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The New York Times Wrong-Headedly Propagandizes for an Obama Gasoline Tax

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 01.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Gas Prices, Cap and Trade, Thomas Friedman, State of Hawai, President-Elect Obama, Gas Purchase Permits, World War II, Gas Rationing, Fuel Voucher Program, Gas Tax, Newyorktimes, Obama Oil, Obama Gas Tax, Business News
Raymond J. Learsy

A better solution would be a "free market" variation of the gas rationing program that served the nation so well in World War II, bringing a shared sense of mission and dignity to the home front.

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America, Abandoned On Its Own Petard?

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 01.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Globalization, Obama Transition, Obama, International Relations, Mindset, John F Kennedy, Pearl Harbor, War on Terror, Cuban Missile Crisis, Terrorism, 9/11, US Intervention Abroad, Us Foreign Relations, World War II, War on Terrorism, Politics News
Mark Goulston, M.D.

What if, just like us, other countries are content to let America be in the crosshairs of terrorist regimes and turn a jaundiced eye rather than roll their sleeves up and help?

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Christmas on the (Bi-) Polar Express

Elissa Altman | Posted 01.21.2009 | Living

Read More: The Great Depression, The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, Madoff, Mitch Miller, Julia Child, Food, Christmas Dinner, World War II, Sarah Palin, Pottersville, Living News
Elissa Altman

Maybe it's just my imagination, but I don't think so. The run-up to Christmas this year, with each passing day, just keeps getting odder and weirder,...

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Cheney's Confession Should Lead to Criminal Investigation of Bush's Torture Policies

Mitchell Bard | Posted 01.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jonathan Karl, Impeachment, Bush War Crimes, Countdown With Keith Olbermann, George W. Bush, Cheney Impeachment, Keith Olbermann, Eric Holder, Abu Ghraib, Dick Cheney, War Crimes, Cheney War Crimes, Evan Wallach, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Eric Holder Marc Rich, Bush Impeachment, Rod Blagojevich, Dennis Kucinich, Guantanamo Bay, Bill Clinton Impeachment, Washington Post, Cheney Torture, Bush Torture, Waterboarding, ABC News, World War II, Eric Holder Elian Gonzalez, Torture, Politics News
Mitchell Bard

If the Bush administration would have at least acted like they might have done something wrong, maybe we could have moved on. But if Cheney is going on national TV to endorse torture, he has tied the hands of the country.

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The Great Depression, The New Deal, World War II and the Crash of '08

Larry Beinhart | Posted 01.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Energy, Depression, Wall Street Crash, Economy, Deficits, New Deal, Green, Bubble, World War II, Crash, Politics News
Larry Beinhart

Let's start with what everyone can agree on. There was a Great Depression, then the New Deal, then World War II. Also, that America emerged from tha...

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Defining The Holidays By More Than Just The Economy

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 01.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Blackberry, Holidays, Depression, Economy, Ice Skating, Walks, Childhood, Paris, Skiing, Central Park, Marche D;aligre, Ex-Pat, Cooking, Christmas, World War II, Food, Holiday Shopping, Rockafeller Center, Outdoor Activities, Economic Crisis, Holiday Cookies, Christmas Traditions, Christmas Commentary, Houston, Bank Closure, Ex-Pat Christmas, Christmas in Paris, Financial Crisis, Seattle, Living News
Vivian Norris de Montaigu

Turn the TV off during the next few weeks, don't check your email, and lose the Blackberry. Take a few days off and have some real vacation time.

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Friday Talking Points [58] -- [Expletive Deleted] Blagojevich

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Nance Gardner, Expletive, Expletive Deleted, Abuse, Feinstein, Guantanamo, Donald Rumsfeld, Rumsfeld, Mccain, Bowdlerize, Bailout, Condoleezza Rice, National Security, Midotw, Profanity, Spit, Big Three, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Levin, Carl Levin, Detroit, Sam Donaldson, Barack Obama, George Washington, Mddotw, Rod Blagojevich, Rahm Emanuel, World War II, Nixon, Piss, Senate, Auto Industry, Teddy Roosevelt, Cheney, Obama, Vitter, Blago, Bush, Euphemism, Bleep, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Andrew Malcolm, Big 3, John McCain, Go Fuck Yourself, Manufacturing, 2008 Election, Detainee, Warm Bucket of Spit, Prisoner, Gonzales, Go Cheney Yourself, Chris Weigant, Abu Graib, Leahy, Four Letter Word, Warm Bucket of Piss, Ass Backward, Torture, Vonnegut, Anglo-Saxon, Blaggy, Blag, Fitzgerald, Ashcroft, Politics News
Chris Weigant

The history of profanity in American political discourse is an untold story out there just waiting for someone to research and write about -- although...

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Tuskegee Airmen Invited To Obama Inauguration

NY Times | KATHARINE Q. SEELYE | Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tuskegee Airmen, World War II, Obama Inauguration, President Obama, Politics News

When the Tuskegee Airmen, the all-black force of elite pilots, emerged from combat in World War II, they faced as much discrimination as they had befo...

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Save the Jeep; Save the Nation

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 03.25.2009 | Business

Read More: Citigroup, Washington Mutual, Gm, Economy, United Auto Workers, Sen. Harry Reed, Ford, Mitt Romney, Fannie Mae, Credit Default Swaps, Congress, Collateralized Debt Obligations, Big Three, Aig, Chrysler, Freddie Mac, Wall Street, Lehman Brothers, New York Museum of Modern Art, Jeep, Uaw, World War II, Capitol, Senate Majority Leader, Willys-Overland, Detroit Bailout, Automakers, Bailout, Automaker Bailout, The Big 3, Detroit Bailout Reaction, Detroit, Big Three Automakers, Detroit Three, Detroit Automakers, Cars, Chysler, Auto Industry, Bailout Outrage, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

Congress cannot let the Jeep die in bankruptcy. Congress must not fail the U.S. auto industry. Doing so would be abandoning the core of the American economy -- manufacturing.

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At Pearl Harbor, US response to raid is acclaimed

AP | HERBERT A. SAMPLE | Posted 01.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: World War II, Pearl Harbor Commemoration, Pearl Harbor, Pearl Harbor Anniversary, Oregon, Politics News

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — While smoke still billowed from the torpedoed ruins of the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor, Thomas Griffin's B-25 group took o...

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Kristallnacht: 70 Years Later

Danny Miller | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Holocaust, Germany, World War II, Kristallnacht, Oregon, Politics News
Danny Miller

Let's mark this anniversary by recognizing that there are still plenty of people, groups, and governments who would persecute and scapegoat certain segments of society.

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Vote Against (Climate) Change

Waylon Lewis | Posted 12.05.2008 | Green

Read More: U.S. Economy, Green Jobs, Hitler, Mccain, Going Green, Climate Change, Obama, Fdr, Green Living, World War II, Lester Brown, Green Energy, Global Warming, Green News
Waylon Lewis

It's a time for leadership. "Bipartisan" is a nice word, but those who practice it are derided by their friends, and not supported by their enemies (just ask John McCain circa 2000).

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Vote Against (Climate) Change

Waylon Lewis | Posted 12.04.2008 | Green

Read More: U.S. Economy, Green Jobs, Hitler, Mccain, Going Green, Obama, Fdr, Green Living, World War II, Green Energy, Lester Brown, Global Warming, Green News
Waylon Lewis

It's a time for leadership. "Bipartisan" is a nice word, but those who practice it are derided by their friends, and not supported by their enemies (just ask John McCain circa 2000).

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Yes, We Must!

Maggie Van Ostrand | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Yes We Can, World War II, America, Barack Obama, Franklin Roosevelt, Obama Volunteers, 2008 Election, Politics News
Maggie Van Ostrand

Like Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II, Obama has united us in a common cause for the good of our nation.

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How to Save the Global Financial System

Diane Francis | Posted 11.13.2008 | Business

Read More: Property Crisis, Sec, World Trade Organization, Wall Street Crisis, Global Economy, Stock Exchanges, World War I, Stock Market, Housing Markets, U.S. Real Estate, Market Meltdown, World War II, Business, Housing Crisis, Economy, Federal Reserve, Recession, Lehman Brothers, Henry Paulson, Personal Finance, Business News
Diane Francis

This crisis is not about the failure of capitalism, globalisation or free enterprise. It is about the fact that there are two economies: the financial economy and the "real" economy.

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Younger Military Families Closing Ranks Around Obama

Diane Tucker | Posted 08.05.2009 | Home

Read More: Polls, Military Times, Youth Vote, Donald Inbody, Black Voters, Austin, Museum of the Marine Corps, Independent Voters, University of Texas, Joe Biden, Democrats, Barack Obama, Offthebus, Iraq War, Virginia, Young Voters, Pollsters, Patriotism, Marines, Military, Latino Voters, US Marines, Iwo Jima, World War II, Michigan, Military Families, Republicans, Minorities, Don Inbody, Diane Tucker Military Closing Ranks, Home News
Diane Tucker

"Everyone I talk to wants change but on base you can't say certain things. At a bar or a party, everyone tells me they're voting for Obama... My military friends are tired of being lied to."

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Landslide Needed

Norman MacAfee | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, Orator, John McCain, Ronald Reagan, New Deal, Andrew Jackson, Writer, Community Organizer, Civil War, Barack Obama, Diebold, Filibuster-Proof Senate, Fascism, James Baker, Legislator, Joseph Stiglitz, Richard Nixon, Katherine Harris, Abraham Lincoln, Constitutional Scholar, Lyndon Johnson, World War II, Green Energy, Great Depression, Politics News
Norman MacAfee

We need a landslide. If 80 percent of the population think the country is on the wrong track, why can't we have an election where 80 percent vote for Barack and 20 for McCain?

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The Oracle at Delphi

Michael Jones | Posted 10.30.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Melanesian, Ganges River, South Pacific, Oracle at Delphi, World War II, Melanesia, Chicago News
Michael Jones

He told us that nobody was ever wounded in the movies. He would drink his Irish whiskey neat and tell us about the effect of high explosives on human beings.

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A Historical Perspective On Divided Democratic Conventions

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Dewey Defeats Truman, Blue Dog, Truman, 1964, Civil Rights Act, Thomas Dewey, Campaign, Civil War, Hubert Humphrey, Franklin D Roosevelt, South, Military, 2008, 1948 Convention, Do Nothing Congress, Plank, Ralph Nader, Lincoln, Democratic Convention, Dncc, Democratic National Convention, Dixiecrat, Alabama, States Rights, Democrat, Congress, Wwii, 08, Henry Wallace, Platform, Barack Obama, Election, Fdr, Yellow Dog, 08 Election, Elections, Lyndon B Johnson, Hillary, Gallup, Humphrey, Desegregation, Hillary Clinton, Lbj, Chicago Tribune, World War II, Party Unity, Strom Thurmond, 1948, Nader, Speech, Divided, Civil Rights, Harry Truman, Democratic, Democratic Party, Denver, Republican, War of Northern Aggression, Wallace, Clinton, Dadt, Alben Barkley, Lost the South for a Generation, Abraham Lincoln, 2008 Campaign, Johnson, Progressive Party, Naacp, John McCain, Give Em Hell Harry, 1948 Democratic Convention, 2008 Elections, 2008 Election, Puma, 08 Campaign, Don't Ask Don't Tell, 2008 Presidential Race, Convention, Democratic Convention 2008, Nominee, Gays, Roosevelt, Barkley, Dewey, Thurmond, Blue Dog Democrats, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Don't buy into the media narrative that this is some sort of "divided party" -- because today's Democrats aren't. All true Democrats are pulling hard to defeat the legacy of George W. Bush.

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Russia is Still a Threat to America and to Europe

Sean Gilfillan | Posted 09.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Russia, Neorealism, World War I, Kenneth Waltz, Terrorism, South Ossetia, International Relations, Iraq, South Ossetia Fighting, World War II, War in Iraq, Politics News
Sean Gilfillan

Our relative power is determined by two things, the strength of our economy and the strength of our military. How weak is our economy? How stretched and broken is our military?

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Hiroshima Mayor Asks US To Back Nuclear Ban On 63rd Anniversary of Atomic Bomb

AP | KATSUMI KASAHARA | Posted 09.06.2008 | Home

Read More: Tokyo, Wwii, Hiroshima, World War II, Japan, Atomic Bomb, Breaking News, Home News

HIROSHIMA, Japan — Hiroshima's mayor on Wednesday urged the next U.S. president to support a proposed ban on nuclear weapons, as Japan marked th...

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Rosie the Recycler? Posters Aim to Halt Climate Change

Maura Judkis | Posted 08.09.2008 | Green

Read More: Art, Advertising, Ohio, Going Green, Climate Change, Public Transit, Green Living, Posters, World War II, Green News
Maura Judkis

The Green Patriot Posters project is beginning its campaign with a series of bus posters in Cleveland, Ohio, designed by local artist Michael Beirut.

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Batman (1943): Rounding Up the Shifty-Eyed Japs

Erik Lundegaard | Posted 07.16.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Movie Reviews, Robin, Douglas Croft, Movie Serials, Japanese Internment, Lewis Wilson, World War II, Batman, Movies, Japan, Entertainment News
Erik Lundegaard

Given Pearl Harbor, and Hollywood's track record with stereotypes before Pearl Harbor, the racism towards Japanese people in 1943's Batman serial is unsurprising.

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Miracle at St. Anna: A Preview of Spike Lee's Upcoming Film

Karin Badt | Posted 05.30.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Directors, Filmmaking, Racism, Spike Lee, Miracle at St. Anna, World War II, Barack Obama Race, Barack Obama, Entertainment News
Karin Badt

Spike Lee presented an eight minute clip of his upcoming movie Miracle at St. Anna yesterday, and stayed to answer questions about this film and filmmaking in general.

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The Ghost of Hitler Has No Place In Today's War on Terrorism

Danielle Celena Belton | Posted 05.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Al-Qaeda, Israel, World War II, Terrorism, George W. Bush, Osama Bin Laden, Nazi, Politics News
Danielle Celena Belton

You can't look in the face of every zealot, every enemy and see Hitler's ghost. Hitler's dead. Osama lives. Adapt and learn how to deal with the men and the madness that exists today.

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