Prison of nations
Eric Walberg
Sarkozy’s ‘incoherence’ is a sign of the euro-impasse, says Eric Walberg
Riots swept across Eastern Europe this winter. In Latvia 100 were arrested when they attacked the Finance Ministry with cobblestones from the quaintly restored tourist area protesting unemployment, budget and wage cuts. In Lithuania, riot police fired rubber-bullets and tear gas on a trade union march. A demonstration in the Bulgarian capital turned violent leading to the arrest of 150 protesters. These three states are all members of the Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM2), the euro’s pre-detention cell. They must join.
PermalinkObama's First Full Month Significant And Telling
Brian McAfee
President Barack Obama's first full month as president will be marked as historically significant for its shift away from the fraudulent "trickle down" economic model begun by Ronald Reagan almost 30 years ago. The first significant policy vote was to approve and increase the State Children's Health Insurance Program or SCHIP. This program provides health coverage for children of working parents who are not eligible for Medicaid and whose parent's employers do not provide health insurance. The shift in SCHIP eligibility provides health insurance for 4 million more children then the old system. The Republicans en masse voted agaist SCHIP with West Michigan congressman Pete Hoekstra using the specter of children of "illegal immigrants" possibly being eligible as part of his opposition to the bill. Hoekstra's no vote was duplicated by most of the rest of the Republicans in the House the final vote being 289 yes 139 no.
The Matrix Report
Houdini
“WHAT IS TRUTH?” Is truth whatever and all the information you get off the evening news? Is truth everything they taught you your whole life in school? Is truth everything your parents told you throughout your life? Is truth whatever the corporate publishing giants who print your history books tell you? Is truth whatever and anything your government tells you? Can the truth change from day to day and at someone’s whim? How do you determine what is truth from bullshit? Do you even care ‘what is truth’?
Clean Water Protection Act Introduced In US Congress With 115 Co-Sponsors, Bill would protect mountain communities and streams
Jamie Goodman, Appalachian Voices
The Alliance for Appalachia www.TheAllianceForAppalachia.org
WASHINGTON, DC – The Clean Water Protection Act has just been reintroduced by Representatives Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Dave Reichert (R-WA) and John Yarmuth (D-KY) with 115 Cosponsors, including 17 members of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee into the United States House of Representatives. The bill will protect communities and water quality by outlawing the dumping of mining waste into streams.
Lancet Withdraws Gaza Article, Author Responds
Ann
On 2 February 2009, The Lancet Medical Journal’s Global Health Network online published Dr Swee Ang and Dr Ghassan Abu Sitta’s ‘The Wounds of Gaza’, first published here at PULSE. It introduced the article by stating:
Two Surgeons from the UK, Dr Ghassan Abu Sittah and Dr Swee Ang, managed to get into Gaza during the Israeli invasion. Here they describe their experiences, share their views, and conclude that the people of Gaza are extremely vulnerable and defenseless in the event of another attack.
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