http://www.speakersclearinghouse.org/wp Giving voice to a world of new ideas! Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:56:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Institute for Public Accuracy 980 National Press Building, Washington, D.C. 20045 (202) 347-0020 * http://www.accuracy.org * ipa@accuracy.org ___________________________________________________ MELINDA ST. LOUIS, http://www.jubileeusa.org Melinda St. Louis is deputy director of the Jubilee USA Network, an alliance of more than 75 religious denominations, human rights organizations and development agencies. She said ... http://www.speakersclearinghouse.org/wp/haiti-canceling-debt-adoptions-just-back-24 Institute for Public Accuracy 980 National Press Building, Washington, D.C. 20045 (202) 347-0020 * http://www.accuracy.org * ipa@accuracy.org ___________________________________________________ Newsweek recently told readers that "an upcoming Justice Department report from its ethics-watchdog unit, the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR), clears the Bush administration lawyers who authored the 'torture' memos of professional-misconduct allegations." MARJORIE COHN Cohn ... http://www.speakersclearinghouse.org/wp/obama-shielding-torture-memo-lawyers-23 This isn’t “defense.” The new budget from the White House will push U.S. military spending well above $2 billion a day. Foreclosing the future of our country should not be confused with defending it. “Unless miraculous growth, or miraculous political compromises, creates some unforeseen change over the next decade, there is virtually no ... http://www.speakersclearinghouse.org/wp/don%e2%80%99t-call-it-a-%e2%80%9cdefense%e2%80%9d-budget-by-norman-solomon-22 Institute for Public Accuracy 980 National Press Building, Washington, D.C. 20045 (202) 347-0020 * http://www.accuracy.org * ipa@accuracy.org ___________________________________________________ Reuters reports: "President Barack Obama on Monday asked Congress to approve a record $708 billion in defense spending for fiscal year 2011, including a 3.4 percent increase in the Pentagon's base budget and $159 billion to ... http://www.speakersclearinghouse.org/wp/largest-pentagon-budget-21 Arresting Gandhi “Violent Clashes” and the Arrest of Abdullah Abu Rahma He's a Palestinian man, and he has one of those very Muslim-sounding names with “Abu” in it (it means “father of”). Any time his name is mentioned in the media, it tends to be quickly lined up with phrases like “violent ... http://www.speakersclearinghouse.org/wp/arresting-gandhi%e2%80%8f-by-david-rovics-130 by David Zupan Shame on "All Things Considered" for stooping so low you would give far-right activist David Horowitz time to blast Howard Zinn and everything he stood for. I'm sure whoever approved this will try to somehow rationalize this disrespect in the name of "balance." After all, you gave time ... http://www.speakersclearinghouse.org/wp/pv-response-to-nprs-atc-coverage-of-howard-zinn Alistair Hulett has died. Today is my daughter Leila's fourth birthday, and while this occasion brings my thoughts back to the day she was born, the past 24 hours have otherwise been full of fairly devastating news. If the left can admit to having icons, then two of them have just died. ... http://www.speakersclearinghouse.org/wp/icon-of-scottish-folk-music-international-socialism-australian-punk-rock-dead-at-57-128 Institute for Public Accuracy 980 National Press Building, Washington, D.C. 20045 (202) 347-0020 * http://www.accuracy.org * ipa@accuracy.org ___________________________________________________ During last night's State of the Union address, President Obama stated: "But if anyone from either party has a better approach that will bring down premiums, bring down the deficit, cover the uninsured, strengthen Medicare for ... http://www.speakersclearinghouse.org/wp/obama-on-healthcare-let-me-know-128 Institute for Public Accuracy 980 National Press Building, Washington, D.C. 20045 (202) 347-0020 * http://www.accuracy.org * ipa@accuracy.org ___________________________________________________ Howard Zinn, noted historian, writer and activist best known for his "People's History of the United States," died Wednesday. See Boston Globe obituary: http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/01/27-9 Some of Zinn's statements and writings: "Obama will not fulfill that potential for change unless he ... http://www.speakersclearinghouse.org/wp/howard-zinn-historian-who-challenged-status-quo-dies-at-87-128 Institute for Public Accuracy 980 National Press Building, Washington, D.C. 20045 (202) 347-0020 * http://www.accuracy.org * ipa@accuracy.org ___________________________________________________ Wednesday, January 27, 2010 Supreme Court Ruling Spurs Corporation Run for Congress ... http://www.speakersclearinghouse.org/wp/supreme-court-ruling-spurs-corporation-run-for-congress-127