Daily Archives: January 30, 2006

Tracking the Growth of American Authoritarianism

“Can There Really Be Fascist People In A Democracy?”
Libertarians are stealthily taking over America.
Since the 1971 Powell Memo, America has moved closer and closer to Fascism.

 

Keep the Blinders On – Until ‘We’ Know Enough on Climate Change

Posted on January 30, 2006 by Andy Hailey

So, until we do know enough, let’s keep the lid on new climate change findings. Continue reading →

  • Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5177273" target="_blank" title="NASA climate expert James Hansen went public with these accusations in The New York Times and The Washington Post.">NASA Scientist Feels Pressure Over Global Warming</a>
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Federalism Undermined by Ideology – Are Fundamentalist Values Overriding States Rights?

Posted on January 30, 2006 by Andy Hailey

In summary, membership changes in the Supreme Court, an uncompromising and partisan Congress, and the fundamentalist control of the Republican Party are abrogating states’ rights over moral issues that do not have the support of the majority of the voters. Continue reading →

  • Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5009568" target="_blank" title="Alito's dissenting opinion in a machine gun possession case -- is being studied for indications of his views on the role of the federal government's power over individual states.">Case Studied for Clues on Alito's Views of Federalism</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4786011" target="_blank" title="Yet neither the highway bill nor the energy package had an easy road to passage. And it took a return to old-fashioned accommodation to get each done.">Congressional Compromise: Ailing But Still Alive</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4573633" target="_blank" title="Former Sen. John Danforth says the Republican Party has become the political arm of Christian Conservatives.">Danforth Decries Religious Influence</a>
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