Dispatches from the Front Lines of Economic Crisis
Stephen Lendman The more they do, the worse it gets, and world headlines confirm it. Recent ones include: -- The New York Times, February 17: "After Manhattan's Office Boom, a Hard Fall;" -- Washington Post, February 17: "Obama signs $787 billion… more »
Obama’s Policy on Civil Liberties: Bush Lite?
Ivan Eland Barack Obama entered the presidency as one of the most rhetorically pro-civil liberties politicians in recent memory. And shortly after taking office, he drew applause from friends of liberty for promulgating executive orders closing… more »
The Battle for Bil'in
eileen fleming [Bil'in, Feb. 23, 2009] For four years, the beleaguered agricultural village of Bil'in in the West Bank has resisted the route of Israel's Wall; which in Bil'in is composed of miles of electrified-barbed wire fencing that denies the… more »
Foes of Mountaintop Removal Have no Ally in the White House The Myth of Clean Coal
Joshua Frank Barack Obama seems to be following a dirty legacy when it comes to his official energy policy, a policy that has left Appalachia with fewer mountaintops every year. The price of oil per barrel fluctuated dramatically in the past year, and… more »
How to Conduct the Struggle: The Next Steps
Eric Sommer Social action begins with concerns, which may include anger or outrage at injustice. But effective strategy must also take account of the power, positions, and possibilities of the various social forces and social classes involved. A number… more »
War Criminals, Including Their Lawyers, Must Be Prosecuted
Marjorie Cohn Since he took office, President Obama has instituted many changes that break with the policies of the Bush administration. The new president has ordered that no government agency will be allowed to torture, that the U.S. prison at… more »
A New Afghanistan Nightmare
Ramzy Baroud When US envoy to Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke met with Afghanistan’s ‘democratically’ installed President Hamid Karzai in Kabul on February 14, he may have just learned of the historic significance of the following day. February 15… more »
US Judges involved in human trafficking
by chycho Mark A. Ciavarella Jr., and Michael T. Conahan At this point in my life I am against the death penalty, mainly because I know the system is corrupt, however I have been a supporter of the death penalty in the past and may become one in the… more »
Bailouts, Stimulus Packages or Redistribution of Assets?, Part 2 by Deanna Spingola
Deanna Spingola Unconstrained, the bankers have financed all of the profit-producing, declared and undeclared wars. The U.S. government alleged that the Second World War was caused by obstacles to free trade, exacerbated by the financial events of 1929… more »
Bailouts, Stimulus Packages or Redistribution of Assets?, Part 1 by Deanna Spingola
Deanna Spingola On February 17, 1950, James Paul Warburg appeared before the U.S. Senate and declared: “We shall have World Government, whether or not we like it. The only question is whether world government will be achieved by conquest or… more »
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