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BushCo’s GWOT: Making You Less Secure
The survivors’ stories leave no doubt: Guantánamo Makes Us All Less SafeBy George Monbiot / May 14, 2008 Official accounts reveal with chilling clarity that acts carried out in the name of the war on terror have backfired dreadfully When … Continue reading
Dying Over the American Housing Crisis
Let’s be clear about the facts here: it’s okay to bail out the lenders who are in trouble, but we will ignore the home-buyers who cannot meet their mortgage payments. Just another example of BushCo’s “we-don’t-give-a-flying-fuck” approach to America. “If … Continue reading
A Really Low-Budget Horror Flick: Crazy Ants Hit Houston
Exterminator Tom Rasberry lets the creatures named for him, “crazy rasberry ants,” crawl on his arm Tuesday.‘Crazy’ Ants Swarm Over Houston AreaBy Linda Stewart Ball / May 14, 2008 In what sounds like a really low-budget horror film, voracious swarming … Continue reading
Giving Up Something in Solidarity with Their Kids
Perhaps we can convince George W. Bush to show a little solidarity with some of these folks by giving up something near and dear to his heart, just the way golf was before he so generously ditched it to show … Continue reading
Unboxed: Moving from Curiousity to Wonder
Can You Become a Creature of New Habits?By Janet Rae-Dupree HABITS are a funny thing. We reach for them mindlessly, setting our brains on auto-pilot and relaxing into the unconscious comfort of familiar routine. “Not choice, but habit rules the … Continue reading
Just Another Day in Mosul
Tigris River in Mosul before drop in water-levelIraq: Mosul Residents Suffer Shortage of Piped WaterMay 13, 2008 [Text of report by Dubai-based Iraqi private Al-Sharqiyah TV on 7 May]Mosul, capital of the Ninawa Governorate, especially the right side of the … Continue reading
Dictating What You’re Allowed to Know
A fine example of suppression of the truth, a characteristic of the best examples of fascist states around the globe and throughout history. Remember that when you are carted off to jail for saying something unkind about an influential politician. … Continue reading
It’s All About the Oil … Again
The US lines up its chess pieces to trigger the demise of the Bolivarian Revolution and achieve regional dominance.By Ramón Santiago / May 13, 2008 Since the violation of Ecuador’s sovereignty by the Colombian military, relations between Venezuela and Colombia … Continue reading
Uganda’s Success: Ignoring Bad Western Advice
Africa Plays the Rice CardBy G. Pascal Zachary For years, Western experts promised Africans that free-market ideology would save them from poverty and famine. Now, one African country is showing that sometimes, a little protectionism can work wonders. Farming has … Continue reading
If Your Heart’s Not In It …
Frankly, My Dear…By Chuck Dupree / May 13, 2008 Barney Frank is known for a lot of things. The most prominent gay member of Congress, he’s now the chairman of the Financial Services Committee. In his 14th term in the … Continue reading
To Embrace the Concept of Universal Oneness
Next Mothers Day Let’s Invite the Whole Familyby Medea Benjamin / May 12, 2008 Next Mothers Day, I don’t want to be organizing yet another rally of Mothers Against War in Washington DC and lamenting the state of our dysfunctional … Continue reading
Stop the Destructive Rhetoric About Iran
We already wrote about this a couple of days ago. However, the signs of impending attack against Iran remain quite ominous (see also here and here). We expect to publish more about this tonight or tomorrow. Richard Jehn / The … Continue reading
