Articles from 'October 2009'
Propping Up A Broken Capitalism
Five years ago it would be unthinkable that a harsh critique of capitalism would attract a mass audience. But this is exactly what Michael Moore’s ...
The Pillage People
It’s as if last year’s meltdown—causing a $16 trillion bailout of the financial industry, the doubling of America’s unemployment rate and the loss of 2 ...
The Anti-War Left's Big Gun
If you think Alan Grayson was tough on Republicans over health care, wait until you hear him talk about Afghanistan. The freshman Florida congressman, who ...
Pakistan drone war takes a toll on militants -- and civilians
The Obama administration has dramatically ratcheted up the American drone warfare program in Pakistan. Since President Obama took office, U.S. drone strikes have killed about ...
BCBS plea to customers on reform hits a nerve
Maybe it was just lousy timing, but many customers of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina are ticked off at the mail they've ...
Bankers Expect Rising Bonus Pay to Break Records in Global Poll
Oct. 30 -- In Washington and on Main Street, politicians and voters are railing against Wall Street’s multi- million-dollar pay packages. In the financial world, ...
The Subprime Student Loan Racket
At the age of forty-three, Martine Leveque decided it was time to start over. For several years, she had worked in the movie business, writing ...
Break Up the Banks
As the battle over financial reform takes shape, it's become clear there are essentially three camps. The first, represented by the American Bankers Association, which ...
Holder to meet plane carrying bodies of DEA agents
DOVER, Del. — The leaders of the U.S. Justice Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration planned to travel to Delaware to honor three DEA agents ...
Clinton faces Pakistani anger at Predator attacks
ISLAMABAD — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton came face-to-face Friday with Pakistani anger over U.S. aerial drone attacks in tribal areas along the ...
Michael Moore Discusses Afghanistan on Larry King Live, October 29, 2009
KING: Let's touch another base here Michael, while we have you. Let's talk about Afghanistan. You were very critical in "Fahrenheit 911" over Bush and ...
Karzai's brother 'on CIA payroll'
US involvement in Afghanistan has come into new question with the claim that President Hamid Karzai's brother has for years been on the payroll of ...
Pa. high court tosses 'kids for cash' convictions
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed thousands of juvenile convictions issued by a judge charged in a corruption scandal, saying that ...
Why I Am Risking Arrest for Medicare for All
Let me begin by saying that I don't have any desire to be arrested. I am a pediatrician with 3 teenagers and a husband who ...
Four Arrested at Baltimore Health Insurance Protest
BALTIMORE (Oct. 29, 2009) - Four protesters, including two doctors, were arrested at a "single-payer health care plan" sit-in at the CareFirst insurance company office ...
Nine Arrested At WellPoint Insurance Sit-In
Simone Morse, a 19-year old student at Hunter College, was the first to be handcuffed and pulled up from the floor this morning at 1 ...
Healthcare Hoax from Hell
Lies, damn lies, and promises from Democrats. An amendment allowing states to create state-level single-payer healthcare has been stripped out of the House healthcare bill, ...
Single Payer State Option Threatened in House
When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announces the healthcare bill she plans to bring to the floor Thursday, will it still have the amendment that allows ...
Car bomb in crowded Pakistan market kills 100
PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Suspected militants exploded a car bomb in a market crowded with women and children Wednesday, killing 100 people and turning shops selling ...
Brave New Films Stands Alongside ACORN Against Extending the Defund ACORN Act
CULVER CITY, CA — Brave New Films is pushing to get Congress to vote against extending the Defund ACORN Act. The House is expected to ...
TARP-Loving Joe Loves Bailing Out Banks but Not Providing Healthcare
Are we to believe Senator Joe Lieberman objects to a public health insurance plan because he's a raging believer in the free market or in ...
'Tea Party Express II: Rise of the Tea Bags'
So we went out to Griffith Park out here in L.A. on Sunday to check out the kick-off day for the new "Tea Party Express ...
Michael Moore: Catholic of the year?
Should Michael Moore be named "Catholic of the Year"? Some people love his films and some hate them: but his newest film, "Capitalism: A Love ...
Democrats say CIA may have misled Congress on interrogations 5 times
The CIA may have misled Congress at least five times since 2001, two Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee said Tuesday. Intelligence subcommittee Chairwomen Jan ...
Unions head to Chicago, protest banks
Unions converged on Chicago on Tuesday to protest lobbying by major banks against proposed reforms of the financial system. The AFL-CIO, the Service Employees International ...
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