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Neglecting Our Responsibilities to Iraqis
Iraqi refugees on the Syrian borderIraq: World Governments Misleading and Failing Iraqi RefugeesBy Amnesty International / June 17, 2008 The international community is evading its responsibility towards refugees from Iraq by promoting a false picture of the security situation in … Continue reading
Not for What We Believe, But Rather for What We Do
Poll: American image remains dim in Muslim worldJune 15, 2008 AMMAN — The image of the United States remains overwhelmingly negative in most of the predominantly Muslim countries surveyed, a latest global poll revealed on its website. According to the … Continue reading
We Need a Second American Revolution
This is only in part a response to the comments made on yesterday’s post about a recent Nader speech. The bigger picture for me is that we do desperately need election reform in the US to change this jaundiced process. … Continue reading
BushCo: Increasing the Incidence of Terrorism
America’s prison for terrorists often held the wrong menBy Tom Lasseter / June 15, 2008 GARDEZ, Afghanistan — The militants crept up behind Mohammed Akhtiar as he squatted at the spigot to wash his hands before evening prayers at the … Continue reading
Iraq Moratorium #10 – June 20th
They’ll be flipping pancakes for peace Friday, June 20, at the Midwest Renewable Energy Expo in Wisconsin.They’ll hold a teach-in on torture on the train to San Jose, where a picket and vigil will target a Boeing subsidiary accused of … Continue reading
They Flatter You, Flummox You, Fool You
Ralph Nader calls for civic engagement Wednesday in Tacoma.Janet Jensen/The News TribuneRalph Nader says, vote for ‘none of the above’By Niki Sullivan, Jun 14, 2008 Ralph Nader says if not him, then vote for ‘none of the above’May 15th, 2008 … Continue reading
This Is Just the Beginning of Stories Like This
Tightening a Belt with No Notches Leftby Nicole Colson / June 14, 2008 Clip coupons. Stop eating at restaurants. Grow a vegetable garden. Learn to do without. Everywhere you look, the mainstream media–finally waking up to the economic reality facing … Continue reading
It Is Time the Wishful-Thinkers Grew Up Politically
In The Great Tradition: Obama Is A HawkBy John Pilger / June 14, 2008 In his latest column for the New Statesman, John Pilger reaches back into the history of the Democratic Party and describes the tradition of war-making and … Continue reading
We, the People, Have Been Ambushed
When Will the People Fight Back? Oil and RacismBy Reza Fiyouzat / June 15, 2008 It is customary to run into brazenly racist commentary coming out of the U.S. liberals and right-wingers alike, especially when it comes to the question … Continue reading
Serving Time As a Profit Center for Our Economy
“I’m a Goddamned Magnet for Bad Luck”: Old Dogs and Hard TimeBy Joe Bageant / June 13, 2008 Late at night through my window by the computer I can see my neighbor Stokes bicycling at 10 pm to the local … Continue reading
The Japanese Use Less Energy, No Doubt
It is a rarity to see all the lights ablaze at Kiminobu Kimura’s home in Tokyo, where a fuel cell turns hydrogen into electricity and cold water into hot. The Kimura family heats very few rooms, and recycles its bath … Continue reading
Making an Impact by Stopping the Train
Climate Change Protesters Hijack Coal Trainby Martin Wainwright / June 12, 2008 Climate change campaigners hijacked a train carrying coal to Britain’s biggest power station this morning, swarming on to the roof of its 20 huge trucks. The 40 protesters … Continue reading
