Bush needs his own "Great White Fleet"
http://www.populistamerica.com/bush_needs_his_own_great_white_fleet
353 days ago
In two weeks we'll be quietly celebrating, without any fanfare or even a likely honorable mention in the mainstream press, our Centennial as a world aspiring empire. Well, that's really my own take, for the anniversary is really of the departure from Hamp
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Iraq v3.0
http://www.populistamerica.com/iraq_v30
353 days ago
One gets the feeling that even the White House realizes the mess it's made of Iraq. The other day the newspapers reported that the Bush administration has scaled back its objectives rather substantially. We might call it Iraq 3.0. First the plan was to cr
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One More Rotten Apple
http://www.populistamerica.com/one_more_rotten_apple
353 days ago
After receiving missives from Katharine Graham and G. Gordon Liddy concerning their thoughts and opinions on my question Did God Damn Madalyn? it wasn't long before I was again pleasantly surprised by what showed up in my mailbox. So strangely coincidenta
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The Fallacy of Money Mania
http://www.populistamerica.com/the_fallacy_of_money_mania
353 days ago
It's been a grueling Fall 2007, with the continued shocks from the housing mess, the market sell-off, oil still sky high, the dollar hitting new lows, and the rising gold price giving that ever-ominous sign of trouble ahead. Business conditions have deter
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Pain at the Pump
http://www.populistamerica.com/pain_at_the_pump
355 days ago
This past week Americans traveled approximately 2 billion miles to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday with family and loved ones. While you cannot put a price on time with family, Americans sure felt the pain of higher fuel prices at the gas pump. I
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From Republic to Empire
http://www.populistamerica.com/from_republic_to_empire
355 days ago
When President Teddy Roosevelt attended the funeral of a member of British royalty, he declined the offer of a gilded carriage for the funeral procession. Roosevelt told his British hosts that it would be inappropriate for the head of a republic. He would
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Diary Of The Onset Of The Greater Depression
http://www.populistamerica.com/diary_of_the_onset_of_the_greater_depression
355 days ago
For more years than I can count I've heard Danny Schechter's name bandied about in progressive circles, but for all his tireless activism, he did not fully capture my attention until I saw his stunning documentary "In Debt We Trust." By that time I had fo
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The Iraqi Miracle - From Invasion to "Partnership"
http://www.populistamerica.com/the_iraqi_miracle_from_invasion_to_partnership
356 days ago
What the U.S. had in mind for Iraq was already clear in the Fall of 2001, even though it would take another year and a half to implement the attack, mercilessly known as shock and awe. By the time of the attack, many millions of U.S. citizens knew full we
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US Coup Planned for Venezuela?
http://www.populistamerica.com/us_coup_planned_for_venezuela
356 days ago
The New York Times had a news article about Venezuela in Thursday's edition, but it was about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez saying he would cut diplomatic ties with neighboring Colombia. There wasn't a word about a memo from a CIA operative in Caracas
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Communism's Comeback
http://www.populistamerica.com/communisms_comeback
356 days ago
Communism is dead in Russia, a shell of itself in China and just hanging on in Cuba. But Lenin's corpse has a rare reason to smile. A new workers' paradise is sprouting in Venezuela, under the direction of the sometimes clownish but always cunning Preside
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