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Monthly Archives: April 2009
Ridenour Reports on Cuban Freedom of Expression
“It is not a question of luxury, an alternative which one can choose or not: worker democracy is a condition sin qua non for the normal unfolding of a socialist economy.”Cuba: Freedom of Expression & SocialismBy Ron Ridenour / The … Continue reading
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Tagged Cuba, Cuban Revolution, Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Information
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Dr. Stephen R. Keister : Health Care Reform, Tea Baggers and the Politics of Fear
Sign from “Tax Revolt Tea-Toss,” on April 3 in Longport, Long Island, NY. Photo from VigilantSquirrelBrigade. There were older folks, no doubt on Social Security and Medicare, carrying signs reading, ‘Send the Socialists to Europe.’ There were working folks, no … Continue reading
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Tagged Dr. Stephen R. Keister, Hate Groups, Health Care Reform, Right Wing, Tax Protests, Universal Health Care
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Preserving the Evidence of CIA Secret Detentions
The Combatant Status Review Tribunal Notice is read to a detainee at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, July 13. Photo by Airman Randall Damm, USN.CIA Director Asked to Preserve Secret PrisonsBy William Fisher / April 17, 2009 NEW YORK — Lawyers for … Continue reading
The 2009 Tea Parties: Fox News Is Responsible
If Fox News Had Been Around. Graphic: Source.Media verdict is in: Fox News driving force behind tea parties Summary: Like local media across the country, major national news outlets noted that Fox News was a driving force behind the April … Continue reading
The Torture Administration: Still Believing They Should Be Let Off the Hook
Even though some Bush administration officials are now openly acknowledging that they knew what they were doing was wrong, they like the new President’s philosophy that we should move forward. And the wheels of empire turn slowly forward, crushing most … Continue reading
Foodie Friday: Huevos Ricardos
Poached eggs on corn bread with chipotle-hollandaise sauce from the Mercadito Cantina, in the East Village, NYC. The dish described below is similar, but different.Huevos Ricardos for TwoBy Richard Jehn / The Rag Blog / April 17, 2009 These were … Continue reading
Steve Weissman : Obama’s Big Stick
Barack Obama: Taking up where Teddy Roosevelt left off? Political cartoon from Dakin Archives. In less than hundred days in office, President Barack Obama has already demonstrated his desire to speak softly to all comers, friend or foe, while his … Continue reading
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Tagged Imperialism, Obama Administration, Obama Foreign Policy, Pentagon, Theodore Roosevelt
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Chamber of Commerce Admits Funding Anti-Worker Ads with Bailout Money
Billboards standing 50-feet high in Washington, D.C. support the Employee Free Choice Act. However, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is using bailout funds to finance its newly-launched program of television ads opposing the act. The Chamber of Commerce is using … Continue reading
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Tagged Advertising, Chamber of Commerce, Free Choice Act, Labor Unions, Union Busting
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Note from Big Brother : Room 101, Meet Zubaydah’s Box
‘…you will actually place a harmless insect in the box, such as a caterpillar.’The Obvious Comparison By Hilzoy / April 16, 2009 OLC memo of August 1, 2002, signed by Jay Bybee: “You would like to place Zubaydah in a … Continue reading
Keith Olbermann Special Comment : ‘Mr. President, You are Wrong.’
Keith Olbermann, Special Comment, Countdown, April 16, 2009 U.S. future depends on torture accountability We cannot let mistakes of the past haunt our future. By Keith Olbermann / April 16, 2009 [The following was delivered as a “Special Comment” by … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Presidency, Keith Olbermann, MSNBC, Obama Administration, Political Commentary, Torture, War Crimes
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Naomi Klein : Hopebroken and Hopesick
In Obamafanland:A Lexicon of Disappointment by Naomi Klein / April 17, 2009 All is not well in Obamafanland. It’s not clear exactly what accounts for the change of mood. Maybe it was the rancid smell emanating from Treasury’s latest bank … Continue reading →