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Obama’s Financial Reform: Just Plugging a Few Leaks Rather Than Repairing the Dam
US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner told the Senate Banking Committee that he plans to reform the system of financial regulation. Photo: Bloomberg.Only a Hint of Roosevelt in Financial OverhaulBy Joe Nocera / June 17, 2009 Three quarters of a century … Continue reading
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No Meaningful Evidence of Election Fraud in Iran
An Iranian supporter of defeated reformist presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi demonstrates on June 17, 2009 in Tehran, Iran. Getty ImagesExperts see no ‘smoking gun’ for Iran election fraudBy Andrew Beatty / June 17, 2009 WASHINGTON — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s election … Continue reading
Another ‘Mistake’ in Amerikkka’s War of Terror
Abu Zubaida pictured shortly after he was captured in Pakistan. He appears to be bloodied and on some type of stretcher. Source: ABC News.CIA Mistaken on ‘High-Value’ Detainee, Document ShowsBy Peter Finn and Julie Tate / June 16, 2009 An … Continue reading
Why Wind Power Is a Viable Alternative
Click on graphs below to enlarge. The cost of wind, the price of wind, the value of windBy Jerome Guillet and edited by Paul Spencer / June 2009 I’d like to try to clear some of the confusion that surrounds … Continue reading
Singin’ on Sunday – k.d. lang
KD Lang – Constant Craving, Live in Sydney I remember seeing her and her band play in 1984 at the University of Alberta Students’ Union building. I also remember at the time thinking that for country music (which I’ve never … Continue reading
This Is Your Friendly American Banker
Thanks to Leslie Sklar / The Rag Blog
The War on Drugs: Framing Suspects They’re Convinced Are Guilty Anyway
I have to ask, “How many times a week does this happen?” We watched a parade of trumped up terrorism charges fail in court in the years of hysteria following 9/11. Is there also a racist foundation to the hysteria … Continue reading
Foodie Friday Dribbles Into Saturday: Great Reading About Food
This could have been another Foodie Friday post, but I felt it was interesting and important enough not to delay it for a week. These Internet food sites are fantastic, with much information about things that matter immensely now and … Continue reading
Foodie Friday: Fixing the Broken US Agriculture System
Will Allen was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2008, the honor popularly known as the “genius grant.”A Good Food Manifesto for AmericaBy Will Allen / May 2009 I am a farmer. While I find that this has come to mean … Continue reading
Vigil at T. Don Hutto Center on June 20th
As ICE cynically says on their Web site, “The facility provides an effective and humane alternative to maintain the unity of alien families as they await the outcome of their immigration hearings or the return to their home countries.”Family Friendly … Continue reading
Nima Shirazi: Analysing the Iranian Elections
On the Table & Off the Map: Threats, Lies, and Iranian ElectionsBy Nima Shirazi / The Rag Blog / June 11, 2009 Eight days after Barack Obama delivered his much-touted speech in Cairo, Iranians are going to the polls to … Continue reading
