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Regardless of whether or not the Canadians accept the decision by the Sri Lankan government, Sri Lanka’s denial of entry to Bob Rae, former premier o
Like it or not the Ron Paul Phenomenon is not dead, nor should it be ignored. For one thing the phenomenon actually has less to do with Paul himself
Governments cannot abide Christians with dirt under their fingernails. They are the ones who go beyond the saving of souls and fight for the systemic
The election victory of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is likely to complicate US President Barack Obama’s new approach to his country’s confl
You would think that causing the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression might have repercussions. You would think being a major factor in
WASHINGTON #8212; At his confirmation hearings two weeks ago, Gen. Stanley McChrystal said reducing civilian deaths from air strikes in Afghanistan w
The Schuylkill County, Pa., justice system managed to do something that insurance actuaries do with mixed results #8212; it has determined not only t
When approaching Iran, the Republican Party line and the Hugo Chavez line are running in opposite directions #8212; but parallel. The leadership of G
The images coming out of the aftermath of the stolen election in Iran have ranged from inspiring to horrifying. Photos and videos depict streets floo
In order to raise sales and personal royalty gains, Alan Greenspan, just prior to the release of his book The Age of Turbulence, carried out a public
As the American republic#8217;s long death-spiral continues apace, newer and ever more insidious technologies usher us towards an age of high-tech ba
WASHINGTON #8212; On Jun. 25, 1996, a massive truck bomb exploded at a building in the Khobar Towers complex in Khobar, Saudi Arabia, which housed U.
In President Obama’s much-anticipated speech to the Muslim world in Cairo June 5, he made a distinction between the Iraq War as “a war of choice” and
In the fog of the swift repression that followed the Iranian elections, and intensified in some American ‘leftist’ corners by commentaries about a CI
[For the masses to risk imprisonment and death over the election of a largely puppet position seems odd.
[This article asks the reader to decide what is or is not state sponsored murder. It uses the governor of California's proposed across the board stat
[The arguments against the Health Care Public Option are based on Red Herrings that have been put up to try to stop this necessary part of real healt
[The most egregious elements of our overriding quest for irresponsibility have to do with history, and not wanting to bother learning it, and falling
[The death of major newspapers may just refocus us on the real purpose of newspapers.
[Ghost Troop, the All-American cyber militia, publishes a new website sure to be of interest to all who doubt the official story of 9/11. Forewarned
[Here we go again, watching wealthy ingrates and amp; their political hacks suppress social programs, health care, etc., while they enrich themselves
[An Iranian protester, with the help of blogger/new media journalist Nico Pitney, literally gets to ask a question at a presidential press conference
[Just extending Medicare to all Americans would not just solve the problem of getting everyone the care they need--it would cost us all almost $1 tri
[Lawyers for Paul Minor are telling Attorney General Eric Holder that justice is long overdue in their client's case.
[Corporate media: decrying election fraud in Iran and promoting it here in America. The New York Times endorses Congressman Rush Holt's election refo
[When I see the riots on the streets of Tehran (in the mainstream news why is it said that those people are bravely standing up for their rights, but
[John Fountain writes about the ritual of cutting his son's hair and the importance of fathers.
[The United States is just over 230 years old and is now firmly entrenched in the seventh stage of all civilizations ( Apathy ) with only Dependence
[The Public Option for Health Care is hanging in the balance. It is time for Americans to step up and let Congress know that they will be thrown out
[Here are a few thoughts on the events unfolding in Iran... my prayers go out to those in harm's way, struggling for justice and freedom.
[Deflation or Hyperinflation? The FED's Balance Sheet
[UN provoke marchers/mourners, gun down the unarmed at point-blank range and now blames the killing on the crowd of mourners at Father Jean Juste's H
[You've been immersed in activism for quite a while, continually coming at it from various angles. But, you never seem bitter or about to burn out al
['Daily Voting News' for June 23, 2009
[The Report on Financial Regulatory Reform issued on June 17 includes a recommendation that the Financial Stability Board strengthen and institutiona
[Since there are trillions of dollars at stake, the effort is understandable. The basic story is simple. The insurance, pharmaceutical and medical su
[The American media's one-sided and propagandistic coverage of the Iranian election has made an American hero out of the defeated candidate, Mousavi.
[John Fountain writes about finding faith and a father.
[Yesterday, Tony Judt, the British historian, published a very important op-ed in the New York Times about the settlements. Today Ha'aretz reports th
[If you were a reporter and suspected that the PR stunt you were reporting on was very likely part of a deal to win a vote for war and bank bailouts,
[The theocratic conflict in Iran is only the latest illustration of the moral flaws of monotheistic religions such as Christianity and Islam.
[Are teachers turning into classroom cops?
[On March 10, 2009, some residents of Samson, Alabama, saw a sight they should rarely, if ever, see. Twenty-two military police soldiers from Fort Ru
[Cynthia Davis chairs two committees in the Missouri State House: Special Committee on Children and Families and the Interim Committee On Poverty; ye
[In the fall of 1974, I got a job as a clerk-typist in the Financial Aid Office of UC-Berkeley, in the Main Administration Building in Sproul Plaza,
[Few Americans know what the Fed does, or from where it came. It is only in this environment of ignorance that the primary cause of the economic coll
[This is a book review of Fidel Castro, My Life, a recorded oral autobiography of the life of Fidel Castro.
[Why in the heck is it so tough for Progressives to make progress?
[The President could have been stronger in standing up to the dictators / tyrants / thugs of Iran, during his June 23 press conference.
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