Monthly Archives: December 2007

Dreaming of a White House ChristmasBy RICHARD NEVILLE Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the White HouseNot a creature was stirring, not even my spouse,The stockings were hung up by the chimney with care,And the shredders were humming … Continue reading →

How the Washington Post Misses the Point: Not Getting It About New OrleansBy CHUCK MUNSON It comes as no surprise when a major U.S. newspaper backs real estate developers over the rights and interests of the poor they have a … Continue reading →

The USA’s Human Rights Dazeby Norman Solomon The chances are slim that you saw much news coverage of Human Rights Day when it blew past the media radar — as usual — on Dec. 10. Human rights may be touted … Continue reading →

Severe food shortages, price spikes threaten world populationBy Naomi Spencer, Dec 22, 2007, 02:52 Worldwide food prices have risen sharply and supplies have dropped this year, according to the latest food outlook of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. … Continue reading →

Revealed: the secret US air warBy James Tweedie, Dec 22, 2007, 07:56 Peace campaigners expressed shock yesterday at revelations of a massive escalation in US air attacks in Afghanistan and Iraq. A report by Anthony H Cordesman of the Centre … Continue reading →

CIA chief to drag White House into torture cover-up stormSarah Baxter, December 23, 2007 THE CIA chief who ordered the destruction of secret videotapes recording the harsh interrogation of two top Al-Qaeda suspects has indicated he may seek immunity from … Continue reading →

Where is Our Tacitus? Nothing Can Morally Justify the Invasion of IraqBy JACOB G. HORNBERGER Neo-con supporters of the U.S. government’s war of aggression against Iraq are undoubtedly holding their collective breath in the hope that U.S. military forces have … Continue reading →

The Guantánamo Britons and Spain’s dubious extradition requestby Andy Worthington, December 23, 2007 Celebrations by the families, friends and supporters of the three British men who returned from Guantánamo on Wednesday – Omar Deghayes, Jamil El-Banna and Abdulnour Sameur – … Continue reading →

To be blunt, this guy is either blind or stupid. Amerikkka is blatantly racist – always has been, always will be. This is America, please order in Englishby Abha Malpani Dec 18th 2007 @ 4:30PM Since 2005, a Philadelphia based … Continue reading →

Progressive Good Tidings of 2007by Mark Engler, December 22, 2007 Along with political challenges, the past year offered some hopeful advances– many of which came just in last few weeks. Understanding what is wrong in our society; speaking out against … Continue reading →

Surely, If We Believed Life Was Worth Living …by E.R. Bills / December 22nd, 2007 French-Algerian writer, philosopher and 1957 Nobel Prize Laureate Albert Camus once suggested that the most important question philosophy had to answer is whether or not … Continue reading →

From Kant to John Lennon: a Christmas StoryWar is Over! (If Only We Really Wanted It)By TIMOTHY J. FREEMAN It was thirty eight years ago today, that John and Yoko gave us all something to play, a message that’s never … Continue reading →