Latin America’s struggle for integration and independence

Dandelion Salad Posted with permission by Green Left Weekly by Federico Fuentes, Caracas Green Left Weekly 26 July 2008 Commenting on how much the two had in common — same age, three children, similar music tastes — Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa said to Mexican President Felipe Calderon on April 11 that “perhaps we represent the new [more...]

Date: 2008-07-27 13:39:58

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Obama's Plan to End the HIV Crisis

Like so many millions of Americans, on November 4th I sat with friends and watched in awe as America elected Barack Obama to be our 44th president ... to look back on where we've been in order to get an idea of just how historic this election ... , and demanded AIDS plans from each of the Democratic candidates for president. Shortly after, all eight [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 05:42:26

DNC Day 4: The Promise

Give this to the Democrats - even if message control is sometimes a challenge, they sure know how to make a convention eventful ... , the event was billed as a historic and landmark event. Obama could have given a purely soaring ... the “meat” behind his economic plans is, and thus, today he told voters “exactly what change would [more...]

Date: 2008-08-29 08:10:30

What’s Happening With The Religion Of Peace Today?

Hey, don’t worry about Iran, cause Obama will take care of it through his one-on-one chats with Ahmadenijad Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, ... of Australia Plans for building a Muslim cemetery in the ground of a historic Anglican graveyard ... into Western European culture: As they become wealthier and more assimilated, Muslims will shed [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 20:12:26

The Next Hot Market That Could Be Walked Away From

The Herald News reports from Illinois. “The 14900 block of Gardner Street in Plainfield has been a lonely place this year ... home where they intended to live out their retirement. They were the first — and only — people to buy ... be in the boat? Can’t we stay afloat with you?’” The Chicago Tribune from Illinois. “Custom builders [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 14:15:10

Concentrating the Wealth, Pt. 2

(See Part 1.) A funny thing happened on the way to the bailout. A number of the members of the bucket brigade - that's us, taxpayers - realized that for all the billions of dollars worth of bailing we're doing, we still appear to be sinking. Our task seems to be keeping things afloat long enough for first class passengers to fill the lifeboats [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 20:39:26

An energetic, hoarse Sarah Palin races across 6 states from Ohio to Alaska

JEFFERSON CITY, MO. -- She's growing hoarse, no doubt tired, but less than 10 weeks after bursting onto the national political and cultural scene, ... , including an overnight flight back home to Alaska to vote. And then another long flight back down ... on the last day of the historic 2008 presidential race. Aides said Palin was in high spirits [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 02:51:09

From Misconception to Collective Affirmation: the Inaugural Renewal

In her weekly column in last weekend's WSJ Peggy Noonan talks about the Inaugural and what it means to her, starting with tearing up as she flies in and sees the great monuments to our historic past. She continues by dissecting things a little bit, admitting that there's going to be a lot of hoopla, maneuverings, posturing and politics [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 11:06:17

Can Emily's List Get Its Mojo Back?

I co-wrote today's National Journal cover story about Emily's List, the Democratic women's political action committee, with my colleague (and pal) ... Clinton's failed White House bid. And we ask if Clinton's defeat, in particular, calls into question ... in the political firmament. Although EMILY's List is not to blame for Clinton's narrow loss to [more...]

Date: 2008-06-27 21:23:18

Busting the Ghosts of Hope

Expectations for Barack Obama’s presidency have continued to soar since his historic election. Millions believe change is possible. But what kind of change? And to whose benefit? Our country and our world are in crisis, and the tepid, incremental reforms Obama has been emphasizing aren’t going to cut it. It’s time to think outside the box [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 16:44:52

Newt Gingrich, 10 years after quitting, still full of advice for GOP

Maybe you remember him. Newt Gingrich, the ex-Georgia congressman who took advantage of some serious Bill Clinton first-term mistakes to lead the historic Republican Revolution of 1994, was always brimming with ideas, some of them interesting ... as House speaker after helping lead his party into serious off-year election losses, Gingrich is still [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 09:28:50

Daily Dose: 11/24/08

» AsianWeek Market Report » One Third of Asian Elders Live Below Poverty Line in NYC » CAPAC Elects Officers for 111th Congress » Little-Known Japanese American WWII War Heroes Celebrated » San Diego Jury Finds Man Guilty of Hawaiian Pro Surfer’s Murder » Filipino American Vocalist Cracks World Music Chart » New Zealand Stuns Australia at [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 23:39:18

An Introduction to ReportingOn

Where will today's journalists will find tomorrow's jobs, Amy Gahran asks, and partially answers, in a recent Idealab post ... factory closures following NAFTA fourteen years ago, and home foreclosures and increasing hunger today ... , but more is clearly needed. If journalists are to save more than ourselves, and rise to our historic charge [more...]

Date: 2008-07-14 19:43:47

The State of Welfare

By Guest Author Chris Grayling MP, Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary So that’s it. Consensus has been reached ... Victorian times. A life expectancy gap between the rich and the poor that is as wide as it has been since ... that provides people with effective help to get into work, but no longer permits them to sit at home [more...]

Date: 2008-07-29 08:43:53

Busiek Takes Sheldon Farther From “The Gods Among Us” in EYE OF THE CAMERA

Kurt Busiek is widely regarded as one of the great writers in modern comics, and for most fans that reputation started with Marvels. Working in concert with painter Alex Ross, Busiek reimagined important, historic stories throughout Marvel Comics’ publishing history through the eyes of freelance news photographer [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 03:03:09

about it recently, but this weekend's festival is actually a pretty big deal. Historically, local giant fests don't go so well when set up near New York, but this one seems to have the backing and support to actually get done right. First off, it certainly helps to have a band like Radiohead headline two nights [more...]

Date: 2008-08-08 18:53:54

Obama’s Socialization Europeanizing of America

I come to Berlin as so many of my countrymen have come before, although tonight I speak to you not as a candidate for president, but as a citizen, a proud citizen of the United States and a fellow citizen of the world. ~~~ This is the moment when every nation in Europe must have the chance to choose its own tomorrow free from the shadows of [more...]

Date: 2008-10-26 21:42:34

Post New Year Revelry Option One

If you're not careful, New Year's Eve can often turn out to be an expensive anti-climax. For that reason, this Londonista tends to take things easy, watch the odd firework and be home ... clubs to follow suit. One bash that caught our eye is on at London's Hippodrome. Plans are afoot [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 19:45:55

Inauguration Day

Sixteen years ago today, I was sitting at a lab bench, half-listening to a chemistry lecture as I watched the clock ... . They have written some of the worst poetry in human history to honor the historic inauguration ... about the survival of the republic, making plans to move out West in a pre-emptive attempt to protect [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 16:30:39

The WSJ Greenspan story: Bad on so many levels

Today's front page story in the Wall Street Journal which carries excerpts from an interview with Former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan is bad on so ... was about a possible bottom in home prices in 2009, the remarkably lucid assessment of the government rescue plans for Bear Stearns, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac, along with the loopy idea [more...]

Date: 2008-08-14 16:33:00

The Presidential Inaugural: Challenges and the Home Field Advantage

This global security and intelligence report is brought to you by Fred Burton and Scott Stewart of Stratfor.com ... down Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House, but also scores of other events including balls, dinners ... of inauguration-related event. These events will range in style from the somber national prayer service [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 11:34:47

Extra, Extra

Battery Park Sunset, by ryan muir at flickrToday on the Gothamist Newsmap: a carjacking on 179th St. and Ft. Washington Ave ... from Serbian officials. After hitting a historic low last year, NYC's murder rate is up 8% in 2008 ... of Health. Gandhi's a pimp profiteer? The people protesting in front of his home think so, as they don't [more...]

Date: 2008-06-25 23:35:00

DrumBeat: December 29, 2008

Gazprom, Once Mighty, Is Reeling MOSCOW — A year ago, Gazprom, the Russian natural gas monopoly, aspired to be the largest corporation in the world. Buoyed by high oil prices and political backing from the Kremlin, it had already achieved third place judging by market capitalization, behind Exxon Mobil and General Electric [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 14:06:30

New White House Sets Forth Its Agenda

New White House Sets Forth Its Agenda Posted by Terrie Soberg under: Constitution in Peril; Presidential Election 2008; Rejecting Herd Mentality ... Zero to Five Plan: The Obama-Biden comprehensive “Zero to Five” plan will provide critical support ... plan places key emphasis at early care and education for infants, which is essential for children [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 07:35:08

1516 H street

In reply to Streetscape: 1924: While the Wilkins building is lost, the row house to the right, #1516, is still there, albeit with an altered ( ... plans to raze most of the historical buildings around Lafayette Square in order to replace them ... , one of the first examples of preservation focused on a historic district, not just a single building [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 14:21:46

Has Deleveraging Even Begun? (Not For the Fainthearted)

It no doubt seems absurd to question the idea that deleveraging in underway. We've had three heroic central bank interventions, starting in August 2007, to reverse seize-ups in the money markets. The asset backed commercial paper market has been almost in run-off mode. Leveraged buyout loans have been scarce to non-existent [more...]

Date: 2008-07-28 07:37:19

We Wish the New President and Our Nation Well

Before Barack Obama was born, I too was fascinated by Abraham Lincoln. At the age of seven years, (the "age of reason" as the Church sees it) ... , Illinois where he served as a state legislator, the Soldier's Home house in Washington where he spent ... from Britain. In Wilmington, he applauded the state that first ratified the Constitution. And in my hom [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 20:06:14

DrumBeat: November 18, 2008

Credit crisis dims the lights for power industry GREAT FALLS, Montana: As workers scramble to build an $800 million coal-fired power plant on a patch of farmland here, a crisis that began on faraway Wall Street threatens to stretch America's power supplies to the brink — driving up prices and laying the stage for future shortages [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 13:23:42

Status: No significant changes to report. The Humvees (and possible other equipment according to some reports) ... , or even any obvious preparations for same. The Russians have outlined their plans for a security ... to be to have the upper house of parliament recognize Ossetian and Abkhazian independence. Russia has also reportedly [more...]

Date: 2008-08-21 01:14:51

Delaying the digital TV transition isn’t “change we can believe in”

Last week the incoming Obama administration announced their desire to delay the digital TV transition, possibly until the summer.  Why? ... concern is that the sudden economic slowdown has interfered with people’s plans to upgrade ... America is quite aware of satellite TV. Meanwhile, in Hawaii — Barack Obama’s once and future home [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 04:44:25

Loose Lips Daily: Fenty Bids Dubya Farewell

As much local politics as humanly possible. Send your tips, releases, stories, events, etc. to lips@washingtoncitypaper.com. And get LL Daily sent straight to your inbox every morning! IN CASE YOU MISSED IT—”Man Dies at City Detox Facility“; “Wilson Building Gift Grab Begins” DATELINE CHICAGO—Morning all [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 14:47:20

Conspiracy of the Lemmings: Barack Obama and the Strategy of Manufactured Crisis; Part II

Cross-posted by Maggie at Maggie’s Notebook By Jim Simpson Note: I am indebted to the incredible efforts of many bloggers, who did the yeoman’s work of ferreting out many of the hard-to-find facts in this article. I particularly want to thank David Horowitz and his Discover the Networks team, Trevor Loudon of New Zeal blog, Cliff Kincaid, [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 14:25:21

Whole Lotta Stimlatin' Goin' On

The push to stimulate is underway globally. No one stopped to figure out we are in this mess because of prior pushes to stimulate ... that the package will be between five and $700 billion. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer ... of historic proportions.”House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said any stimulus package must be several hundred [more...]

Date: 2008-11-23 21:20:00

How Monica Changed Everything: The Deal It Undid Between Gingrich and Clinton

As the nation engages in another contentious presidential election we are reminded of the deep partisan differences that divide Americans ... in the 1990s – former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and President Bill Clinton. The story of their unlikely ... about the two men I came across the notes of a secret White House meeting. The notes, along [more...]

Date: 2008-06-09 04:00:00

Corporate America sells Obama, message of change

The guys hawking Barack Obama T-shirts and trinkets on the corners of downtown Washington have some new competition in the selling frenzy building ... to mark the change in the White House. It is relatively rare for corporations leery of alienating ... . The hometown Washington Post plans four separate editions on Tuesday and Wednesday along with an [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 11:30:52

Georgia: Update and Considerations

Status: No significant changes to report. The Humvees (and possible other equipment according to some reports) ... , or even any obvious preparations for same. The Russians have outlined their plans for a security ... to be to have the upper house of parliament recognize Ossetian and Abkhazian independence. Russia has also reportedly [more...]

Date: 2008-08-20 13:16:22

Online stalkers menace Wikipedia editors

p2pnet news | P2P:- Cyberstalkers harassing Wikipedia volunteers? That’s the essence of an email which arrived while I was away for a recharge ... or plans to attend any event open to the general public, or where the public would have easy access ... range of Shankbone’s workplace and home. The stalker also invented a variety of personas to discredit [more...]

Date: 2008-06-17 15:29:30

Why We All Need To Keep A Watchful Eye On What Is Happening In Greece

In view of Greece’s EMU membership, the availability of external financing is not a concern, but the correction of cumulating indebtedness could weigh appreciably on growth going forward. While the risk of transmitting vulnerabilities to the euro area is very small reflecting Greece’s small relative size, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-14 15:01:19

Cambridge 2008

After an always exhausting and worrisome trip over the ‘Pond,’ I arrived in London with three friends on August 16 (or, as the Brits say, 16 August). Exhausting? Yes, because I choose not to go to sleep the night before flights to Europe so that I can sleep on the plane. OK, maybe ‘choose’ is too strong of a word [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 16:47:36

Documenting Chicago's Lakefront: An Interview with Geoffrey Baer

Geoffrey Baer is writer, producer and narrator for several documentaries taking viewers on tours of Chicago's neighborhoods and characters. He sat down with GB to discuss his most recent program, "Chicago's Lakefront." We've all been watching your documentaries for several years now and enjoying the great deal of knowledge you posses about [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 06:10:50

Let's talk about caps, baby

By Kate Sheppard Say what you may about last night's debate, but it was anything but boring for enviros ... , the mere fact that both issues got top billing in a presidential debate was an historic first ... plans, we want something to get started right away." Henn said the candidates didn't look [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 21:58:00

Election Developments & Problems in FL, GA, VA, IN, OH, NM, TN, WV

Guest blogged by DES This week, Broward County, Florida, Elections Supervisor Brenda Snipes said, with a straight face, "No one could have anticipated that this election would be so historic and draw as much attention as it has," and defended her choice to oppose expanding early voting hours next week due to "logistical problems [more...]

Date: 2008-10-25 22:55:39

Lee Leffingwell to Enter Austin Mayor's Race Saturday

And so it becomes official. Current Place 1 City Councilman Lee Leffingwell will announce his bid for Mayor of Austin tomorrow morning from the ... steps of his childhood home in the Bouldin neighborhood in South Austin. Lee Leffingwell Mayor ... of social services, preservation of historic structures, campaign finance reform, and efforts to make city [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:54:28

Green Business Wrap-up

We end this week looking expectantly to the start of what is hopefully a new beginning in government, green business, and sustainability ... recently returned home from too many years in the Windows wilderness) and I hope that Apple ... MTA Considering Green Metrocard Program The New York Metropolitan Authority has green plans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 11:39:18

Ybor roosters get a reprieve

TAMPA -- Mike Martinez, a trapper with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, ... Ybor keep some control over its roosters, which have become part of the historic neighborhood's ... has been poisoning the chickens. He plans to spend his day interviewing people about that. He says [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 16:51:46

Sarah Palin: the Woman, the Myth, the Legend

It’s easy to get caught up in the aura of Sarah Palin, which is exciting in a Barack Obama-as-the-first-Black-President sort of way. Her effervescence is approachable, friendly and warm as she mouths out her “Thank Yous” to those who pay homage to her in their speeches and waves to the crowd, revealing sheer joy and genuine gratitude on her face [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 12:54:03

Bulletin from Wasilla

Here in Wasilla, the small Alaskan town where until two years ago Sarah Palin was mayor, ... as governor of Alaska, I told my teenage sons, ‘go to the ceremony, this is going to be historic.’” He admitted, however, that he was gobsmacked at the speed of her ascent to the race for the White House [more...]

Date: 2008-09-04 13:40:27

Daily Dose: 11/12/08

»Asian Market Report »Six Asian Am. and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions Receive Grants »Robbers Take Thousands From a Bus ... Energy Assistance »D.A. Harris Plans Run for Attorney General »Joint API Legislative Caucus ... to their exceptional five-year plans that address the specific needs of Asian American and Pacific [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 21:43:24

Mark Green: 7 Days in America: BARNEY FRANK ON REGULATION & MCCAIN, w/ Frank, Huffington, Conason and Green

Two fuses were lit this past week that could eventually explode later in John McCain's campaign -- a housing-banking crisis exposing Republican ... -- "Government is not the solution... Government is the problem" -- to the White House two years later ... . As House Financial Securities Chairman Barney Frank discusses below, regulation is no longer a four [more...]

Date: 2008-07-21 03:09:21

Oil Shock

Even as the Economy Reels, a Golden Opportunity Is at Hand For more than a year the U.S. economy has been reeling from the housing and credit crises, but now it’s staggering from the blow of rising energy and food prices. The impact of $4-a-gallon gasoline is rippling outward as Americans cut spending of all sorts [more...]

Date: 2008-07-19 17:05:07

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