Category Archives: Clinton

Why the militarization of our borders?

Theoretical research project: Why the militarization of our borders? And why the continual attacks on our democratic political rights? Under Bush, one might have thought that these were temporary policies, him pandering to his wacko nut-case political base. But the … Continue reading

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In ’92, AIPAC president raised $1 million for Bill Clinton — and he supported the settlements

In ’92, AIPAC president raised $1 million for Bill Clinton — and he supported the settlements from Mondoweiss by Philip Weiss MJ Rosenberg explains that AIPAC’s power arises from its ability to buy politicians but this knowledge has always been suppressed. In 1988, 60 Minutes … Continue reading

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Occupy All the Harlems, to Save Ourselves from the Dictatorship of Wall Street

Published on Black Agenda Report (http://blackagendareport.com)   Home > Blogs > Glen Ford’s blog > Occupy All the Harlems, to Save Ourselves from the Dictatorship of Wall Street Occupy All the Harlems, to Save Ourselves from the Dictatorship of Wall Street By Glen Ford Created 11/02/2011 – 10:38 Submitted … Continue reading

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Video: The people vs the regime — “I am not moving”

Video: The people vs the regime — “I am not moving” from AMERICAblog: A great nation deserves the truth by Gaius Publius http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http://www.americablog.com/2011/10/video-people-vs-regime-i-am-not-moving.html&layout=standard&show_faces=false&width=100&action=recommend&font=arial&colorscheme=light https://plusone.google.com/u/0/_/+1/fastbutton?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.americablog.com%2F2011%2F10%2Fvideo-people-vs-regime-i-am-not-moving.html&size=small&count=true&annotation=&hl=en-US&jsh=r%3Bgc%2F24479126-6666cb8c#id=I1_1318725554010&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.americablog.com&rpctoken=696604759&_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe Reddit | Facebook | Digg | FARK A very powerful short film by Corey Ogilvie (h/t an email correspondent). Cairo comes to lower Manhattan via brilliant cross-cuts … Continue reading

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Ted Rall: Boycott the 2012 Election

SYNDICATED COLUMN: Boycott the 2012 Election from Ted Rall’s Rallblog by Ted Rall Hey Liberals! Time to Stop Getting Rolled We might as well have defaulted. Regardless of where you stand politically, the deal to raise the federal debt limit came too late … Continue reading

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In the Belly of the Beast: 6/27/11: it takes a Democrat to destroy the New Deal (Social Security) or Medicare or “Welfare as we know it”

INDEX (full text of stories follow Democracy Now headlines) “POLITICS” Chris Hayes: The Republicans are waiting for Obama to pull the trigger on the social safety net from AMERICAblog: A great nation deserves the truth by Gaius Publius Obama won’t let middle class … Continue reading

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Palestine / Israel Apartheid News: 6/27/11: ‘Gaza, We Are Coming’: Despite pressure and threats of violence, flotilla will sail

‘Gaza, We Are Coming’: Despite pressure and threats of violence, flotilla will sail by THE FREE GAZA MOVEMENT on JUNE 27, 2011 Like 16Retweet 4     The Free Gaza Movement issued the following statement this morning: On Saturday, 25 June, the French boat, Dignity / … Continue reading

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WikiLeaks and ‘US media war’ in South America

WikiLeaks and ‘US media war’ in South America Diplomatic cables show the struggle for public opinion between Telesur and Voice of America. Nikolas Kozloff Last Modified: 26 Mar 2011 13:06 The US wants to counter the ‘propaganda’ of Telesur, which is … Continue reading

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Clinton on Bahrain

Clinton on Bahrain from Jonathan Wright by Jonathan Secretary Clinton’s remarks on Bahrain, made to reporters in Cairo today, overlook the reality that protesting and simultaneously setting conditions for dialogue are legitimate aspects of the political process she says she wishes to … Continue reading

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Comment on “The Pentagon and Murder in Bahrain”

This is a pretty good muck-raking article exposing US military support for the Bahrain rulers, and other Gulf rulers. When you read it, (if you shared my own outlook) watch out for mentions of the “contradiction” between “American ideals” and … Continue reading

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