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Yearly Archives: 2008
Sarah Palin and the Witch-Fighting Pastor Who Helped Her Become Governor
‘Examination of a Witch,’ by T.H. Matteson 1853 / Courtesy of the Peabody Essex Museum. Blaming it all on witches is not without precedent.Sarah Palin Linked Her Electoral Success to Prayer of Kenyan Witch Hunter Thomas MutheeBy Hannah Strange / … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Christian Right, Fundamentalism, Sarah Palin, Witch Hunting
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Perhaps There Is a Little Justice in This World
Pedestrians walk by the American International Group Inc. building in New York, Sept. 17, 2008. Photographer: Ramin Talaie/Bloomberg NewsPelosi, Kerry May Share Investor Pain as AIG Stakes EvaporateBy Jonathan D. Salant / September 19, 2008 The market storm that brought … Continue reading
Being Realistic Eventually Turns Out To Be Right
The Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels monument in Berlin.Photo: commons.wikimedia.org / Manfred BrückelsReality Catches Up to the Free MarketBy William Pfaff / September 18, 2008 Karl Marx, were he still about, would surely be interested in the report that unregulated … Continue reading
But Will Dick Cheney Be Impeached? No !!
Dick Armey, victim of the big lie. Photo: CBSVice President Dick Cheney’s Incredible and Deadly LieBy John W. Dean / September 19, 2008 By Deceiving a Congressional Leader, Cheney Sent Us to War on False Pretenses and Violated the Separation … Continue reading
US Recycling Is Poisoning the Rest of the World
This boy was scavenging on a pile of broken electronics at the Alaba market, Lagos, Nigeria. 2006. (Photo © Basel Action Network)EPA Faulted for Failing to Control E-Waste ExportsSeptember 19, 2008 WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. hazardous waste regulations have not … Continue reading
Fighting Against Disenfranchisement in Michigan
ACLU sues state over voter purging programsBy David Ashenfelter / September 18, 2008 The ACLU and a national student group have sued Michigan Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land to halt two statewide voter purging programs that they say could … Continue reading
And It Won’t Be Painless
Hey U.S., welcome to the Third World!By Rosa Brooks / September 18, 2008 It’s been a quick slide from economic superpower to economic basket case. Dear United States, Welcome to the Third World! It’s not every day that a superpower … Continue reading
Harry Reid: "No One Knows What to Do"
The Point of No ReturnBy Mike Whitney / September 19, 2008 Following another eratic day of trading on the stock market, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke convened an emergency meeting of the Senate Banking Committee … Continue reading
McCain’s Spain Blunder : A Walking Foreign Policy Disaster
Spain’s Prime Minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. Now let’s see: where is Spain again?Or worse: Is it an expression of policy towards a U.S. ally?‘McCain has run on his foreign policy expertise and such confusion completely undercuts his credibility’By Max … Continue reading
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Tagged McCain, McCain Campaign, McCain Mistakes, NATO, Presidential Campaign, Spain
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Blowback from US Aggression – Get Used to It
Smoke billows outside the US embassy in Sana yesterday after a car bomb set off a series of explosions outside the heavily fortified embassy in Yemen.Reaping The Iraq WhirlwindBy M Duss / September 18, 2008 The Washington Post confirms that … Continue reading
On Meeting Junior’s 2007 Iraq Benchmarks
Frankly, I take issue with Mr. Doggett’s propensity to lay so much blame on the current Iraqi government. Remember that it was the United States military, with tacit Congressional approval and on the orders of George Bush, that illegally entered … Continue reading
Houston and Ike : Abandoning the ‘Independent’
Bill Phillips was trapped for two days at his senior apartment at the Villas. Photo by Dave Rossman / Houston ChronicleOne story among many: ‘Independent seniors’ — which means they can dress themselves — abandoned by apartment complex during IkeBy … Continue reading
