Month: December 2005

Electronic Monitoring=> warrantless spying

I’ll offer a guess here as to the reason for the warrantless domestic spying and see what you think, especially those of you who may be a little more ‘inside’ than I. The admin keeps saying they had a time...

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Feingold’s Leadership

Sheryl Gay Stolberg of the New York Times reports on Russell Feingold’s unique position in American politics: When Congress passed the antiterrorism bill known as the USA Patriot Act in the fall of 2001, greatly expanding...

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Bolivia says no to Conquistador Capitalism

Morales Wins Bolivia Poll in Landslide Victory Crossposted at Empire Burlesque The people of Bolivia became the enemy of the United States government yesterday by committing the heinous crime of democracy, voting in an...

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Predator’s Progress: Victory in the East

Crossposted at Empire Burlesque Two excellent pieces provide a strong counterpoint to Bush’s mendacious blather about victory and progress in his predatory war on Iraq. First, Salim Lone, former spokesman for the UN...

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