the idea of War for Virtue
is thoroughly examined - and I think equally debunked - in this Washington Post piece by Henry Allen, who was an editor and reporter at the paper for 39 years, and who won a 2000 Pulitzer for Commentary. He writes in the context of those attempting to justify intervention in Syria on various grounds, none of which are the security of the nation. He writes from the experience of having been in Chu
Krugman has a very good column for Labor Day
titled Love for Labor Lost and as he reminds us in the very beginning of the piece It wasn’t always about the hot dogs. Originally, believe it or not, Labor Day actually had something to do with showing respect for labor. He tells us of the origination of the celebration, after DEMOCRAT Grover Cleveland used 12,000 federal troops to break the 1894 Pullman strike, which succeeded but using armed fo
9-1-13 teacherken at Daily Kos
teacherken at Daily Kos: Who will tell the children?Who will tell the children that we have allowed the water they need to live to be poisoned by fracking? Who will tell the children that the beaches on which we used to loll and get sun-tanned were wiped out by the oceans rising because we would not control carbon emissions? Who will tell the children that they cannot expect a decent job because w