Post by MacBeth on Jan 29, 2009 19:32:44 GMT -5
Dahr Jamail | A Capped Volcano of Suffering
www.truthout.org/012909A
Dahr Jamail, Truthout: "Baghdad today, on the eve of provincial elections, feels like it has emerged from several years of horrendous violence, but do not be misled. Every Iraqi I've spoken with feels it is tenuous, the still-fragile lull too young to trust."
Jonathan Schell | Obama and the Return of the Real
www.truthout.org/012909B
Jonathan Schell, The Nation: "The inauguration of Barack Obama, 'whose father less than sixty years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant,' is both a culmination and a beginning. The culmination is the milestone represented by the arrival of a black man in the office of president of the United States. That achievement reaches back to the founding ideals of the Republic - 'all men are created equal' - which have been fulfilled in a new way, even as it resonates around a world in which for centuries white imperialists have subjected people of color to oppression. The event fully justifies the national and global jubilation it has touched off. This much is truly accomplished, signed and sealed."
Key House Panel Backs Measure Allowing Judges to Modify Mortgages
www.truthout.org/012909C
Renae Merle, The Washington Post: "A measure allowing bankruptcy judges to modify the mortgages of troubled homeowners, including cutting the principal they owe, cleared a key congressional committee yesterday."
A Mass Transit Dilemma: Ridership Up, Funds Down
www.truthout.org/012909D
Richard Fausset, The Los Angeles Times: "Public transport systems are reeling from an economic crisis that has dried up tax revenue and blown gaps in state budgets. They are having to raise fares and cut services."
Officials: Army Suicides at Three-Decade High
www.truthout.org/012909E
Pauline Jelinek, The Associated Press: "Suicides among Army troops soared again last year and are at a nearly three-decade high, senior defense officials told The Associated Press on Thursday."
"Crisis Unfolding" in Sri Lanka
www.truthout.org/012909F
BBC News: "A major humanitarian crisis is unfolding in northern Sri Lanka, with a quarter of a million people trapped by fighting, the Red Cross says."
www.truthout.org/012909A
Dahr Jamail, Truthout: "Baghdad today, on the eve of provincial elections, feels like it has emerged from several years of horrendous violence, but do not be misled. Every Iraqi I've spoken with feels it is tenuous, the still-fragile lull too young to trust."
Jonathan Schell | Obama and the Return of the Real
www.truthout.org/012909B
Jonathan Schell, The Nation: "The inauguration of Barack Obama, 'whose father less than sixty years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant,' is both a culmination and a beginning. The culmination is the milestone represented by the arrival of a black man in the office of president of the United States. That achievement reaches back to the founding ideals of the Republic - 'all men are created equal' - which have been fulfilled in a new way, even as it resonates around a world in which for centuries white imperialists have subjected people of color to oppression. The event fully justifies the national and global jubilation it has touched off. This much is truly accomplished, signed and sealed."
Key House Panel Backs Measure Allowing Judges to Modify Mortgages
www.truthout.org/012909C
Renae Merle, The Washington Post: "A measure allowing bankruptcy judges to modify the mortgages of troubled homeowners, including cutting the principal they owe, cleared a key congressional committee yesterday."
A Mass Transit Dilemma: Ridership Up, Funds Down
www.truthout.org/012909D
Richard Fausset, The Los Angeles Times: "Public transport systems are reeling from an economic crisis that has dried up tax revenue and blown gaps in state budgets. They are having to raise fares and cut services."
Officials: Army Suicides at Three-Decade High
www.truthout.org/012909E
Pauline Jelinek, The Associated Press: "Suicides among Army troops soared again last year and are at a nearly three-decade high, senior defense officials told The Associated Press on Thursday."
"Crisis Unfolding" in Sri Lanka
www.truthout.org/012909F
BBC News: "A major humanitarian crisis is unfolding in northern Sri Lanka, with a quarter of a million people trapped by fighting, the Red Cross says."