“THE NUMBERS ARE GOING TO BE VERY ROBUST IN TERMS OF REMOVAL — WE DON’T FOOL AROUND ABOUT THIS.“ (Huffington Post) “Robust…removal.” Removal of what? Invasive plants? Some sort of insect infestation? No. Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano is talking about the impacts of the Obama administration’s new program to speed up the deportation of [...]
President Obama’s ”pivot” to jobs took center stage on Monday, as a major move was announced in the president’s economic team that could have far-reaching consequences for the economy. Princeton economist Alan Krueger was selected by the president to lead the White House Council of Economic Advisers and become Obama’s chief aide on the economy [...]
UK’S iPOD GENERATION IS A F*CKED GENERATION. (Adbusters) Scottish mother Maria Hampton writes a withering account of the “generational conflict” within Britain (as well as the U.S.A.) in which a cohort of baby boomers have lavished luxuries upon themselves while neglecting to maintain any semblance of a hopeful future for their children. She describes the [...]
NOTHING LIKE A NASTY HURRICANE TO RAMP UP BUSINESS FOR THE WEATHER CHANNEL. (New York Times) Think of it if you will as the hedge funders of the weather world; the TV channel that specializes in weather news is making some “disaster capitalism” out of the current interest of people being “entertained” by the “live” [...]
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. – First Amendment to the United States Constitution (emphasis added) [...]
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH WATCHES THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING OF MIGRANT LABORERS IN BAGHDAD’S GREEN ZONE. (IPS News) Desperate Ukrainian and Bulgarian workers, in January of this year, were lured with promises of good wages to construction work on villas in the elite zone. Never paid what they were promised, they became totally destitute when the construction [...]
OPERATION ODYSSEY DAWN: CURRENT GIBBERISH NAME FOR U.S. PART IN RE-COLONIZATION OF ARAB MIDDLE EAST. (World Socialist) Bill van Auken, quoting at length from neo-con guru Phillip Zelikow, describes the U.S. foreign policy motives behind the country’s involvement in the “humanitarian intervention” that has destroyed much of Libya. Zelikow’s statements actually belittle the humanitarian definition [...]
(This article is a guest commentary from Black Agenda Report editor Glen Ford. It is republished here with permission from the author. It was originally published on Black Agenda Report, and can be found here.) by Glen Ford NATO has proven it has the capacity to kill thousands of Libyan soldiers from the skies, but [...]
“UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — YOU HAVE A NEW ALLY IN NORTH AFRICA.” (Global Research) This phrase was printed on a banner welcoming Sen. John McCain to Benghazi, Libya on his visit to the main stronghold of the “rebel” fighters opposing the regime of Moammar Gaddafi. The sentiment of that banner is important to understand [...]
IF BAGHDAD IN 2003 WAS A “CAKEWALK,” IS TRIPOLI IN 2011 TO BE CAKEWALK II? (Sydney Morning Herald) This is a troubling possibility, says Paul Geough, noting the same cluelessness today as in 2003 about the future of a country “liberated” after a quick march into a capital city from a much-hated dictator. Now as [...]
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