Yearly Archives: 2007

Bush in Your BedroomBy Heather Wokusch, HeatherWokusch.com. Posted December 29, 2007. The ten worst appointees for reproductive freedom. “On September 11, we saw clearly that evil exists in this world, and that it does not value life … Now we … Continue reading →

Farm bill plans pose WTO strife riskWASHINGTON U.S. farm subsidies under the 2002 farm bill have been repeatedly challenged by trading partners, and new bill proposals from Congress would likely worsen the situation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s top economist … Continue reading →

Blowback from an Unholy Alliance: The U.S. and Pakistan After 9/11By GARY LEUPP Immediately after 9-11 the U.S. government began barking orders to the world, especially to the Muslim world. Perhaps echoing unconsciously the Christian scripture passages Matthew 12:30 and … Continue reading →

“Can’t They Find Some Real Criminals to Arrest?” – The Sham of Homeland SecurityBy ROBERT FANTINA One of President Bush’s much-vaunted ‘accomplishments’ since the start of his reign of terror is the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security. This … Continue reading →

Address to the Cuban National Assembly, 12/28/2007: There Hasn’t Been a Day in My Life When I Haven’t Learned SomethingBy FIDEL CASTRO Comrades of the National Assembly: You have no easy task on your hands. On January 1st, 1959, surrounded … Continue reading →

Creeping Fascism: History’s LessonsBy Ray McGovern “There are few things as odd as the calm, superior indifference with which I and those like me watched the beginnings of the Nazi revolution in Germany, as if from a box at the … Continue reading →

The Torture Tape Cover-up: How High Does It Go?by Marjorie Cohn, December 28, 2007 When the hideous photographs of torture and abuse emerged from Abu Ghraib in the fall of 2004, they created a public relations disaster for the Bush … Continue reading →

Locked Outside the Gates: Tasers, Pepper Spray, and Arrests in the Struggle for Affordable Housing in New Orleansby Bill Quigley In a remarkable symbol of the injustices of post-Katrina reconstruction, hundreds of people were locked out of a public New … Continue reading →

Get real, Americans! You have been ripped off!By Mary Pitt 12/27/07 “ICH” — — At long last, the age-old problem of health care for the poor and near-poor is being discussed in open forum. The problem has existed since the … Continue reading →

The Great American Lock-Up: We Are All Prisoners NowBy PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS “They’re locking them up today They’re throwing away the key I wonder who it’ll be tomorrow, you or me?” The Red Telephone (LOVE, 1967)At Christmas time it has … Continue reading →

Middle East censors seek to limit Web accessBy Hannah Allam | McClatchy NewspapersPosted on Wednesday, December 26, 2007 CAIRO, Egypt — In Iran, a large red icon pops up on computer screens. In Syria, there’s a discreet note from the … Continue reading →