Recent Blog Posts

The Permitted Coup

It is the Season to review. Review the past year and the almost past Bush administration, that is.. The media and many people I know seem eager to believe that the new Obama Administraion will bring a fundamental change to the functioning of the Federal government... Read more

KBOO on Your iPhone

Thanks to the Public Radio Exchange, you can now listen to KBOO on your iPhone or iPod Touch via the Public Radio Tuner. The tuner is an application with a sleek new look and state-of-the-art engineering allowing you to stream a high-quality verision of KBOO's signal. ... Read more

” The End Of An Error"(The W Years) 1/20/09 3am

As 2009 dawns anew, we find our nation facing the hope and promise of a new administration and the anticipation of something different- an historical change to truly believe in. But before we can honestly move forward, it might be useful (if not somewhat amusing and pai... Read more

Open thread

Have at it. Talk to you in the morning. -A Read more

Chock 'n Awe

From a commenter at Atrios' blog. The top nominees for the George W. Bush-inspired flavor at Ben and Jerry's. Cluster Fudge Iraqi Road Nut'n Accomplished Chock 'n Awe Grape Depression Chimp-Peach Heck of a Job, Brownie! 2 Terms 1 Nut The Housing Crunch Banana Republic Guant... Read more

Shockin n Rollin

Once again, Digby nails it. The fundamental purpose of the shock doctrine is to use crisis to push through unpopular and unjust "solutions" that favor the wealthy. We are seeing this battle take shape on several fronts. The right is working feverishly to discredit the N... Read more

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