Nick Lampson: Help Students Take on Tom DeLay
Tue Mar 28, 2006 at 08:15:07 AM PDT
A Message from Nick Lampson (TX-22 Candidate):
Dear Friends,
We have a great opportunity to change the politics of the nation in 2006.
The people, like my opponent Tom DeLay, who have ushered in a culture of corruption and cronyism in Washington, DC are now being held accountable in the media and among voters across the country.
But to bring positive change to our government, we will need the help of millions of energetic, civic-minded people. That is why I am so glad that Students for a New American Politics (SNAP) PAC is working to promote change by making sure that students who want to get involved in the crucial 2006 election cycle can do so. As many of you know, campaigns are won with hard work--one door and one phone call at a time. That means we have an enormous amount of work to do.
Coalition of the Illing - With Poll!
Fri May 06, 2005 at 06:49:39 PM PDT
Another one bites the dust:
The Bulgarian parliament has endorsed the decision to pull the country's 450 troops out of Iraq by the end of the year.
Japan is reported to be planning to do the same thing.
The Ukrainians, among others, have been withdrawing. Poland is cutting its commitment.
After some very acrimonious departures in the past - like that of the Philippines - it is difficult to escape the impression that Washington's band of coalition partners in Iraq is dwindling.
Of course, US officials would prefer it was not happening, with the security situation still very uncertain.
One bit of good news for the Americans has been that, despite recent strains in their relations, Italy seems to be staying for now.
More and more countries are deciding that the senseless death of its youth is too high a price to pay. (I think this is how Armando phrased it when Ukraine called it quits.)
More on the flip: Coalition Scorecard, Uzbekistan, and military recruiting numbers.
Hip Hop Justice
Sun Feb 20, 2005 at 01:22:02 PM PDT
Last night I attended the keynote address at Yale Law School's 11th annual
Rebellious Lawyering Conference. Paul Butler, professor of law at GW, had some very intelligent things to say about racism in the criminal justice system, critical race theory, and a response to injustice based on listening to what the Hip Hop Nation is saying.
