Sarkozy and new girlfriend Carla Bruni, a former model, deplane at Luxor airport for a short vacation in Egypt. By Ignacio Ramonet Like the pied piper of Hamelin, Nicolas Sarkozy initially enchanted eminent figures on all sides with his verve and brio. The media were equally spellbound and joined in the mass hysteria. France was [...]
Sarkozy as Napoleon. The resurgence of the Right personified by “Sarko” presents a special challenge to the French left in disarray, largely as a result of really not being left enough. Social democrats like Blair, Segolene Royal, or Gonzalez in Spain, can never neutralize the capitalists and their trojan horses, and they only sow disenchantment [...]
Georgia’s Guv, Sonny Purdue, a genuine, old-fashioned good ole boy. By Steven Jonas, 12/20/2007 Some weeks ago, Gov. Sonny (all the time?) Purdue, Republican of Georgia (U.S., not former USSR) actually lead what he hoped was a statewide prayer for rain for his drought-stricken state. (It attracted a few hundred people in the Capitol at [...]
Mindful Economics Understanding American Capitalism, Its Consequences & Alternatives By Joel C. Magnuson // 366 pp, Pilot Light, 2007 A book review by Patrice Greanville | [print_link] Michael Douglas as the memorable Gordon Gekko in the film Wall Street, with a character based on the real-life buccaneer conglomerateur Ivan Boesky. “The richest one percent of [...]
Sunday, Feb. 10, 2002 By Molly Ivins Syndicated columnist Molly Ivins poses for a portrait at her home Sept. 22 in Austin, Texas. She died Wednesday at 62 after a long battle with breast cancer. …………………………………………………………………………………… Having breast cancer is massive amounts of no fun. First they mutilate you; then they poison you; then they [...]
By Molly Ivins Vote Hillary folks, and you get two “triangulating” opportunists fer the price of one. Is that a bargain or what?! Dateline: Published on Friday, January 20, 2006 by the Columbus Free Press (Ohio) Editors’ Note: We are pleased to republish this classic broadside on political corruption, American style, by the late (and [...]
The 2006 strikes for immigrants’ rights closed America’s feedlots and slaughterhouses BY SUSAN ROSENTHAL Many people feel strongly that animals should be protected from unnecessary suffering. To that end, some promote animal rights as an extension of human rights and equate animal liberation with human liberation. While this may sound appealing on the surface, it [...]
Jay (seated) and his crew. At last a true strategic weapon against the system. BuzzFlash interview conducted by Mark Karlin. Paul Jay and The Real News To Bring Us Video-Based News Without the Government and Corporate Spin Submitted by BuzzFlash on Tue, 07/24/2007 – Interviews A BUZZFLASH INTERVIEW (Buzzflash is a progressive, fraternal site, to [...]
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