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Newest Blog Entries:
AlterNet: Obama Talks Tough About Afghanistan; Here’s What He’s Really in For
Posted by Michael Butler, Friday, October 10, 2008Tomgram: Anand Gopal, Who Rules Afghanistan?
Posted by Michael Butler, Friday, October 10, 2008t r u t h o u t | In Reversal, Democrats Shelve Iran Resolution
Posted by Michael Butler, Friday, October 10, 2008NYT (3): International News/Economy
U.S. and Britain seek global approach to economic crisis; Iceland's teetering economy finally collapses completely; and Ukraine's president disbands parliament and calls for emergency elections.Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, October 10, 2008
NYT Op-Eds (3)
"John McCain may feel compelled to go back to his guilt-by-association theme. And this has me feeling very guilty about my associates" (Collins); "It is paradoxical for the “pro-life” Bush administration to adopt a policy whose result will be tens of thousands of additional abortions each year" (Kristof); "If the nation plunges into a deeper recession, the deficit will be even larger as a proportion of the economy. Yet all is not what it seems" (Reich).Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, October 9, 2008
NYT (2): Economy
If you think the U.S. stock market is suffering, Russia's S&P index has fallen 53% and some of its markets have closed completely; and the Cihcago sheriff takes an unusual, and welcome, step in preventing evictions due to foreclosure.Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, October 9, 2008
Poem from Tibet to China :)
Posted by Barbara DiSalvia, Thursday, October 9, 2008t r u t h o u t | Pakistan Facing Bankruptcy
Posted by Michael Butler, Thursday, October 9, 2008NYT (2): Economy
Even poor little Iceland is feeling the crisis crunch; and despair over the market leads to the death of an entire family.Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, October 8, 2008
NYT (3): International
Biofuel subsidies may be increasing hunger; European legislators weaken some laws re greenhouse gases; and protests in Thailand get bigger - and uglier.Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, October 8, 2008
NYT (5): Economic Crisis
Four articles on various aspects of the crisis, both national and global; and a link to a special section on the crisis and what can be done about it.Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, October 7, 2008
McCain’s Kremlin Ties
go to storyThese days you're on one side of the oligopoly one year (Montenegro) and the other side the next (Georgia) ... from Mark Ames & Ari Berman in The Nation - mab
Posted by Mike Blaxill, Tuesday, October 7, 2008
NYT (3): International News
Georgia's "culture of censorship"; the indigenous Yanomamis claim that religion was doing better than politics in helping them; and Muslims gain power in Indonesia.Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, October 7, 2008
NYT (2): Economy
The bailouts begin in Europe; and a counterintuitive increase in the value of the dollar.Posted by Ian Alterman, Monday, October 6, 2008
BBC NEWS | UK | Afghan victory hopes played down
Posted by Michael Butler, Sunday, October 5, 2008Honduras: murder never went away, by Alison Bracken
Posted by Michael Butler, Sunday, October 5, 2008NYT Books in Review: “Hot, Flat and Crowded,” “Tell Me How This Ends,” “Lion of Jordan,” “King Hussein of Jordan”
Thomas Friedman's clarion call for a "green revolution"; a look at the real Gen. Petraeus; and two books on the life of King Hussein.Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, October 5, 2008
t r u t h o u t | Talking to the Taliban?
Posted by Michael Butler, Saturday, October 4, 2008NYT (2): International News
While those in the U.S. may laugh at any comparison of the current economic crisis to that of Weimar Germany, Germans are not laughing at all; and a female Egyptian paralympic champion returns home - to business as usual.Posted by Ian Alterman, Saturday, October 4, 2008
NYT: Mexican President Proposes Decriminalizing Some Drugs
A step in the right direction: let's hope it is contagious.Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, October 3, 2008
t r u t h o u t | Surge Test: Will Iraq’s Government Back Sunni Militias
Posted by Michael Butler, Thursday, October 2, 2008NYT (2): Economy
The nexus of the economic meltdown and the U.S. electorate; and Europe considers a "coordinated response" to the financial crisis.Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, October 2, 2008
t r u t h o u t | Olmert Advocates Returning Land Seized in 1967 to Win Peace
Though going out under a cloud, Olmert leaves a silver lining of wise observations. MBPosted by Michael Butler, Wednesday, October 1, 2008
NYT (3): International News
The effects of the U.S. financial meltdown are spreading through Europe; Palin and the economic meltdown increase French angst re the U.S.; and an amusing new spin by the Somali pirates: "Think of us like a coast guard."Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, October 1, 2008
NYT (3): International News
The stand-off against Somalian pirates intensifies; Olmert has some harsh words as he leaves office; and French Muslims find haven in Catholic schools.Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, September 30, 2008
