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Bad News: Pollution Reaching from Arabia to Japan
In this 2007 satellite image, a band of brown haze crosses over South Korea, center, then spreads out over the Sea of Japan toward Japan, center right. According to a U.N. report released Thursday, a thick brown cloud of soot, … Continue reading
Roberts: The US Is a Bankrupt Superpower
Crisis Is Beyond The Reach of Traditional SolutionsBy Paul Craig Roberts / November 13, 2008 By most accounts the US economy is in serious trouble. Robert Reich, an adviser to President-elect Obama, calls it a “mini-depression,” and that designation might … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank Bailouts, Banking, Debt, Economic Crisis, U.S. Government
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NorthCom: Asking Questions About Their Activities
NORTHCOM takeover drills; after Hurricane Katrina and before Rita, Bush canceled a scheduled trip to Texas and instead visited the U.S. Northern Command Headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo source: InfoWars.What Is NorthCom Up To?By Matthew Rothschild / November 12, … Continue reading
Hate Radio Takes ’em All On: Women, Minorities, Gays, Autistic Children
Talk radio vitriol not just reserved for Obama. By Eric Boehlert and Jamison Foser / November 13, 2008 See Video montage of right wing talk radio, Below. As Media Matters for America documented, the nationwide network of conservative radio hosts … Continue reading
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Tagged Bigotry, Broadcast Media, Media, Racism, Right Wing Media, Talk Radio
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Supremes: Military Beats Nature, Once Again
Environmental groups contend that the use of sonar harms marine mammals, like this blue whale. The Supreme Court, however, ruled the Navy should be able to use sonar without restrictions in exercises off the California coast. Photo: NOAA / AP.Supreme … Continue reading
RNC8: The Aftermath of the Republican Convention
The RNC 8: Left to right: Eryn Trimmer, Nathanael Secor, Luce Guillen-Givins, Monica Bicking, Garrett Fitzgerald, Rob Czernik, Erik Oseland, and Max Specktor.Eight RNC Protesters Accused of ‘Furthering Terrorism’ Thanks To StatuteBy Matt Snyders / November 11, 2008 Officials say … Continue reading
Israel Is Committing A War Crime Against Palestine
Photo credit: Qumsiyeh.Abnormality Besieges PalestiniansBy Juan Cole / November 12, 2008 The UN warns that it is running out of food to distribute in Gaza, putting the civilian population there at severe risk, as a direct result of an Israeli … Continue reading
Obama’s Bailout Bunch : Sure Seems Like More of the Same
President-elect Barack Obama with Vice President-elect Biden and a group of economic advisers at a news conference in Chicago on Nov. 7, 2008. Photo by Damon winter / NYT.‘Almost half the people on Obama’s economic advisory board have held fiduciary … Continue reading
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Tagged Congressional Bailout, Corporate Corruption, Economy, Obama Presidency
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FLASH : McCain was Right! Obama Meets with Dangerous World Leader…
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Group Seeks Web-Savvy, More Open Government
‘First and foremost, the group wants Obama to reverse the policies of the Bush administration regarding the handling of public records.’By Lyndsey Layton / November 12, 2008 The incoming Obama administration needs to use the Internet to publish reams of … Continue reading
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Tagged Freedom of Information, Internet, Obama Presidency, Open Government, Open Records, Technology
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New York Times : Is ‘Gray Lady’ Fading Fast?
Is financial demise of The Times at hand?By Dr. Denny / November 11, 2008 In 1896, Adolph Ochs bought The New York Times and boldly placed on its front-page flag the slogan All The News That’s Fit To Print. Today, … Continue reading
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Tagged Advertising, Economy, Investigative Journalism, New York Times, Newspapers, Print Media
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Questions About Who’s Getting the Bailout Bucks
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Department Secretary Henry Paulson are central figures in the government’s efforts to rescue the country’s financial system — efforts that, thus far, have aroused the concerns of critics concerned with the transparency of … Continue reading
