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Why Is Diplomacy Now Called Treason in the US?
“Remnants of an Army,” Elizabeth ButlerThe reality of war in AfghanistanBy Stephen Kinzer / October 15, 2008 DESPITE their differences over how to pursue the US war in Iraq, Senators John McCain and Barack Obama both want to send more … Continue reading
Planned Parenthood Is the Winner: Thanks, Sarah!
Parental discretionary donorsBy Shuchi Saraswat / October 9, 2008 How Sarah Palin generated over $1 million in donations to Planned Parenthood Polarizin’ Palin has people everywhere opening their pocketbooks to the pro-choice movement’s benefit. A viral e-mail, of unknown origin, … Continue reading
Remember, the Money Was There All Along
The God That Failed: The 30-Year Lie of the Market CultBy Chris Floyd / October 11, 2008 Perhaps the most striking fact revealed by the global financial crash — or rather, by the reaction to it — is the staggering, … Continue reading
Galveston Homeless : Where Will They Go?
Galveston: clean-up continues; many still homeless.Post-Ike tent city for homeless to close with no back-up plan. By Sue Sturgis / October 14, 2008 Before Hurricane Ike devastated Galveston Island on the Texas coast, about 60 homeless people spent their nights … Continue reading
Juan Cole: Abolish Puritanism in Government Policy
The Great Reagan Pyramid Scheme Comes Crashing DownBy Juan Cole / October 15, 2008 The Republican Party that Nixon invented melded the moneyed classes of the Northeast with the white evangelicals of the South. This odd couple went on to … Continue reading
Dr. William H. Schubert : The Bill Ayers I Know
Bill Ayers Those of us who care about education and what’s been done to it in the cruel, foolish, and profligate class war from above over the quarter-century that has been my entire adult life are likely to know Bill … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Ayers, Campaign Tactics, Education, Educational Reform, Obama, Obama Smear Campaign, Scholars, SDS, Sixties, Weather Underground, William Ayers
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Casey Porter : Stop-Lossed in Iraq
Eddy Porter holds a photo of his son, U.S. Army Spc. Casey Porter, who is returning for his second tour of duty in Iraq under the Department of Defense’s “Stop-Loss” program. Photo by Ronald W. Erdrich / Abiline Reporter-News.Casey Porter … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-War GIs, Austin, Filmmakers, GI's, Iraq Veterans, Iraq War, Military, Texas
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Darrell Vandeveld Speaks About Guantanamo
Although we posted about this previously, this article adds more detail to the debacle that Guantanamo has become. We call on the Bush administration to own up to this failure, dismantle the mechanism of military tribunals, release the illegally held … Continue reading
A Story of Dodging the Draft in Israel
Omer GoldmanConscience of the Israeli spymaster’s daughterBy Igal Sarna / October 9, 2008 Igal Sarna meets a Mossad chief’s daughter who is in jail for refusing national service Omer Goldman is a very pretty girl, slender as a model. Never … Continue reading
An Article V Convention Is Long Past Due
Ideal:Reality:When the Federal Government Fails the People: Our Constitution Has a SolutionBy Joel Hirschhorn / October 14, 2008 The hardest thing for Americans to do right now in this presidential election season is to fight distraction and, instead, focus on … Continue reading
Canary in the Mineshaft : Cautionary Tales of Suicide, Bigotry
Was this house worth dying for?In this July 23, 2008 file photo, the Taunton, Mass. house This was the home of Carlene Balderrama, 53, who fatally shot herself soon after faxing a letter to her mortgage company July 22, saying … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Bankruptcy, Economic Collapse, Economy, Foreclosures, Racism, Suicide
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El Salvador : Human Rights Abuses and the Role of the US Government
This mural of the “four churchwomen” is one of many in El Salvador that honors the martyrs who were killed while peacefully advocating for human rights during El Salvador’s violent Civil War. The churchwomen were asassinated by the National Guard … Continue reading
