Yearly Archives: 2007

Dems Cut Trade Deal with Bush; Poised to Throw American Workers Under BusBy Lori Wallach and Todd Tucker, AlterNet. Posted May 23, 2007. Democrats talked tough on trade to win a majority. Now they’re poised to enter into a deal … Continue reading →

The Insanity of the U.S. Embargo on CubaBy Nathaniel Hoffman, AlterNet. Posted May 23, 2007. A growing group of American activists and politicians are on a mission to end our Cold War-era embargo on Cuba. They believe that business, not … Continue reading →

Or at least he mentions them more than anyone should. But what should we expect from a war criminal? Is Bush Leading Us to Nuclear War?By William D. Hartung and Frida Berrigan, In These Times.Posted May 23, 2007. While the … Continue reading →

Do you believe President Bush’s actions justify impeachment? * 473245 responses Yes, between the secret spying, the deceptions leading to war and more, there is plenty to justify putting him on trial. 88% No, like any president, he has made … Continue reading →

Pentagon’s Teen Recruiting Methods Would Make Tobacco Companies ProudBy Terry J. Allen, In These Times. Posted May 22, 2007. With over half of America’s 1 million active and reserve soldiers enlisted as teens, the military is luring kids as young … Continue reading →

Manufacturing ConscriptionBy George Aleman III. Axis of Logic ExclusiveMay 20, 2007, 16:17 “Supporting The Troops” And Suppressing A National Discussion Of all the slogans that are used to stifle opposition to America’s aggressive foreign policy, the most infamous is “Support … Continue reading →

Or should we say the likes of Exxon Mobil, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, et al, do not want peace in Iraq, and their cronies lackies, Junior and Big Dick, are happy to oblige. U.S. Imperial Ambitions Thwart Iraqis’ Peace PlansBy Joshua … Continue reading →

Decline and fall of the neoconsSarah Baxter Paul Wolfowitz’s departure from the World Bank signals the end of an ideological era in Washington As Tony Blair was bidding farewell to President George W Bush in the Rose Garden on Thursday, … Continue reading →

Mexican workers call for a continental workers’ campaign for living wages and social justiceby Richard Roman and Edur VelascoMay 20, 2007 Capital and the state of all three countries of the North American Free Trade Agreement have worked together to … Continue reading →

Tomgram: Berrigan, U.S. Takes Gold in Arms Olympics Hey, aren’t we the most exceptional nation in history? George Bush and his pals thought so — and they were in a great American tradition of exceptionalism. Of course, they were imagining … Continue reading →

Venezuela: The Times They Are A-Changin’Written by Gabriel Ash Wednesday, 16 May 2007 Venezuela is changing. Fast. No other word captures the speed and magnitude of change as well as that weighty word–‘revolution.’ This is indeed the word used by … Continue reading →

U.S. troops storm Antiquities DepartmentBy Amar ImadAzzaman, May 19, 2007 U.S. occupation troops forced their way into the offices of the Antiquities Department with its chief denouncing the move as “a violation.” In a statement to Azzaman, Abbas al-Hussaini, said … Continue reading →