The far-sighted and sharp-witted Eric Alterman has signed on to John Podesta and Sarah Wartell's Center for American Progress.
How does one sign on? Their "Economy" section is still... quite thin... completely empty, in fact.
Posted by DeLong at October 23, 2003 11:14 AM | TrackBack
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/10/08/1065292604414.html
Howard censured over push for war with Iraq
October 8, 2003
Prime Minister John Howard was yesterday censured by the Senate for misleading the public in his justification for sending Australia to war with Iraq.
It was only the fourth time in more than three decades a sitting prime minister has been censured and the second in Mr Howard's seven-and-a-half years in office.
The motion attacked Mr Howard for failing to adequately inform Australians that intelligence agency warnings about a war with Iraq would increase the likelihood of a terrorist attack.
It also noted that no evidence had yet been produced by Mr Howard to justify his claims that in March this year, Iraq possessed stockpiles of completed biological chemical weapons that justified going to war....
Posted by: lise on October 23, 2003 12:05 PMYes...maybe they need some blogging help....
Posted by: Luke Francl on October 23, 2003 06:16 PMI understand Podesta's place aims at being something more than a near-term-focused, sound-bit-generating parking place for partisans. A fair-minded, left-leaning, trade-loving university professor with experience in government might be able to do valuable work at a place like that...
Posted by: K Harris on October 24, 2003 04:24 AM