Monday, January 25, 2010

At Last! SCOTUS Finally Allows Corporations to Influence US Politics | CommonDreams.org

At Last! SCOTUS Finally Allows Corporations to Influence US Politics | CommonDreams.org

Campaign Finance Ruling Reflects Supreme Court's Growing Audacity | CommonDreams.org

Campaign Finance Ruling Reflects Supreme Court's Growing Audacity | CommonDreams.org

ACLU slams Senators: The Constitution is not ‘optional’ | Raw Story

ACLU slams Senators: The Constitution is not ‘optional’ | Raw Story

Joseph A. Palermo: "Citizens United" for More Corporate Power

Joseph A. Palermo: "Citizens United" for More Corporate Power

Alec Baldwin: The Roberts Court Takes Aim at Campaign Finance Reform

Alec Baldwin: The Roberts Court Takes Aim at Campaign Finance Reform

Derrick Crowe: Watch General Petraeus Try to Move the Goalposts on the Afghanistan War

Derrick Crowe: Watch General Petraeus Try to Move the Goalposts on the Afghanistan War

So Why is the Fed So Desperate to Keep Maiden Lane III Details Secret? « naked capitalism

So Why is the Fed So Desperate to Keep Maiden Lane III Details Secret? « naked capitalism

A Threat To Democracy - Courant.com

A Threat To Democracy - Courant.com

Elections to deepest of deep pockets - MontereyHerald.com :

Elections to deepest of deep pockets - MontereyHerald.com :

Court's campaign-financing decision endangers democracy | delawareonline.com | The News Journal

Court's campaign-financing decision endangers democracy | delawareonline.com | The News Journal

Editorial: Corporate blunder | Philadelphia Inquirer | 01/25/2010

Editorial: Corporate blunder | Philadelphia Inquirer | 01/25/2010

A Threat To Democracy - Courant.com

A Threat To Democracy - Courant.com

RALPH NADER: Shredding the fabric of democracy- The Register Citizen Opinion - Northwest Connecticut's Daily Newspaper

RALPH NADER: Shredding the fabric of democracy- The Register Citizen Opinion - Northwest Connecticut's Daily Newspaper

AIG Took Four Tries on Filing as Fed Asked to Withhold Data - Bloomberg.com

AIG Took Four Tries on Filing as Fed Asked to Withhold Data - Bloomberg.com

Afghanistan will take longer to tackle than Iraq, General David Petraeus says - Times Online

Afghanistan will take longer to tackle than Iraq, General David Petraeus says - Times Online

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Wall Street's $26m lobbyists gear up to fight Obama banks reform | Business | The Observer

Wall Street's $26m lobbyists gear up to fight Obama banks reform | Business | The Observer

Supreme Court Justice Stevens Bemoans Changed Court - ABC News

Supreme Court Justice Stevens Bemoans Changed Court - ABC News

Iraq war was illegal, top lawyer will tell Chilcot inquiry | UK news | The Observer

Iraq war was illegal, top lawyer will tell Chilcot inquiry | UK news | The Observer

Photographers protest UK terror law - CNN.com

Photographers protest UK terror law - CNN.com

Photographers protest UK terror law - CNN.com

Photographers protest UK terror law - CNN.com

New York Fed documents reveal more detail about AIG bailout - washingtonpost.com

New York Fed documents reveal more detail about AIG bailout - washingtonpost.com

t r u t h o u t | The Supreme Court Just Handed Anyone, Including bin Laden or the Chinese Government, Control of Our Democracy

t r u t h o u t | The Supreme Court Just Handed Anyone, Including bin Laden or the Chinese Government, Control of Our Democracy

Op-Ed Columnist - After the Massachusetts Massacre - NYTimes.com

Op-Ed Columnist - After the Massachusetts Massacre - NYTimes.com

Obama Says Supreme Court Decision ‘Strikes at Our Democracy’ - NYTimes.com

Obama Says Supreme Court Decision ‘Strikes at Our Democracy’ - NYTimes.com

Editorial - Bankers’ Sense of Entitlement - NYTimes.com

Editorial - Bankers’ Sense of Entitlement - NYTimes.com

Biden Says U.S. Will Appeal Blackwater Case Dismissal - NYTimes.com

Biden Says U.S. Will Appeal Blackwater Case Dismissal - NYTimes.com

Friday, January 22, 2010

Big Government, Big Business, Big Rip-Off

Big Government, Big Business, Big Rip-Off

Should the US Colonize and Militarize Haiti? by Ron Paul

Should the US Colonize and Militarize Haiti? by Ron Paul

Haiti: An Unwelcome Katrina Redux by Cynthia McKinney

Haiti: An Unwelcome Katrina Redux by Cynthia McKinney

David Sirota: Who Is Lying -- Barack Obama or Sen. Michael Bennet?

David Sirota: Who Is Lying -- Barack Obama or Sen. Michael Bennet?

Obama, 9/11, and the Perceived Threat from al Qaeda - Kevin Gosztola - Open Salon

Obama, 9/11, and the Perceived Threat from al Qaeda - Kevin Gosztola - Open Salon

Dick Durbin: Banks "Frankly Own The Place"

Dick Durbin: Banks "Frankly Own The Place"

Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com

Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com : Obama to indefinitely imprison detainees without charges

Toward Freedom - Profiting From Haiti’s Crisis

Toward Freedom - Profiting From Haiti’s Crisis

Paul Krugman leads liberal revolt - Andy Barr - POLITICO.com

Paul Krugman leads liberal revolt - Andy Barr - POLITICO.com

Supreme Court’s Ruling on Campaign Finance Has Consequences for States - NYTimes.com

Supreme Court’s Ruling on Campaign Finance Has Consequences for States - NYTimes.com

State of Shock - Floyd Norris Blog - NYTimes.com

State of Shock - Floyd Norris Blog - NYTimes.com

Editorial - The Court’s Blow to Democracy - NYTimes.com

Editorial - The Court’s Blow to Democracy - NYTimes.com

Intelligent Investor: Will New Rules Tame the Wall Street Tiger? - WSJ.com

Intelligent Investor: Will New Rules Tame the Wall Street Tiger? - WSJ.com

Hightower: Bernanke Wants Even More God-Like Powers for the Federal Reserve | Politics | AlterNet

Hightower: Bernanke Wants Even More God-Like Powers for the Federal Reserve | Politics | AlterNet

Naomi Klein: How Corporate Branding Took Over the White House | | AlterNet

Naomi Klein: How Corporate Branding Took Over the White House | | AlterNet

Supreme Court's 'Radical and Destructive' Decision Hands Over Democracy to the Corporations | Rights and Liberties | AlterNet

Supreme Court's 'Radical and Destructive' Decision Hands Over Democracy to the Corporations | Rights and Liberties | AlterNet

Grayson: Fight Now or 'Kiss Your Country Goodbye' to Exxon, Wal-Mart | | AlterNet

Grayson: Fight Now or 'Kiss Your Country Goodbye' to Exxon, Wal-Mart | | AlterNet

Riki Ott: The U.S. Supreme Court Sells Out: A Government of, for, and by the Corporations

Riki Ott: The U.S. Supreme Court Sells Out: A Government of, for, and by the Corporations

Pat Choate: Supreme Court Decision: More Votes for the Rich

Pat Choate: Supreme Court Decision: More Votes for the Rich

Lobbyists Get Potent Weapon in Campaign Ruling - NYTimes.com

Lobbyists Get Potent Weapon in Campaign Ruling - NYTimes.com

Lobbyists Get Potent Weapon in Campaign Ruling - NYTimes.com

Lobbyists Get Potent Weapon in Campaign Ruling - NYTimes.com

Robert Gates Confirms What U.S. Government Has Denied for Months: Blackwater Is in Pakistan | World | AlterNet

Robert Gates Confirms What U.S. Government Has Denied for Months: Blackwater Is in Pakistan | World | AlterNet

France24 - US returns two former detainees to Algeria

France24 - US returns two former detainees to Algeria

Iraq littered with high levels of nuclear and dioxin contamination, study finds | World news | guardian.co.uk

Iraq littered with high levels of nuclear and dioxin contamination, study finds | World news | guardian.co.uk

EFF Plans Appeal of Jewel v. NSA Warrantless Wiretapping Case | Electronic Frontier Foundation

EFF Plans Appeal of Jewel v. NSA Warrantless Wiretapping Case | Electronic Frontier Foundation

Obama to Indefinitely Imprison Detainees without Charges | CommonDreams.org

Obama to Indefinitely Imprison Detainees without Charges | CommonDreams.org

Revisiting The Shock Doctrine in the Wake of Haiti Disaster | CommonDreams.org

Revisiting The Shock Doctrine in the Wake of Haiti Disaster | CommonDreams.org

Judges Urge Congress to Act on Indefinite Terrorism Detentions | CommonDreams.org

Judges Urge Congress to Act on Indefinite Terrorism Detentions | CommonDreams.org

HISSYSPITTING! - Olbermann SCOTUS SPECIAL COMMENT PT. 1: 'After Today, Who's Going To Stop Them?'

HISSYSPITTING! - Olbermann SCOTUS SPECIAL COMMENT PT. 1: 'After Today, Who's Going To Stop Them?'

Obama Says Government Sanctions Unwarranted in Spy Case | Threat Level | Wired.com

Obama Says Government Sanctions Unwarranted in Spy Case | Threat Level | Wired.com

Anti-Warrantless Spying Decision Colors Telecom Amnesty Debate | Threat Level | Wired.com

Anti-Warrantless Spying Decision Colors Telecom Amnesty Debate | Threat Level | Wired.com

Thoughts of Storm Troopers Filling Spy Case | Threat Level | Wired.com

Thoughts of Storm Troopers Filling Spy Case | Threat Level | Wired.com

Judge: ‘Sufficient Facts’ Exist That U.S. Spied on Islamic Charity Lawyers | Threat Level | Wired.com

Judge: ‘Sufficient Facts’ Exist That U.S. Spied on Islamic Charity Lawyers | Threat Level | Wired.com

FBI, Telecoms Teamed to Breach Wiretap Laws | Threat Level | Wired.com

FBI, Telecoms Teamed to Breach Wiretap Laws | Threat Level | Wired.com

FBI Broke Law Spying on Americans’ Phone Records, Post Reports | Threat Level | Wired.com

FBI Broke Law Spying on Americans’ Phone Records, Post Reports | Threat Level | Wired.com

Judge: President’s ‘State Secrets’ Privilege Can’t Shield Wiretapping | Threat Level | Wired.com

Judge: President’s ‘State Secrets’ Privilege Can’t Shield Wiretapping | Threat Level | Wired.com

Judge: ‘Sufficient Facts’ Exist That U.S. Spied on Islamic Charity Lawyers | Threat Level | Wired.com

Judge: ‘Sufficient Facts’ Exist That U.S. Spied on Islamic Charity Lawyers | Threat Level | Wired.com

Wall Street - Salon.com

Wall Street - Salon.com


Judge Tosses NSA Spy Cases | Threat Level | Wired.com

Judge Tosses NSA Spy Cases | Threat Level | Wired.com