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• Alternet
• May 17, 2008 Moyers: 'Democracy in America Is a Series of Narrow Escapes, and We May Be Running Out of Luck' For all of America's shortcomings, we keep telling ourselves, "The system works." Now all bets are off.     Alternet        more   
• May 17, 2008 Hillary Revealed That Women Can Be Nasty, Deceptive Candidates Too Hillary Clinton smashed the myth of innate female moral superiority in the worst possible way -- by demonstrating female moral inferiority.     Alternet        more   
• May 17, 2008 Howard Zinn: Anarchism Shouldn't Be a Dirty Word In this interview, Zinn explains why anarchism is often ridiculed as violent and chaotic.     Alternet        more   
• TruthOut
• May 17, 2008 Put Something in the Hat If you haven't taken a moment to make a donation, please do so. Many thanks to all our active donors. You built this.     TruthOut        more   
• May 17, 2008 Kelpie Wilson | Peak Oil and Politicians Truthout's Environment Editor Kelpie Wilson writes: "It has somehow been 'not polite' to talk about limits to growth. Today, despite skyrocketing oil prices, most politicians still avoid the term 'peak oil.' Most of the media still treat peak oil advocates with skepticism, using epithets like...     TruthOut        more   
• May 17, 2008 US Planning Big New Prison in Afghanistan Eric Schmitt and Tim Golden of The New York Times report: "The Pentagon is moving forward with plans to build a new, 40-acre detention complex on the main American military base in Afghanistan, officials said, in a stark acknowledgment that the United States is likely to continue to hold...     TruthOut        more   
• The Nation
• May 17, 2008 Today in The Nation: Burma's Desperate Hour The unfolding catastrophe justifies humanitarian intervention by the United Nations. But it is politics, not nature, that most imperils the Burmese people now.     The Nation        more   
• May 17, 2008 Today in The Nation: Jim Webb, Running Hard John Nichols In case you missed it, the Jim Webb for Vice President campaign is in high gear.     The Nation        more   
• May 17, 2008 Today in The Nation: Is the Party Over for the GOP? Eyal Press In the past two years, the GOP's dream of a permanent majority has become a nightmare.     The Nation        more   
• Washington Post
• May 17, 2008 Edward Kennedy Suffers Seizures, Hospitalized Kennedy, a liberal icon and one of the Senate's longest-serving members, undergoes battery of tests after being rushed to Boston hospital today.     Washington Post        more   
• May 17, 2008 Bush Reiterates Peace Goals President reaffirms committment to securing an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal by year's end.     Washington Post        more   
• May 17, 2008 Bohemian Club Eyes Redwoods Exclusive U.S. men's club seeks permission to log up to 1M board feet of preserved trees for cash.     Washington Post        more   
• Democratic National Committee
• May 16, 2008 MUST READ: McCain Pushed Earmark for Campaign Contributor Despite John McCain's self-professed opposition to earmarks and his claim to have never done anything to help his favorite lobbyists and campaign contributors, the USA Today reveals that McCain did in fact push for what watchdog groups called an "earmark" after a major donor lobbied...     Democratic National Committee        more   
• May 15, 2008 Dean: California Court Decision a Step Forward for Equality Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean today issued the following statement on the California Supreme Court decision to overturn the state's anti-marriage ban:"The Supreme Court of California today took a step forward in the long march toward protecting equal rights under the...     Democratic National Committee        more   
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