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Yearly Archives: 2008
The US Does Not Really Have a Foreign Policy
The US missile defence system is the magic pudding that will never run outBy George Monbiot / August 19, 2008 Poland is just the latest fall guy for an American foreign policy dictated by military industrial lobbyists in Washington It’s … Continue reading
US Banking: The Shit Has Yet to Hit the Fan
Large U.S. Bank Collapse Seen AheadBy Jan Dahinten / August 19, 2008 SINGAPORE — The worst of the global financial crisis is yet to come and a large U.S. bank will fail in the next few months as the world’s … Continue reading
ECONOMY : Trickle Down from the Bailouts
‘The federal government is drowning in a sea of red ink’By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / August 19, 2008 Bernanke and his crew at the fed bailed out Bear Stearns at taxpayer expense because they feared not doing … Continue reading
A Video Series on World Agriculture: Monsanto, Part 8
The World According to Monsanto (Part 8 of 8) Right now, there is probably no other company that is doing more to endanger the health of this planet, and it’s inhabitants, than Monsanto. With Nazi-like attitude, they are leading the … Continue reading
Iraq Report: Still Very Tense in Kirkuk
The aftermath of a suicide attack on Kurdish demonstrators three weeks ago.Photo: Benjamin Lowy/VII NetworkKurdish Control of Kirkuk Creates a Powder KegBy Richard A. Oppel Jr. / August 18, 2008 KIRKUK, Iraq — The phone rang, and it was answered … Continue reading
Democracy in Pakistan Still Has a Fighting Chance
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf inspects guard of honor before leaving the presidential house after his resignation in Islamabad Aug. 18, 2008.Photo: Reuters/Mian KhursheedThe fall of Bush’s man in PakistanBy Juan Cole / August 19, 2008 Despite Pervez Musharraf’s despotism and … Continue reading
Texas Horror Movies : The Top Five
A Handful of Non-Chainsaw HorrorsBy Hair Balls / August 18, 2008 We Texans live with our share of horrors: fire ants, Rick Perry, residents of Plano, but this entry was still something of a challenge. After all, coming up with … Continue reading
Riding the New Media : How Obama Really Did It
Cake and eat it too. From a party organized through Obama social-networking site. Photo by Porter Gifford / Technology Review.The social-networking strategy that took an obscure senator to the doors of the White House.By David Talbot This article appears in … Continue reading
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Tagged Digital Media, Internet, Obama, Presidential Campaign, Social Networking, Technology
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Six Questions about the Anthrax Case
A hazardous materials unit worker is hosed down on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, where worked continued inspecting buildings and offices for anthrax contamination. Photo by Ron Thomas / AP.Double Standards in the Global War on Terror, Anthrax DepartmentBy Tom Engelhardt … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthrax, Biological Warfare, FBI, Mainstream Media, War on Terror
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Obama and The Onion : Reflections on the Uses of Satire
‘Cooter Obama’ chases pig on Capitol lawn. Photo from controversial satirical article in The Onion. Photo © Copyright 2008, Onion, Inc. I recently chuckled at a satirical piece I found at The Onion’s website and reposted it here on The … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Cultural Stereotypes, Humor, Obama, Political Correctness, Racism, Satire, Texas, The Onion
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Predicting and Preparing for Economic Collapse
Closing the ‘Collapse Gap’: the USSR was better prepared for collapse than the USby Dmitry Orlov This article was originally published December 4, 2006. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I am not an expert or a scholar or an activist. … Continue reading
Afghanistan: So Long As It’s "Our Taliban"
Malalai JoyaIs Malalai Joya the Bravest Woman in Afghanistan? An Afghan Woman Who Stands Up to the WarlordsBy Farooq Sulehria / August 18, 2008 Afghanistan lives in the fear of the US-sponsored war lords. These hated warlords are not scared … Continue reading
