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Arianna Huffington on Obama : Time For Some Righteous Rage
Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ : Righteous rage.‘It’s time for Obama to unleash his inner Atticus’By Arianna Huffington / September 10, 2008 Back in February 2007, I wrote about the role casting would play in … Continue reading
BushCo and Fox : Colluding in Blatant Lies About Murder in Afghanistan
The government, the media and AfghanistanBy Glenn Greenwald / September 11, 2008 On the night of August 22, the U.S. committed what Chris Floyd, in a richly detailed and amply documented piece, calls an “atrocity” in the Afghan village of … Continue reading
How Will We Stop These Illegal US Incursions?
U.S. forces conducted one such raid in South Waziristan, a tribal area, on Sept. 3. Here, Pakistanis protest that action two days later in Lahore. On Wednesday, Pakistan’s army chief said he wouldn’t allow foreign troops to fight on his … Continue reading
Attention Sarah Palin!
Thanks to Nick Hopkins / The Rag Blog
For Now, Our War on al Qaeda Is Over
On the Seventh Anniversary of September 11: Time to Declare the original al-Qaeda DefeatedBy Juan Cole / September 11, 2008 The original al-Qaeda is defeated. It is a dangerous thing for an analyst to say, because obviously radical Muslim extremists … Continue reading
Murder, Corruption, and Intrigue in Israel
On August 1 the Independent reported claims made in a book by two Israeli journalists that Shaul Mofaz in 2001 called for a death toll of 70 Palestinians a day. Photo: Getty.Olmert indicted as deputy is accused of war crimesBy … Continue reading
Truth: Why Bother Anymore in This Nation?
Evil: It’s the New Good!By Mark Morford / September 10, 2008 Shut up and drink your high fructose corn syrup, sucker The devil isn’t evil, he just has lousy PR. Examples? They are legion. Here’s one the Powers That Be … Continue reading
A New Blog with a Clear Purpose
Women say NO – Part 15September 8, 2008 I don’t support Sarah Palin as a candidate for Vice President because I don’t want my grandchildren to live in a nation that, in accordance with her political views, would deny them … Continue reading
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Another Bank Fails (And There’s a McCain Involved)
Silver State Bank Goes Belly UpBy Cookie Jill / September 8, 2008 Guess Andrew McCain learned “economics” from his dad. Regulators on friday shut down Silver State Bank, saying the Nevada bank failed because of losses on soured loans, mainly … Continue reading
Junior’s Legacy Revealed
Bush’s Legacy Memo Leaked to Press By Lee Camp / September 9, 2008 Click the graphic to read it Source / 23/6 Thanks to Diane Stirling-Stevens / The Rag Blog
Howard Zinn : ‘US Influence Is Declining, Its Power Is Declining’
Howard Zinn is the author of, most notably, A People’s History of the United States, a National-Book-Award-nominated text that investigates US history from the standpoint of the oppressed. Other books by Zinn include Declarations of Independence: Cross-Examining American Ideology and … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, American Society, Electoral politics, Imperialism, Politics
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Designed to Maintain the Political Status Quo
Deception and Delusion: Dummies for Democracyby Joel S. Hirschhorn / September 9, 2008 I confess. I believe there is a ruling class that sustains the two-party plutocracy running the nation for the benefit of the rich and corporate class. Their … Continue reading
