Postponing Iraqi Public Opinion

Never under estimate the distance to which the US will go to protect Iraq from Iraqis...

Iraq was supposed to have a referendum on the SOFA on July 30. That up or down vote has been quietly swept under the carpet.

t r u t h o u t | Postponing Iraqi Public Opinion

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Paths to Social Equity

I like this idea (in the 2d article) of taxing wealth rather than work.

t r u t h o u t | Paths to Social Equity

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Obama and Double Consciousness: The Destruction of the Black Middle Class

Interesting how Obama ran cover for the Banksters as they pillaged Black America:

"... high income blacks were almost twice as likely as low income white to receive high interest subprime loans."

I think Obama can be seen as being afflicted with the "B.T. Washington Syndrome"- he's trying to sit on two stools, but he's just falling between them...

Dedrick Muhammad and Barbara Ehrenreich: The Destruction of the Black Middle Class

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The Last Throes of Yanqi Imperialism?

The US response to the Honduran coup has been really quite shameful. The US is trying to give the regime a veneer of legitimacy, but as Greg Grandin argues, the US only further isolating itself in the hemisphere and the world more generally. Are we witnessing the last throes of Yanqi Imperialism?

Greg Grandin: Honduran Coup Over?
Greg Grandin: Honduran Coup Over?

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The Left is in Disarray - the Reaction is Rising

This story illustrates the flaw in the following argument that was heard throughout Spectacle '08: "yeah, he's making ungodly compromises now, but that's what he has to do to get within the halls of power. Once he holds power he'll use it to advance progressive ends."

Now that he 'holds power' he's so beholden to those who put him there, that he can't but advance their interests.

Left Out: What the Left Ignored About Barack Obama

Progressives shouldn’t act so surprised, now that their ‘ignore-ance’ during the 2008 campaign has come back to bite them …

by Sandy LeonVest

Israel's Jerusalem Evictions Defy Obama, Undermine Peace Process

Obama: Will you please stop kicking Palestinians out of their homes, your conduct has become an international embarrassment.

Netanyahu: Shut up and give us the money!

Obama: Yes, sir...


t r u t h o u t | Israel's Jerusalem Evictions Defy Obama, Undermine Peace Process

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Obama and the Peace Process: Stuck in the slow lane on the road to nowhere...

"Why Obama's Peace Process is Still Going Nowhere"

Ali Abunimah

The idea of separating Palestinians and Israelis into distinct ethno-national entities has become an article of faith within peace process circles, but rarely are its supporters asked to justify why a "solution" that has eluded them for decades has any merit.