by WALTER BRASCH They buried Bouldergrass today. The cause of death was listed as “media-induced health.” Bouldergrass had begun his health crusade more than a decade ago when he began reading more than the sports pages of his local newspaper, subscribed to his first magazine, and decided TV news could be informative if it didn’t mention anything about wars, famines, and poverty. Based on what he read and saw in the media, Bouldergrass moved from smog-bound Los...
Monthly Archives: December 2011
Jobs Report Shows Need To Extend Tax Cut, Unemployment Benefits
While the U.S. economy added 120,000 net new jobs in November and the nation’s unemployment rate fell dramatically, to 8.6 percent, those figures don’t tell the whole story, according to one Washington economist. The seemingly robust job creation numbers that the federal government released Friday in its monthly employment data still aren’t enough to sustain a real drop in unemployment. Also, the economy would have added another 20,000 jobs in November except that many government workers were laid off...
After Day Of Scrambling, Detention Policy Veto Still Looms
Fractured Senate Democrats worked Thursday to find compromise over language for legislation which ultimately could allow for the indefinite detention of U.S. citizens without charge or trial. Their efforts, however, were limited at best, leaving the defense bill open to the very real threat of a rare presidential veto. The overall National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) contains a provision which opponents say could allow the unlimited detention of U.S. citizens by the military, both at home and abroad. President...
Senate Pushes Obama Closer To Defense Veto
The Senate rejection of a ban on unlimited detention of U.S. citizens has brought a rare veto by President Obama much closer to reality. Senators voted down an amendment by Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.) on Wednesday which would have removed provisions of the pending overall defense authorization bill which allow the U.S. military to capture and imprison civilians — without any charge or trial — including American citizens, anywhere in the world, including on U.S. soil. The issue of...
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