The coup in Honduras has a connection to the School of the Americas, now called WHINSEC. This school is well known in Latin America as … School of dictators and coupRead more
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Posted inDemocracy / Dictatorship / Latin America / Military / USA Empire
Military Using “Brutal” Force Against Anti-Coup Protests in Honduras
The ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya is expected to meet with US diplomats in Washington today before attempting to return to Honduras Thursday, five days … Military Using “Brutal” Force Against Anti-Coup Protests in HondurasRead more
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American flu
As fears of a possible worldwide pandemic of swine flu continue to grow, the World Health Organization raised its pandemic threat level Tuesday, and WHO … American fluRead more
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The Smartest Guys in the Room
Bernard Madoff, the convicted mastermind behind one of the biggest financial frauds in US history, was ordered Monday to serve 150 years in prison, the … The Smartest Guys in the RoomRead more
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Remembering I.F. Stone
I.F. Stone was the premier investigative reporter of the twentieth century, a self-described radical journalist. Born Isidor Feinstein in Philadelphia in 1907, but known to … Remembering I.F. StoneRead more
Posted inEconomics / Financial crisis / USA Empire
Bank of America CEO to Receive $125 Million
GM to Shut Down Saturn Division; 13,000 Jobs to Be Eliminated In other business news, General Motors has announced it will shut down its Saturn … Bank of America CEO to Receive $125 MillionRead more
Posted inPolitics / Social / USA Empire
Art, Truth, and Politics
The United States supported the brutal Somoza dictatorship in Nicaragua for over forty years. The Nicaraguan people, led by the Sandinistas, overthrew this regime in … Art, Truth, and PoliticsRead more
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Nationalizing Auto giant
Auto giant General Motors filed for Chapter 11 yesterday in one of the largest bankruptcy cases in US history. Shortly after the filing, GM said … Nationalizing Auto giantRead more
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Largest solar pv plant in US
Florida Power & Light Company has announced that its DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center in Arcadia, Florida, is nearing completion and should be generating … Largest solar pv plant in USRead more
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US Geothermal Power Could Top 10 Gigawatts
A new report by the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) shows strong growth in new geothermal power projects continuing through 2009. US Geothermal Power Production and … US Geothermal Power Could Top 10 GigawattsRead more