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Yearly Archives: 2008
The Time Has Come to Turn a New Page
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter greets Nepalis during his visit to a polling station as an election observer, in Katmandu Nepal, Thursday, April 10, 2008.Uri Avnery congratulates Carter for decision to meet with Hamas leaders Tel-Aviv / April 13, 2008 … Continue reading
Iraq Moratorium This Friday
Iraq Moratorium #8 on Friday, April 18 The Iraq Moratorium, a nationwide grassroots movement uniting individuals and groups against the Iraq war, will be observed on Friday, April 18. Since September, the Iraq Moratorium has asked people and groups opposed … Continue reading
Here We Go Again
Obama called elitist for telling the truth.By Jane Smiley You know, I just spent seven and a half years disagreeing with the administration that has given us an unprecedented military and economic mess. I saw it coming, it came, and … Continue reading
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The Coming War with Iran
It’s About the Oil, StupidBy Joe Lauria / April 13, 2008 World civilization is based on oil. The world is running out of oil. The oil companies and governments are not telling the truth about how close we are to … Continue reading
McCain Still Hopes for Hillary
McCain: ‘Hillary can still pull it off” —Senator prefers Clinton Contest April 14, 2008 Republican presidential hopeful John McCain has confided to his inner circle that Hillary Clinton may yet be the Democratic nominee, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned, a … Continue reading
A People’s History of American Empire
Howard Zinn, The End of Empire?by Tom Engelhardt / April 14, 2008 In Iraq, in Afghanistan, and at home, the position of the globe’s “sole superpower” is visibly fraying. The country that was once proclaimed an “empire lite” has proven … Continue reading
Ouch! The Daily Show’s Eviscerating "Documentary" About Fox News
Daily Show Gives Fox the BusinessBy Rachel Sklar / April 11, 2008 The Daily Show’s John Oliver put together a stunning smackdown of Fox News on the April 10 show, punctuated by some damning clips showing egregious comments from some … Continue reading
Singin’ on Sunday – Laura Veirs
I think we need to bring back a more structured musical aspect of TRB since that was such an enormous part of the print Rag, so I intend to do my best to post a tune of some sort every … Continue reading
World Economic Leaders Gather : Confront Major Food Crisis
World Bank president Robert Zoellick. Photo by Saul Loeb / AFPWorld economic leaders act to counter financial, food crisesApril 13, 2008Washington –World economic leaders here this weekend took steps to alleviate the worst financial shock in decades and a food … Continue reading
This Just In : Charlton Heston’s Gun Taken From His Cold, Dead Hands
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The World We have Known is Vanishing Before Our Eyes
Recession, Depression, Collapse: What’s Fear Got To Do With It?By Carolyn Baker / April 13, 2008 Interesting, isn’t it, that mainstream economists need a so-called economic guru like Alan Greenspan to confirm that the U.S. economy is in recession? If … Continue reading
