Got Debt? Who doesn’t these days… Democrats on the Hill are gearing up to take on the credit card companies and their “abusive practices that trap borrowers in an endless debt cycle.” As the economy sinks even lower due to the housing market slump, consumers are trapped in a vicious cycle with debt. Adding to the woes of consumers, credit companies often raise interest rates on cards, not because the cardholder has defaulted on their agreement with the card company but...

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It was predictable that our invading Iraq could lead to military clashes between Turkey and the people of Kurdish Northern Iraq. It was predictable because it was predicted. To some, then, the latest flare up of fighting in the long simmering hostilities on the Turkish Iraqi border comes as anything but a surprise. To some, in fact, it qualifies as an inevitability. According to all reports from Kurds themselves the yearning for the establishment and recognition in their homelands...

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About 13 minutes into former attorney general John Ashcroft’s speech at Cornell University’s Statler Hall a couple of days ago, “more than 100 students and Ithaca community members stood up from their seats, turned their backs to Ashcroft and placed black shrouds over their heads. The protesters stood in silence for another 14 minutes before walking out of his speech together.” Watch the video here:  There’s more at the HuffPo from Michael Siegel who says, “We hope to inspire similar resistance wherever...

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Gettin’ in a little blogging action before the afternoon over takes me and I become pre-occuppied with what to do with myself come sunset. I actually had a little bit of success finding some good news on the interwebs, today. But, the number of positive stories still feels like too few and far between. I’m actually in a bit of a bad mood, myself. The television was ablaze with foul weather crawls, all night. Many of us in residence...

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