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A Video Series on World Agriculture: Monsanto, Part 3
The World According to Monsanto (Part 3 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
The Age of Global Apartheid, Courtesy Uncle Sam
A Story of U.S. Immigration In An Age of Global ApartheidBy Ben Terrall, August 14, 2008 In his 2001 book, Operation Gatekeeper: The Rise of the ‘Illegal Alien’ and the Remaking of the U.S.-Mexico Boundary (Routledge), Joseph Nevins focused on … Continue reading
Steven Harper: Just Doing What Junior Would Want
Canada to evict US deserterby Nick Kyonka / August 14, 2008 First soldier to head north to avoid Iraq war loses refugee bid, mulls plea to Federal Court American war resister Jeremy Hinzman has been ordered out of the country … Continue reading
It Is the World That Junior Has Helped Build
Vladimir Putin (right) of Russia and George W. Bush arrive at a summit on the Black Sea, April 5, 2008. Photo credit: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque.Putin’s war enablers: Bush and CheneyBy Juan Cole Russia’s escalating war on Georgia reveals the consequences of … Continue reading
Homeland Security Hard at Work
Hack your local subwayby Grant Martin / August 13, 2008 Frequent travelers on any metropolitan subway system know that the two major means for fare tracking and billing are via magnetic strip and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). And every nerd … Continue reading
Undemocratic and Dangerous to American Women
I got an e-mail from a friend who said that anyone who tries to convince another person not to practice birth control, or refuses to provide or fill a prescription for a birth control pill, should have to adopt 4 … Continue reading
Oh, Lighten Up Already !!
Three elderly men are at the doctor for a memory test. The doctor says to the first man, “What is three times three?” “274,” was his reply. The doctor says to the second man, “It’s your turn. What is three … Continue reading
It Is Not Too Late to Redeem the Situation
Suskind on America’s declining moral authorityJohn Walbridge / August 12, 2008 Most of the discussion of Ron Suskind’s new book, “The Way of the World,” has focused on a single anecdote. Citing CIA sources, he claims that the White House … Continue reading
Assessing the Meaning of the Confict in Ossetia
Credit: ABC NewsBush’s war in Georgia: Will it be the flyswatter or the blunderbuss?By Mike Whitney / August 11, 2008 “I saw bodies lying on the streets, around ruined buildings and in cars. It’s impossible to count them now. There’s … Continue reading
Privatizing Iraq Doesn’t Seem to Have Worked
Workers leaving the Diyala State Company for Electrical Industries in Baquba recently. Photo Credit: Ashley Gilbertson for The New York TimesIraq Private Sector Falters; Rolls of Government SoarBy Campbell Robertson / August 10, 2008 BAGHDAD — Hampered by years of … Continue reading
A Video Series on World Agriculture: Monsanto, Part 2
The World According to Monsanto (Part 2 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
Blame Is an Ugly Word – Let’s Stop Doing It
If we have and respect political freedom, then we have a responsibility to only vote for those whose policy positions, values, etc., are what we truly admire and think are what is needed for the country. Misplaced Blame Undermines Democracyby … Continue reading
