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Elections & Voting
America’s anger with intelligence
By Jerry Mazza
I’m not talking about the CIA-brand of
intelligence. I’m talking about the Barack Obama brand of intelligence, a gift
that won him scholarships to America’s top colleges, that brought him to the
classroom as a professor, that left his Democratic presidential hopefuls in the
dust, and last Wednesday night left John McCain clenching his jaws in palpable
anger, stalking off the stage shortly after the debate’s end, while Obama
lingered with his wife, talking, joking, posing for pictures, signing
autographs with members of the audience.
Oct 14, 2008, 00:21
Elections & Voting
These are the times that try men’s souls
By William John Cox
How many more lies must we listen to? How many
more political scandals must we endure? How many more of our young people have
to be grievously wounded or die in unnecessary and illegal wars, and how many
more trillions of dollars in economic waste must we clean up before we are
sickened enough to demand effective changes in our government?
Oct 14, 2008, 00:19
Elections & Voting
Is John McCain still trapped in Vietnam?
By Mary Shaw
Senator John McCain has become notorious for
playing the POW card in his campaign for the presidency, as if that somehow
qualifies him for the job. But, in McCain’s case, I think his status as a
former POW would actually detract from his ability to lead this nation
effectively.
Oct 14, 2008, 00:17
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Oct 14, 2008, 00:15
Commentary
A perfect drowning
By Kerry Tomasi
Many people I encounter these days are asking
questions.
Oct 14, 2008, 00:13
Commentary
Conservative group is right; free speech is not a political issue
By Walter Brasch
The Sunbird Conservatives, a student group, put
out some pro-McCain literature at a recruiting table at Fresno Pacific University
a week ago.
Oct 14, 2008, 00:11
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If voters wouldn’t buy Carter’s ‘malaise,’ will
they embrace McCain’s pessimism? ● Crude snaps back, buoyed by rescue plan for
banks ● U.S stocks snap 8-day losing streak; major indexes up 11% ● ‘Curveball’
denies he ever told Germans Saddam had WMD ● GM to close Mich. stamping plant,
cut 1,340 jobs ● Fed approves Wells Fargo takeover of Wachovia ● Struggling
McCain hits the panic button ● McCain helped businessman buy Fort Ord land for
a fraction of its market value ● More . . .
Oct 14, 2008, 00:05
Analysis
Anatomy of the American financial crisis: How it is turning into a worldwide crisis
By Rodrigue
Tremblay
The
Bush administration’s way of dealing with the ongoing financial crisis has been
frantic, but probably less than adequate. In fact, tragic errors may have been
made that must be remedied as quickly as possible.
Oct 13, 2008, 00:24
Analysis
A solution to the financial crisis?
By Paul Craig Roberts
Readers have been pressing for a solution to the
financial crisis. But
first it is necessary to understand the problem.
Oct 13, 2008, 00:22
Special Reports
The world according to derivatives, part 3 of 7: The global casino, currency devaluation and giant fire sales
By Geraldine Perry
No one knows how long “bad assets” will continue
to send shock waves through international markets, nor can anyone say just what
the specific fallout may be. One thing that is certain is that taxpayers across
the globe will increasingly be called upon to support the financial system.
This is pretty much a done deal, having already been discussed in IMF position
papers and elsewhere. It’s also the elephant in the room, an unpleasant reality
that will become increasingly troublesome as time marches on.
Oct 13, 2008, 00:20
Special Reports
FEMA sources confirm coming martial law
By Wayne Madsen
(WMR) --
WMR has learned from knowledgeable Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
sources that the Bush administration is putting the final touches on a plan
that would see martial law declared in the United States with various
scenarios anticipated as triggers. The triggers include a continuing
economic collapse with massive social unrest, bank closures resulting
in violence against financial institutions, and another fraudulent presidential
election that would result in rioting in major cities and campuses around the
country.
Oct 13, 2008, 00:16
Elections & Voting
More dirty tricks
By Howard Lisnoff
The Republican Party is up to its endless parade
of dirty tricks.
Oct 13, 2008, 00:14
Elections & Voting
GOP attacks on American voters turn desperate, ugly and dangerous
By Bob
Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman
The GOP assault on American voters has hit full
stride as the economy and John McCain tank in sync.
Oct 13, 2008, 00:12
Elections & Voting
Going north: The coming nation of Alaska
By Missy Comley Beattie
“I don’t want any more Bush presidents. If Bush
wins, I’m going to leave the country and spend the rest of my life in France,”
Pierre Salinger said.
Oct 13, 2008, 00:10
Special Reports
Behind the panic: Financial warfare over the future of global bank power
By F. William Engdahl
What’s clear from the behavior of European
financial markets over the past two weeks is that the dramatic stories of
financial meltdown and panic are deliberately being used by certain influential
factions in and outside the EU to shape the future face of global banking in
the wake of the US subprime and asset-backed security (ABS) debacle.
Oct 10, 2008, 00:30
Analysis
The bankers’ 9/11
By Eric Walberg
This Wall Street bailout -- yes, bailout, not
“rescue” -- is yet another boondoggle by the neocons, pulled out of bankers’
back pockets, and being enacted in an atmosphere of panic orchestrated and
spread around the world to make sure it got passed ASAP. A bankers’ 9/11:
implode a few bank towers to make sure the system as a whole survives.
Oct 10, 2008, 00:28
Analysis
Central banks slash interest rates in emergency ‘midnight’ meeting
By Mike Whitney
Stocks fell sharply across Europe and
Asia on Wednesday following another down day on Wall Street where the
Dow Jones lost 508 points and the S&P 500 slipped below the 1,000 mark for
the first time since 2003. Japan’s benchmark index, the Nikkei, lost nearly 10
percent while shares in London at one point slumped more than 7 percent.
Trading was suspended in Indonesia and Russia where stocks fell 10 percent respectively
on opening.
Oct 10, 2008, 00:26
Elections & Voting
Voter registration group ACORN long a target of GOP operatives
By Jason Leopold
For the past several weeks, Republican
operatives have been stepping up their efforts in crucial swing states claiming
voter registration groups have been engaged in a massive voter fraud effort in
an attempt to influence the outcome of November’s presidential election.
Oct 10, 2008, 00:22
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