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Flanders: Democracy, What Democracy? Troops Out Now.
Commentary, May, 13 2005
Laura Flanders
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Did Prime Minister Blair get reelected? Yes, and as you've heard, he's starting an historic third term. But what was also historic was the beating he took -- losing more than half of his majority in Parliament "down from around 160 seats to 66. It...
Flanders: Anyone but Morningstar, Perry and Beers
Commentary, February, 29 2004
Laura Flanders
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John Kerry's primary victories are mounting and "anyone-but-Bush" voters are hankering for a show-down with the Resident. The Massachusetts Senator's "bring it on" victory speeches get big-d Democrats fired up, but when it comes to foreign policy,...
Flanders: Same Folks, Different Strokes
Commentary, February, 03 2004
Laura Flanders
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Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney have not spent their entire lives fighting foreign wars. They cut their warrior teeth on the domestic front, fighting a war on a war at home: the War on Poverty, which had its start 40 years ago.
Flanders: Shipping Dispute
Commentary, October, 30 2002
Laura Flanders
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Is everybody in the White House there on family business? The President is -- he's itching to declare war on Saddam Hussein, the man who, as he put it recently, "tried to kill my daddy."
Flanders: Does Karen Hughes Protest Too Much?
Commentary, May, 10 2002
Laura Flanders
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When a man in politics or business says he's resigning to spend more time with his family it's taken as a euphemism for "I'm being pushed out," "I've had it up to here," or, as in the case of all those Enron execs, "the Feds are about to investiga...
Flanders: Our Church Our Scandal
Commentary, April, 09 2002
Laura Flanders
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Interesting Examination of the recent scandals that have rocked the catholic church and the importance of these scamdals to everyone.
Flanders: Noam Chomsky, Model Terrorist?
Commentary, February, 10 2002
Laura Flanders
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A couple of weeks back, Human Rights Watch announced in their annual World Report that repressive governments around the world are exploiting the "war against terrorism" to clamp down on domestic dissidents.
Flanders: Beyond The Burqa
Commentary, December, 14 2001
Laura Flanders
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There was a moment in this war when the Bush administration appeared to care about nothing so much as women's liberation.
Flanders: Protect Us, Please
Commentary, December, 06 2001
Laura Flanders
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Senate Democrats split in early November over a deal that would limit punitive damage claims in cases of terrorism. At issue was a deal on so-called "emergency government terrorism insurance," specifically, a bill before the Senate Banking committ...
Flanders: Let's Not Reinvent The Peace-making Wheel
Commentary, November, 25 2001
Laura Flanders
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If we are looking for signs that the sordid mess in Afghanistan is not hopeless, we should consider the surprising recent experience of Somalia.
Flanders: Dear Mr. Secretary
Commentary, November, 02 2001
Laura Flanders
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Congratulations on your recent deal with the Bayer Corporation of Germany. The newspapers all seem very excited.
Flanders: Rule Britannia
Commentary, August, 12 2001
Laura Flanders
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British libel law is called that, you'd think, because it applies in Britain. When it comes to libel, the UK is about the most plaintiff-friendly country in the world. British citizens enjoy no freedom to write, to speak, let alone to publish. It'...
Flanders: Beltway Brinkmanship - Nothing to risk our rights on
Commentary, June, 08 2001
Laura Flanders
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My grandmother's spirits were downcast last week because of baseball (the Red Sox lost lead of the American League.) But they soared when she remembered the Senate: "Just thinking about Jeffords cheers me up," she beamed. And this Memorial Day, sh...
Flanders: Taxes for Terrorists?
Commentary, April, 01 2001
Laura Flanders
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The promoters of Faith-based action appear to be divided: Don Eberly, deputy Êdirector of the of White House Office of Faith-based and Community ÊInitiatives told the Washington Post March 11 that the Administration is Êdelaying its plan to funnel...
Flanders: Extremists? Which Extremists?
Commentary, January, 20 2001
Laura Flanders
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Critics are using the word "extremist" to describe John Ashcroft, Gale Ann ÊNorton, Tommy Thompson, and just about every GW Bush nominee. Sure enough, Êthe people Bush wants to install are more hostile to the idea of federal Êoversight of the envi...
Flanders: A Racist Elephant in Our Living Room
Commentary, December, 13 2000
Laura Flanders
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There's an elephant in our electoral living room that Democratic leaders want Êto hide. In all the talk about cranky voting machines, chads and butterflies, Êthis is one topic the Gore camp has not touched. It will hurt them. It has Êalready. In t...
