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, join dozens of oil and gas industry associations in pouring money into television ad campaigns demanding "energy independence," while trashing wind and solar. read more Broken US System Needs Watching: International Election Observers Could Face Arrest Posted by andrea on 4 November, 2012 Dave Lindorff Tuesday’s national election in the US is shaping up to be a bruising affair, with both parties hiring armies of lawyers to fight over likely contentious battles over voter access to polling stations, dealing with long lines that could prevent people from voting after polls officially close, the counting of votes cast, and now, the right of international inspectors from the respected Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to monitor the process. read more Romneyism Posted by andrea on 4 November, 2012 Robert Reich By now, in these last remaining days before the election of 2012, we have learned enough about the beliefs of the Republican presidential candidate to see them as a worldview all its own – a kind of creed that explains Mitt Romney. Those who say he has no principles are selling him short. read more GMOs at the Polls: 7 Things to Tell Your Friends Before Election Day Posted by andrea on 4 November, 2012 Frances Moore Lappé Anna Lappé Farmers and eaters around the country and the world are watching the November 6 election with a very important question at the forefront of their minds: Will California’s Proposition 37—requiring labeling of GMOs—pass? read more We Can't Afford the Silencing of the Voice of "We, the People" Posted by andrea on 4 November, 2012 Caroline Arnold We use the metaphor "herding cats" to describe a situation in which someone tries to govern the collective behavior of creatures who have only individual goals and agendas, and little interest in being governed. read more 登録変更 | 登録解除

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