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Militarizing Latin America
Noam Chomsky The United States was founded as an "infant empire," in George Washington's words. The conquest of the national territory was a grand imperial venture, much like the vast expansion of the Grand Duchy of Moscow. From the earliest days,… more »
US Census Bureau Confirms Rising Poverty, Falling Incomes, and Growing Numbers of Uninsured
by Stephen Lendman In early September, The US Census Bureau released its new report titled, "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2008" showing disturbing data that portends much worse ahead under a president and Congress… more »
The new GOP: Civility optional
Mary Shaw Today's GOP is no longer the party of Lincoln, the party of Eisenhower, or even the party of Reagan. Today's so-called conservatives are anything but conservative in their seemingly desperate displays of anti-Obama sentiment. Indeed, their… more »
Late Breaking—Sometimes Broken—News
by Rosemary and Walter Brasch WNEP-TV, a large regional station in northeastern Pennsylvania, led its noon news, Friday, Sept. 11, with the announcement that there was finally a compromise on the state budget. The legislators have been playing politics,… more »
Freezing Israeli settlements is only leading to their expansion
Daoud Kuttab [CLICK ON MAP TO ENLARGE] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to approve new Jewish settlements on the eve of a possible settlement freeze is the latest round in a cycle that has been repeated so many times over the… more »
It's the Hypocrisy, the Financial Collapse, the War Crimes
by Len Hart, The Existentialist Cowboy Where were the 'tea baggers' when Nixon was selling us out to China? Where were the 'tea baggers' when Ronald Reagan's incompetent policies would plunge the nation into the greatest depression since Hoover's 'Great… more »
President Obama's Nuclear Opportunity: Dialogue with Iran and Blow Israel's Ambiguity
eileen fleming The wind from Iran changed on September 12, 2009, when Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki announced that he welcomes broad talks with the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council [America, Russia, France, Britain, China, and… more »
Meet the new boss: “The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power.”
by chycho The word from The White House’s Briefing Room is that Obama is going to continue the national emergency declared on September 14, 2001 by the Bush administration. The full briefing is available below, but before reading it, it might be worth… more »
In Wal-Mart's Image
Harold Meyerson The story isn't part of the official Wal-Mart creation epic, but it tells us almost all we need to know about the company's approach to the interests of its employees and the laws of the nation. Around the time that the young Sam Walton… more »
The Impotent Empire
by Len Hart, The Existentialist Cowboy Two wars against Iraq have not brought democracy, freedom or security to the people. Yet --both wars may have accomplished what their most vociferous advocates had hoped, that is, the enrichment of the US 'ruling… more »
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