Monthly Archives: November 2007

George Bush: Pardon All the Turkeysby Bill Maher New Rule: The president can’t pardon just one or two turkeys this Thanksgiving. He’s got to let them all go. It’s probably too much to expect from the man who wanted “no … Continue reading →

Sign the Pledge! Trim Bush from American Historyby Ted Rall A couple of weeks ago I wrote a column that resonated with a lot of people. Since 2001, I noted, “We’ve lost our right to see an attorney, to confront … Continue reading →

Is the Worst Over–or Just Beginning? Needing PeaceBy MONICA BENDERMAN I received an email last week. Almost two pages long and with only enough sentence breaks to count on one hand, it was coming from a place I knew all … Continue reading →

NAFTA and Biotech: Twin Horsemen of the Ag Apocalypse: The Last Days of Mexican CornBy JOHN ROSS Mexico City. The single, spindly seven foot-tall cornstalk spiring up from the planter box outside a prominent downtown hotel here was filling out … Continue reading →

US veteran population: a mounting social catastropheBy Naomi Spencer, Nov 20, 2007, 05:03 As thousands of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan return to the US, the dimensions of the social burden of war are beginning to take shape. A number … Continue reading →

Lt. Col. Abraham’s Damning Verdict: Guantánamo Whistleblower Launches a New Attack on Rigged TribunalsBy ANDY WORTHINGTON The media — both mainstream outlets and the blogosphere — have spent the last week consumed by the story of a leaked operating manual … Continue reading →

Rumors of (More) War: Likelihood of Iran Attack Gains CredenceBy DAVE LINDORFF As someone who has been writing about this crazed administration’s plans to launch an attack on Iran now for over a year, I have always noted that the … Continue reading →

First Woman, First Black, First Latino, or First Honest President?Most Dishonest Politicians Have a Better Chance of WinningBy Joel Hirschhorn, Published Nov 20, 2007 The phrase honest politician has become an oxymoron. We should not be impressed by the prospect … Continue reading →

Too Parochial for Empire: The Bush Administration Conquers WashingtonBy John Brown As I write, on a cloudy Washington afternoon, my “Bush’s Last Day Countdown Keychain” tells me there are 433 days, 11 hrs, 50 minutes and 41.3 seconds left before … Continue reading →

Hate Crimes Rose 8 Percent in 2006By MICHAEL J. SNIFFEN, APPosted: 2007-11-19 13:41:38 WASHINGTON (Nov. 19) – Hate crime incidents in the United States rose last year by nearly 8 percent, the FBI reported Monday, as racial prejudice continued to … Continue reading →

War and Arlo Guthrie’s Thanksgiving: Sitting on the Group W BenchBy RON JACOBS I first heard “Alice’s Restaurant” in 1968 on Washington DC’s underground radio station WHFS. The most memorable time I heard it was in May 1970 on the … Continue reading →

An Enduring Corruption: Why Congress Won’t ReformBy WINSLOW T. WHEELER Having endured the Congressman Randy “Duke” Cunningham saga up close and personal for the last two years, most recently in the form of Mr. Brent Wilkes’ conviction on all 13 … Continue reading →