Debt capitalism self-destructs

Does the market know best? World realities are proving this to be a simple propaganda myth. By Henry C K Liu | [print_link] IN A PERIOD OF LESS THAN A YEAR, what had been described by US authorities as a temporary financial problem related to the bursting [of] the housing bubble has turned into a [...]

Russia won’t take it no more

Did the U.S. Prep Georgia for War with Russia? The U.S. isn’t exactly a detached observer in the fight. The American military has been training and equipping Georgian troops for years. August 29, 2008 Bluster vs. Determination Resurgent Russia | [print_link] By BRIAN CLOUGHLEY As has been shown in Georgia recently, the Russians are in [...]

Unapologetically, and unrepentant—

Why I’m helping Hugo BY KEN LIVINGSTONE | [print_link] Despite what the media say, Chávez is a leader who listens to his people. I’m happy to take up a new job as his urban adviser DATELINE: guardian.co.uk, Friday August 29 2008 11:30 BST There are some countries whose reality is distorted by sections of the [...]

Trial by Fire: A look at yesterday’s conventions

TRIAL BY FIRE | BY JOHN ELLIOTT  | [print_link] A young photojournalist struggles to capture the essence of a confusing and ultimately exhilarating event Nixon leaves White House grounds in 1974 after resignation. THE 1972 POLITICAL CONVENTIONS WERE A HISTORICAL WATERSHED FOR MANY REASONS. The nation was still sharply divided by the Vietnam War, the [...]

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