11 Articles

Friday, January 29, 2010
Support for Bernanke and health care "reform" damaging Obama
(1 comments) Obama's unconditional support for Bernanke's Senate re-nomination flies in the face of common sense. Meanwhile, the media spins the nomination as vital to the economy. As Coakley's loss showed, the Democrats' attempt at health care reform represents a political liability.

Sunday, July 26, 2009
CNBC Spikes Story on Goldman Sachs
(1 comments) CNBC's Caruso-Cabrera and Charlie Gasparino disrespect bloggers as they try to undermine allegations about Goldman Sachs' proprietary trading software which racked up huge profits through High Frequency Trading (HFT), a legal, digital form of front-running.

Saturday, March 7, 2009
More spending brings little change
(7 comments) Obama's new spending holds no one accountable. Positive results aren't evident yet we're told to expect them despite systemic flaws in two-party system. Any recovery created by the Washington establishment will be a product of corporate influence.

Friday, December 5, 2008
Road to change goes through Washington
Obama's approach invokes the powerful political tools of reconciliation and compromise, which have long gone unused in Washington. We need more efficient government. Achieving change will require more than electing a new President.

Saturday, September 27, 2008
Fear peddling can't save Paulson plan
Paulson plan dies in the aftermath of a White House meeting. Just in time for the election, Republicans rediscover fiscal conservatism. McCain disavows plan in order to distance himself from Bush.

Saturday, September 20, 2008
Capitalism kills itself
(1 comments) The credit crisis signals an end to the marriage of American hyper-capitalism and de-regulation. More losses are to be socialized, borne by taxpayers.

Sunday, September 7, 2008
Nuclear Power: Unsafe in any dose
(1 comments) At every stage--extraction, production, and storage--uranium poses a serious threat to human health. A major leak at a French reactor run by Areva raises serious doubts about the safety of current reactors and untested new designs. Candidate McCain presents nuclear power as a viable energy source--can we trust our politicians to tell us nuclear power is safe?

Saturday, August 23, 2008
Neo-cons slap a sleeping Bear
(1 comments) US media sympathizes with the Georgians. Neo-cons behind the Georgian war include John McCain adviser Randy Scheunemann. Reigniting the Cold War can strengthen NATO's commitment in Afghanistan, where the US needs help. NATO expansion and a Polish missile shield might fracture the alliance as the Russians react.

Saturday, August 16, 2008
U.S. at the boundaries of empire
(5 comments) The Russian invasion of Georgia shows just how far the neo-cons' imperial project can go. The US holds no monopoly on military force; the resurgent Russian empire is putting its version of shock and awe on display. All empires eventually fail. American empire has reached its apex.

Thursday, June 12, 2008
Before Plame there was Susan Lindauer
(3 comments) Before Valerie Plame was outed, Susan Lindauer was forcibly subjected to psychiatric treatment and detention. Her crime: revealing the neocons' lies about Iraq. To avoid negative publicity, the Bush cabal denied Lindauer's connections to the CIA, undermined her credibility, and attacked her claims to sanity.

Tuesday, April 4, 2006
Waiting for an End to Iraq
This article addresses the ongoing occupation of Iraq. The Bush Administration is perpetuating a state of war in Iraq which cannot be won, nor end, before Bush leaves office. The use of military force will continue to be ineffective and the costs of occcupation will rise. By avoiding the truth, Bush and his cohorts avoid accountability for their actions and allow the occupation to drag on.