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Haiti Needs More Than Words from the U.S.
Haitian suburb. See video below. Haiti needs U.S. support for democracyBy Ansel Herz / The Rag Blog / May 1, 2009 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stood on the floor of a textile factory in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, earlier this month … Continue reading
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Tagged Caribbean, Obama Administration, Poverty, United Nations, World Economy
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Bridging the Gap : US Sponsors Forum on Che
“Guerrillero Heróico.” This iconic photograph of Che Guevara by Alberto Korda is said to be the most reproduced of all time. Image from artdaily.org. The forum was a creative way to reach out to the Argentines (and other Latin Americans) … Continue reading
Roger Baker : Should the Left Diss the Tea-Baggers?
Sign at Tea Party protest in Wichita, Feb. 27, 2009. Photo from Voice for Liberty in Wichita. The tea baggers versus Obama formulation should be seen as opportunistic political theater that avoids a serious examination of the important issues. By … Continue reading
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Tagged Obama Administration, Populism, Progressives, Tax Protests, The Left
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Life During Wartime : If Obama Isn’t Willing
Political cartoon by Joshua Brown / Historians Against the War / The Rag BlogThe Rag Blog
Fighting the Unions : Card Check, FDR, and Right-Wing History
Anti-union cartoon from the National Association of Manufacturers Collection, Hagley Museum & Library, published in Z Magazine. The anti-labor campaign is a component of the broader strategy by the Republican Party and frenetic conservative commentators to paint a picture in … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, FDR, Free Choice Act, Labor Unions, Obama Administration, Right Wing
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Steve Weissman : Obama’s Big Stick
Barack Obama: Taking up where Teddy Roosevelt left off? Political cartoon from Dakin Archives. In less than hundred days in office, President Barack Obama has already demonstrated his desire to speak softly to all comers, friend or foe, while his … Continue reading
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Tagged Imperialism, Obama Administration, Obama Foreign Policy, Pentagon, Theodore Roosevelt
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Keith Olbermann Special Comment : ‘Mr. President, You are Wrong.’
Keith Olbermann, Special Comment, Countdown, April 16, 2009 U.S. future depends on torture accountability We cannot let mistakes of the past haunt our future. By Keith Olbermann / April 16, 2009 [The following was delivered as a “Special Comment” by … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Presidency, Keith Olbermann, MSNBC, Obama Administration, Political Commentary, Torture, War Crimes
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Republicans’ New Line : Obama a Dangerous Polarizer
Republicans dig up Newt Gingrich playbook: Turning back the clock. Now that Obama has been in office over seventy days, the second phase of the strategy has been unveiled as Republicans across the board suggest that he is a divider … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Obama Administration, Republican Party, Right Wing
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Leon Panetta’s CIA : Getting Away With Torture
CIA Director Leon Panetta at his ceremonial swearing-in on Feb. 19, 2009. Photo by Jonathan Ernst / Reuters.Hope Abandoned:Obama Protects CIA Torture Memos By Chris Floyd / April 11, 2009 It was obvious from the moment that Barack Obama appointed … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Legacy, CIA, Leon Panetta, Obama Administration, Torture, War Crimes
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Danny Glover : Barack Obama Must Support the Global Struggle Against Racism
Danny Glover. This should be a moment for the United States to rejoin the global struggle against racism, the struggle that the Bush administration so arrogantly abandoned. I hope President Obama will agree that the United States must participate with … Continue reading
Pakistanis Not So Optimistic About US Policy
Taleban supporters in Swat, 21 February 2009.Pakistan pessimism at Obama revampBy M Ilyas Khan / March 27, 2009 Pakistan’s foreign minister may have welcomed the new Obama regional initiative but the immediate feeling among political commentators was generally one of … Continue reading
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Tagged Middle East, Obama Administration, Pakistan, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Naomi Klein : Hopebroken and Hopesick
In Obamafanland:A Lexicon of Disappointment by Naomi Klein / April 17, 2009 All is not well in Obamafanland. It’s not clear exactly what accounts for the change of mood. Maybe it was the rancid smell emanating from Treasury’s latest bank … Continue reading →