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Mike's Blog Roundup

archy: Everything that is wrong in journalism

naked capitalism: Treasury Mortgage Modification Program produces zero permanent modifications

Lawyers, Guns and Money:The Chosen One

The Reaction: Uganda pushes draconian anti-gay legislation

Vagabond Scholar: American politics seen as a Japanese monster movie

Southern Female Lawyer: Conservative gift basket ideas



From Democracy Now: UN Inquiry Finds Israel “Punished and Terrorized” Palestinian Civilians, Committed War Crimes During Gaza Assault

A United Nations fact-finding mission has found Israel “punished and terrorized” civilians in its three-week assault on Gaza earlier this year and cited strong evidence that Israeli forces committed “grave breaches” of the Geneva Conventions. More than 1,400 Palestinians—about a third of them women and children—were killed in the assault. We get analysis from author and Israel-Palestine scholar Norman Finkelstein.

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Mike's Blog Roundup

Attytood: This is what 'empathy really looks like in America

The GunToting Liberal: Army Reserve Major Fredrick Cook sucessfully weasels his way out of Afghanistan combat orders by challenging Obama's eligibility as his Commander-In Chief

Politics In The Zero:  Fix the economy by prosecuting the CEO of Goldman Sachs

Vagabond Scholar: Diagram Madness

Economist's View: Robert Reich is happy

The Anonymous Liberal: John Yoo - Still Lying


Mike's Blog Roundup

Thoughts from Kansas: Too Many Martyrs

Vagabond Scholar: The Persistence of Ideology

Ephemera Etcetera: The stranger side of Ronald Reagan

The Beacon: Federal Reserve cannot account for $9 Trillion

The Satirical Political Report: Cheny endorses same-sex waterboarding

They gave us a republic: Koko Taylor, a remembrance


Mike's Blog Roundup

Vagabond Scholar: The Torture Flow Chart.  And waterboarding isn't "simulated drowning."  It's drowning

Peace Action Blog: Senator Kerry's hearing with soldiers on Afghanistan

Kansas Jackass: GOP asshats still blocking Sebelius confirmation

Prose Before Hos: Greg Mankiw's naive analysis of Obama's $100 million budget cuts

Right Wing Watch: Let the hate crimes freakout begin

HOLY CRAP: burkha-logic...The Stinque Zombie Bible...Theocracy in California public schools...Runnning amok in FLA. public schools...Jim Wallis, Lefty?...Saudi government upholds child marriage...Proof of virginity...God's will...Art reflects life...As a Man Pisseth...Is Lying a Traditional Value?