Harry's Place

A couple of winters ago, Fox News devoted a long segment to ridiculing the whole idea of global warming because, um, it snowed a lot in Washington, DC.

So I suppose we should consider it a sign of creeping enlightenment at the “fair and balanced” news channel that anchor Clayton Morris, discussing the views of Republican [...]

Like many other workers, electricians are concerned by the impact of the current economic climate on their working conditions.  Many employers have pulled out of the JIB’s pay and conditions agreements, leading to worries about pay cuts and deskilling.  This has led to protests, involving hundred of electricians, against the Balfour Beatty site at Blackfriars [...]

The Huffington Post UK offers an article promoted as ‘Gaddafi: Retrospective Of A Fashion Maverick’:
A lot of statesmen are aesthetically uninspiring, not so Colonel Gaddafi. He knew that as a dictator, the projection of a powerful image was vital. Sometimes this meant full military regalia, other times it meant an all-in-one silky [...]

Latuff is the Brazilian cartoonist who regularly draws “controversial” cartoons about the Middle East.
Here’s an example of his handiwork:

This is what Latuff said about Jews, to the Guardian:
Since visiting the West Bank in 1999, Latuff has become known for his support of the Palestinian cause; some campaigners claim his work is antisemitic. “Part of the [...]

This is a cross post from Just Journalism.
NEW REPORT: The Guardian has consistently published commentary from Palestinians who reject the concept of two states for two peoples, in keeping with an editorial line that questions the legitimacy of Israel as a Jewish state.
‘Voices from the conflict: Israeli and Palestinian op-eds in The [...]

This is a cross post from Point of no return
A voice on the radio was giving a resident’s eyewitness account of the rebel advance in Tripoli. “Aren’t Gadaffi ‘s supporters going to fight back?” asked the interviewer. “No”, said the voice – “because Gaddafi loyalists had all been bought off with property Gaddafi had seized [...]

Although I’m sure some people will manage to do so, I find it hard to disagree with what E.J. Dionne wrote in The Washington Post:
It’s remarkable how reluctant Obama’s opponents are to acknowledge that despite all the predictions that his policy of limited engagement could never work, it actually did.
Let it be said upfront that [...]

This is a cross post by Adam Holland.
Richard Silverstein’s blog still has the outward appearance of a progressive, pro-peace blog, just as it did when he started it in 2004. He called it Tikun Olam, Hebrew for “repair the world”. Over the years, he decorated it with images that evoke peace between Arabs [...]

Some of the recent HP posts have tied in with some thoughts (and questions) I have about different types of bigotry and extremism.  Leah K. represents a particular type of bigotry – a dislike of Israel and Zionism which is so single-minded that it greets the spectacle of a ‘Zionist’ shop burning down with relish.  [...]

Gene writes of Donald Trump:
I prefer Trump’s honest willingness to flaunt his wealth to the hypocritical attitude of rich people who think it’s something to hide.
I agree. There’s something admirable about being upfront and honest about who you are and what you do.
If, for example, a politician uses private jets and large amounts of [...]