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McChesney Interviews Robert Greenwalt, producer of the film "The High Cost of Low Prices." Media Matters features host Bob McChesney in conversation with a Robert Greenwalt, the filmmaker of OutFOXed, and now an exposee of WALMART's business practices....
Posted: Sun, Nov 13, 2005 4:11pm PST
US Senate feigns outrage over big oil’s windfall profits The joint hearing of the US Senate’s Energy and Commerce committees on oil profits Wednesday had its comical side. Republican and Democratic lawmakers, many of them millionaires themselves and recipients of fat campaign contributions from the oil companies, feigned dismay and even outrage over the vast sums that have poured into the coffers of big oil—and the pockets of its CEOs—as a result of soaring fuel costs over the past several months....
Posted: Thu, Nov 10, 2005 7:58am PST
Why US big business is pleased with Alito’s nomination to the Supreme Court President Bush’s nomination of Samuel Alito to fill Sandra Day O’Connor’s seat as an associate justice meets the demands of the corporate elite for another vote on the Supreme Court to slash government regulation of business operations. Alito has, at the same time, expressed sufficiently reactionary views on “hot button” issues such as abortion to placate the religious extremists who torpedoed last month’s nomination of White House counsel Harriet Miers....
Posted: Wed, Nov 9, 2005 6:29am PST
Failed Policies, Marginalization Sparked Riots: Jose Bove PARIS, November8 , 2005 (IslamOnline.net) – A prominent French anti-globalization activist blamed the worsening urban unrest on failed government's integration policies as well as the social and economic marginalization of immigrants....
Posted: Tue, Nov 8, 2005 2:24pm PST
The Fox In The Henhouse: How Privatization Threatens Democracy We speak with Si Kahn and Elizabeth Minnich, authors of the new book, "The Fox In The Henhouse: How Privatization Threatens Democracy" that exposes the damage privatization has done in several areas of society including, schools, prisons and the military....
Posted: Mon, Nov 7, 2005 7:25am PST
Two Social Movement Leaders Detained: Crackdown in Colombia November 4, 2005
Two Social Movement Leaders Detained
Crackdown in Colombia
By PHILLIP CRYAN...
Posted: Fri, Nov 4, 2005 7:27am PST
Buy Nothing Day ~ TARGET WAL-MART 
The Buy Nothing Day holiday (BND) has caught on somewhat and may very
well be one of the best vehicles we have in terms of getting to a
healthier, happier, saner, sustainable way of life. With that in mind
the following is a collection of ideas about what we can do to make
BND more effective by bringing it to America's largest corporate
retailer known as WalMart. If you are down with these ideas (and want
to make them more effective) please repost and forward this article by
email and/...
Posted: Fri, Nov 4, 2005 2:44am PST
Nov. 2, 2005, a Glorious Day to Drive Out the Bush Regime in mid-Pac A lively day of anti-Bush Regime activities rocked the peaceful mid-Pac paradise of Honolulu yesterday. In the pre-dawn morning, 6 giant & colorful banners--bearing "STOP the WAR," "End the Occupation," & "Drive Out the Bush Regime" were hung over the rush-hour traffic at 3 overpasses on the H-1 freeway & the Pali Hwy. That was just the beginning of a lively & provocative Day of Resistance events......
Posted: Thu, Nov 3, 2005 1:30pm PST
Bush bird flu plan includes windfall for pharmaceuticals giants President George W. Bush’s announcement Tuesday of a $7.1 billion plan to combat the threat of an avian influenza pandemic has drawn criticism from scientific experts and the state and local authorities mandated to implement much of the program....
Posted: Wed, Nov 2, 2005 10:34pm PST
Bush faces mass protests, opposition to trade pact in Argentina Wracked by multiple political crises at home and receiving the lowest approval rating for any recent US president, George W. Bush is leaving the country Thursday to face an even more hostile audience....
Posted: Wed, Nov 2, 2005 6:54am PST
F-U-H2: Introducing the official H2 salute 
Introducing the official H2 salute. Fuck you and your H2!...
Posted: Tue, Nov 1, 2005 11:58am PST
Energy companies announce record profits amidst soaring prices for US consumers This week, the major international energy companies announced sharp increases in profits for the third quarter. The energy giants are benefiting from a prolonged period of rising energy costs, exacerbated in September by the effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The record profits are being paid directly from the pockets of millions of Americans, who face increased gasoline prices and the prospect of sharply higher home heating bills during the winter....
Posted: Sat, Oct 29, 2005 12:00am PDT
Wal-Mart’s myth is shattered. All eyes on “secret” memo. On Wednesday, the New York Times broke the story of a secret Wal-Mart Board of Directors memo obtained by Wal-Mart Watch. Today, just 24 hours later, millions of people around the world are discovering the true ruthlessness of Wal-Mart's business practices....
Posted: Thu, Oct 27, 2005 9:38pm PDT
Geldof, Bono and Live 8 Are Blairpoop and Bushit. 
Today the U.K. newspaper The Independent published an article by Stuart Hodkinson which finally exposes the truth about Bob Geldof and Bono...
Posted: Wed, Oct 26, 2005 9:10pm PDT
South Africa: nearly one million farmworkers evicted since 1993 A recently released survey revealed that evictions from South African farms have accelerated under the African National Congress (ANC) government. Between 1993 and 2004 a total of 942,303 people were evicted, whereas under the apartheid regime, from 1984 to 1993, 737,114 people were evicted....
Posted: Sun, Oct 23, 2005 10:11pm PDT
Real World Travel - CODEPINK Style! In the coming months, CODEPINK will join other peace-lovers in some amazing actions
here at home and overseas. We’ll help close the School of the Americas, join
military families in Round Two of the historic camp-out at Crawford, Texas, break
the ban on travel to Cuba, and visit Venezuela for the World Social Forum....
Posted: Sat, Oct 22, 2005 1:21pm PDT
GATS as a Political Project The goal of GATS is promoting worldwide liberalization in trade and investments in the service sector..GATS encourages expropriation of public property through privatizations. Call 1-800-828-0498 amd urge your senators to reject any budget reconciliation that includes Medicade cuts....
Posted: Wed, Oct 19, 2005 6:12am PDT
Refco collapse in US poses some troubling questions The demise of US brokerage firm Refco has sent a tremor through financial circles, posing the question as to whether this is merely a “one off” event caused by circumstances peculiar to the company, or a symptom of bigger problems to come....
Posted: Tue, Oct 18, 2005 7:47am PDT
Barbara Ehrenreich: "Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream" The best-selling author discusses going undercover as a middle-aged professional trying to get a white-collar job in corporate America. She finds that the people who are playing by the rules -- going to college, being loyal to the to their employer -- are too often ending up in financial ruin....
Posted: Mon, Oct 17, 2005 7:31am PDT
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