Sunday, 29 August 2010

The Nazification of the United States

Weekend EditionAugust 27-29, 2010http://www.counterpunch.org/roberts08272010.htmlDeath of the First Amendment The Nazification of the United StatesBy PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS Chuck Norris is no pinko-liberal-commie, and Human Events is a very conservative publication. The two have come together to produce an important article, “Obama’s US Assassination Program.” It seems only yesterday that Americans, or those interested in their civil liberties, were shocked that the Bush regime so flagrantly violated the FlSA law against spying on American citizens...

Thank You, Glenn Beck!

Weekend EditionAugust 27-29, 2010http://www.counterpunch.org/Thank You, Glenn Beck!By ALEXANDER COCKBURNThis weekend brings us the August 28 anniversary of the March on Washington back in 1963. It was when Martin Luther King delivered his famous “I have a dream” speech from the Lincoln Memorial. At least 250,000 people, 75-80 per cent black, rallied in the Mall. Each year the anniversary rolls around, you’ll hear plenty of high-flown strophes from prominent progressives, black and white, evoking Dr. King’s dream of racial justice and equality....

Monday, 16 August 2010

China Passes Japan as Second-Largest Economy

China Passes Japan as Second-Largest EconomyBy DAVID BARBOZAPublished: August 15, 2010SHANGHAI — After three decades of spectacular growth, China passed Japan in the second quarter to become the world’s second-largest economy behind the United States, according to government figures released early Monday.The milestone, though anticipated for some time, is the most striking evidence yet that China’s ascendance is for real and that the rest of the...