Yearly Archives: 2007

From our Friends at Earth Family Alpha, with thanks. Reap the Whirlwind The geographic state of the United States is pretty clearly a rogue empire at this point. We violate the nonproliferation treaty by building new, more powerful weapons and … Continue reading →

Morton West High School Expulsionby Chicago SDS, November 05, 2007 Over 30 anti-war protestors at Morton West High School in Berwyn face expulsion for a demonstration at the school on Thursday. Scores of Students Face Expulsion Due to Sit-in Berwyn, … Continue reading →

The farm bill makes us known throughout the world as cheats and liars as we talk about free markets. It pollutes the rivers and makes the people fat. It supports an inhumane system. (Well okay, they didn’t say that.) And … Continue reading →

Just as Junior says, “Either you’re with us, or you’re with the terrorists,” so must Americans now recognize and accept that either they are against the war criminals in the White House or they are part of the war criminality … Continue reading →

Déjà vu all over againBy Ian Williams The US is smearing IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei for not finding evidence of Iranian nuclear weapons. Sound familiar? 11/04/07 “The Guardian” — — – When it comes to Iran’s nuclear capabilities, whose word … Continue reading →

In these times, there isn’t much we can do to stop corporate Amerika (and its purchased political base) from running roughshod over citizens like us. However, there is an opportunity that presents itself right now to help force a vote … Continue reading →

What sex scandals say about politicsBy Carol M. Ostrom When a married politician resigns after allegations that he had sex with a young man in an out-of-town hotel room — particularly when he tips off the cops himself — the … Continue reading →

CARACAS TODAY, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4 : GRAN MARCHA EN APOYO DE LA REFORMA CONSTITUCIONAL!By Les Blough, EditorNov 4, 2007, 12:28 This morning, over a million people poured into Caracas for the Gran Marcha En Apoyo de la Reforma Constucional! (The … Continue reading →

America’s Armageddonites Push for More WarBy Jon Basil Utley, Foreign Policy in Focus Some fundamentalist evangelicals have moved from forecasting Armageddon to actually trying to bring it about. Utopian fantasies have long transfixed the human race. Yet today a much … Continue reading →

Tomgram: Michael Schwartz, Iraq Policy Floating on a Sea of Oil History… phooey! Or, more mildly, Americans traditionally aren’t much interested in it and the media largely don’t have time for it either. For one thing, the past is often … Continue reading →

Iraq scraps oil deal; Russia threatens to retaliateBy ANDREW E. KRAMER, NEW YORK TIMES BAGHDAD — Guided by American legal advisers, the Iraqi government has canceled a controversial development contract with the Russian company Lukoil for a vast oil field … Continue reading →

What It Will Take to Build a Sustainable U.S.By Kenny Ausubel, AlterNet. Posted November 1, 2007. We must imagine a new way of life in order to avoid the devastating environmental crises that face humanity, argues the visionary founder of … Continue reading →