Awesome (and I don't use the word lightly) list of potentially game-changing cables revealed; journalism will never be seen the same again. Thanks to J. Assange and whomever gave him the files. We owe you.
9:53 pm: There are no details yet on what Gaddafi might say. That it's Muammar Gaddafi to speak, rather than his son Saif al-Islam who did so last night, suggests this could be an important announcement. 9.41pm: OK. This is potentially big news. Al Arabiya is reporting that a speech by Gaddafi is imminent. We'll keep you updated on that.
Some if us been discussing the limits of capitalism, and what models or changes to our economic system might be more sustainable and beneficial to more of us than the 5% or so it seems presently designed to serve.
"With talk of repealing health care in the air, I thought it would be a good time to look at a couple New England states going in the opposite direction: Vermont and Connecticut. Both of them are in the midst of designing or recommending alternatives to the private health care market, which could go all the way up to a single payer program.
It was filmed in the famous Korengal Valley, where GIs engaged with the Taliban for five long years, and eventually left.
Billy says: "Some might say the soldiers and Marines who died there died in vain. And some might say that the valley is a metaphor for America’s war in Afghanistan, a war that is sure to end in some kind of stalemate, with neither the United Nations nor the Taliban winning a clearcut victory."
They may have reversed their decision through the help of House Dem Brad Miller and Yves Smith's petition to Geithner and Bernanke demanding it; she sent 20,000 signatures. (Thanks, Yves!) It even made Dylan Ratigan's show...pretty good work, folks.)
Researchers have produced a lasting anti-cocaine immunity in mice by giving them a safe vaccine that combines bits of the common cold virus with a particle that mimics cocaine.
"The Community Service Society conducts an annual survey, The Unheard Third, which catalogues some of the conditions poor and near-poor New Yorkers face. My impression is that New York has fared much better than the rest of the country in the aftermath of the crisis precisely because of the massive overt and covert subsidies given to the financial services industry, which is the foundation of the local economy.
"The Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten has summarized an Israeli military briefing by Israeli Chief of Staff Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi of a US congressional delegation a little over a year ago and concludes that
Yesterday the FCC passed new ‘Net Neutrality’ rules along party lines: 3-2. The full text of the rules haven’t yet been released, but the core proposals have drawn plenty of fire from both sides, and many experts predict different portions will end up in court soon after they take effect at the beginning of next year.
Minutes ago, the FCC passed new rules — written by corporations — that will end Net Neutrality. For the first time in history, the U.S. government approved corporate censorship of the Internet, putting the future of online free speech at risk. Unbelievably, the person leading the charge was Obama appointee Julius Genachowski (known in some circles as Judas GenaComcast for his historic sellout and notorious industry-friendly attitude).
(by permission, Anthony Freda, 