Eric Reeves of TNR: "As the July 9 date for the secession of South Sudan approaches, something very ugly is happening in Sudan. Northern Sudan has initiated a series of violent affronts on contested regions: the border region of Abyei last month, and now, South Kordofan, a northern state whose inhabitants mainly identify with the … Continue reading Sudan: Is a New Wave of Mass Crimes Underway?
Starving the poor to balance the budget is wrong
DFLA Board Member Stephen Schneck: "We need fiscal prudence to tackle budget deficits. But it's immoral to increase hunger in America when other options are available. At the very least, it's reasonable to avoid any cuts to food assistance until charities, states and local governments are in a stronger position to respond. Surely, this is … Continue reading Starving the poor to balance the budget is wrong
Release the Political Prisoners of Burma
Gordon Brown: "This week I spoke to Aung San Suu Kyi after, for the third time in a year, the junta refused me permission to visit her in Burma. She impressed on me the need for mass mobilization to demand the release of all Burma's political prisoners and asked that I and her millions of … Continue reading Release the Political Prisoners of Burma
Poll Shows Nearly 1/3 of Democrats are Pro-Life
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White House blasts "appalling" violence by Syria
CBS: "The Obama administration today strongly condemned what it called the "outrageous use of violence" by the Syrian government and demanded an immediate end to its brutality."
The Bush Tax Cuts Are the Disaster that Keeps on Giving
Center for American Progress: "Ten years ago today, the first round of Bush tax cuts became law. But what if they hadn’t? What would our fiscal situation look like if history had been different in just one respect: if we’d never implemented President George W. Bush’s eponymous tax policies? The short answer is that the … Continue reading The Bush Tax Cuts Are the Disaster that Keeps on Giving
The Moral and Human Dimensions of the Agriculture Appropriations Bill
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: "We express our deep concerns that the current proposal calls for significant cuts to both domestic and international food aid, conservation and rural development programs. These proposed cuts will greatly affect programs that serve hungry, poor and vulnerable people in our nation and around the world."
Darfur Is Getting Worse
Eric Reeves in TNR: "So have things improved in Darfur? On the contrary, the catastrophe there is deepening dramatically as we head into this season’s “hunger gap,” the dangerous, rainy period between the harvests of this past fall and winter and the next harvests, which begin in October. Water-borne diseases become much more common, and … Continue reading Darfur Is Getting Worse
U.S. budget ax threatens successful AIDS program in Africa
GOP Budget, NY-26, and the Demographic Group That Should Terrify Republicans
Jonathan Chait: "Robert Christian points out that one clue to the GOP's failure in the New York special election can be found in the Pew political typology. The key group Corwin lost ground with seems to corresponds to what Pew calls "Disaffecteds." Who are "Disaffecteds"? Pew explains: The most financially stressed of the eight typology groups, … Continue reading GOP Budget, NY-26, and the Demographic Group That Should Terrify Republicans
The Whole Life Democrat 