By Dave Belden. Crossposted from Tikkun Daily. Chris Hedges put up another vehement piece on Truthdig on Monday: “Calling All Rebels.” Representative quotes: There are no constraints left to halt America’s slide into a totalitarian capitalism… The old game of blaming the weak and the marginal, a staple of despotic regimes, will empower the dark [...]

This post was originally published on No More Mister Nice Blog. Responding to the complaint by Chief Justice Roberts that President Obama’s Supreme Court criticism in the State of the Union address was “troubling,” John Cole writes: When did the Republicans become such whiners? Was it always this way, because right now the entire party seems to be [...]

A new web site helps consumers figure out where their dairy products originated.

Blaming immigrants for pollution, dependence on fossil fuels, or the emissions systems on automobiles won’t fix the environment or the dysfunctional immigration system.

This post was published on the Booman Tribune. Which shall it be first? Oh, heck let’s go with the bad news, because that will make the good news all the more impressive: WASHINGTON — Unemployment rose in 30 states in January, the Labor Department said Wednesday, evidence that jobs remain scarce in most regions of the country.The [...]

(New York) - The Azerbaijani government should release two bloggers who have been detained since July 2009 as the result of a staged fight designed to frame them, Human Rights Watch said today. The bloggers, Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizade, lost their appeal against their conviction today.

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(New York) - Newly issued laws in preparation for 2010 elections in Burma are designed to exclude the main opposition party and ensure a victory for the ruling military, Human Rights Watch said today.

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(New York) - The Sri Lankan government should end its harassment of journalists and activists and take steps against those making threats, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said in a joint statement today.

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(New York) - Saudi Arabia's Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecutions should immediately drop "cybercrimes" charges against Nasir al-Subai'i for writing about his bureaucratic ordeal as he tried to get the government to pay for his brother's medical care, Human Rights Watch said today.

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(New York) - A UN review of Uzbekistan's human rights record on March 11 and 12, 2010, is a rare opportunity to highlight the government's abysmal record and to urge specific steps to end abuses, Human Rights Watch said today. The government's persecution of human rights defenders, rampant torture and ill-treatment, and religious persecution top the list of concerns, Human Rights Watch said.

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