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A New Model for Managing International Trade and Development , Part III
Click here for all the posts in the series. In Development……only one road leads to Rome, Part 3By Sid Eschenbach / The Rag Blog / November 14, 2008 To Rome… or to Ruin? As a result of the application of … Continue reading
Roberts: The US Is a Bankrupt Superpower
Crisis Is Beyond The Reach of Traditional SolutionsBy Paul Craig Roberts / November 13, 2008 By most accounts the US economy is in serious trouble. Robert Reich, an adviser to President-elect Obama, calls it a “mini-depression,” and that designation might … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank Bailouts, Banking, Debt, Economic Crisis, U.S. Government
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NorthCom: Asking Questions About Their Activities
NORTHCOM takeover drills; after Hurricane Katrina and before Rita, Bush canceled a scheduled trip to Texas and instead visited the U.S. Northern Command Headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo source: InfoWars.What Is NorthCom Up To?By Matthew Rothschild / November 12, … Continue reading
Hate Radio Takes ’em All On: Women, Minorities, Gays, Autistic Children
Talk radio vitriol not just reserved for Obama. By Eric Boehlert and Jamison Foser / November 13, 2008 See Video montage of right wing talk radio, Below. As Media Matters for America documented, the nationwide network of conservative radio hosts … Continue reading
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Tagged Bigotry, Broadcast Media, Media, Racism, Right Wing Media, Talk Radio
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Reaganomics Lives : Now About Bailing Out Detroit…
Reagan: Hey, it’s not all bad.‘The third path is to set standards for the kind of cars we need, backed by a government commitment to buy them on the fleet level and serious tax credits for ordinary folks who buy … Continue reading
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Tagged Automobile Industry, Congressional Bailout, Henry Paulson, Reaganomics, Treasury Dept., Wall Street
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A New Model for Managing International Trade and Development , Part II
Click here for all the posts in the series. In Development……only one road leads to Rome, Part 2By Sid Eschenbach / The Rag Blog / November 13, 2008 History: How did the rich nations get rich? This is the single … Continue reading
Supremes: Military Beats Nature, Once Again
Environmental groups contend that the use of sonar harms marine mammals, like this blue whale. The Supreme Court, however, ruled the Navy should be able to use sonar without restrictions in exercises off the California coast. Photo: NOAA / AP.Supreme … Continue reading
RNC8: The Aftermath of the Republican Convention
The RNC 8: Left to right: Eryn Trimmer, Nathanael Secor, Luce Guillen-Givins, Monica Bicking, Garrett Fitzgerald, Rob Czernik, Erik Oseland, and Max Specktor.Eight RNC Protesters Accused of ‘Furthering Terrorism’ Thanks To StatuteBy Matt Snyders / November 11, 2008 Officials say … Continue reading
Israel Is Committing A War Crime Against Palestine
Photo credit: Qumsiyeh.Abnormality Besieges PalestiniansBy Juan Cole / November 12, 2008 The UN warns that it is running out of food to distribute in Gaza, putting the civilian population there at severe risk, as a direct result of an Israeli … Continue reading
Shalom : Jewish Activists Gather to End the War and Heal America
‘The gathering we are holding is intended to restart the energies of Jewish activism.’By Rabbi Arthur Waskow / The Rag Blog / November 12, 2008 On November 23, The Shalom Center and the Workmen’s Circle will hold an action gathering … Continue reading
Obama’s Bailout Bunch : Sure Seems Like More of the Same
President-elect Barack Obama with Vice President-elect Biden and a group of economic advisers at a news conference in Chicago on Nov. 7, 2008. Photo by Damon winter / NYT.‘Almost half the people on Obama’s economic advisory board have held fiduciary … Continue reading
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Tagged Congressional Bailout, Corporate Corruption, Economy, Obama Presidency
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FLASH : McCain was Right! Obama Meets with Dangerous World Leader…
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