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Ike Aftermath : Residents of Galveston Public Housing Given Heave-Ho
Clean up after Ike in Galveston. Now it’s the human toll that must be dealt with.Galveston’s public housing residents ordered out with nowhere to go.Residents of Galveston’s storm-devastated public housing projects have been ordered to clear their belongings out — … Continue reading
Condi Rice: Just Another BushCo War Criminal
Rice Admits She Led High-Level White House Talks About TortureBy Jason Leopold / September 30, 2008 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has admitted for the first time that she led high-level discussions beginning in 2002 with other senior Bush administration … Continue reading
Food Production and Delivery : We May Have to Rethink the Model
‘We all know eating locally grown foods is best and during the normal harvest season we buy locally when we have the choice.’By Gerry Storm / The Rag Blog / October 1, 2008 Most models of present and future food … Continue reading
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British Ambassador : Afghanistan Situation Is Bad
Memo Leak Says Mission In Afghanistan DoomedBy Cernig / October 1, 2008 I’d recently begun to think there was no way back from seven years of Bush administration mismanagement in Afghanistan – but it’s still shocking to hear it from … Continue reading
Sarah Palin : Dinosaurs and Men on Earth Together
Devil Dinosaur #2.According to Palin the two species coexisted 6,000 years ago, about 65 million years after dinosaurs are believed to have become extinct.By Rachel Weiner / September 28, 2008 The LA Times reports: Soon after Sarah Palin was elected … Continue reading
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The Poetry of Sarah Palin
Recent works by the Republican vice presidential candidate.By Hart Seely / October 1, 2008 See some of Sarah Palin’s finest work, Below. It’s been barely six weeks since the arctic-fresh voice of Alaskan poet Sarah Heath Palin burst upon the … Continue reading
Meet the New Rome, Same as the Old Rome
Will Wall Street’s Meltdown Turn America Into a Police State?By Scott Thill / September 30, 2008. “Raw capitalism is dead.” — Henry Paulson, U.S. Treasury secretary “Can’t we just all go out and say things are OK?” — President Bush, … Continue reading
Michael Moore : Bucks Not Delivered; People Say ‘No’
‘Hundreds of thousands of Americans woke up yesterday morning and decided it was time for revolt’By Michael Moore / September 30, 2008 Everyone said the bill would pass. The masters of the universe were already making celebratory dinner reservations at … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank Bailouts, Congress, Economic Collapse, Financial Crisis, Populism
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Experts Weigh in on the Financial Services Crisis
Bailout BurnoutBy Lila Shapiro / September 29, 2008 Yesterday the house rejected Paulson’s $700 billion rescue plan 228-205. Today, Congress breaks for Rosh Hashanah. Between the finger pointing (It’s Nancy’s fault!!!!), and the mavericking, it’s hard to get a grasp … Continue reading
Wall Street Bailout and the Republican Right : Far from Populist Heroes!
Sandra Hines, of Detroit, who said she lost her home after 40 years, speaks at the Spirit of Detroit statue to protest the government bailout of financial institutions on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008 in Detroit. Photo by Rashaun Rucker / … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank Bailouts, Campaign Finance, Economic Collapse, Republican Party, Right Wing, Wall Street, Wall Street Bailout
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Apocalypse Soon? : The World Keeps Getting Hotter
Eden adjusted by climate change 2005 by James Gleeson.Carbon is building up in the atmosphere at a much faster pace then previously thoughtBy Juliet Eilperin / September 26, 2008 The rise in global carbon dioxide emissions last year outpaced international … Continue reading
The Era of American Dominance Is Over
A shattering moment in America’s fall from powerBy John Gray / September 28, 2008 The global financial crisis will see the US falter in the same way the Soviet Union did when the Berlin Wall came down. The era of … Continue reading
