Monthly Archives: February 2008

Obama Hope Beating Clinton HelpBy Joel Hirschhorn, published Feb 14, 2008 Hope mongering has been working much better than experience mongering. Now, the rest of the story…. As befits American culture, politics is all about slick selling to the masses. … Continue reading →

Canada, U.S. Agree To Use Each Other’s Troops In Civil EmergenciesBy David Pugliese, Canwest News Service 22/02/08 “Canwest News” — — Canada and the U.S. have signed an agreement that paves the way for the militaries from either nation to … Continue reading →

In Tatters Beneath a Surge of ClaimsAnalysis by Ali al-Fadhily and Dahr Jamail 23/02/08 – — – BAGHDAD, Feb 22 (IPS) – What the U.S. has been calling the success of a “surge”, many Iraqis see as evidence of catastrophe. … Continue reading →

Where’s The Iraqi Voice?By Noam Chomsky 23/02/08 “ICH” — — THE US occupying army in Iraq (euphemistically called the Multi-National Force-Iraq) carries out extensive studies of popular attitudes. Its December 2007 report of a study of focus groups was uncharacteristically … Continue reading →

The Future of Black History?by Sean Gonsalves “If Obama were to somehow prevail on election night, I would be OJ Simpson-acquittal shocked…The awe part wouldn’t kick in until a few months later…If he actually lived aaaall the way from election … Continue reading →

Election Madnessby Howard Zinn There’s a man in Florida who has been writing to me for years (ten pages, handwritten) though I’ve never met him. He tells me the kinds of jobs he has held-security guard, repairman, etc. He has … Continue reading →

The Lost Boys of Sudanby Charlie Loving / The Rag Blog / Feb. 24, 2008 I was in San Antonio this week as a delegate to the Diocese of West Texas, hobnobbing with bishops and the powers that be in … Continue reading →

MDS/Austin Resolution on Withdrawal from Iraq for Democratic Precinct Caucusesby: thorne dreyerThu Feb 21, 2008 at 06:36 PM CST This, I believe, is an optimal, viable and timely plan for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq. It will be … Continue reading →

White Boys and Barack Obama: Do They Hear Something Blacks Don’t?by Glen Ford / February 21st, 2008 Tuesday’s Democratic primaries saw Barack Obama racking up over 60 percent of the white male vote in Wisconsin, riding an unprecedented historical demographic … Continue reading →

Just When You Thought the Corporate Media Couldn’t Get Any Worseby Dave Lindorff I would not have thought that the coverage of the US presidential campaign could get more shallow and meaningless, and then, along comes the plagiarism story. OMG! … Continue reading →