Archive for May, 2009

Neocon Group Calls for Military Strikes on Media

Monday, May 25th, 2009

Australia.TO

Written by Jeremy Scahill

In the era of embedded media, independent journalists have become the eyes and ears of the world. Without those un-embedded journalists willing to risk their lives to place themselves on the other side of the barrel of the tank or the gun or under the air strikes, history would be written almost [...]

Paul Craig Roberts: WHO RULES AMERICA?

Friday, May 15th, 2009

The People’s Voice

Paul Craig Roberts

What do you suppose it is like to be elected president of the United States only to find that your power is restricted to the service of powerful interest groups?

A president who does a good job for the ruling interest groups is paid off with remunerative corporate directorships, outrageous speaking fees, [...]

Why We Need a Single-Payer Health Care System

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

A Doctor’s Letter to Senator Baucus CounterPunch

By ANA M. MALINOW, MD

Honorable Senator Baucus:

Last week, in the public clinic where I work, I treated a 6-year-old girl who had visited the emergency room for cellulitis, an infection of the skin, over her hand. Usually a relatively minor condition that is easily treated with a 10-day course of [...]