Open Thread and Diary Rescue

This evening's Rescue Rangers are vcmvo2 (thanks so much for double shift), jlms qkw, ezdidit, shayera, smokeymonkey and srkp23 with Patriot Daily as editor.

Please forget about the strikes and GBCWs. PLEASE READ THESE DIARIES and then tell us that there is any factual basis for the meme that DK is all primary spat and no substance:

• A trio of must-read diaries on our economic woes and how they are devastating the working and middle classes: Start with the big picture from paradox, who explains the misguided ways in which the Feds are Fueling the Wheels of Capitalism; then agnostic looks at Congressional hearings in Credit wars - they ain't seen nuttin yet; finally, Stranded Wind includes videos showing the all too real consequences of RW economic policies in Shruburb: watchword for the 2008 election. (srkp23)
• Vote Harder reports on the Buddhist monk protest in Lhasa,Tibet and the Chinese government's violent crackdown in Crisis in Tibet [+ action items]. (vcmvo2)
• Are we undergoing Iran Contra redux? You decide. Read boilerman10's diary, Chimpy's new gambit is in Venezuela, here we go again! (ezdidit)
• Second-time diarist Rei analyzes how recent research on clean, renewable power like that of advanced lithium-ion batteries has captured Saudi Arabia's interest and economic support in The Kingdom and the Ion. (vcmvo2)
• 8ackgr0und N015e powerfully talks about the realities of race and power in The white knuckles of black men.... (srkp23)
• Citing examples of Bush's reprehensible cynicism, Avenging Angel reminds us of who the enemy in our very midst really is, noting that Bush Laughs at Us, Not with Us. Again. (ezdidit)
• filmgeek83 rants about the toll exacted by the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, and why none of it is romantic in The Envy of President Bush. (vcmvo2)
• First-time diarist The Ice Cream Man (and he really is) reviews this week in Congress in I'm Truly Impressed by Pelosi and Reid - FISA Maneuvering Reads Like the Plot of a Novel! (jlms qkw)
• SmileySam turns away from campaign distraction to graver matters, noting that War Crimes Continue Unnoticed By Jaded Public. (ezdidit)
• JohnnyRook brings us a summary of news on climate change: EcoNoticiario # 3 Undersea Waterfalls, Melting Glaciers and Water Shortages: Spanish & LA News. (smokeymonkey)
• RFK Action Front remakes a coal industry commercial with the real facts in Don't you just hate those commercials from the coal industry? (jlms qkw)
• James G Lewes shares his personal reflections about this week's hearings in The Winter Soldiers (shayera) and jimstaro keeps the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan front and center with Winter Soldier 2008 - News Reports. (srkp23)
• Deoliver47 extols Ella Baker, reminding us that We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest. (ezdidit)
• A double dose from the McMaverick Watch file: The Bagof Health and Politics analyzes a disturbing Video: Abortion Is Black Genocide Says McCain's Spiritual Guide and JayAckroyd alerts us that Michael Cooper (McC BBQ) in the Tank on Campaign Finance. (srkp23)
• gjohnsit looks at the real numbers in Lies My Government Told Me. (shayera)
• shruticounseling shares the personal joy of homesteading: In the Sun. (shayera)

carolita has Top Comments 3-15-08 -- Spring Edition.

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