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Political Waves THE WORLD IS GOING WILD. In an effort to keep Planet Waves readers up to date on the news, for the past two years we've been offering the Political Waves list. The list features news articles from major media outlets, alternative press and political blogs, selected by Jude. She also provides insightful, witty, on-point and generally excellent commentary that keeps me laughing and awake. Jude is our one-woman News [junkie] Department, but there's a lot of "chatter" behind the scenes, a little news cult that anyone can join by writing to one of us, and some dedicated readers and Planet Wavers keep things popping. Many of the best posts are sent in from the reading audience, so please keep an eye on things and let us know if anything looks interesting. Personally, I find Political Waves is the most accessible news source I read every day. There's just enough of the right information, it's a bit more radical than truthout.org, and the list comes with the ever-elusive SPIRITUAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE NEWS. That's the amazing part, really. You can read the list online here, or you can subscribe and have the mailings sent by email. We send about 5 articles per day, in five or so posts. The materials will be carefully selected but they will not be fact-checked by Planet Waves editors, but we do keep an eye on things and choose from wholesome sources. For questions about this list, contact Jude at moderator@planetwaves.net. Pursuant to federal copyright statutes, all articles are distributed without profit to people who express a prior interest only. Photo above right is a French riot cop during a happier moment than now. This was taken last spring at the Bastille protest against budget cuts to education. More here: http://planetwaves.net/contents/bastilleprotest.html Have fun, let it out -- love from Paris, e Links TruthOut.org Psychsound by Steve Bergstein	Political Waves Google Group Click here to join this group Latest Posts Happy Trails, Pervez Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:09:41 UT Pakistan -- where's the press on this puppy? Russia Russia Russia China China China 24/7 has got us by the nose while the hottest spot on the map goes into meltdown. Some are saying ... Look! They impeached THEIR dictator, why can't we? Good question. Remaining to be seen is what happens in the transition phase -- if we think Weekend Reads and YouTube Wars Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:43:05 UT On some days, news looks simple enough and easy to untangle to produce a rousing blog post -- those days may be gone forever; this should be cruise time toward the conventions, with only minor blips on the radar -- instead it's a Gordian Knot of incestuous doings, comings and goings. While some headlines jump out at you, I usually try to make Friday a day of Toonville in the Caucuses Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:41:13 UT When a country declare independence, everyone on this side of the pond cheers! We understand that "breaking from the mother-country" stuff ... we're children of revolution. So when a small country votes to break from its mentor, and subsequently gets its ass kicked, we should be cheering that a bigger entity comes along TW3 ... and the empty NeoCon suit Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:22:22 UT That Was The Week That Was ... angst-driven and bloody; [with yet another cannibalism reference. We've gone several weeks without. I noticed their preoccupation with same a few years ago ... they seldom fail me.] Yer despicable comment for the day comes from Rush Limbaugh - gag! Media Matters for America reports: Protecting Mother Nature ... and more homework Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:28:24 UT I went fishing on Saturday -- Missouri was once a land of rivers and streams, but is now a patchwork of lakes and dams and the ever-present Corp of Engineers. It's an outdoorsman's paradise. Gratefully, we don't boast the kinds of natural resources that draw exploitation. I do most of my "fishing" with a camera, leaving the dinner items to others. Shots heard 'round the world, the campaign, the marriage bed Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:00:47 UT Shock 'n Awe of the unexpected kind has us hopping today -- Russia is running a ruthless blitzkrieg on South Ossetia, aligned with Georgia; the US is airlifting Georgian fighters out of Iraq and bringing them back home, but they've taken heavy casualties and are pleading for a truce. Today the Russians have taken a Georgian military TW3 -- giggles and homework Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:19:01 UT That Was The Week That Was ... an illustration of transparency -- from Ted Stevens to Bruce Ivens, we've finally learning how to read between the lines! Corruption, obfuscation and manipulation has infected everything from the tomato's on your Whopper<[link]>to "What just happened? Evidence." Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:51:38 UT We have, in Pulitzer-winning reporter Ron Suskind's new book, a smoking gun of willful determination to war for subjective reasons on the part of the tippy-top Bush 'bad apples'; and that would include our own wormy Dubster [and let me give Mr. Lord-I-Need-A-Legacy his due ... he blasted China on human rights just prior to his arrival for the games; a little late, but ... Breaking the habit Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:22:42 UT First off, another birthday -- Happy 88th, Helen Thomas<[link]> ! The House Republicans continued their Kabuki event<[link]>in a vacant Congress yesterday, calling on the Prez for a special session Regarding our national IQ test Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:45:57 UT First off -- HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BARACK! And many, many more ... hopefully front and center in the Oval. McIdiot is throwing everything but the kitchen sink [and policy items] at Obama to try to get something to stick -- and the biggest lie of all, reported as common wisdom, is that he's uncomfortable doing it. Nonsense! Whispers from a New Moon Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:49:31 UT Happy Eclipse, dearhearts -- here's your photo of the day<[link]> . And here's your Tom Toles 'toon<[link]>, TW3 -- and the nuclear question Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:37:15 UT That Was The Week That Was ... pretty bloody; wingnuts of various political and religious stripes killed and maimed in the Middle East as well as here at home. Events of violence just seemed to spring up like mushrooms. I ever and always remember the warnings in the mid-90s that the "third wave" of spiritual wake-up would wreack havoc on the mental TW3 -- and the nuclear question Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:35:34 UT That Was The Week That Was ... pretty bloody; wingnuts of various political and religious stripes killed and maimed in the Middle East as well as here at home. Events of violence just seemed to spring up like mushrooms. I ever and always remember the warnings in the mid-90s that the "third wave" of spiritual wake-up would wreack havoc on the mental Video Day and the MRSCSCBT Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:43:59 UT Our attempts to impeach the Morally Reprehensible, Stupefyingly Corrupt and Scurrilously Criminal Bush Team -- Dubby and Uncle Dick -- continue to go pretty much unheard, thanks to Talking Heads like Pelosi and most mainstream Dem's who think the topic would distract from the challenges of the day. Left of Center? Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:55:37 UT Much to look at today -- and it was a toss up as to which topic [Obama or voting] should take bonus position; both are worthy of our attention. But first, a snip that caught my eye -- look at this headline: Robert Novak Brain Tumor Diagnosed<[link]>
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