Monthly Archives: April 2006

Tracking the Growth of American Authoritarianism

“Can There Really Be Fascist People In A Democracy?”
Libertarians are stealthily taking over America.
Since the 1971 Powell Memo, America has moved closer and closer to Fascism.

 

Was There Voter Fraud in the Recent New Orleans Mayoral Vote?

Posted on April 29, 2006 by Andy Hailey

The following came to me via email from the People For the American Way Foundation: I just got back from observing the polls for the mayoral election in New Orleans, and I’m fighting mad. Too many voters – mostly poor … Continue reading →

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Could a New Troop Training Regime Be In Use? Torturing Our Own

Posted on April 25, 2006 by Andy Hailey

The following includes some suppositions. As you have read, heard or seen elsewhere and may have read in this blog, torture is now standard operating procedure (SOP) for our war on terror (WOT). The Geneva Convention has been trashed. We … Continue reading →

  • Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5330109" target="_blank" title="Michelle Kelemen reports on the official -- and unofficial -- issues that may have influenced that decision.">Bush Administration Won't Join Human Rights Council</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5304491" target="_blank" title="The person in charge of improving the U.S. image abroad is not expecting it to get much better soon.">Hughes: No Short-Term Fix for U.S. Image Abroad</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5011464" target="_blank" title="Treat them with humanity">Will Terrorism Rewrite the Laws of War?</a>
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From Baylor University to US Congressional District 22 – Tom Delay’s Dubious History

Posted on April 21, 2006 by Jim Vogas

(Links to references for each entry are included at the end of the article.) Tom Delay was asked to leave Baylor University for drinking and vandalism. (1) As a state legislator, he gained a reputation as a playboy, earning the … Continue reading →

  • Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4052979" target="_blank" title="DeLay was a small-town Texas exterminator who rose to be the most powerful man in Congress. ">Texas Journalist Lou Dubose on Tom DeLay</a>
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An American Caste System In the Works? – Rich Make Significant Strides While Poor Fall Farther

Posted on April 18, 2006 by Jim Vogas

A full-time worker making the minimum wage earns $5.15 an hour. (no raise since 1997) Last year, the CEO of Wal-Mart earned $3,500 an hour. (679 times what the minimum-wage earner makes) The CEO of Halliburton earned about $8,300 an … Continue reading →

  • Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5171690" target="_blank" title="The Living Wage: A Hand Up, or Bad for Business?">Ed Gordon explores the issue with economists David Swinton of Benedict College in Columbia, S.C., and Bernard Anderson, professor of management at the University of Pennsylvania.</a>
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April, 2006, WAWG Index – Up 2.3%

Posted on April 18, 2006 by Andy Hailey

In this seventh survey of the web, the WAWG index group average was up by 2.3 percent from March, 2006. Of the fourteen items tracked, 8 were down, 6 were up, and 0 were unchanged. The cumulative change for the … Continue reading →

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Be Careful What We OK for Others – Majority of Americans Approve of Torture.

Posted on April 3, 2006 by Andy Hailey

Let me start off with a quote from Thomas Paine, “He that would make his own liberty secure must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.” … Continue reading →

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Port Security – Houston Area Congressmen Doing Something That Matters

Posted on April 1, 2006 by Andy Hailey

In previous articles concerning port security and the Dubai Ports deal, I have attempted to point out other facts that have not made it into the mainstream news and still haven’t. In this article, there is some news about, believe … Continue reading →

  • Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5255706" target="_blank" title="The report says drivers using phony documents, or having criminal records, have received passes to work at ports operated by the authority, compromising security.">Government Report Questions N.Y.-N.J. Ports</a>
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