Steve Zunes Dateline: Monday, February 18, 2008 “The name for our profits is democracy”– Phil Ochs, Cops of the World By Stephen Gowans Stephen Zunes, a professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of San Francisco, is bristling against what he calls the leftist attack on “independent” grassroots nonviolent activists who are trying [...]
By Paul Street; November 10, 2007 Tired of defending their business-friendly and state-capitalist policy proposals against Republicans’ insistent description of them as weapons of radical Leftist “class warfare,” the leading Democratic candidates for the United States presidency have taken a surprising new turn. Share on Facebook
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2008 Washington v. Cuba After Castro – by Stephen Lendman On February 18, at 5:30PM in Havana an era ended when Fidel Castro’s written statement announced it. It was read on early Tuesday morning radio and television and reprinted in the Cuban newspaper Granma as follows: “….I will neither aspire [...]
Ralph Nader: a vilified prophet. Mediocre people never recognize greatness in their midst. By Alyce Vrba // Dateline: February 25, 2008 QUESTIONS:1) Would Nader have jumped in the 2008 race if John Edwards had stayed in?2) Across America are citizens’ concerns being adequately addressed regarding corporate greed and corruption, undue influence of powerful interests and [...]
By Nomi Prins // Dateline: February 15, 2008 // Originally published by THE WIP [Women's International Perspective] DEPENDING ON THE MEASURE of ‘liberalness’ used to evaluate past voting records, there is next to no difference between Clinton and Obama. In fact, with all her emphasis on ‘experience’ and his on ‘change,’ their voting patterns are [...]
By Steven Jonas, MD, MPH “Gentleman Johnny” –a man of authentic refinement and moral sensibility (for a soldier), which he proved in the gracious manner he fought the “colonials.” Dateline: 2/24/08 With this column I begin a three part series on “Gentleman Johnny McCain,” the likely Republican Party nominee. Why the moniker “Gentleman Johnny” when [...]
Dateline: Feb 22, 2008 There’s a man in Florida who has been writing to me for years (ten pages, handwritten) though I’ve never met him. He tells me the kinds of jobs he has held—security guard, repairman, etc. He has worked all kinds of shifts, night and day, to barely keep his family going. His [...]
By Stephen Lendman Chevron’s tanker the “Condoleezza Rice” was renamed to avoid reminding the public of the obvious links between George Bush and the oil industry. [See bottom of this article] Dick Cheney is also a man intimately linked to the oil giants via his Halliburton connection. Chevron, like the rest of the oil cartel [...]
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