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Murder Trumps Torture Says Bugliosi

michaelcollins@electionfraudnews.com (Michael Collins) — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:00:54 +0000

Michael Collins sits down with legendary LA County prosecutor and best selling author Vincent Bugliosi in a one-on-one interview on the topic of murder. Specifically, the prosecution of George W. Bush for the murder of 4,200 U.S. soldiers. While large amounts of attention are paid to the also serious charges of torture and illegal warrantless surveillance, Bugliosi sees the deliberate deceiving of the nation into war as crime that easily trumps those in terms of the seriousness -- and body count.

For the Record: A Response to U.S. Attorney Christie

roxy@jaqkar.com (Donald Shields) — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:18:04 +0000

On Feb. 8th 2008, US Attorney Christopher J. Christie submitted a letter to the court in the matter of the United States vs Wayne Bryant. In the letter USA Christie attacks the Political Profiling study that is being done by Donald Shields, Ph.D., stating the study is "deeply flawed and inherently unreliable".

This is Dr. Shields' response.

Teacher Pioneers Progressive Politics: An Interview with Tony Barr

ajbarlow@gmail.com (Aaron Barlow) — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:28:42 +0000

Tony Barr teaches high-school students with learning difficulties in the heart of Pennsylvania, the state's ninth Congressional District. A dedicated progressive, Barr has taken on the thankless task of bringing critical issues to public attention in one of the most conservative areas of the state.

This is Really Hard to Believe

roxy317@gmail.com (Barry Nolan) — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:14:54 +0000

This is really hard to believe. I am sitting in a room filled with women who were beaten, and violated in terrible ways. The room is not in Bosnia, or some far flung third-world hell-hole. I am in a function room in a hotel in Albany at the Battered Mothers Custody Conference. [1]

Obama's Challenge

bookreviews@epluribusmedia.org (Carol White) — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:49:49 +0000

A Review of Robert Kuttner’s Obama’s Challenge: American’s Economic Crisis and the Power of a Transformative Presidency

In his new book, Robert Kuttner has provided a context for the current discussion on Barack Obama’s economic team, men like Timothy Geithner who will be leaving his post as head of the NY Federal Reserve to become Treasury Secretary. What will be their influence in determining the direction of the new Administration? Events have moved rapidly since he wrote the book (released this past labor day), but it is still timely and prescient.

Movie Review: Elisabeth of Berlin

greyhawk@epluribusmedia.org (Lauren Reichelt) — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:29:05 +0000

The 70th anniversary of Kristallnacht, "The Night of Broken Glass," passed quietly on November 9th, 2008, all but forgotten. On the same date in 1938, brownshirts in Germany murdered 92 Jews, destroying over 200 synagogues, and thousands of businesses. Between 20,000 and 30,000 Jews were rounded up and deported to concentration camps purportedly because they had "stabbed Germany in the back."

Iraq Contractors - Raw Data From CENTCOM - Pt II

susie.dow@gmail.com (Susie Dow) — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:34:59 +0000

Susie Dow and ePluribus Media issued a FOIA request in August of 2007 for Central Command (CENTCOM) for data on civilian contractors in Iraq. New contractor census data addressing that request was recently received by ePluribus Media this October, 2008. Ms. Dow charts the data in her quick overview and provides the raw data for researchers interested in tracking the US military logistics presence there.

The Bradley Effect, Sociology, Real Polling Bias

elin.waring@gmail.com (Bronxdem) — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:42:53 +0000

Bronxdem reviews the "Bradley Effect" -- so called because of discrepancy between the polling that said Tom Bradley would win the California governorship and the actual outcome where he lost. Many attributed this to voters responding dishonestly to the polling. Bronxdem takes another look and analyzes the sociological processes behind the interaction of questions, questioners, and those who answer.

Reviewing Kos's Taking on the System

bookreviews@epluribusmedia.org (Carol White) — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:34:30 +0000

Carol White reviews Markos Moulitsas' new book, Taking on the System and finds in it inspiration for progressives and those who care deeply about American Democracy. Inspired by Aaron Barlow's The Rise of the Blogosphere, White sees parallels between Barlow's and Moulitsas' hopes for technology re-opening the civic space.

Defense Base Act Conference - Part I

susie.dow@gmail.com (Susie Dow) — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 04:11:52 +0000

In cooperation with the Department of Labor, Office of Workers' Compensation, the Loyola Law School of New Orleans held a two-day conference in Washington D.C. on October 23 and 24, 2008. The conference coincided with the publication of a unique guide, Defense Base Act and War Hazards Compensation Act Handbook from Lexis Nexis. Susie Dow reports from the conference for ePluribus Media.