Author: Real History Lisa

(Crossposted from my Real History blog.) I read on Firedoglake of responses to Franklin Foer’s plea at TNR for the left to stop attacking the mainstream lest we aid the right wing in our efforts. What? Bloggers are the...

[Crossposted from my Real History blog] You know Halliburton. You’ve probably heard of Bechtel. But until today, I’ll bet most of you had never heard of Freeport McMoRan, formerly Freeport Sulphur. Today, the New...

[From the diaries by susanhu.] [Crossposted from my Real History blog] The Los Angeles Times today presents a story eerily reminiscent of one Sy Hersh wrote just before Christmas many years earlier. Is history repeating itself?...

Last Sunday was my birthday. A friend of mine had invited me to come hear John Dean interview Barbara Boxer about her new novel at a synagogue here in Los Angeles. The event was sponsored by a local writer’s group. (God...

The common theme in several news stories recently is how we much we have been and are being lied to, and on matters of incredibly important significance. Robert Koehler, in his syndicated column of 11/24/05, talks about an issue...