Category Archives: Politics

The Years of Shame

Posted on September 12, 2011 by admin

Paul Krugman September 11, 2011, 8:41 AM Is it just me, or are the 9/11 commemorations oddly subdued? Actually, I don’t think it’s me, and it’s not really that odd. What happened after 9/11 — and I think even people … Continue reading →

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How Little We Know About the Origins of 9/11

Posted on September 8, 2011 by admin

By Robert Scheer For a decade, the main questions about 9/11 have gone unanswered while the alleged perpetrators who survived the attacks have never been publicly cross-examined as to their methods and motives. It is not conspiratorial but rather obviously … Continue reading →

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Goodbye to All That: Reflections of a GOP Operative Who Left the Cult

Posted on September 8, 2011 by admin

Saturday 3 September 2011 by: Mike Lofgren, Truthout | News Analysis Barbara Stanwyck: “We’re both rotten!” Fred MacMurray: “Yeah – only you’re a little more rotten.” -”Double Indemnity” (1944) Those lines of dialogue from a classic film noir sum up … Continue reading →

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Why Did Capitalism Fail?

Posted on August 19, 2011 by admin

Bob Burnett Berkeley writer, retired Silicon Valley executive We live in interesting times. The global economy is splintering. U.S. voters hate all politicians and there’s political unrest throughout the world. The root cause of this turmoil is the failure of … Continue reading →

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Why I’m Starting the No Bullshit Party and Running for President

Posted on August 19, 2011 by admin

Jeff WaldCEO, ARIA Multimedia Entertainment After watching the so-called first Republican debate the other night in Iowa, I wanted to imitate Peter Finch in Network and open my window and scream that “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going … Continue reading →

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Tomgram: Chris Hellman, The Pentagon’s Spending Spree

Posted on August 18, 2011 by admin

Posted by Christopher Hellman at 7:46am, August 16, 2011. China just launched a refitted Ukrainian aircraft carrier from the 1990s on its first test run — and that’s what the only projected “great power” enemy of the U.S. has to … Continue reading →

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30 Years Ago Today: The Day the Middle Class Died

Posted on August 11, 2011 by admin

By Michael Moore From time to time, someone under 30 will ask me, “When did this all begin, America’s downward slide?” They say they’ve heard of a time when working people could raise a family and send the kids to … Continue reading →

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The Case for Republican Economic Sabotage

Posted on August 11, 2011 by admin

Bob Cesca Producer, Editor of BobCesca.com With a few exceptions, tea party events have always appeared less like protest rallies and more like Sunday evening lawn concerts, with attendees lounging in lawn chairs waving tiny flags — not unlike a … Continue reading →

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A Third Alternative to the Debt Crisis?

Posted on August 5, 2011 by admin

Stephen R. Covey Author, leadership authority, co-founder & vice-chairman of FranklinCovey Co. The rigid partisanship behind last week’s spectacle in Washington came very close to injuring the entire world economy. The deal that was struck will not keep the mountainous … Continue reading →

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What Is Really Going on in Norway?

Posted on August 5, 2011 by admin

We don’t have to imagine what WE in the US would have done in a similar situation. We showed the world how we react in our actions since 9/11. How much different would the world be if our reaction was … Continue reading →

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