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Some Not So Ancient History: Get Out and Vote
Why Women Should Vote This is the story of our Grandmothers and Great-grandmothers; they lived only 90 years ago. Remember, it was not until 1920 that women were granted the right to go to the polls and vote. The women … Continue reading
Just How Much Is A Billion, Anyway?
How many zeros in a billion? The next time you hear a politician use the word ‘billion’ in a casual manner, think about whether you want the ‘politicians’ spending YOUR tax money. A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, … Continue reading
Keating Five Ring a Bell? Remember That John McCain?
Sen. John McCain at a March 1990 hearing of the Senate Ethics Committee investigating the relationship between a group of senators and banker Charles Keating Jr. Photo by John Duricka / AP.Past collides with Present: McCain, the Keating Five and … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank Bailouts, Economic Collapse, Keating Five, McCain, Political Ethics, Political Scandal, U.S. Senate, Wall Street
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Paul Newman : Dead of Cancer at 83
“It was one of my life’s proudest achievements. More than the films, more than the awards — finding out that I was on Nixon’s Enemies List meant that I was doing something right.”Paul Newman The ‘Cool’ Progressive Voice of Paul … Continue reading
Texas Observer : Esteemed News Mag Names New Editor
Bob Moser, formerly of The Nation, takes Observer helmBy Carlton Carl / September 26, 2008 The Texas Observer has named as its editor Bob Moser, writer and editor for The Nation, former editor of North Carolina’s Independent Weekly, and author … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Media, Investigative Journalism, Journalism, Political Press, Texas, Texas Observer
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What Did Bush Tell Gonzales? It Ain’t Pretty…
Bush and Gonzales: Who told whom to do what and when? Photo by Joshua Roberts-Pool / Getty Images. Sources say Alberto Gonzales now claims that President Bush personally directed him to John Ashcroft’s hospital room in the infamous wiretap renewal … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberto Gonzales, Bush Presidency, George W. Bush, High Crimes, John Ashcroft, Justice Department, Political Scandal, Wiretapping
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Curbing Their Enthusiasm : Conservatives Souring on Sarah
Gov. Sarah Palin walks along the grounds of the United Nations with Katie Couric on Wednesday.Conservative columnist Kathleen Parker’s call for Palin to withdraw a ‘watershed moment’By Kate Phillips / September 26, 2008 The drip, drip, drip of bad reviews … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadcast Media, Conservative Media, Internet, Media, Sarah Palin
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Washington Mutual Goes South
Following a scramble by government regulators to find a buyer, JPMorgan Chase & Co. says it will acquire the operations of Washington Mutual after the nation’s largest savings and loan was seized by the FDIC on Thursday. Photo: Mark Lennihan, … Continue reading
Rep. Lloyd Doggett on Bush’s ‘Gilded Trillion-Dollar Bridge to Wall Street’
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, left, talks with Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, center, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 13, 2008. House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. John Spratt, D-S.C., is at right. Photo by J. Scott Applewhite / AP.What’s wrong with … Continue reading
More on the Details of the Current Crisis
The Credit Crisis and the Real Story Behind the Collapse of AIGBy Shah Gilani / September 22nd, 2008 [In Part II of his three-story investigation of the credit crisis, Money Morning Contributing Editor Shah Gilani shows us how American International … Continue reading
Al Gore Calls for Civil Disobedience on Global Warming
Former Vice President Al Gore shared a panel with the singer Bono at the Clinton Global Initiative meeting in New York on Wednesday. Photo / Jason DeCrow / AP.‘Inconvenient Truth’ may get even more inconvenient…By Paul Vitello / September 24, … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Gore, Civil Disobedience, Direct Action, Global Warming, Social Action
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The Rhetoric of Fear About Ahmadinejad Is Foolish
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York Sept. 23, 2008. Photo: Reuters/Mike SegarObama goes over the top in bashing Mahmoud AhmadinejadBy Juan Cole / September 24, 2008 Once again, U.S. politicians, including both Sarah … Continue reading
