Yearly Archives: 2007

Labor Day Hypocrisyby Stephen Lendman, September 01, 2007 Labor Day is commemorated on the first Monday in September each year since the first one was celebrated in New York in 1882. Around the world outside the US, socialist and labor … Continue reading →

NGOs and Imperialismby Yves Engler, September 02, 2007 Foreign Affairs 501 – Take Home Exam Any individual working for an aid organization is required to pass this exam and a B+ or higher must be achieved to attain “left wing” … Continue reading →

Note the wording of the headline, as though it’s clearly the fault of Iraq, its government, or at least, someone other than the US, with its bellicosity and arrogance in invading Iraq in the first place. The MSM continues to … Continue reading →

General attacks ‘flawed’ U.S. Iraq policy: Tensions between allies rise to fever pitchBy Rupert Hamer, Defence Correspondent 02/09/2007 A second British General has attacked America’s “fatally flawed” policy in Iraq, ratcheting up the tension between the two allies on the … Continue reading →

Sick of our Health System?By Alice Embree A capacity crowd filled the AFL-CIO auditorium Sunday, August 26th, to hear a panel discuss “Improving Access to Health Care in Texas: Next Steps.” The Gray Panthers of Austin sponsored the forum. Gray … Continue reading →

Venezuela’s Financial Mission in the Caribbean BasinThursday, Aug 30, 2007, By: Venezuelanalysis.com While crowds of cheering supporters gathered outside the National Assembly in Venezuela on Wednesday, August 15, President Hugo Chávez outlined what could be the most radical phase of … Continue reading →

The War Criminal in the Living RoomBy Paul Craig Roberts 08/31/07 “ICH” — — The media is silent, Congress is absent, and Americans are distracted as George W. Bush openly prepares aggression against Iran. US Navy aircraft carrier strike forces … Continue reading →

[Here is something I posted on the ANC (Austin Neighborhoods Council list) yesterday, intended to raise the key issue of just where TxDOT plans to go to borrow the half billion dollars they need but don’t have, to build the … Continue reading →

Thanks to Mariann Wizard for sharing this with us. Flour and Sugar and Eggs – Oh My!Susan DuQuesnay Bankston Most of you are familiar with our local Spirit of Freedom Republican Women. They are real; they meet monthly. They are … Continue reading →

History Will Not Absolve UsBy Nat Hentoff 08/30/07 “Village Voice” — — If and when there’s the equivalent of an international Nuremberg trial for the American perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Guantánamo, Iraq, Afghanistan, and the CIA’s secret prisons, … Continue reading →

My StoryBy Army National Guard Spc. Eleonai “Eli” Israel 098/30/07 “Courage To Resist” — – Two months ago, I took a stand that changed my life forever. As a Soldier, a JVB Protective Service Agent, and a Sniper with the … Continue reading →