Day January 6, 2006

A question of doing what’s right

ReddHedd at Firedoglake blogs eloquently about the death of the twelve miners. She’s from a mining family, and a lawyer now. Her parents sacrified so she could get an education, but she hasn’t forgotten where she came from or those…

What’s wrong with Amy Goodman?

Why does Amy Goodman (of DemocracyNow)  invite ringtwing pundits for "debates" and "discussions"? Not just a few times, but lately quite regularly. Don’t the Rightwing propagandists have almost all the other platforms already? A majority of people are thirsting for…

Sleaze found sleaze

Tyco acknowledges past payment to Abramoff Manufacturer admits it was source of $1.6 million pocketed by lobbyist Tyco International, whose former CEO became a symbol of corporate corruption, acknowledged Thursday it is the Jack Abramoff client referred to as "Company…

Free trade means the wealthy want it free

‘Business as usual,’ says Sue (who researched this post.) Just over two years ago, the Kenyan trade minister walked out of the World Trade Organisation’s fifth ministerial meeting in Cancun, Mexico. Claiming that he and other delegates from poor nations…