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Economic Stimulus : Try Whips and Chains
Graphic courtesy of The Daily Beast.Kinkonomics: With staff jobs evaporating and former nine-to-fivers cobbling together incomes through scattered side projects, freelancing as a dominatrix — or “pro-domme,” as industry types prefer to call it — has become a plausible gig … Continue reading
Israeli Assault on Gaza: Not Even the Zoo Animals Were Spared
Frankly, it is no stretch to claim that this incident is a metaphor for the Israeli assault on Gaza. The Israeli Defense Forces exhibited the same callous disregard for human life during the entire period of the conflict. The government … Continue reading
Bill Ayers : Lawmaker Calls for His Ouster; Graphic Memoir to be Published
University of Illinois at Chicago professor Bill Ayers talks to a reporter in 2008. Illinois State Sen. Larry Bomke wants Ayers removed from his university post under a proposal that says anyone who has committed an act of violence against … Continue reading
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Wall Street Madam : Bankers Used Corporate Credit Cards for Sex
Shown here at a court appearance last fall, Kristin Davis pleaded guilty to charges of running a prostitution business that used more than 100 women. In an ABC interview Feb. 6, 2009, she tells how Wall Street CEO’s paid her … Continue reading
This Is How the US Conducts Foreign Policy
Binyam Mohamed See video below. Letters prove US warningBy Paola Totaro / February 7, 2009 A FLURRY of letters between the British Foreign Office and the US State Department has revealed that Washington did threaten to withdraw intelligence-sharing with Britain … Continue reading
Consumer Culture and an Insane Society
Fundamentalist Consumerism and an Insane SocietyBy Bruce E. Levine / February 2009 At a giant Ikea store in Saudi Arabia in 2004, three people were killed by a stampede of shoppers fighting for one of a limited number of $150 … Continue reading
RAGBLOGAPALOOZA! Benefit Party a Great Success
Ragblogapaloozers. Photo by Cindy Bloom / The Rag Blog. See more photos from the Ragblogapalooza, Below. The Ragblogapalooza was a blast The Rag Blog threw a benefit bash Tuesday night, Feb. 3, at Scholz Garten in Austin. The wonderful folk … Continue reading
The Ethanol Alternative: Still Highly Questionable
Ethanol Production Process. The process of converting corn into ethanol results in approximately 2.8 gallons of denatured ethanol and 18 lbs. of Distillers Grains from every bushel of corn. Graphic: Verasun Energy.The Unraveling of the Ethanol Scam: 15 Studies Have … Continue reading
Behind the Daschle Headlines : Blacklisting of Progressive Economists
Progressive left out of the picture: Portrait of Leo Hindery from the July 14, 2007 New York Times. Photo by Damon Winter / NYT. ‘Leo Hindery, one of the few business leaders to use his wealth to challenge deregulation, corporate … Continue reading
Jim Hightower : Stop Taking Bull From Wall Street
‘As a consequence of their avaricious grab for outrageous personal enrichment during the past decade, these arrogant titans of financial gimmickry have caused a vast economic collapse…’ Why Is the Government Hell-Bent on Rewarding Greed, Incompetence and Narcissism? By Jim … Continue reading
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Tagged Congressional Bailout, Corporate Corruption, Economic Stimulus, Jim Hightower, Wall Street
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Gaza Doctors : Victims Suffering from White Phosphorus Burns
John Ging, head of the UN aid agency in Gaza, said that “three rounds that emitted phosphorus” hit a corner of the UN’s Gaza City facility on, above, on Jan. 15, 2009. White phosphorus sticks to human skin and will … Continue reading
