Mustafa Gazwan’s arrival at SFO was covered by local channels 2, 5 and 7. The Channel 2 coverage, or here, is particularly good.

Beth Ashley, in the Marin I J, … [Keep reading >>]

Asia starts first. Short vid from BBC. Fun.

Slides at HuffPo … [Keep reading >>]

A long investigative piece in the Washington Post is worth reading. One is staggered. After all the shouting about cost benefit analysis the conservatives made under Reagan one … [Keep reading >>]

Recommended by a good friend and I am happy to pass it on to all of you. The late Studs Terkel talks about being blacklisted and the joys of … [Keep reading >>]

If the blood orgy between Israelis and Palestinians were a sporting event this would be the score as of now. No end in sight.

This latest Israeli onslaught brings the … [Keep reading >>]

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Long ago and far away Dan Rather and CBS 60 Minutes broadcast a report that then President and candidate, G. W. Bush, had been given special treatment in the Texas … [Keep reading >>]

Dean Baker, writing in TruthOut

“It is hard not to notice that two of the regulators who stand out for doing the right thing in this incredible financial mess … [Keep reading >>]

Is Your Boss a Psychopath?

By Alan Deutschman

Odds are you’ve run across one of these characters in your career. They’re glib, charming, manipulative, deceitful, ruthless — and very, very destructive. And … [Keep reading >>]

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Two remarks about the presumptions underlying the Israeli attacks on Gaza.

“Israel is striking at the Palestinians to “teach them a lesson.” That is a basic assumption that has accompanied the … [Keep reading >>]

Update:

CNN is reporting, with pictures, that the Israelis rammed the boat, forcing it to terminate its mission. McKinney is blistering the interview.

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Update II

Kucinich criticizes Israel; wants U.N. probe

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