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Yearly Archives: 2008
Stop the New FISA
Allowing the new surveillance law to stand would seriously cripple our free pressby Chris Hedges / July 11, 2008 If the sweeping surveillance law signed by President Bush on Thursday — giving the U.S. government nearly unchecked authority to eavesdrop … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Presidency, Civil Liberties, Congress, Freedom of Press, Privacy, Surveillance, Telecoms, War on Terror
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Pelosi Slips Impeachment Onto the Table
With the door opened, Judiciary chair John Conyers may press for action. Door may be open for Kucinich’s resolution on Bush By John Nichols / July 10, 2008 As Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich moved a “privileged resolution” to force House … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Impeachment, Congress, Dennis Kucinich, George W. Bush, John Conyers, Kucinich
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Jim Hightower : ‘Lifestyles of the Rich… and Cranky.’
Ferrari F430 Spider, just $3,500 a day. Dude.Democratizing luxuryBy Jim Hightower / July 11, 2006 Time to take another peek into the “Lifestyles of the Rich… and Cranky.” A problem for many rich people is that they’re merely rich – … Continue reading
Scott Trimble : ‘We Are Not Sufficiently Democratic’
An open letter to Ralph Nader:The issues we face todayBy Scott Trimble / The Rag Blog / July 11, 2008 What is the most important political issue in America today? There are probably many different answers to that question; however, … Continue reading
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Tagged Democracy, Progressive Movement, Ralph Nader, The Left
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McCain : The Week That Was
John McCain with economic advisor and former Texas senator Phil Gramm.The Week That Should Have Ended McCain’s Presidential HopesBy Max Bergmann / July 10, 2008 This is the week that should have effectively ended John McCain’s efforts to become the … Continue reading
Drawn and Quartered
Michael Kountouris, GreeceThe Rag Blog / Posted July 10, 2008
Friendly Skies Dept : Want Some Torture With Your Peanuts?
Airline bracelet id would double as stun deviceBy Jeffrey Denning Just when you thought you’ve heard it all… A senior government official with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has expressed great interest in a so-called safety bracelet that … Continue reading
David Gray : Don’t Use My Music at Guantanamo
Singer-songwriter speaks out against music used in tortureBy Andy Worthington Singer-songwriter David Gray has taken a brave stand by complaining about the use of his music as torture by the US military in “War on Terror” prisons in Guantánamo, in … Continue reading
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No Surprise from the Most Murderous Nation
Activists decry new Pentagon policy on cluster bombs By Julian E. Barnes | July 10, 2008 They say that taking 10 more years to eliminate the munitions with the highest failure rate for their bomblets ‘is completely inadequate from a … Continue reading
Can’t Fall On Your Fannie Mae
Flowers grow in front of the headquarters of Fannie Mae in Washington. Photo by Ken Cedeno / Bloomberg News. So lets see if I have things straight. The feds can’t just bail out Freddie and Fannie because that might cause … Continue reading
G8 : Determined to Kill Off the World’s Poor
The G8: Humanitarian Failure and Making the World Safe for Corporate Powerby Robert Weissman / July 10, 2008 It’s hard to dismiss the temptation to write off the G8 meetings as a meaningless talkfest. On the other hand, when the … Continue reading
