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US Torture: Voices from the Black Sites - The New York Review of Books
Book review of "Torture and Truth" by Mark Danner that extensively quotes form the International Commission of the Red Cross report on the so-called 'black sites' including Guantanamo. An account of abuse, and torture that should be required reading for everybody.
PolitiFact | The Obameter: Tracking Barack Obama's Campaign Promises
Great project that tracks how many of the 500 promises Obama made during his campaign are fulfilled.
This Is Change? 20 Hawks, Clintonites and Neocons to Watch for in Obama's White House | | AlterNet
Kudos to the American voters for a historic election, unfortunately they're getting the same old policies, and even the same old people in power. If you (still) believe that Obama will bring change, read this eye-opening article. You can also listen to an
FRONTLINE: Bush's war | PBS
PBS Frontline special 2-part series on how the Iraq war was fought in public and deep inside the government, with extensive interviews all viewable online.
Dick Cheney: Spuren eines Monsters - FAZ
Eine sehr gute Zusammenfassung von Dick Cheney's Treiben im Weissen Haus und sehr kritisch zudem. Ich erkenne die FAZ gar nicht mehr wieder, und das ist nicht der einzige Bush kritische Artikel den ich da kürzlich gelesen habe.
USA Aufstieg und Fall des Empire - sueddeutsche.de
Knappe und übersichtliche Zusammenfassung der derzeitigen Hauptprobleme der USA.
U.S. booed at climate conference - CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
A baffling historic example of how it took all of the world's countries' unity to change US policy and agree to sign the declaration of Bali at the last minute.
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Then the delegate from Papua New Guinea leaned into his microphone.
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Then the delegate from Papua New Guinea leaned into his microphone.
''We seek your leadership,'' Kevin Conrad told the Americans. ''But if for some reason you are not willing to lead, leave it to the rest of us. Please get out of the way.'' - 1 more annotations...
Impeach Cheney Now! - send e-mails to the Judiciary Committee
Constantly updated news around the movement to impeach Dick Cheney and various tips on how you can get active and do a little something to make it happen. Democracy needs action!
Support Impeachment of Dick Cheney - read H Res 333 and then call or e-mail your Representative
Are you for an accountable government? Do you stand behind the constitution? Do you believe that nobody should be above the law?
Please read Rep. Dennis Kucinich's H RES 333 (http://kucinich.house.gov/Issues/Issue/?IssueID=3750 ) and decide for yourself
FRONTLINE/World Extraordinary Rendition | PBS
A must-see documentary on the CIA's practice of kidnapping suspected terrorists in foreign countries and transporting them to third countries that are known to use torture as method of interrogation, this process is euphemistically and infamously called "
A Catastrophe Foretold - Paul Krugman-New York Times
Short and to the point recap of the main reasons for the mortgage crisis in the US and the ideological underpinning that let it happen.
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Maybe the subprime disaster will be enough to remind us why financial regulation was introduced in the first place.
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Maybe the subprime disaster will be enough to remind us why financial regulation was introduced in the first place.
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Death and Taxes: A Visual Guide to Where Your Federal Tax Dollars Go
Very enlightening graphic that clarifies the discretionary spending of the US federal budget for 2008.
U.S. Is Top Arms Seller to Developing World - New York Times
New numbes have been released regarding weapons sales to developing nations in 2006.
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The combined value of arms sales worldwide to both developed and developing nations in 2006 reached $40.3 billion, a decline of nearly 13 percent from 2005.
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The combined value of arms sales worldwide to both developed and developing nations in 2006 reached $40.3 billion, a decline of nearly 13 percent from 2005.
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9/11 Is Over - New York Times
An impassioned opinion piece by Michael Friedman to move on from 9/11 and not elect anybody who runs on a platform of fear and terrorism.
AlterNet: Neocons on a Cruise: What Conservatives Say When They Think We Aren't Listening
Hilarious and scary at the same time is the account of a journalist for The Independent newspaper who took part incognito in a cruise organized by the National Review magazine.
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The Iraq war has been an amazing success, global warming is just a myth and Guantanamo Bay is practically a holiday camp. The annual cruise organized by the 'National Review,' mouthpiece of right-wing America, is a parallel universe populated by straight-talking, gun-toting, God-fearing Republicans.
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The Iraq war has been an amazing success, global warming is just a myth and Guantanamo Bay is practically a holiday camp. The annual cruise organized by the 'National Review,' mouthpiece of right-wing America, is a parallel universe populated by straight-talking, gun-toting, God-fearing Republicans.
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CNN's response to Michael Moore - CNN.com
CNN's response to M. Moore's fact-check of Dr. Gupta's review of his movie SiCKO.
Introspections » Top 10 Things America Would Have if it was Actually a Democracy.
I would change the title of this post by "if it was actually a working representative democracy" with less influence by corporations and more by citizen groups.
Crooks and Liars » What if you held a debate and *almost* no one came?
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The NAACP invited all 9 Republican candidates to the forum, but only one showed up: Tom Tancredo
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The NAACP invited all 9 Republican candidates to the forum, but only one showed up: Tom Tancredo
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