The Political battle in Egypt Overshadows an emerging economic crisis that few want to discuss. News Dissector Danny Schechter says these problems are unlikely to improve any time soon.
Mummies and Dummies: The Crisis In Egypt Is Not Over Yet
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The Spirit of the Egyptian Revolution
The spirit of the Egyptian revolution connects with our own founding fathers as expressed by those protestors in Tahrir Square. It needs teh chance to flower which can only happen once Mubarak leaves the scene. It is up to the Egyptian army to make that happen. Peacefully and doing it so Mubarak can leave with "dignity".
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Tomgram: Engelhardt, Goodbye to All That
In 1991, when the Soviet Union disappeared and the United States found itself the last superpower standing, Washington mistook that for a victory most rare. In the years that followed, in a paroxysm of self-satisfaction and amid clouds of self-congratulation, its leaders would attempt nothing less than to establish a global Pax Americana.
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When HuffPost Met AOL: "A Merger of Visions"
Far from changing our editorial approach, our culture, or our mission, this moment will be for HuffPost like stepping off a fast-moving train and onto a supersonic jet. We're still traveling toward the same destination, with the same people at the wheel, and with the same goals, but we're now going to get there much, much faster.
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Bush Cancels Trip to Avoid Torture Prosecution
GW Bush canceled a trip to Geneva, Switizerland this week, apparently to avoid being arrested on the charge of violating the International Convention Against Torture. Bush has admitted in an autobiography and on network TV that he authorized waterboarding while President. The European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights was responsible for bringing charges in Switzerland, and plans to press charges in other countries.
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America: Standing in the Way of Democracy
Tom Paine would be turning (and retching) in his grave at America's role in Egypt, which is to try and stave off democracy, not promote it. Indeed, Paine would surely be standing in Liberation Square with the young Egyptians fighting for freedom from tyranny.
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Joe Scarborough Spews Rubbish As He Pushes Bob Riley for President
Joe Scarborough is pushing Bob Riley of Alabama as a GOP candidate for president in 2012.
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Recognizing the Language of Tyranny
All centralized power, once restraints and regulations are abolished, once it is no longer accountable to citizens, knows no limit to internal and external plunder. The corporate state, which has emasculated our government, is creating a new form of feudalism, a world of masters and serfs.
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Tell Old Pharaoh...
The White House's foreign policy towards Egypt is a complete embarrassment. Especially to me, as I once deluded myself into thinking that the Obama Administration was doing the right thing. Despite the missteps, its not too late for the United States Government to change tack. Will it?
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Reflections on Liberal Zionism
I once was a liberal Zionist, but now I see myself as a religious American Jew in solidarity with justice for the Palestinian people. Israel's security and our liberation as Jews are both tied to justice for the Palestinians.
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Patriot Act Vote on Tuesday
Washington sources tell us that a Patriot Act renewal bill is scheduled for a vote in the House TOMORROW, Tuesday Feb 8.They will attempt to pass the bill, HR514, under "suspension of the rules,"which requires a two-thirds vote.Defeating this will only require 1/3 of Congress.That will buy us time,and time is what we need to educate Congress that the Patriot Act is unnecessary and dangerous.We'll lose unless we act immediately
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Surrealpolitik: Arab Revolt and the Dream of 'Palestine'
What of Palestine amidst the uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia?
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THE FED'S ROLE IN INCITING THE REVOLUTION IN EGYPT
MSNBC's Dylan Rattigan and investor Bill Fleckenstein explain how the Fed has inflicted devastating inflation on the world and instigated unrest in four countries.
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Not So Fast! Haiti Election Results Still in Limbo as Official Says She Did Not Sign On
Not so fast! Haiti's election results still in limbo.
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The Call of the Land: An Agrarian Primer for the 21st Century
Let's not confuse "agriculture" with "agrarianism" says Steven McFadden in his new book, The Call of the Land. Then we might think more deeply about our relationship to the earth.
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Calling Obama a "Polarizing Figure" Hits the Nail Right on the Thumb
Just because the public is polarized around someone doesn't make that person "polarizing." Not if it's his enemies who are doing all the polarizing.
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Mubarak's Thirty-Year Dictatorship
Mubarak's 30-year thuggish reign.
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George Bush: Preliminary Indictment for Torture
A first step but a long way from getting him in the dock.
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"PERFECT PITCH" (What Does it Have to do with Being Swindled?*
I've been in the music business a long time - as a player, teacher and writer. It's always galled me when folks (including some musicians) have talked about "perfect pitch" in awed tones, as if it were some magical talent. "Perfect" isn't even the right descriptive word, which should be "absolute.") I'm writing this, because people are wasting money on bogus methods of acquiring "perfect pitch." SAVE YOUR $. IT'S TOTAL B.S.!
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On Harman's Resignation and a Possible Run
When I heard the news that Jane Harman was resigning... I was at school, in between TEACHING classes, checking my cell phone messages from news editors, bloggers, and former campaign supporters, all asking the same question -- "Will you run again?'
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