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U.S. Politics
"Guy Fawkes Day Helps Raise Millions For Paul,"The New York Times, Nov. 5, 2007
"Dems Introduce Bill To Prevent Voter Suppression Tactic,"by Paul Kiel, TPM Muckraker, Nov. 5, 2007
"The Politics Of Health Care In California,"by Seth Sandronsky, Counterpunch, Nov. 3/4, 2007
"Democratic Defections Clear Path For Mukasey,"Washington Post, Nov. 3, 2007
"How Pete Stark Became A Pariah,"by Saul Landau, Counterpunch, Nov. 2, 2007
"Dems tread Lightly On Immigration,"by E.J. Dionne, TruthDig, Nov. 1, 2007
"Jay Rockefeller Channels Dick Cheney's Fear-Mongering To Urge Telecom Amnesty,"by Glenn Greenwald, Salon, Oct. 31, 2007
"The Case Of The Angry Colonel,"by Farhad Manjoo, Salon, Oct. 31, 2007
"The Two Evangelical Futures,"by Sara, Orcinus, Oct. 31, 2007
"Giuliani And Torture: Could Rudy Pass The Test?,"by Sherwood Ross, Counterpunch, Oct. 31, 2007
"The Power Of Inspection And The Claim Of Impeachment,"by David Bromwich, Huffington Post, Oct. 31, 2007
"Solidarity In Flames: A Libertarian Doesn't Get It,"by Rick Perlstein, Campaign for America's Future, Oct. 31, 2007
"Dem Debate: Edwards, Not Obama, Hits Clinton Hardest, Smartest,"by John Nichols, The Nation, Oct. 30, 2007
"GOP Struggles In Ohio,"by Holly Yeager, The American Prospect, Oct. 29, 2007
"Electoral Dysfunction,"by Eugene Robinson, TruthDig, Oct. 25, 2007
"Wall Street Democrats Vs. Main Street Democrats,"by Harold Meyerson, The American Prospect, Oct. 25, 2007
"Giuliani On Torture,"by Anonymous Liberal, Salon, Oct. 25, 2007
"More Positive Steps From Democratic Candidates On Rule Of Law, Amnesty,"by Glenn Greenwald, Salon, Oct. 24, 2007
"The Nuclear Democrats,"by Corporate Crime Reporter, Counterpunch, Oct. 24, 2007
"Haunted By The Hippie,"by Paul Waldman, The American Prospect, Oct. 24, 2007
"Dodd's Make Or Break Moment: Standing Up Against Domestic Spying,"by David Lindorff, Counterpunch, Oct. 23, 2007
"Dodd Engages The Netroots,"by Ari Melber, The Nation, Oct. 23, 2007
"Scenes From The Bewildered Right,"by Adele M. Stan, The American Prospect, Oct. 23, 2007
"Dem Candidate: Warrantless Wiretaps A 'Victory' For Terrorists,"Raw Story, Oct. 23, 2007
"The Iran Wedge,"by Paul Starr, The American Prospect, Oct. 23, 2007
"Is The U.S. Just Tired Of Bush Or Have Conservatives Had It?,"by Michael Tomasky, Guardian/UK, Oct. 22, 2007
"New Openings For Public Financing,"by Marc Caplan, The American Prospect, Oct. 22, 2007
"Pelosi's Stark Rebuke,"by Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation, Oct. 21, 2007
"Harry Reid Works To Ensure Telecom Amnesty, Warrantless Surveillance,"by Glenn Greenwald, Salon, Oct. 19, 2007
"Will The GOP Election Theft Machine Do It Again In 2008?,"by Bob Fitrakis & Harvey Wasserman, The Free Press (Columbus, OH), Oct. 19, 2007
"Is It Time For The Democrats To Start Panicking?,"by Terence Samuel, The American Prospect, Oct. 19, 2007
"Giuliani, McCain: U.S. Should Prepare To Use Force Against Iran,"Associated Press, Oct. 16, 2007
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Bush Regime
"The Bellinger-Sands Debate,"by Scott Horton, Harper's, Nov. 5, 2007
"Mukasey's Confirmation Will Be A Disaster,"by Martin Garbus, Huffington Post, Nov. 5, 2007
"U.S. Increases Pressure On Diplomats To Serve In Iraq,"Guardian/UK, Nov. 3, 2007
"Former Envoy: U.S. Driving Iran, Turkey Together,"McClatchy Newspapers, Nov. 2, 2007
"Mukasey's Black Magic On Torture,"by Rosa Brooks, Los Angeles Times, Nov. 1, 2007
"Col. Boylan's Implosion Accelerates,"by Glenn Greenwald, Salon, Oct. 31, 2007
"Hagel To Bush: Talk To Iran!,"by Steve Clemons, Huffington Post, Oct. 31, 2007
"Waterboarding: Call It What It Is, Mukasey,"by Jon Soltz, Huffington Post, Oct. 31, 2007
"The War Criminals: Rumsfeld Faces Charges In France,"by David Neiwert, Orcinus, Oct. 30, 2007
"When Is Torture Not Torture? When The President Says It Isn't,"by Neil Macdonald, CBC News/Canada, Oct. 23, 2007
"The Bush Era's Dark Legacy Of Torture,"by Liliana Segura, AlterNet, Oct. 27, 2007
"The Case Against Mukasey,"by Scott Lemieux, The American Prospect, Oct. 26, 2007
"Attorney General Nominee Says Wiretapping Without Warrant Is Constitutional,"Associated Press, Oct. 26, 2007
"FEMA Meets The Press, Which Happens To Be...FEMA,"Washington Post, Oct. 26, 2007
"Torture Complaint Filed Against Rumsfled,"Associated Press, Oct. 26, 2007
"The Collapse Of Bush's Foreign Policy,"by Juan Cole, Salon, Oct. 24, 2007
"White House 'Eviscerated' Testimony Regarding Climate Change And Health,"Associated Press, Oct. 24, 2007
"Panel Presses Nominee To Denounce Waterboarding,"The New York Times, Oct. 24, 2007
"Is A Presidential Coup Under Way?,"by Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown, Oct. 23, 2007
"Bush's Heated 'World War III' Rhetoric,"by Brent Budowsky, Consortium News, Oct. 23, 2007
"On The Defensive: Bush's Last Resort,"by Amanda Terkel, The American Prospect, Oct. 23, 2007
"On The Eve Of Destruction,"by Scott Ritter, TruthDig, Oct. 22, 2007
"General Claims Bush Gave 'Marching Orders' On Aggressive Interrogation At Guantanamo,"Raw Story, Oct. 22, 2007
"Michael Mukasey: Another Loyal Bushie,"by Marjorie Cohn, Common Dreams, Oct. 22, 2007
"Echoes Of 2003: Cheney Calls Iran An Obstacle To Peace,"Reuters, Oct. 21, 2007
"Senators Clash With Nominee Over Torture And Limits Of Law,"The New York Times, Oct. 19, 2007
"Mukasey And The Doctrine Of Detention,"by Deborah Pearlstein, The American Prospect, Oct. 19, 2007
"Bush's Pentagon Papers: The Urge To Confess,"by Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com, Oct. 19, 2007
"Mukasey Should Be Confirmed Only If He Agrees To Appoint A Special Prosecutor,"by Elizabeth Holtzman, The Progressive, Oct. 19, 2007
"Constitutional Scholar: 9/11 'Highly Convenient' In Allowing Bush To Expand Power,"by David Edwards & Nick Juliano, Raw Story, Oct. 16, 2007
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American Empire/War Profiteering
"Tamping The Flames Of War With Iran,"by Khody Akhavi, Inter Press Service, Oct. 31, 2007
"Inexorable March To War With Iran?,"by Joseph L. Galloway, McClatchy Newspapers, Oct. 31, 2007
"Preparing For National Suicide: What 'All Options On The Table' Really Means,"by Floyd Rudmin, Counterpunch, Oct. 31, 2007
"Plan Mexico,"by Laura Carlsen, Foreign Policy In Focus, Oct. 30, 2007
"Cashing In On Terror,"by Robert Scheer, TruthDig, Oct. 30, 2007
"'War On Terror' Is Now War On Iran,"by Pepe Escobar, Asia Times, Oct. 27, 2007
"Middle East Analyst & Historian Juan Cole on U.S. War Plans Against Iran, Turkey and His New Book 'Napoleon's Egypt: Invading the Middle East,'"by Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!, Oct. 23, 2007
"The Costs Of War For Oil,"by Bonnie Bricker & Adil E. Shamoo, Foreign Policy in Focus, Oct. 19, 2007
"The Secret History Of The Impending War With Iran That The White House Doesn't Want You To Know,"by John H. Richardson, Esquire, Oct. 18, 2007
"Neighbors Join Call Against Attack On Iran,"Washington Post, Oct. 17, 2007
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"Postwar" Occupation of Iraq & Afghanistan
"U.S. Military To Supervise Iraq Security Convoys,"The New York Times, Oct. 31, 2007
"When Blackwater Kills, No Questions Asked,"by Ali al-Fadhily, Inter Press Service, Oct. 31, 2007
"Iraq, Afghan Vets At Risk Of Suicide,"Associated Press, Oct. 31, 2007
"Immunity Jeopardizes Iraq Blackwater Probe,"Washington Post, Oct. 30, 2007
"In Turkey, Pressure Builds To Attack Iraq,"Los Angeles Times, Oct. 27, 2007
"Revenging Bloodshed: Who Would You Believe?,"by Brian Cloughley, Counterpunch, Oct. 26, 2007
"Creating A Second War Within Iraq,"by Goran Sadjadi, ZNet, Oct. 26, 2007
"Bush's Free-Fire Zones,"by Robert Parry, Consortium News, Oct. 25, 2007
"(Un)Fair Game: Targeting Iraqis As 'Big Game,'"by Tom Engelhardt & Nick Turse, TomDispatch.com, Oct. 25, 2007
"Trillion Dollar War: Afghanistan And Iraq Set To Cost More Than Korea And Vietnam,"Independent/UK, Oct. 24, 2007
"Rain Of Terror In The U.S. Air War In Iraq,"by Chris Floyd, Salon, Oct. 23, 2007
"Iraqis Place Sadr City Toll At 17 As Confusion Over Sunday Fighting Continues,"McClatchy Newspapers, Oct. 22, 2007
"Turkish Offensive Would Lead To Humanitarian Crisis, ICRC Warns,"IRIN, Oct. 22, 2007
"Bush's Neo-Imperialist War,"by John Judis, The American Prospect, Oct. 22, 2007
"'Only Part Of Her Neck And Jaw Remained,'"by debel u, Daily Kos, Oct. 17, 2007
"The Casualties Of Iraq,"by Conn Hallinan, Foreign Policy in Focus, Oct. 17, 2007
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Civil Liberties
"Homeland Security Retreats From Facets Of 'Real ID,'"Washington Post, Nov. 4, 2007
"A 'Paper Coup,' And Blackwater Eyes Manhattan,"by Naomi Wolf, Huffington Post, Nov. 4, 2007
"Now Why Didn't I Think Of That? Washington Post Proposes That Senate Ban Torture,"by Marty Lederman, Balkinization, Nov. 3, 2007
"Acting On Conscience: Psychologists And Abusive Interrogations,"by Dr. Mary Pipher, Counterpunch, Nov. 2, 2007
"Psychologists And Abusive Interrogations: Letter To Congress,"by Stephen Soldz & others, ZNet, Nov. 1, 2007
"Our Burgeoning Terrorist Watch-List,"by Brian Beutler, The American Prospect, Nov. 1, 2007
"FBI Threatens Suspect's Family With Torture,"by Valtin, Daily Kos., Oct. 31, 2007
"Respectec Marine Lawyer Alleges Injustices,"National Public Radio, Oct. 30, 2007
"America Is Watching You,"by Elliot Cohen, TruthDig, Oct. 30, 2007
"The Wiretap This Time,"by Studs Terkel, The New York Times, Oct. 29, 2007
"The 'Orwellian' Bush Administration,"by Nat Hentoff, Washington Times, Oct. 29, 2007
"FBI Whistleblower Sibel Edmonds Will Now Tell All,"by Brad Friedman, BradBlog, Oct. 29, 2007
"Minnesota's Finnish Guests Find A Rude Airport Welcome,"Minneapolis Star Tribune (Minnesota), Oct. 28, 2007
"Tortured By Uncle Sam,"by Philip Giraldi, Antiwar.com, Oct. 23, 2007
"Breaking Down An Innocent Man: The FBI's Right To Threaten Torture,"by James Bovard, Counterpunch, Oct. 27/28, 2007
"Guantanamo Military Lawyer Breaks Ranks To Condemn 'Unconscionable' Detention,"Independent/UK, Oct. 27, 2007
"Naomi Wolf's Guide To Restoring Liberty In America,"by Naomi Wolf, FireDogLake, Oct. 26, 2007
"The Guantanamo Suicides: Who Is Telling The Truth?,"by Andy Worthington, Counterpunch, Oct. 24, 2007
"Wiretapping At Its Worst,"by Brian Beutler, Media Consortium, Oct. 24, 2007
"The Persecution Of Lt. Cmdr. Diaz,"by Scott Horton, Harper's, Oct. 23, 2007
"Does Senate FISA Bill Immunize FBI 'Black-Bag Jobs?,'"by Declan McCullagh, CNet News, Oct. 22, 2007
"When Words Are Weapons: Interview With Sherman Austin"by Aura Bogado, ZNet, Oct. 21, 2007
"Claims Of Secret CIA Jail For Terror Suspects On British Island To Be Investigated,"Guardian/UK, Oct. 19, 2007
"Burma On The Potomac: Another Step Deeper Into Tyranny,"by Chris Floyd, Empire Burlesque, Oct. 19, 2007
"Why, Even If You Haver Nothing To Hide, Government Surveillance Threatens Your Freedom,"by John W. Dean, FindLaw, Oct. 19, 2007
"Academic Freedom At Risk,"by Saree Makdisi, Counterpunch, Oct. 18, 2007
"Has UK Been Complicit In U.S. Torture Program?,"Independent/UK, Oct. 17, 2007
"The Truth About Telecom Amnesty,"by Glenn Greenwald, Salon, Oct. 17, 2007
"Gitmo Whistleblower Condemns Proposals To Hold New Tribunals,"by Andy Worthington, Counterpunch, Oct. 17, 2007
"Top Spy Asked To Explain Pre-9/11 Spying Allegations,"Wired News, Oct. 15, 2007
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Media Issues
"From The White House To CBS: A Trail Of American Blood,"by Rev. William E. Alberts, Counterpunch, Oct. 31, 2007
"Tim Russert: Stop The Inanity,"by Paul Waldman, The American Prospect, Oct. 31, 2007
"I Want My Community TV: Public Access Television Faces Threats,"by Megan Tady, Toward Freedom, Oct. 30, 2007
"Our Pathetic Political Press,"by Ari Berman, The Nation, Oct. 30, 2007
"War Protests: Why No Coverage?,"by Jerry Lanson, Christian Science Monitor, Oct. 30, 2007
"Senators Want Probe On Content Blocking By Telecoms,"Associated Press, Oct. 27, 2007
"Silence Of The Regulatory Lambs,"by Art Brodsky, Huffington Post, Oct. 24, 2007
"The War In The Media,"by Justin Raimondo, Antiwar.com, Oct. 26, 2007
"Journalism And Its Discontents,"by Sidney Blumenthal, Salon, Oct. 25, 2007
"The Animal Farm At Home: Myanmar, Iraq, the Empire, And Last Sunday's New York Times,"byPaul Street, ZNet, Oct. 23, 2007
"U.S. Media Control In Iraq And Elsewhere,"by Roger Bybee, ZNet, Oct. 22, 2007
"The Left Must Remain In The Conversation,"by Phillip Bannowsky, The News Journal (Wilmington, DE), Oct. 21, 2007
"The False Beltway Script Never Changes,"by Glenn Greenwald, Salon, Oct. 21, 2007
"Who's Afraid Of Michael Moore?,"by John Pilger, The New Statesman/UK, Oct. 21, 2007
"Howie Kurtz, Shailagh Murray And The Vapid Petty Beltway Media Mind,"by Glenn Greenwald, Salon, Oct. 20, 2007
"An Assault On Media Diversity And Democracy,"by John Nichols, The Nation, Oct. 19, 2007
"Comcast Blocks Some Internet Traffic,"Associated Press, Oct. 19, 2007
"FOX (Pro) Business News Is The Latest Insult To Your Intelligence,"by Danny Schechter, Huffington Post, Oct. 17, 2007
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Activism
"Disconnect Netween Antiwar Activism Then And Now,"by Arthur J. Magida, Baltimore Sun, Nov. 1, 2007
"Labor Strikes Back,"by David Moberg, The American Prospect, Nov. 1, 2007
"Banned From Canada For A Year For War Protest,"by Ann Wright, Truthout, Oct. 30, 2007
"A Union With Clout Stakes Its Claim On Politics,"The New York Times, Oct. 30, 2007
"U.S. Labor In Trouble,"by Ron Jacobs, ZNet, Oct. 28, 2007
"Thousands March, 'Die' And Rally In S.F. Antiwar Protest,"San Francisco Chronicle, Oct. 28, 2007
"Protesters Call For End To Iraq War,"Reuters, Oct. 27, 2007
"Iraqi Blood Is 'On Your Hands,' Antiwar Protester Tells Condi,"Raw Story, Oct. 24, 2007
"Protester Waves Blood-Colored Hands In Rice's Face,"Reuters, Oct. 24, 2007
"UAW Sellout At GM And Chrysler,"by Stephen Lendman, ZNet, Oct. 23, 2007
"More Than 60 Arrested Near Capitol,"The Hill, Oct. 22, 2007
"Dropkick Murphys: Friends To The Working Class,"by Paul Piwko & Sarah Bromley, Dollars and Sense, Oct. 22, 2007
"Seven Protesters Arrested At Blackwater's Headquarters,"Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA), Oct. 21, 2007
"Victories In The New Labor Movement,"San Francisco Chronicle, Oct. 21, 2007
"Scuffle But No Arrests At IMF/World Bank Protest,"Washington Post, Oct. 21, 2007
"Priests Protesting Torture At Fort Huachuca Jailed For Justice,"by Bill Quigley, Common Dreams, Oct. 17, 2007
"Dissent From The Front Lines,"by Robert Scheer, TruthDig, Oct. 167, 2007
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