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Commentary
Is it time to revolt yet?
By Frank Pitz
I get pissed, I quit posting to this as well as other
sites because I just get tired of the same rhetoric over and over. You know;
the Bush administration is doing, has done_____________________(fill in the
ubiquitous blank). Then follows the plethora of outraged comments from readers
expressing their dismay and exhorting their fellow posters to stay the course;
elections are coming, �we�ll make change.�
Oct 3, 2006, 01:24
Commentary
American stew
By Ezekiel Jones
I have been writing for about four months under
the pseudonym of "Ezekiel" about the need for Americans to plan for
emigration from the U. S.
Oct 3, 2006, 01:13
Commentary
Ballot blues
By Frank Scott
Want to shake the
jellyfish Democrats from their spineless state of being? Invite foreign leaders
to the United Nations to speak truth to power, thus regaling the assembled
global representatives, while reducing the leadership of America's shameful
opposition to professionally patriotic rage.
Oct 3, 2006, 01:10
Commentary
Revolution just ain't what it used to be
By Mickey Z.
If you were to
publicly declare your discontent with the U.S. government and your subsequent
desire to abolish that government, the land of the free would likely reward you
with an orange jumpsuit and a one-way ticket for an all-inclusive vacation at
Guantanamo Bay.
Oct 3, 2006, 01:01
Commentary
Afghanistan is "falling," have you noticed?
By Luciana Bohne
You've probably not
heard that Afghanistan is "falling" and that the Taleban is winning.
The Nation magazine points out, in part, why you don't know. Newsweek has an
international edition, the front page of which features a Taleban warrior and
proclaims that the Taleban is taking Afghanistan back. The US edition of
Newsweek, however, sports on the front page a picture of Annie Leibowitz,
photographer to the stars, completing her rigorous and danger-ridden assignment
of interviewing Angelina Jolie.
Oct 2, 2006, 00:48
Commentary
Desperate measures from desperate men
By Jerry Mazza
And I might add, for
desperate times. I�m talking about the US Senate passing the Military Commissions Act of 2006 that discards key human
rights protections. This is an act of a desperate president, seeking to
rally support for his failed and brutal wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, by
further rallying the spineless and frightened Congress round the flag. The more
Bush is cornered by failure, the more he goes on the attack and flails fearful
legislators with the loss of their jobs if they�re not patriotic enough.
Oct 2, 2006, 00:44
Analysis
A political culture of lies and war
By Rodrigue Tremblay
As a principle, a
democratic government should not rely on misinformation, half-truths and
outright lies in order to defend its public policies. Indeed, public affairs
should be discussed in the open and policies judged on their merit. To do
otherwise is to betray the necessary trust a responsible government must have
with the citizens. But everybody knows that politicians do lie, and the more
they get away with it, the more they resort to this subterfuge.
Oct 2, 2006, 00:39
Commentary
The vast right-wing conspiracy's relentless march toward tyranny
By Mike Whitney
When Hillary Clinton
said that her husband Bill was the target of �a vast right-wing conspiracy�,
her critics just laughed at her. No one is laughing now.
Oct 2, 2006, 00:35
Commentary
It's all about choices
By Meria Heller
Everyone is in pain
these days. Physical pain, emotional pain, relationship pain, political pain,
world pain, war pain, drug pain, pain, pain, pain.
Oct 2, 2006, 00:30
Announcements
Meria Heller Show Schedule
The Meria Heller Show
is in its seventh year on the Net, featuring uncensored news and interviews. This
is definitely red pill journalism.
Oct 2, 2006, 00:24
Commentary
A soul defying, tacit approval of torture: how did we come to this?
By Phil Rockstroh
The pathology of
American culture is as ubiquitous as its strip-mall ugliness. It is abundantly
evident, in almost every aspect of contemporary life. From the predatory (to
the point of psychopathic) practices of its morally scurvy pirates at the helm
of the corporate/governmental ship of state, down to the pandemic enervation
and proliferate anomie of its galley slaves languishing in their soulless
cubicles -- from the genitalia-devoid mascots at Disney World to the
genitalia-obsessed torturers of Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo -- the soul-sickness
spreads before us like George W. Bush's taunting, executioner's smirk.
Sep 29, 2006, 01:12
Special Reports
9/11 and the Greenberg Familia
By Jerry Mazza
Democratic Underground Demopedia reports in Who
Killed John O�Neill that at the time of 9/11, AIG, the world�s largest
insurance company, and subsidiaries Marsh McLennan, ACE and Kroll, were run by
the Greenberg family. With Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) member Maurice
�Hank� Greenberg as the AIG godfather, the Familia�s tentacles curled around
the heart of the tragedy.
Sep 29, 2006, 01:06
Commentary
Fool's goal
By Sheila Samples
My friend Bernie says a lot of folks have George
Bush figured all wrong. "Sure he lies," Bernie said, "every time
he opens his mouth. But -- think about it. Even when Bush is lying he ends up
telling us what he's gonna do. He can't help himself -- he just blurts it out.
But by the time we understand what he's saying -- he's already made a stinkin'
mess and moved on to the next one."
Sep 29, 2006, 01:01
Commentary
Biting Mangos . . . and bullets: from Bradford to Bangladesh -- a tribute to my uncle
By Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed
Over the weekend, I had travelled down to join a panel
of media experts and film-makers at the annual "Bite the Mango" Bradford Film
Festival at the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television. Our panel
hosted two seminars at the Festival, the first on 'Faith in Film',
and the other on 'Representation
of Muslims in Media'. I was invited at the last minute in a frantic
telephone call from one of the coordinators of the festival, and drove down
with my family on Friday so that I could arrive comfortably in time for the
Saturday morning workshops.
Sep 29, 2006, 00:58
Health
Nursing home fraud neglect & abuse much too common
By Evelyn Pringle
Residents in nursing homes
are some of the most vulnerable and helpless citizens in the US, with nearly
1.7 million elderly and disabled persons residing in about 17,000 facilities.
And as difficult as it is to believe in this day and age, there is indisputable
evidence to show that many nursing home residents are being neglected and
abused on a daily basis.
Sep 29, 2006, 00:52
Commentary
Wars and debts and taxes, oh my!
By Michael Boldin
Recently, an Associated Press report reaffirmed
to me that the leadership of the two major political parties in America are
totally in favor of continuing war in both Afghanistan and Iraq.
Sep 28, 2006, 01:12
Commentary
Lt. Ehren Watada does his duty
By David Howard
US Army 1st. Lt Ehren Watada is facing an eight-year
term in military prison for just doing his duty: .serving our country and
protecting the Constitution.
Sep 28, 2006, 01:03
Commentary
Put your ribbons away
By Erik Berg
There is a disturbing trend that is plaguing the
United States in the early years of the 21st century. There are a growing
number of Americans allowing faith and loyalty to prevail over logic and truth.
Sep 28, 2006, 01:00
Religion
For God's sake
By Philip J. Rappa
I always felt that my
hometown was a microcosm of the world. With that said, I would like to address
this talk of separation of God and State.
Sep 28, 2006, 00:58
Reviews
Stealing America...Vote by Vote
By Harvey
Wasserman
Dorothy Fadiman's powerful, moving, infuriating,
comprehensive and brilliant new film might well be re-named "The Crime of
the Century."
Sep 28, 2006, 00:55
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