Irregular Times: News Unfit to PrintIn a time of the fall, old paths close and new paths open. In these irregular times, we offer the incredulous, the heretical, the treasonous, the out of sight. Our news is unfit to print.The Reek of Arizona Republican Rick Renzi- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Rick Renzi is a Republican multi-term incumbent in the U.S. House of Representatives who represents Arizona's first district. Over the years, Renzi has become well known for his willingness to to give favors to big corporate donors for the sake of electoral success. Recent revelations, however, indicate that Renzi's habit of selling out at the drop of a hat has hit a new low. The Federal Elections Commission has announced that Rick Renzi committed several violations of elections law during his.http://www.irregulartimes.com/renzireeks06.html The Quiet Dictator- (Found July 8, 2008 ) It was revealed this week that the Bush Administration is planning to keep people as prisoners for their entire lives, even though there is no evidence that those people have committed any crime against the United States. The lack of evidence against these people is so striking that the American government does not even have enough grounds to bring them before a form of military tribunal that has been set up by George W. Bush precisely for the purpose of evading the standards of justice set by..http://www.irregulartimes.com/thequietdictator.html Tracking the 2008 Presidential Contenders (updated 12104)- (Found July 8, 2008 ) If you read the newspaper or watch television news, you know that the "experts" have already started naming "favorites" to be the Democratic Party nominee for president in 2008. How do these "experts" know who the "favorites" are They've asked party insiders. How do the party insiders know They pay attention to the buzz of media experts. So what you're really getting in newspaper and television reports is a snapshot of an insular feedback loop, ever...http://irregulartimes.com/tracking2008.html Counter-Inaugural Resources for Nationwide Protest on January 20- (Found July 8, 2008 ) A few days ago, we read a little item on another progressive blog, complaining that not enough is being done to plan for counter-inauguration protests against the policies of George W. Bush on January 20, 2005. Our first reaction was to groan. We've found that the best way to deal with a lack of preparedness is to prepare. When you want action, you have to act - even if it seems that no one else is doing so. Our second reaction, more fruitful, was to question. The claim that there is not a lot.http://www.irregulartimes.com/dayofmourningresources.html A Warm, Flat Earth: Debunking Myths about Global Climate Change- (Found July 8, 2008 ) One of the most dismaying aspects of the new power of Republican cultural fundamentalism is the impact on science. On every front, the Republican Party seems intent on undermining the healthy role that science has played in American culture. Under the authority of the Bush Administration, scientific reports have been suppressed, edited, and downright censored in order to fit with the industrial, cultural, and political agenda of the extreme right wing. Nowhere is the deformation of proper...http://www.irregulartimes.com/onclimatechange.html Breaking Away From Debate: A New Kind of Political Forum- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Here at Irregular Times, we offer two arenas for political debate. On our forums, everyone gets a crack at posting points of political contention and knocking each other down with smart retorts. But often those retorts aren't so smart, but consist of interlopers coming in and sprinkling discussions with canned cut-and-paste rants written by someone else, or revolve around increasingly minutae that miss larger points. Our blog posts include links for people to respond with comments of their own..http://www.bluequestions.com On Torture, You're Either With Us Or You're Against Us- (Found July 8, 2008 ) This morning, Americans awoke to celebrate a national holiday in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a man who promoted nonviolent resistance in response to injustice. They celebrated the holiday mostly by turning over in bed and going back to sleep. In Iraq, the situation is much different. On the streets of Iraq, the sentencing of Army specialist Charles Graner has provoked a new wave of anger and outrage at the Americans who have invaded and occupied the country for almost two years....http://www.irregulartimes.com/granersentence.html Signs of Intelligent Life Found on Titan!- (Found July 8, 2008 ) In what will certainly be remembered as the most remarkable discovery in the history of astronomy, and perhaps in the history of all science as well, the Cassini-Huygens mission team announced that the Huygens probe on the surface of Titan has discovered signs of intelligence life. Mission scientists described the evidence as "incontrovertible". Along with photographs of unexpected lakes and riverbeds, the Huygens probe has also sent a photograph of patterns in the Titan soil that...http://www.irregulartimes.com/titanlifesatire.html How Well do Progressives Control the Word Progressive- (Found July 8, 2008 ) What would the results of a search for the term progressive show We have conducted such a search, and tallied the results, which are shown in the chart below. The most startling finding of this analysis is that...http://irregularnews.com/index.php/archives/2005/02/09/progressives-and-control-of-online-... Time for Social Homeland Security- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Republicans are happy to pay for excessive spending by the Pentagon and Department of Homeland Security, but can't seem to tolerate it when the Social Security fund, after decades of bringing in surplus money to be spent by the military and intelligence agencies, is now breaking even and might need a small amount of assistance in a few decades. Why Well, the simple answer is that Republicans owe their political success to a combination of the votes of anti-government right wing radicals and...http://www.irregulartimes.com/socialhomelandsecurity.html |