Tonight on PBS’ Frontline (check your local listing) we see a report on the effects of an earthquake here in the US somewhere near a nuclear power plant, which is now a stark prospect after the spectacle of Fukushima. In New York the Indian Point plant has been criticized as insecure for years. … Read more
On the day we remember him, his spirit remembers us. And this spirit walks in our country today, wherever the light of justice needs to be shone. It would most certainly be at the “Occupy” places all over the world. Apropos of that we are thankful to Bill Moyers for returning to weekly journalism. On … Read more
The ongoing negotiations to create an environment for withdrawal from Afghanistan have become an important goal. The troops report sharing these concerns.
In the oral argument on Tuesday at the Supreme Court in FCC vs. Fox the discussion moved to the inconsistencies of law that would ban the viewing of body parts and profanity in, say, a PBS documentary but not in, say, Schindler’s List. Seth Waxman noted that complaints about Olympics broadcasts where statues were shown … Read more
Last night Ron Paul’s speech was a self-satisfied assessment of his second place finish in New Hampshire as victory. And it was, if you see Paul as not just another Republican candidate with a hope of getting this nomination, but as a living embodiment of libertarian doctrine. As a walking symbol he is always a … Read more
