Iraq: It’s Still About Controlling the Oil

A very interesting essay on the US’s, and in particular the Bush administration’s, influence over Iraqi oil, originally published in Foreign Policy in Focus and can also be read at Common Dreams.
Violating the very notions of freedom and democracy Bush invokes in nearly every speech on Iraq, the U.S. government has actively intervened in the [...]

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FDA Closing Labs That Test for Tainted Food

Tons of tainted and toxic food has entered the US, and the FDA can’t or won’t do it’s job. This article is a must-read!
According to testimony Tuesday before a House subcommittee, they have been able to bring tainted products into this country because the F.D.A. has neither enough resources nor inspectors to stop them. And [...]

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Who’s Really More Interested in Politics

I went to bed last night, but senators didn’t.  They pulled an all-nighter, to show the American people who is obstructing progress — like an effort to keep our loved ones alive. While the vast majority of repugs won’t leave the side of a delusional administration, some have.  What is terribly sad, for our troops [...]

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