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A Flash from the Past – Interview with Ben Morea
With the US government on a permanent war footing overseas whilst simultaneously cracking down on civil liberties and dissent at home it sometimes seems as if the left wing movements of the 1960s never existed. What do you see as … Continue reading
Explanations That Do Not Mollify Anti-War Activists
“Doctored” photo courtesy Moonbattery.com, a radical conservative siteThe Why-Haven’t-You Impeached-the-President TourBy CARL HULSE / August 15, 2008 WASHINGTON — When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi set out to promote her new motivational book this month, she simultaneously touched off her national … Continue reading
Yugoslavia : Precursor to the Bloodbaths in Afghanistan and Iraq
Kosova Liberation Army (KLA) regulars John Pilger digs beneath the received wisdom for the break-up of Yugoslavia and points to a largely ignored memoir by the former chief prosecutor in The Hague – and an echo from current events in … Continue reading
Drug Policy: Dictated by Tabloid Irrationality
Although this article is about British drug policy, its basic content and conclusions apply perfectly to US drug policy. Richard Jehn / The Rag Blog The Case is Overwhelming: All Experts Agree: Legalize DrugsBy JULIAN CRITCHLEY / August 15, 2008 … Continue reading
A Video Series on World Agriculture: Monsanto, Part 4
The World According to Monsanto (Part 4 of 8) Right now, there is probably no other company that is doing more to endanger the health of this planet, and it’s inhabitants, than Monsanto. With Nazi-like attitude, they are leading the … Continue reading
The US Is a Bankrupt Farce Run by Imbeciles
Two Morons: Bush and Saakashvili: “President Bush, Will You Please Shut Up?” By Paul Craig Roberts / August 13, 2008 The neoconned Bush Regime and the Israeli-occupied American media are heading the innocent world toward nuclear war. Back in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Foreign Policy, George W. Bush Library, Georgia, Neocons, Paul Craig Roberts, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Quote of the Day
Minimum wage is your boss’s way of saying, “I’d pay you less, but it’s illegal.” Erich Seifert, Port Angeles, Washington baker The Rag Blog
Iraq Report: This Does Not Look Like "Victory"
John Tirman questions the GOP’s victory narrative about Iraq. It is a measure of the Orwellian state of the US media and politics that he should have to bother. I mean, the place is a burned out hulk where hundreds … Continue reading
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Jackson Browne Sues John McCain for Using ‘Running on Empty’ in Ad
‘The McCain campaign has a track record of using music without permission’ By Geoff Boucher | August 14, 2008 Jackson Browne is suing John McCain for using the song “Running on Empty” in a campaign ad — and the veteran … Continue reading
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Tagged Campaign Advertising, Jackson Browne, McCain, Music, Musicians, Rock 'n Roll, Student Activism
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To Be a Republican You Need to Believe …
1. Jesus loves you, and shares your hatred of homosexuals and Hillary Clinton. 2. Saddam was a good guy when Reagan armed him, a bad guy when Bush’s Daddy made war on him, a good guy when Cheney did business … Continue reading
Obama Smearmeister Jerome Corsi Frequent Guest on White Supremacist Radio
White supremacist talk show host James Edwards with cohorts. Photo from The Political Cesspool Photo Gallery.Author of new book attacking Obama called ‘luminary’ by rising star of white Confederate mediaBy Jeffrey Feldman / August 14, 2008 Media Matters is now … Continue reading
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Tagged Authors, Books, Obama, Obama Smear Campaign, Racism, Right Wing Media, Talk Radio, White Supremacists
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BOOKS : The Lies of Jerome Corsi: Inside the Deceptions of the #1 Best-Selling Anti-Obama Book
The following is a comprehensive review, and debunking, of Jerome Corsi’s book with the oh-so-clever title, The Obama Nation : Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personality. Corsi, it should be noted, is the architect of swiftboating and a man … Continue reading
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Tagged Authors, Books, Obama, Obama Smear Campaign, Right Wing, Video
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