Last I heard, we were keeping it on the down low.

Big Oil’s John
(Hat tip: Mark Crispin Miller)

Also on Monday, June 16, at 7:30 am (CDT), three of Metro Council’s finest
- Emily Evans, Jason Holleman, and Mike Jameson - will join us to talk about their swim across the Cumberland River. The Thursday, June 19th (5:00 PM) trek will, according to organizer Evans, prove the long-neglected river is now clean and safe. […]

What did we say?!? Stop thinking about big ears…long trunk…and enormous toes on ginormous feet. Ok, fine. If we can’t get you to not think of the two ton you-know-what in the room, then maybe George Lakoff can. Dr. Lakoff, the author of the superb Don’t Think of An Elephant, has just written a new […]

I’m not going to repeat or link to anything Bill Hobbs actually blows hard about, but the man wouldn’t know truth or nuance if it bit him in his pay pal tip jar.

R. Neal is doing a bang up job of gathering weekly gems from Tennessee’s liberal blogs. Take a gander at this week’s edition.

President Bush and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced aneconomic stimulus package that promises to put at a $600 tax rebate check in the hands of an estimated 16 million families. Total coast of the package is $150 billion (approximately $100 billion in rebates for families and $50 billion in tax cuts for businesses). […]

Summary: Last week was the 6th Anniversary of the opening of Guatanamo Bay so we’re joined by The Center for American Progress’s Ali Frick for an update. Plus, Dr. Stephen Zunes, a Professor of Politics at the University of San Francisco and Middle East editor for Foreign Policy in Focus, talks to us about George […]

Summary: In this segment we learn that persistence is the key to accountability. Plus, we’re joined by Rob Richie, Executive director of FairVote, an organization with the goal of transforming our elections to include a constitutionally protected right to vote, a national popular vote for president, instant runoff voting for executive elections and proportional voting […]

Summary: Today is Human Rights Day and our guest is Gatluak Ter Thach, founder and Executive Director of the Sudanese Community & Women’s Services Center. He talks about his journey to Nashville, the Center’s function in the community, and the unending internal conflicts in Sudan. The Center is having a public awareness and support event […]