Sep 08 2008
Empire Notes are weekly commentaries filed by Rahul Mahajan, author of Full Spectrum Dominance and The New Crusade. Today’s commentary is on Iraq and the Consensus of Success.
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Sep 08 2008
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Ford’s Pardon of Nixon by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
Thirty-four years ago on this day in people’s history, President Gerald Ford gave Richard Nixon an unconditional pardon. On September 8th, 1974, Ford addressed the nation in a television broadcast less than a month after Nixon had resigned from the Oval Office. Justifying his pardon of Nixon for any …
Sep 08 2008
“The Great Depression, like most other periods of severe unemployment, was produced by government mismanagement rather than by any inherent instability of the private economy.” — Milton Friedman …
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Sep 05 2008
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This week on Uprising:
* Special edition from the Republican National Convention in St. Paul
* Voices of Dissent Against the Iraq War
* A Critical Look at Gov Palin’s VP Acceptance Speech: Mainstream Media Coverage and the Future of the GOP
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Sep 05 2008
As day four of the Republican National Convention wrapped up in St. Paul, Minnesota, last night John McCain topped the 4 day event with a speech that may say was uninspired, especially in comparison to his running mate the previous day. While he addressed the delegates, outside the convention hall, hundreds of riot police confronted protestors with …
Sep 05 2008
Libertarian Party candidate for President Bob Barr showed up at the Republican National Convention last week to mingle with his old friends in the GOP. Barr, who was a Republican Congressman from 1995-2003, was known as one of the most conservative members of Congress with one paper describing him as “the idol of the gun-toting, abortion fighting, …
Sep 05 2008
The Republican Party concluded its convention last night at the Xcel Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. With Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin, some political analysts are pondering if news of her pregnant teenage daughter has caused a shift in their approach to family values. Aside from an accepting stance toward teen pregnancy, a new report shows the U.S. …
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Sep 05 2008
Glen Ford is a writer and radio commentator and the Executive Editor of The Black Agenda Report. This week’s commentary is about Labor Day.
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Sep 05 2008
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The Death of Crazy Horse by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
One-hundred and thirty-one years ago on this day in people’s history, the great Native American leader Crazy Horse was murdered. On September 5th, 1877, the Oglala Sioux warrior was bayoneted to death by a U.S. army guard while in custody. Over the course of his life, Crazy Horse …
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Sep 04 2008
We spend the rest of the hour today looking at the future of the Republican party based on what has happened so far at the Republican National Convention. The GOP is at a major crossroads with its incumbent president having the lowest popularity rating of all time, based on an unpopular war and plummeting economy. It …
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Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis Is Coming To Los Angeles!
Come and hear Varoufakis speak in person on Saturday April 23rd in Pasadena, California, at his ONLY Los Angeles-area event!
WHEN: Saturday April 23rd, Reception at 12 noon, Event at 1 pm
WHERE: Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church, 301 N. Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91103
Yanis Varoufakis of the Syriza Party took the European political establishment by storm a year ago when he was appointed Finance Minister of Greece by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Varoufakis is an ……
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