Yearly Archives: 2007

Confirmed- Austin Energy Providing Customer Data To Austin Police11.05.2007 I can now confirm that Austin Police have access to Austin Energy customer usage information. The City of Austin, in response to my open records request, turned over an agreement titled … Continue reading →

The Choice in Pakistan is Democracy or Talibanization: Guest Op-ed by Shahin M. ColeShahin M. Cole, Esq., writes: ‘I am one of those Pakistan-trained lawyers you have been hearing about. I have spent the last few days watching on television … Continue reading →

DOCUMENTARY FILM ABOUT TORTURE OF BLACK PANTHERSTO BE SHOWN NOVEMBER 14 AT RESISTENCIA BOOKS The Movement for a Democratic Society (MDS Austin) is presenting a showing of the film “Legacy of Torture” at Resistencia Books, 1801-A South First St., Wednesday, … Continue reading →

Iraq taught us nothingBy Gary Kamiya The U.S. establishment’s acceptance of a possible war with Iran shows that the folly that led to Iraq still rules Washington. Nov. 6, 2007 | The U.S. could attack Iran in the next few … Continue reading →

Terminology that only a psychopathic neocon could use. The United States’ new backyardBy Alain Gresh, Nov 6, 2007, 04:55 When the US decided that its backyard would in future be a greater Middle East – from Pakistan to Morocco – … Continue reading →

The Last “Enemy Combatant” on the U.S. Mainland: The Torture of Ali al-MarriBy ANDY WORTHINGTON Torture is defined in many ways. To the US administration, nothing that it ever does is torture. In keeping with the notorious “Torture Memo” of … Continue reading →

“The End is Nigh!” Cries Paul Volcker, as Heads Topple at Merrill Lynch and Citigroup: Welcome to Year 27 of the Reagan RevolutionBy MIKE WHITNEY Last Wednesday, the Federal Reserve dropped its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to … Continue reading →

Waterboarding Demonstration at the Justice Department November 5, 2007 On the eve of the Senate Judiciary Committee vote on the confirmation of Judge Michael Mukasey to be Attorney General, anti-torture activists put on a fully realistic display of waterboarding at … Continue reading →

Bush and Musharraf’s grand illusionBy Juan Cole Democracy for Pakistan was never the deal — and as Musharraf’s latest power grab throws his nation into turmoil, Bush will gladly go along. Nov. 6, 2007 | In the fall of 1999, … Continue reading →

The Union Premiumby New Unionism / November 5th, 2007 Countless academics have sought to measure the tangible benefits of being a union member. The difference between union and non-union wages, often referred to as the “union premium”, can be calculated … Continue reading →

Rebuilding the Media: Newspapers DeclineBy Roger Baker Here’s the latest stuff on that, but the trend is stale news that we’ve heard about in recent years. But there are implications. The newspaper is how you learned to be a good … Continue reading →

The FBI’s War on Black Liberation: COINTELPRO and the Panthersby Ron Jacobs / November 5th, 2007 The history of relations between the Black liberation movement and law enforcement has always been adversarial, at its best. At its worst, it is … Continue reading →