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Sunday, October 5, 2008
Kucinich: We had alternatives to this bailout
(13 comments) This statement was presented on the floor of The House of Representatives after Congressman Kucinich voted against the Wall Street bail out plan.

Saturday, September 27, 2008
A Better Bailout by Joseph E. Stiglitz
There are four fundamental problems with our financial system, and the Paulson proposal addresses only one. Stiglitz calls for equity injection rather than more hocus pocus.

Friday, August 29, 2008
Analysis: Georgia was the "last straw" for Russia
(1 comments) When Gorbachev pulled Russian troops out of East Germany in 1990 his only condition was that NATO did not station troops in East Germany. The promise was given, but soon forgotten, and Russia has been treated like the Cold War loser ever since.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008
One man's China crusade
During his posting at Canada's Hong Kong consulate, diplomat Brian McAdam amassed reams of evidence that corrupt Canadian and local staff were selling visas and information to the Chinese mafia and other bad guys. His tenacious efforts to protect his country were repeatedly thwarted by higher-ups, and he was forced into early retirement.

Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Video: Inside the Neocon war lobby
(1 comments) Reality TV? - American News Project's Davin Hutchins attends pro-Israel think tank events to interview advocates of a preemptive attack on Iran. He finds they don't worry much about worst-case outcomes.

Monday, August 18, 2008
Why no investigation by the IOC or IGF into China's under-age Olympic gymnasts?
First they make the silly rules, they they choose not to enforce them. Apparently, a wink and a passport is all it takes.

Thursday, August 7, 2008
nformation Clearing House Publisher Threatened
It's news if Tom Brokaw is sent anthrax powder in an envelope, but is it news if an independent media publisher is told to stop "what he is doing on the Internet" by three unidentified strangers who break into his home?

Saturday, July 26, 2008
Guantanamo testimony: U.S. let bin Laden's top bodyguard go
Soon after Osama bin Laden's driver got here in 2002, he told interrogators the identity of the al Qaeda chief's most senior bodyguard - then a fellow prison camp detainee. But, inexplicably, the U.S. let the bodyguard go.

Saturday, July 19, 2008
Heath Ledger's Tragic Overdose Death And What Can be Done To Prevent Others
Tony Newman of Drug Policy Alliance was Heath Ledger's neighbor. He hopes America will now wake up to face overdose risk squarely. It is the second leading cause of death after traffic accidents, but it can be greatly reduced by distributing an opiate antagonist drug and by passing "9-1-1 Good Samaritan" laws giving immunity to those who call for help when a friend overdoses.

Thursday, April 24, 2008
Everyday life in Ramallah
U of Montana student journalist Emma Schmautz traveled in the West Bank during the spring of 2007 while she studied at a university in Haifa, Israel. This is her account of ordinary days in Ramallah, under the thumb of the IDF.

Saturday, March 1, 2008
Thousands of Democratic Voters Dumped from NM Voter Rolls
This "AP Centerpiece" story has not appeared on MSM Websites outside of New Mexico despite its Pulitzer level quality and significance. (exception: AOL News)

Thursday, February 7, 2008
Suspicious Minds
(7 comments) An inside profile of We Are Change, a group of young, Alex Jones-inspired 9/11 truthers who are grabbing headlines through their confrontational tactics.

Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Is Our Fear of Germs Bad for Our Health?
Growing evidence suggests superbugs may result from overuse of antibacterial soaps, especially triclosan. Rather than stockpile buckets of disinfectant and spray every surface in the house every few hours, most independent researchers recommend that we settle for a stalemate in the war on microbes. But the home-products industry has other ideas.

Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Freeway Blogger
(1 comments) A website documenting the exploits of Scarlet P, the 'Freeway Blogger', a man who literally creates his own mass media.

Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Keeping the momentum on Burma
A sizing up of the political reality facing the generals. Far from repeating the tired MSM refrain that these generals will never bend, the authors argue for resolve in the use of sanctions targeting the junta. "All the signs point to a regime that feels the pressure," they write.

Friday, August 10, 2007
Air Force charges victim with her own rape
(2 comments) Although this woman was gang raped, her three attackers were given immunity from prosecution in order to testify against her (in a case against all four) over the committing of "indecent acts."

Monday, May 7, 2007
China aghast at 'sacrifice' of 288 pupils
(2 comments) The Sunday Times, May 6, 2007 By Michael Sheridan Known in China as the '12/8/94 incident,' a tragic theater fire that killed 288 pupils threatens to focus long repressed anger of the masses toward Beijing's leaders. The theater was also full of officials that night, and they all escaped because the students were told these words that haunt survivors still: "Everyone keep quiet. Don't move. Let the leaders go first."