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And Obama and McCain Really Think They’re Going to Win in Afghanistan
Why does the US think it can win in Afghanistan?By Robert Fisk / September 20, 2008 The Taliban are better trained, and – sad to say – increasingly tolerated by the local civilian population Poor old Algerians. They are being … Continue reading
Iraq Is Going to Run Its Oil Industry, Not Neocons
New approach: Iraqi Oil Minister Hussain Al Shahristani… “Oil and gas are the property of the Iraqi people. Nobody can share that ownership.” Photo: AFPIs America losing out on Iraqi oil?By Atul Aneja / September 17, 2008 The grand American … Continue reading
How Did Political Campaigns Get So Corrupted?
The Disease and Corruption of American Society Started After Kennedy’s AssassinationBy Diane Stirling-Stevens / The Rag Blog / September 20, 2008 I have to wonder what kind of corruption and manipulation of local and state government goes on in Alaska. … Continue reading
And They Turned the Lights Off When They Left
Satellite image of night lights in Baghdad. By tracking the amount of light emitted by Baghdad neighborhoods at night, a team of UCLA geographers has uncovered fresh evidence that last year’s U.S. troop surge in Iraq may not have been … Continue reading
Rejecting "Anything Goes, Just Don’t Get Caught" as a Viable Political Philosophy
Cynthia McKinney is a former member of Congress from Georgia, and the Green Party candidate for President. We do not in any way endorse her (or any candidate specifically), but feel that she has some important things to say that … Continue reading
Van Jones: ‘We just need the president to stop breaking everything.’
We Can’t Drill Our Way Out of Our Energy ProblemsBy Van Jones / September 20, 2008. In an electrifying speech, Van Jones explains that we have to invent and invest our way out of the economic and environmental crises. The … Continue reading
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
