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Ron Ridenour: Sounds of Venezuela, Part II
Rosa León in local church with writer during February 12 celebrations of La Victoria’s liberation from Spain. Photo: Ron Ridenour. Click here to view the entire series. Sounds of VenezuelaPart II: The Rose LionessBy Ron Ridenour / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
Meet the New Rome, Same as the Old Rome
Will Wall Street’s Meltdown Turn America Into a Police State?By Scott Thill / September 30, 2008. “Raw capitalism is dead.” — Henry Paulson, U.S. Treasury secretary “Can’t we just all go out and say things are OK?” — President Bush, … Continue reading
Experts Weigh in on the Financial Services Crisis
Bailout BurnoutBy Lila Shapiro / September 29, 2008 Yesterday the house rejected Paulson’s $700 billion rescue plan 228-205. Today, Congress breaks for Rosh Hashanah. Between the finger pointing (It’s Nancy’s fault!!!!), and the mavericking, it’s hard to get a grasp … Continue reading
Ron Ridenour: Sounds of Venezuela, Part I
This is the first of an eleven-part series from long-time activist, traveller, and author Ron Ridenour. He very kindly asked us to publish this wonderful story of his experiences in Latin America titled Sounds of Venezuela. We will publish a … Continue reading
The Era of American Dominance Is Over
A shattering moment in America’s fall from powerBy John Gray / September 28, 2008 The global financial crisis will see the US falter in the same way the Soviet Union did when the Berlin Wall came down. The era of … Continue reading
Americans Cannot Vote Their Way Out of This Mess
Delusion is the opiate of the masses. Credit: open source.Eat Your Cats and DogsBy Joel Hirschhorn / September 29, 2008 Nations come and go, rise and fall as elites and the wealthy make victims of most citizens and plutocracies prevail. … Continue reading
Why Not "Give Aid Rather Than Harassment"?
Nickelsville residents George Williamson, left, John Clark and Aaron Colyer socialize in a tent next to a new no-trespassing sign that was staked into the ground several hours earlier by the Seattle Department of Transportation. Photo: Chris Joseph Taylor/Seattle TimesA … Continue reading
Some Not So Ancient History: Get Out and Vote
Why Women Should Vote This is the story of our Grandmothers and Great-grandmothers; they lived only 90 years ago. Remember, it was not until 1920 that women were granted the right to go to the polls and vote. The women … Continue reading
Just How Much Is A Billion, Anyway?
How many zeros in a billion? The next time you hear a politician use the word ‘billion’ in a casual manner, think about whether you want the ‘politicians’ spending YOUR tax money. A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, … Continue reading
Washington Mutual Goes South
Following a scramble by government regulators to find a buyer, JPMorgan Chase & Co. says it will acquire the operations of Washington Mutual after the nation’s largest savings and loan was seized by the FDIC on Thursday. Photo: Mark Lennihan, … Continue reading
The Sky Will Fall in on Them
Weathering the Coming CrisisBy Diane Stirling-Stevens / The Rag Blog / September 25, 2008 Before I share the articles, I’m listing what we are either doing or suggest could be done to further protest this unnecessary bail-out that serves only … Continue reading
More on the Details of the Current Crisis
The Credit Crisis and the Real Story Behind the Collapse of AIGBy Shah Gilani / September 22nd, 2008 [In Part II of his three-story investigation of the credit crisis, Money Morning Contributing Editor Shah Gilani shows us how American International … Continue reading
