Yearly Archives: 2008

Naomi Wolf and American electionsBy David Hamilton Naomi Wolf appeared at Book People on Saturday afternoon to talk about her hot new book, The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot. The book basically argues that the … Continue reading →

Democracy Is a Beautiful ThingBy William Blum Democracy is a beautiful thing, except that part about letting just any old jerk vote. “The people can have anything they want.The trouble is, they do not want anything.At least they vote that … Continue reading →

Burning Conscience: Israeli Soldiers Speak Out A searing interview with Avichai Sharon and Noam Chayut, both veterans of the Israeli Defense Forces and members of Breaking the Silence. Sharon and Chayut served during the second intifada, an on-going bloodbath that … Continue reading →

Tom Petty and the Super Bowl: Rock & Roll Rebellion Gone Flat?An Open Letter to Tom Pettyby Paul Dean / February 1st, 2008 Dear Tom Petty folks, I am a musician, writer and political activist, and a longtime Tom Petty … Continue reading →

This is all perfectly true. I photographed the U.N. weapons inspectors in Baghdad in January of 2002. They could, and did , go any place they liked, on any day and any time of day. Nothing more than they were … Continue reading →

Is Michael Mukasey Prioritizing the Harassment and Imprisonment of Journalists?by Glenn Greenwald Ever since the President’s illegal warrantless eavesdropping program was revealed by the New York Times‘ Jim Risen and Eric Lichtblau back in December, 2005, there has been a … Continue reading →

Stepford Republicans: All Caught on Tape!by Jeff Cohen / February 2nd, 2008 The Stepford Wives tells the chilling story of once smart, independent women who get abducted and turned into tamed, mindless robots. I have a theory about a similarly … Continue reading →

Careless deficit spending. This doesn’t include encouraging Greenspan and Bernanke to keep speculation bubbles expanding, bailing out banks, etc. Almost all of Bush’s increases have gone to rich and special interests at the expense of everyone else. Roger Baker White … Continue reading →

Initiative Targets Military Recruitment. November Ballot Proposal Would Limit Where Centers Could Be Built, Require Public HearingBy Taylor Fife, Jan 31, 2008, 19:38 In response to a Marine Corps recruiting office established in Berkeley last year, local activists are trying … Continue reading →

Unemployed, poor snubbed in U.S. economic ‘stimulus’ planBy Gary Wilson, Feb 2, 2008, 10:52 Another giveaway to the rich by Congress, White House The “economic stimulus” plan agreed to by the Democrats in Congress and the Bush White House is … Continue reading →

Stealing Our Future: Conservatives, Foresight, and Why Nothing Works AnymoreBy Sara Robinson, January 22nd, 2008 Brad DeLong once said that “‘Nobody could have foreseen ______’ is the Bush administration’s version of ‘The dog ate my homework.’” It does seem to … Continue reading →

Bankers Gone Bonkers: Global Finance and the Insanity DefenseOriginally published at CounterPunch.orgBy PAM MARTENS With Wall Street capital disappearing as fast as foreclosures are climbing, one foreign head of state had an epiphany. French President Nicholas Sarkozy advanced the idea … Continue reading →