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On Earth Day and beyond: Say no to plastic bags
Mary Shaw I am writing this on April 22 -- Earth Day. And I am thinking about how many Americans still take home their groceries in plastic bags. Every time I go to the grocery store and most other stores, I take along my reusable canvas shopping bags.… more »
Putting Finance Capitalism "Back in Its Box"
Stephen Lendman So writes Philip Augar in an April 13 Financial Times (FT) op-ed. He's a former UK investment banker/broker and author of The Death of Gentlemanly Capitalism, The Greed Merchants, and most recently Chasing Alpha: How Reckless Growth and… more »
Rule of Law Vetoed by President Obama
Joel S. Hirschhorn There are no headlines or pontificating pundits, but the real news that has become crystal clear to any but the most delusional and distracted Americans is that President Obama has no commitment to applying the rule of law where it… more »
"Hizzhonor:" Chicago Politics Under Richard M. Daley
Stephen Lendman First the father, Richard J. (mayor from April 20, 1955 - December 20, 1976), now the son. To Chicagoans - "Hizzhonor," and for some - "Hizzhonor Da Mare." Authors Adam Cohen and Elizabeth Taylor called the elder an "American Pharaoh."… more »
Haitians Overwhelmingly Reject Electoral Sham
Stephen Lendman On April 19, sham elections were held to fill 12 open seats in the 30-member Haitian Senate, but most Haitians refused to go along. Earlier in February on procedural grounds, Haiti's Provisional Election Council (CEP) disqualified Fanmi… more »
They are all accountable for torture
Mary Shaw It was an interesting and disappointing week for those of us who want to see some accountability for the Bush administration's torture policies. It had started on a positive note, with the news that prosecutors in Spain would likely issue… more »
Obama’s Iraq: NO ‘CHANGE’
Sarah Meyer Asked in Turkey how he was different from President Bush, Mr. Obama said: "Here in the US is like piloting a big tanker. They're not like people ... You can't just whip them around and go in a new direction. Instead, you've gotta slowly move… more »
Toward Climate Geoengineering?
Andrew Glikson Earth and paleoclimate science Australian National University Preamble that global climate change has reached an impasse whereby the “powers-to-be” are entertaining climate geoengineering mitigation, instead of the urgent deep reduction… more »
Has Washington lost Lebanon?
Franklin Lamb Beirut Part II: Persia Rising “Who can Lebanon trust more to respect and help us, the US or Iran? Were not the American words during the Bush years and to this day that it supports our stability, sovereignty independence and democracy? But… more »
Barack Obama: Crime Boss
Stephen Lendman Since taking office, Obama, wittingly or otherwise, has headed the largest criminal enterprise in history - the mass looting of national wealth to enrich his Wall Street benefactors. He assembled a rogue economic team of Clinton/Robert… more »
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