Kevin Carson at the Center for a Stateless Society on the myths and prejudices of the status quo healthcare system, ‘government takeovers’ and the fake ‘options’ presented by the oligarchs.
Archive for December, 2009
Arizona’s War on Immigrants
Posted: 11 December 2009 by Editors in National News, Political ScienceTags: Amnesty, Arizona, Chuck Schumer, DHS, Eric Ruder, fascism, greencards, human rights, immigration, immigration reform, Janet Napolitano, Joe Arpaio, Latin-Americans, Latinos, law, libertarian, liberty, Maricopa County, Mexicans, Mexico, Newspeak, Obama, Obama Administration, Pew Research Center, public opinion, racism, US, visas
Eric Ruder explains what the Department of Homeland Security’s move against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio will mean for immigrants.
127 Dead, 500 Wounded in Five Baghdad Bombings Tuesday
Posted: 11 December 2009 by Editors in International Affairs, Political ScienceTags: Al Jazeera, Baathists, Badr Organization, Baghdad, CBS, Dawa Party, Dora, fascism, Hadi al-Amiri, human rights, Iraq, Iraq Surge, Iraq War, ISCI, Islamic Mission Party, Juan Cole, Karkh, Mansur, Middle East, Newspeak, Nuri al-Maliki, Sadr Organization, suicide bombing, terrorism, US, US military, War, War on Terror
Prof. Juan Cole recaps the horrific day in Iraq and the ‘nationalist U.S. media coverage.
Chomsky’s Lectern: The Unipolar Moment and the Culture of Imperialism (Video)
Posted: 8 December 2009 by Noam Chomsky in International Affairs, Political ScienceTags: American Empire, American history, American Indians, Anglo-Saxon superiority, annexation wall, apartheid, Brazil, Bush Doctrine, Chile, CIA, Colombia, colonization, Darwinism, democracy, Edward Said, El Salvador, ethnic cleansing, fascism, foreign aid, founding fathers, genocide, human rights, imperialism, indigenous people, international law, Israel, Latin America, liberation theology, libertarian, manifest destiny, Manuel Noriega, Middle East, Mikhail Gorbachev, Monroe Doctrine, morality, Native Americans, Nicaragua, Palestine, Palestine-Israel, Panama, Philosophy, political realism, racism, rationalism, realpolitik, settlements, South America, terrorism, unipolarism, US, USSR, War, War on Terror
Prof. Chomsky delivers the 5th Annual Edward Said Memorial Lecture at Columbia University School for International Affairs for the Heyman Center for the Humanities. After paying homage to Edward Said stressing imperialism as central to our culture, Prof. Chomsky builds his case with telling quotes of American leaders rationalizing and denying genocide of indigenous ‘new worlders’ through U.S. terrorism in Latin America—Chile, Brazil, El Salvador, Panama, Nicaragua, Colombia—and the Middle East.
Poll: Americans Turning More ‘Unilateralist’, Non-Interventionist and U.S. Less Important
Posted: 6 December 2009 by Editors in International Affairs, Political ScienceTags: Af-Pak War, Afghanistan, Bush Administration, CFR, China, Council on Foreign Relations, diplomacy, economy, fascism, free trade, globalism, human rights, international law, Iran, Iraq, Iraq War, isolationism, Isral, Middle East, NAFTA, Newspeak, nonintervention, North Korea, Obama, Obama Administration, Pakistan, Palestine, Palestine-Israel, Pew Research Center, poll, pre-emptive war, public opinion, Russia, terrorism, torture, UN, US, War, War on Terror, WTO
Pew poll finds a larger portion of Americans believe the U.S. “should “mind its own business internationally” than ever before.
Prisoner Abuse Continues in Afganistan at U.S. Military ‘Black Jail’
Posted: 1 December 2009 by Editors in Af-Pak War, Political ScienceTags: Abdul Rashid, Afghanistan, Alissa Rubin, Bagram Air Base, Central Asia, CIA, fascism, Hamidullah, human rights, international law, Islam, Issa Mohammad, Middle East, New York Times, Newspeak, Obama, Obama Administration, Special Operations Forces, torture, US, War, War on Terror, Washington Post
The U.S. Special Operation Forces continues to detain prisoners in torture centers in Afghanistan and disallowing them access to the Red Cross.
Schiff: ‘Ben Bernanke Has Never Gotten Anything Right’; Ron Paul on Fed Secrecy and Gold (Video)
Posted: 1 December 2009 by Editors in International Affairs, National News, Political ScienceTags: Alan Blinder, Audit the Fed, bailout, banking, China, corporatism, debt, deficit spending, economics, fascism, Federal Reserve, fiat currency, Gold standard, government bonds, government spending, HR 1207, libertarian, liberty, national debt, Newspeak, Paul-Grayson bill, Peter Morici, Peter Schiff, Robert Kudlow, Ron Paul, US, US dollar
Peter Schiff, president of Euro Pacific Capital and 2010 candidate for senator in Connecticut, on U.S. international dependency and challenges Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Alan Blinder to name something his boss has done right. Ron Paul addresses the covert Fed.
Gold Hits Record High Near $1,200 Displaying Continuing Dollar Tailspin
Posted: 1 December 2009 by Editors in International Affairs, National News, Political ScienceTags: Abu Dhabi, banking, Brandon Clay, Brazil, BRIC, China, dollar hegemony, Dubai, Dubai World, economy, euro, gold futures, Gold standard, hyperinflation, India, inflation, international law, Iran, Japan, Latin America, libertarian, liberty, Newspeak, Nikkei, OPEC, Russia, spot gold, spot platinum, spot silver, Sucre, UAE, US, US dollar, USD, yen
Tuesday, gold hit $1,199.30 per ounce as Japan moves toward metals, away from being a tit of the U.S. The record high of gold’s value displays the record low of the U.S. dollar.
Kucinich: Afghanistan is Also War Against the American People Through Tax Theft (Video)
Posted: 1 December 2009 by Little Alex in Af-Pak War, Political ScienceTags: 9/11, Af-Pak War, Afghanistan, anti-Statism, Cato Institute, Central Asia, corporatism, Dana Rorbacher, Dennis Kucinich, economy, FNC, FOX News, human rights, international law, law, libertarian, liberty, Middle East, Newspeak, Obama, Rick Santorum, Taliban, US, War, War on Terror
Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) and Fmr. Sen. Rick Santorum on “On the Record” at FOX News discussing the prolonged Afghan occupation. Mr. Kucinich does a good job of smashing down the ‘those on the left-those on the right’ stupid-people rhetoric.
