There is a real infectious, raving madness abroad in the country today. I am mystified by the intensity of it, the amount of press and pundit attention it is getting and the absence of any logic or evidence behind it. Of course the behavior of Fox News, Glenn Beck, Limbaugh, etc, etc, who have been gleefully fanning the flames, is unconscionable. The thought that ratings/dollars may be the big motivator for these demagogues is enough to make one vomit.
Speaking with journalist Naomi Klein about her latest article for Harper’s Magazine, “Minority Death Match: Jews, Blacks and the ‘Post-Racial’ Presidency.” The piece examines the World Conference Against Racism that was held in Geneva this past April, a follow-up to the first racism conference in Durban, South Africa in 2001. There was a major boycott with the Obama administration refusing to attend, claiming the conference would unfairly target Israel. Critics say the controversy over Israel could have been an excuse to avoid dealing with the conference’s key issues, including addressing the legacy of slavery.
Anyone smart and strong enough to fight delusional thinking and who pays attention to current events should clearly see that corporate corruption of the US political system is so pervasive and powerful that there will be no genuine reform of both the health care and financial sectors.
A United Nations investigation into Israel's war on Gaza has found evidence that both sides committed war crimes during the December 27-January 18 conflict.
The US president has called for major reform of the country's financial regulatory system, a year to the day that investment bank Lehman Brothers collapsed and sparked a global recession.
Officials from Iraq and Syria are to meet in Turkey to discuss tensions stemming from Iraqi accusations that fighters based in Syria are responsible for bomb attacks in Baghdad.
Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, has met the US special envoy to the Middle East in Jerusalem for talks on restarting stalled peace negotiations.
Patrick Swayze, whose role as a dance instructor in Dirty Dancing made him one of the iconic film stars of the 1980s, has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
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There is a real infectious, raving madness abroad in the country today. I am mystified by the intensity of it, the amount of press and pundit attention it is getting and the absence of any logic or evidence behind it. Of course the behavior of Fox News, Glenn Beck, Limbaugh, etc, etc, who have been gleefully fanning the flames, is unconscionable. The thought that ratings/dollars may be the big motivator for these demagogues is enough to make one vomit. 
The US president has called for major reform of the country's financial regulatory system, a year to the day that investment bank Lehman Brothers collapsed and sparked a global recession.
A Malaysian Islamic court judge has sentenced a Muslim man to be caned for drinking alcohol.
