U.S.
The fires and the media beast
November 2, 2007As the smoke and ash settle out here in San Diego, a few things have become evident about the news in this age of disaster capitalism. One is the class nature of the corporate media beast....
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EDITORIAL: Reject Mukasey
November 2, 2007The Senate Judiciary Committee should reject President Bush’s nomination of Michael Mukasey for attorney general. The subversion of civil rights, civil liberties and the rule of law has been part and parcel of the Bush Justice...
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EDITORIAL: A mean and vicious veto
October 26, 2007Mean. Vicious. Those words describe the 154 Republicans and two Democrats in the House who voted Oct. 18 to sustain George W. Bush’s veto of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The vote was 273-156,...
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EDITORIAL: Californias wildfires
October 26, 2007As we went to press, devastating wildfires sweeping southern California had forced at least half a million people to flee their homes, with close to 2,000 houses destroyed. Twenty-one firefighters and at least 24 others had...
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The courage of David Cline
October 26, 2007The death of Veterans for Peace leader David Cline on Sept. 15, 2007, in Jersey City, N.J., touched off an outpouring of tributes from his fellow veterans that continues to this day. Cline was one of...
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