¿Cuando llegara el dia de mi suerte? As I walk in the darkness the light of my lantern barely lights a path. When will real leadership guide the Latino community?"Once the most powerful and feared patronage army in Mayor Richard Daley's political organization, the...
It was easy for ex Government minister and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party John Prescott to advocate the building of 250,000 houses in Northamptonshire, Northants, county in central England in the United...
" A congressman from New York has admitted to fathering a child in an extramarital affair three years ago.Under mounting scrutiny, Staten Island Rep. Vito Fossella, who has...
It was a matter of time before someone called Hillary on her ridiculous statements about OPEC and who better than Josh Marshall:"What is Hillary talking about? She's going to break up the OPEC oil cartel? Because...
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Like in the US, the British have become additcted to borrowing. Today the utspoken and controversial leader of the Anglican church decried the creation of a debt culture that encourages people to spend what they don't have even in times of prosperity."Archbishop of Canterbury...
"Liechtenstein is fighting back against the global scrutiny into its banking procedures, after a number of countries - including Ireland - began probing citizens who may be evading tax through Liechtenstein accounts.
The Liechtenstein prosecutor has announced an...
My first reaction to this was: well
of course the Trib endorsed Obama, he's from Illinois. But then I
remembered: so is Hillary Clinton (Park Ridge, IL). The
article is fair, citing Obama's link to Tony Rezko, but also
acknowledging that history is not a deal...
highlighted by Alarmed | 25 wks ago | updated 25 wks ago 418 views | 0 comments
"Globalisation: sleepwalking to disaster
Ann Pettifor
The scale of global debt reflects a broken financial and commercial system that is doing immense damage to the planet and to public life, says Ann Pettifor.
11 - 12 - 2007
On 9 August 2007, globalisation's rickety...
As someone who grew up in and around the "unsafe" roads and areas that receive mail in rural boxes, I initially viewed this piece with anger--once again, the government aims to divert services from the more isolated...
highlighted by Kaitlin | 27 wks ago | updated 27 wks ago 752 views | 3 comments
"Afghan Prison Looks Like Another Guantanamo
By William Fisher
A sketch by Thomas V. Curtis, a former Reserve M.P. sergeant, showing how a 22-year-old Afghan taxi driver named Dilawar was allegedly chained to the ceiling of his cell. He later died in custody.
NEW YORK, Jan...
This is a really good article about the current situation in darfur. Once again we are somewhat helpless to provide any Major Assistance which is what they need, but I think it deserves attention.The first part of the article describes the detail of the human suffering in the...
FCC commissioner Copps is speaking out about the Murdoch-controlled News Corp's plans to buy the Wall Street Journal even though the FCC as a whole has been mum on the deal because WSJ is considered a national, rather than a local or city paper. Here is what the...
"Sir John Bourn, guardian of the public purse. In three years he's run up bills of £365k on travel and £27k on meals. Then there's opera, grand prix, polo ...
As England's chief investigator into Whitehall waste and extravagance, Sir John Bourn, the comptroller and auditor...
"The Bush administration said Monday the constitutionality of its warrantless electronic eavesdropping program cannot be challenged.
The government is taking that position in seeking the dismissal of federal court...