Diaries up for rescue tonight:
- withoutApurpose's Saving 31,000 Jobs - Joe Lieberman's Big Lie performs some research on Joe's debate claim of saving jobs for his state, and finds the facts falling somewhat short of his claim.
- cfk's Resistance and Joy, The story of Jacques Lusseyran relates the inspirational story and wisdom of a French resistance fighter who was imprisoned during World War II.
- thechrisjean's Brand Wars Episode III: The Return of the Liberal suggests branding strategies and refutations of conservative talking points for liberals.
- Eddie C's It's easy to become a terrorist in the Bronx reports on what appears to be a gang-related killing being prosecuted under New York's terrorism law, and warns of the slippery slope this case could be sliding down.
- sheddhead's A Visit to a Building that Honors the First Amendment takes readers on a virtual tour of the Chicago Tribune building, with its inspiring quotations and pieces of other structures embedded in its walls.
- bumblebums' Angel, ever bright and fair is a beautiful tribute to vocalist Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, who died of cancer at the age of 52.
- nailmaker's What do you call 400,000 lawyers... reports on a devastating speech given by the head of the ABA about the constitutional over-reach of the Bush administration.
- emptywheel's Hoekstra's (Empty) Threat offers terrific speculative analysis - as is usual from this diarist - on Hoekstra's objections to Bush's surveillance programs as illegal.
- goldberry's Mr. Brooks, Mr. Jefferson and Slavery reflects on the gap between Jefferson's ideals and his provisions for his slaves at the end of his life, when he died bankrupt.
- Buckeye Hamburger's OH-15: Blackwell to rule on independent conservative run sorts out the complicated legal maneuvering going on in Ohio as Blackwell readies to rule on an independent run by former (?) Republican Charlie Morrison.
- davidkc's Taking Back the Kansas Board of Education gives a rundown on promising reality-based candidates for one of the nation's most infamous state education agencies.
- Richard Carlucci's A Political Civil War discusses the struggle between the traditional corporate-sponsored politicians (the "power brokers") and the rise of the people-powered movement.
- MainePaco's The Liberal Media comes up with some interesting suggestions for distributing progressive media articles and audio programs.
- Elikia's Inhumane producer of Premarin advertised on public broadcasting details the lives of the pregnant mares that are used to produce a widely used hormone replacement therapy drug.
- se portland's War protests: A Great American Tradition reviews the history of war protesting in the U.S.
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