Yearly Archives: 2007

Warning, Danger AheadJanet Gilles It is tempting to believe that a simple solution such as the single payer system will solve our health care crisis. However, modern science offers a new challenge to public health. Nuclear energy was too cheap … Continue reading →

Judge Strikes Down Parts of Patriot ActBy WILLIAM McCALL,AP ,Posted: 2007-09-27 05:46:33 PORTLAND, Ore. (Sept. 27) – Two provisions of the USA Patriot Act are unconstitutional because they allow secret wiretapping and searches without a showing of probable cause, a … Continue reading →

Read how this slimy weasel threatens to cut funds and stop legislation in order for other nations to comply with his wish for war. And compare his reference to a “strong package of humanitarian aid” to the current reality – … Continue reading →

Rampant racism must be crushed, and we must remove a government that practices it daily. HUD’s Home Wreckers: Tightening the Noose Around New OrleansBy BILL QUIGLEY Odessa Lewis is 62 years old. When I saw her last week, she was … Continue reading →

Specific suggestion: General strikeBY Garret Keizer, October 2007 Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust. —Isaiah 26:19 1. Of all the various depredations of the Bush regime, none has been so thorough as its plundering of hope. Iraq will … Continue reading →

But the US lost the moral high ground a long, long, long time ago. U.S. Aims To Lure Insurgents With ‘Bait’: Snipers Describe Classified ProgramBy Josh White and Joshua PartlowWashington Post Staff WritersMonday, September 24, 2007; Page A01 A Pentagon … Continue reading →

Many thanks to Janet Gilles for a great pic of her little winged friends making blackberry jam. Left to right, Mr. Obie, Maggie, Corkie, Mothra.

How the DC Police are Using “Stay Away” Orders to Muzzle Anti-War ProtestersFree Speech Takes a Capitol BeatingBy MIKE FERNER Free speech took a beating with another round of arrests September 18 in the nation’s capital. It was administered by … Continue reading →

Generals opposing Iraq war break with military traditionBy Mark Sauer, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITERSeptember 23, 2007 The generals acted independently, coming in their own ways to the agonizing decision to defy military tradition and publicly criticize the Bush administration over its … Continue reading →

Tomgram: Bush’s Free World and Welcome to It Freedom as Theft: Honoring American LiberatorsBy Tom Engelhardt Let’s take a trip down memory lane. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is America’s highest civilian award, ranking second only to the Congressional Medal … Continue reading →

Of Hubris and Atrocities: Why Do They All Hate America?By BRIAN CLOUGHLEY Many years ago there was a song called “Why do we all love Australia” which was a bit of a spoof although funny and to the point. The … Continue reading →