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Iran: No Nuclear Weapons Program, PERIOD

The continued US fear-mongering, as enumerated at the top of Jeffrey Lewis’ article should stop. Iran is not demonstrably pursuing a program to develop nuclear weapons. There is also no evidence whatsoever that Iran intends to start such a weapons … Continue reading

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‘Superpower’ Isn’t a Boast, It’s a Death Warrant

Graphic courtesy of Government Accountability Office.The Upside of the DownsideBy Case Wagenvoord / February 20, 2009 Dear George, Now ‘tis the season when we reap the bilious harvest of seven decades of hubric delusion. It wasn’t just economic bubbles that … Continue reading

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The New Washington Cult: Obushism

Who Will Be There For Obusha, When The Floor Drops Out?By David Michael Green / February 20, 2009 For months now, I’ve been wondering if Barack Obama would turn out to be another FDR – a bold and progressive figure … Continue reading

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Type your summary hereWho Will Be There For Obusha, When The Floor Drops Out? By David Michael Green February 20, 2009 “Information Clearing House” — -For months now, I’ve been wondering if Barack Obama would turn out to be another … Continue reading

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Recession: Time to Beat Up Workers Some More

A much better case could be made that American workers are getting the crap beat out them right now, but this article is a beginning. Not only is this financial meltdown not serving up a much-deserved comeuppance to big business, … Continue reading

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Binyamin Netanyahu: An Unfortunate Choice

Netanyahu: Train Wreck for Israel, Middle East;Looming Disaster for United StatesBy Juan Cole / February 21, 2009 The selection of rightwing expansionist Binyamin Netanyahu to form the next Israeli government is being greeted with dismay by the Egyptian government, which … Continue reading

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Progress in Iraq: 65 % Unemployment

Layla Anwar’s piece reminds of the tragic toll of the American folly in Iraq over two decades. Millions have been affected and we go on blithely ignoring the mass of this tragedy. Think about 65% unemployment rate; think about half … Continue reading

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Kyrgyzstan Pulls the Plug on Imperial America

Kyrgyz parliament OKs closing air base that’s crucial to U.S.By Tom Lasseter / February 19, 2009 BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — The Kyrgyz parliament voted Thursday to force the U.S. military to abandon its air base here — part of what many … Continue reading

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Some Litttle-Known Financial Crisis Trivia

Rep. Paul Kanjorski of Pennsylvania explains how the Federal Reserve told Congress members about a “tremendous draw-down of money market accounts in the United States, to the tune of $550 billion dollars.” According to Kanjorski, this electronic transfer occured over … Continue reading

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Sustainability : Transforming Detroit

Photographer: Fabrizio Costantini/Bloomberg News. Hazel Williams picks green tomatoes at an Urban Farm off Linwood Avenue in Detroit, on Sept. 22, 2008. Photo by Fabrizio Costantini / Bloomberg.Detroit: City of HopeBuilding a sustainable economy out of the ashes of industry. … Continue reading

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Fixing Health Care : Rush Limbaugh and the Radical Right

Our health care system is a ticking time bomb and the right wing opposes every effort to fix it. Photo/illustration by Mark Hooper / Stanford Medicine Magazine The science is already published, especially by Scripps Institute, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, and … Continue reading

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