Tag Archives: Watergate

Ron Jacobs : Autumn in America, 1973

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Lines at New York City gas station, 1973. AP photo. Image from SeattlePI. Fall 1973:Autumn in America Tempers were heating up. The nightly news on WABC usually featured at least one story per broadcast of a fight or sometimes a … Continue reading →

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Steve Russell : Citizens United and ‘Scandalgate’

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Richard Nixon: “I am not a crook!”Scandalgate The Citizens United case has put us in a situation where Watergate is such small potatoes that it’s almost quaint. By Steve Russell | The Rag Blog | November 2, 2012 Luke Russert, … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Mariann G. Wizard : The Odyssey of Our Winter Soldiers

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Nancy Miller Saunders’ Combat by Trial:Documenting 20th century ‘winter soldiers’ By Mariann G. Wizard / The Rag Blog / August 25, 2010 Combat by Trial: An Odyssey with 20th Century Winter Soldiers by Nancy Miller Saunders. (iUniverse, Inc., 2008.) 591 … Continue reading →

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Paul Krassner : Ruben Salazar and the ‘Kiss of Death’

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

August 30, 1970 Los Angeles Times headlines death of journalist Ruben Salazar.Back in the news:Revisiting the 1970 killing ofCrusading journalist Ruben Salazar By Paul Krassner / The Rag Blog / August 21, 2010 Salazar had been working on an exposé… … Continue reading →

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James Retherford : Who Watches the Watchman? Watergate and COINTELPRO

Posted on August 4, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Part VWho Watches the Watchman? COINTELPRO and the Federal Government’sClandestine Attack on the U.S. Constitution The FBI eventually acknowledged conducting 2,218 separate COINTELPRO actions from mid-1956 through mid-1974. By James Retherford / The Rag Blog / August 4, 2009 Quis … Continue reading →

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Exposing Bush’s Historic Abuse of Power : Tip of Iceberg?

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Revelations about Bush could rival Richard Nixon and the Watergate scandal.New evidence of post-9/11 spying on Americans.Obtained documents point to a potential investigation of the White House that could rival Watergate.By Tim Shorrock / July 23, 2008 The last several … Continue reading →

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