Yearly Archives: 2008

British Columbia Passes Heavy Tax on Carbon EmmissionsBy Mark Hume / February 20, 2008 VICTORIA — The government of British Columbia moved yesterday to the forefront of the battle against climate change by introducing what may be the greenest budget … Continue reading →

From Thomas Good / Next Left Notes

The Subprime Hangover: Here Comes The $739 Billion Taxpayer BailoutBy Mike Whitney 25/02/08 “ICH” — – “The SEC probe of the securitization of subprime mortgages into collateralized debt obligations (CDOs), announced last summer, has yielded no official enforcement cases….SEC chief, … Continue reading →

The Failure of Human Rights Watch in Venezuela and HaitiBy Joe Emersberger 25/02/08 “HaitiAnalysis” — – The way Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Haiti and Venezuela in its 2008 World Report reveals an underlying assumption that the US and … Continue reading →

OPTIONS FOR WATCHINGTHE WINTER SOLDIER HEARINGS History will be made in Washington, DC between March 13 and 16 when Iraq Veterans Against the War will conduct “Winter Soldier” Hearings at which active duty members of the military, veterans, members of … Continue reading →

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 →