Apr
07
Even if George W. Bush has succeeded in drastically expanding the power of the executive branch, there is no anointed king here in America. No president has claimed to be a god, and senators are not priests.
In the United States, claims to divine authority tend to be somewhat more subterranean and implicit, if no [...]
Oct
09
These people - yes, that’s the perjorative phrase “these people” - fill me with bewilderment, disgust and just plain old loathing.
Baby used as a weapon:
In Erie, Pennsylvania, a month-old baby was critically injured when anti-mom Chytoria Graham (27) “allegedly” swung the baby through the air to strike her boyfriend - with her baby - [...]
Mar
21
indymedia.us :: International Day of Protest on the second anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq
Some photos from all over the USA, and all over the World.
From signs:
Support the troops - bring them home
Dissent Protects Democracy
Who Would Jesus Bomb?
War is Terror
Drop Bush Not Bombs
It’s about Lives for Oil and Nothing about Freedom
Students Not Soliders
No To [...]
Oct
17
M. Shahid Alam: America, Imagine This!
Here is a very interesting thought experiment from M. Shahid at Northeastern University, writing for CourterPunch. He notes that the 9/11 Commission, charged preparing a “full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, including preparedness for and the immediate response to the attacks,” [...]