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Postscript to #1373 – Kurdistan
May 1, 2008, Comments Off on Postscript to #1373 – Kurdistan

PJAK told to stop cross border attacks on Iran (Press TV – Iran) The semi-autonomous Kurdish government of Iraq ha ...

Bush's border fence destroys wilderness
April 3, 2008, Comments Off on Bush's border fence destroys wilderness

GETTY IMAGES Completion of the 670-mile fence on the US-Mexican border would harm endangered species and ‘pristine ...

Are women voters more likely to vote for female candidates?
March 31, 2008, Comments Off on Are women voters more likely to vote for female candidates?

31 March 2008 With thanks to Teresa Chin (Terry) Jones Research published by SAGE in Political Research Quarterly The re ...

Iraq 5 years later
March 24, 2008, Comments Off on Iraq 5 years later

The $3 Trillion War, Josephy Stiglitz and Linda Bilmes (Vanity Fair, April 2008) After wildly lowballing the cost of the ...

Bush administration and dissent
March 24, 2008, Comments Off on Bush administration and dissent

This piece published in December 2003 was forwarded to us recently with the comment: This is one of the most chilling ar ...

Wednesday Night #1359
March 19, 2008, 1 Comment

We had promised that Beryl would be with us last week to talk about the new publication, The MetropolitaIn, that he will ...

Georgia and the Balance of Power
March 9, 2008, Comments Off on Georgia and the Balance of Power

  Georgia, a Nation Stalled On the Road to Democracy (WaPost) Nearly four years after President George W. Bush hailed t ...

Cuba & Fidel Castro
February 25, 2008, Comments Off on Cuba & Fidel Castro

In-depth coverage: BBC Country profile and related news stories New York Times World news about Cuba, including breaking ...

U.S. economic stimulus package
February 15, 2008, Comments Off on U.S. economic stimulus package

February 15, 2008 (The Economist) George Bush signed an economic stimulus package that will supply $168 billion—$152 b ...

The 2009 Bush e-Budget
February 4, 2008, Comments Off on The 2009 Bush e-Budget

Feb 7th 2008 | WASHINGTON, DC From The Economist print edition George Bush’s fiscal plan will set off an epic figh ...