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 Democracy and Capitalism Are NOT One and the Same
 Glynn Wilson
If Michael Moore had arrived on the film scene as a conservative Republican activist in 1989, he might be heralded by Fox News today as a major American hero, and he might even be able to get a fair review in the so-called "liberal" New York Times.
Don't Repeat Vietnam in Afghanistan
 The Real News Network
Daniel Ellsberg: The counter-insurgency plan in Afganistan is similar to Viet Nam.
23 CIA Agents Convicted in Kidnapping, Torture Trial in Italy
 IndictBushNow.org
Around the world, and right here in the United States, outraged people are demanding that the architects of the criminal enterprise – Bush and Cheney – be brought to justice.
Chomsky Says President Obama Continues Bush Policy to Control Middle East Oil
 Sherwood Ross
Political activist Noam Chomsky says that although President Obama views the Iraq invasion merely as "a mistake" or "strategic blunder," it is, in fact, a "major crime" designed to enable America to control the Middle East oil reserves.
Need for Worldwide 'Open-Source' Voting Systems
 Guillermo Ramón Adames y Suari
The principle of voting in the United States is that votes are cast in secret but tallied in public. Where is the principle of secrecy as stated in the Constitution and in the Constitutions of so many countries?
Ellsberg: Obama Fears Military Revolt
 Sari Gelzer
Ellsberg: Leaked Pentagon Papers from Vietnam give clues to why Obama will most likely grant military requests to send more troops to Afghanistan.
Obama Resuming G.W. Bush's "Extraordinary Renditions"
Sherwood Ross
Even though Barack Obama, the candidate, pledged to end "the practice of shipping away prisoners in the dead of night to be tortured in far-off countries," his FBI has been rendering kidnap victims to the U.S. The practice is still kidnapping, however; and it's still illegal.
The Economic Crisis; Credibility Crisis: Which Crisis Next?
 Guillermo Ramón Adames y Suari
Nobody seems to ask the question and certainly nobody takes the risk of guessing. And yet it seems so obvious.
What Savvy Leaders Could Do to Move Toward a Nuclear-Free World
 Lawrence S. Wittner
Today, when the call for a nuclear-free world has been revived by the nuclear powers, skeptics might wonder if it is merely another propaganda ploy. Are the warriors and would-be warriors ready to forgo their nuclear toys?
U.S. Forcibly Deported Islanders and Gassed Their Dogs to Make Way for Diego Garcia Military Base
 Sherwood Ross
In order to convert the sleepy, Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia into a dominating military base, the U.S. forcibly transported its 2,000 Chagossian inhabitants into exile and gassed their dogs. By banning journalists from the area, the U.S. Navy was able to perpetrate this with virtually no press coverage.
Motivation
 William Rivers Pitt
George W. Bush made his debut as a motivational speaker to a packed house of adoring fans in Fort Worth, Texas, on Monday. Mr. Bush, who has been all but invisible since last January's inauguration of Barack Obama, is apparently trying to raise his profile before the release of his book.
New York Times Says: Bush's Cover-Up Must End!
 IndictBushNow.org
The impact of the Indict Bush movement is growing daily. Yesterday, the New York Times took the Obama administration to task for shielding Bush era officials and policies from the growing 'public clamor for prosecuting those responsible' for torture, secret prisons and other criminal abuses.
The Nuns’ Story
 Maureen Dowd
The Vatican is conducting two inquisitions into the “quality of life” of American nuns, a dwindling group with an average age of about 70, hoping to herd them back into their old-fashioned habits and convents and curb any speck of modernity or independence.
Obama’s Dirty War On Immigrants
 Shamus Cooke
Under Bush, immigrant communities lived in a constant state of fear. “Homeland Security” agents terrorized citizens and workers alike, arresting anyone who appeared Latino or lacked ID. Families were separated, children left parentless, property abandoned, and long-lasting relationships severed. This scenario has changed only slightly under Obama, and some say for the worst.
Latin America: Time for Reform, Not for Complacency
 Mauricio Cárdenas
Since the beginning of the financial crisis, Latin America has faced both challenges and opportunities. The region has dealt very well with the challenges, but still has to seize this crisis as an opportunity to make important reforms to solve longstanding problems.
Barack Obama and the Flying Circus
 Ivan Simic
Barack Obama and the Flying Circus is a perfect term to describe current President of the United States and his prominent Cabinet. For the past year and a half every single day was, and still is, about Barack Obama and his extravaganza.
State-Owned Utility Seizure was a Needed Step in Mexico
 Patrick Corcoran
One certainly hopes that Calderón does leave a legacy of dismantling Mexico’s clientelist, corporatist economic system. The LyFC was a good first step, but a legacy as a truly historic, modernizing president will require more than just a takeover.
Saving America: It's Up to Us
 Doug Thompson
The America we knew and loved for most of our lives is almost gone. The America many of us served and fought to protect began its descent towards the end long ago. America today is a shell of its former greatness, an overwrought parody of itself, writhing in self-induced pain and dying from self-inflicted wounds.
President Obama Declares National Emergency Over Swine Flu Pandemic, but Why?
 Mike Adams
Even though the H1N1 pandemic appears to have peaked out, U.S. President Barack Obama has now declared a national emergency over swine flu infections.
Ellsberg: From Vietnam to Afghanistan
 The Real News Network
Daniel Ellsberg: As President Obama decides what to do in Afghanistan he must learn the lessons of Vietnam.
Texas, the Eyes of Justice Are Upon You
 Bill Moyers & Michael Winship
On October 13, we lost a resolute champion of the law, a man who left his impact on the lives of untold numbers of Americans. His very name made his life's work almost inevitable, a matter of destiny.
Ain't No Fanatic Like a Religious Fanatic
 Alan Burkhart
People can always find an excuse for killing each other. It’s human nature. But I find it doubly disturbing when someone feels wanton murder is somehow an act of righteousness. Faleh Hassan Almaleki and Yasser Said stand accused of attacking their daughters.
Church & State
 Gregory Rodriguez
I'm all for the separation of church and state. I believe that government endorsement of any particular religious sect or tradition has a corrosive effect on both the state and the faith in question. But I also think the attempt to separate religion from government is veering toward a foolish, parochial and ultimately impossible quest to separate religion from culture.
Mexico, Norman Borlaug and the Green Revolution
 Allan Wall
Last month saw the passing of Norman Borlaug, a man whose work changed the world. It has been calculated that Borlaug's work (much of it carried out in Mexico) headed off a world famine and saved a billion lives worldwide.
A Platform for Racists
 Erica González
CNN pundit Lou Dobbs describes himself as tough, relentless and independent. What he doesn’t describe is how he provides a platform for anti-immigrant groups created by a proponent of white supremacy.
MKULTRA Legacy: The Stain of Dishonor and the Prerequisites for Redemption
 Gordon P. Erspamer
Despite the passage of four decades, America and its military have never come to grips with its own ghastly programs of using soldiers as guinea pigs to test chemical or biological weapons such as LSD, sarin, nerve gases, plague, mescaline, anthrax and hundreds of others.
An Appeal: Time to Oppose US Military Recruiting
Sherwood Ross
From every appearance, President Obama intends to step up the war in Afghanistan, even though the American people voted for peace last November and would prefer to devote themselves to the ways of peace.
Noam Chomsky on the Cuban 5
 Stan Smith
Professor Chomsky interview with Radio Havana Cuba on the eve of the 11th anniversary of the arbitrary arrest and detention in Miami of Cubans Antonio Guerrero, Ramón Labañino, Gerardo Hernandez, Fernando Gonzalez and Rene Gonzalez.
D'Escoto on the US in the Age of Obama
 The Real News Network
D'Escoto: From Iraq war to imprisoned Cuban 5, Americans need the courage to form a "new mindset."
Six Ideas for Re-Thinking the War in Mexico
 Sabina Berman
The opinion is widespread: As bad as cartels fighting amongst themselves might be, it is now coupled with two other bad things. The cartels have been "dehumanized;" and the Military is violating both civilians' and criminals' human rights.
Swine Flu Vaccine: Nothing to Fear
 Paul A. Offit
Public health officials are now battling not only a fast-spreading influenza virus but also unfounded fears about the vaccine that can prevent it.
Cuba: Discovering Personal Independence
 Ronald R. Cooke
For an economist, Cuba has been a perfect laboratory experiment. Fidel Castro was a charismatic leader, Cuba enjoyed economic and political support from Russia, it had a closed economy, and the revolution gave the government absolute control over the people. And for awhile, it seemed to work.
George Shultz on the Drug War
 Mary Anastasia O'Grady
When George P. Shultz took office as Ronald Reagan's secretary of state in 1982, his first trip out of the country was to Canada. His second was to Mexico. Today, he is still paying a lot of attention to the American neighborhood.
The Myth of "America"
 Dahr Jamail & Jason Coppola
The fact that Columbus brought slavery, enormous exploitation or devastating diseases to the Americas used to be seen as a minor detail - if it was recognized at all - in light of his role as the great bringer of white man's civilization to the benighted idolatrous American continent.
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