US, Russia and China oppose UN’s gay rights mission
Of course, let’s not forget the Roman Catholic Church who is opposing gay rights, listing improbable and nonsensical justifications for their intolerance.
“An unprecedented declaration seeking to decriminalize homosexuality won the support of 66 countries in the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, but opponents criticized it as an attempt to legitimize pedophilia and other ‘deplorable acts.’
A moral decree from the vatican’t
“The Vatican issued the most authoritative and sweeping document on bioethical issues in 20 years on Friday, taking into account recent developments in biomedical technology and reinforcing the church’s opposition to in vitro fertilization, human cloning, genetic testing on embryos before implantation and embryonic stem cell research,” report Povoledo and Goodstein of the NY Times.
In case you need yet another organisation to give you moral advice and dictate your personal life decisions (as if mom and dad weren’t enough), read about the Vatican’s decree after the break!
Familial terrorism in Pakistan (Video)
“Westerners associate terrorism in Pakistan with suicide bombers, but the real emerging terrorist threat for Pakistani women is being disfigured by acid attacks, often by their own husbands, Nicholas D. Kristof says.” – NY Times Video Opinion
Read on to see the disturbing video about thousands of women’s lifes in Pakistan. Warning: the video contains graphic images and is not suitable for young children.
Wouldn’t it be fun if Bush resigned tomorrow?
I’m sure many of us have wondered what it would be like if Bush quit, or resigned, or was impeached. NY Times writer, Gail Collins has been daydreaming of the day that George W. Bush quits, and wouldn’t it be the best present to America for the holiday season?
Seriously, what would happen? Â Read the funny and wishful article by Ms. Collins after the break!
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Al Gore to Obama: 5 steps for change
In his op-ed article for the New York Times, Al Gore has presented Barack Obama with a clear-cut plan for change to American environmental practices and laws.
Gore suggested that if we put our efforts together and set a goal, then we could kill three birds with one stone: eliminate the threat of global warming, help the ailing economy, and cease our dependence on foreign oil. Read further about Gore’s five-step solution!
Hope in the Darkness (re-podcast from 6/19/06)
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Act 1: Utter Failure – LeShow
Act 2: Swiftboating the Planet – New York Times
Act 3: Storm Cloud Over New Orleans – Mother Jones
Act 4: Global Warming Research – LeShow
Act 5: A note of hope in New Orleans – NPR
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And They’re Off
Act 1: 08 Candidates – BBC
Act 2: Gore for Prez – NY Times
Act 3: The Media and Kucinich – CounterSpin
Act 4: Strength in elections – The Young Turks
Act 5: Where’s the right hook? – NY Times
Act 6: 08 election – BBC
Act 7: Prime time candidates – NPR
Act 8: Edwards needs to stop apologizing – The Young Turks
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The Cherry Blossoms Bloom Earlier Each Year in DC
Act 1: Wes Clark on global warming – The Young Turks
Act 2: Climate change – Sam Seder Show
Act 3: The first energy president – NY Times
Act 4: Climate change part 2 – Sam Seder Show
Act 5: Climate change – Randi Rhodes
Act 6: Climate change Part 3 – Sam Seder Show
Act 7: Jon vs. global warming skeptic – The Daily Show
Act 8: Pap attack on global warming – Ring of Fire
Act 9: Media and climate change – Counterspin
Act 10: Gore’s movie in schools – The Young Turks
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MarchOnPentagon.Org
Act 1: Laura Bush on Iraq – The Daily Show
Act 2: Surge debate – On the Media
Act 3: Debate on escalation – Countdown
Act 4: Bush’s surge speech – Thom Hartmann
Act 5: A risky game of Risk – NY Times
Act 6: Broken egg, Cracked egg – Countdown
Act 7: Blame the troops – The Young Turks
Act 8: Blood for oil – Randi Rhodes
Act 9: Rice’s history lesson – Countdown
Act 10: No interest in catching Bin Laden – The Young Turks
New Boss Same as the Old Boss?
Act 1: Comments on Pelosi’s Speech – Randi Rhodes
Act 2: Pelosi’s Speech
Act 3: Ted Kennedy interview Part 1 – Ring of Fire
Act 4: First 100 hours complete – Randi Rhodes
Act 5: Ted Kennedy interview Part 2 – Ring of Fire
Act 6: A failed revolution – NYTimes
Act 7: Money Party vs. People Party – Ring of Fire
Surge Without Sacrifice
Act 1: Young Marines speaks out – Randi Rhodes and Mike Malloy
Act 2: Dems strongly anti-surge – Countdown
Act 3: They told you so – NY Times
Act 4: Iraq study group – Sam Seder
Act 5: John Dean on Iraq – Countdown
Act 6: Victors have a change of heart – LeShow
Act 7: No one cares about Iraq or Saddam – The Young Turks
Act 8: Sacrafice in Iraq – Countdown
Bush’s War on Intelligence
Act 1: NIE findings harsh – Newshour
Act 2: Spawning new radicals – Rachel Maddow
Act 3: Due Process, Bulldozed – New York Times
Act 4: Increasing anti-Americanism – Ring of Fire
Act 5: Reasons for terrorism – Randi Rhodes
Act 6: Looking worse all the time – The Young Turks
Profiles in Government
Act 1: Corporate corruption in government – Thom Hartmann
Act 2: Corruption in the interior – NOW with David Brancaccio
Act 3: The Church Lady Party – NY Times OpEd
Act 4: Taking Bush seriously is important – Thom Hartmann
Act 5: Racial profiling in airports – Democracy Now!
Act 6: Bush on the Geneva Conventions – CountDown
Act 7: Comparative history lesson – Thom Hartmann
Protecting Rights and Democracy
Act 1: Geneva Conventions – Mother Jones Radio
Act 2: The law gets a toehold – NY Times Op-Ed
Act 3: Double Speak – Wait Wait
Act 4: Protecting our vote – Ring of Fire
Act 5: NY still hates the gays – Ring of Fire
Act 6: We don’t need The South – Ring of Fire
Act 7: McGovern is a liberal – The Young Turks
The race is on my friends
Act 1: Rove runs on the war – NY Times
Act 2: Nascar dads and other dimwits – Ring of Fire
Act 3: Electronic voting problems – Mother Jones
Act 4: BradBlog.com – Ring of Fire
Act 5: Diebold Machines – The Young Turks
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