Monthly Archives: February 2011

Wisconsin lawmakers flee state to block anti-union bill By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press February 17, 2011 MADISON, Wis. – Faced with a near-certain Republican victory that would end a half-century of collective bargaining for public workers, Wisconsin Democrats retaliated with … Continue reading →

20,000 servicemembers, vets lost homes in 2010 Foreclosure rate in zip codes near military bases increased 32% By Gregg Zoroya USA Today Feb 3, 2011 More than 20,000 veterans, active-duty troops and reservists who took out special government-backed mortgages lost … Continue reading →

RESTORING ECONOMIC SOVEREIGNTY: THE PUSH FOR STATE-OWNED BANKS Ellen Brown Web Of Debt February 15th, 2011 “It is time to declare economic sovereignty from the multinational banks that are responsible for much of our current economic crisis. Every year we … Continue reading →

Afghan transit pact stalls on smuggling By Syed Fazl-e-Haider Asia Times Feb 17, 2011 KARACHI – Implementation of a trade deal signed last year between Afghanistan and Pakistan has been delayed over issues that include guarantees to restrict the likelihood … Continue reading →

Lessons from Tahrir to Tiananmen By Francesco Sisci Asia Times Feb 17, 2011 BEIJING – Aside from geopolitics and the balance of power, Egypt is also an issue of principle – of democracy, an idea crucial to the West, one … Continue reading →

Free Trade Kills Korean Farmers By Christine Ahn and Albie Miles Foreign Policy In Focus February 15, 2011 The South Korea-US Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA), which the Barack Obama administration is promising to send to congress for ratification in … Continue reading →

A fraternal welcome for Erdogan in Kyrgyzstan By Altay Atli Asia Times Feb 17, 2011 The way Kyrgyzstan’s Prime Minister Almazbek Atambayev welcomed his visiting counterpart from Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was rather unusual. He referred to him as “Tayyip … Continue reading →

Is the revolution being co-opted? By Pepe Escobar Asia Times Feb 16, 2011 I take my hat to the new constitution Take a bow for the new revolution – The Who, Won’t Get Fooled Again Were this an ad, the … Continue reading →

The Internet bubble in Middle East politics By Spengler Asia Times Feb 16, 2011 Once America had allies. Now it has Facebook friends. Google News turns up more than 5,000 news reports including the search terms “Facebook”, “Egypt” and “revolution”. … Continue reading →

Serbia urges new Kosovo organ trafficking probe MARIA SANMINIATELLI Associated Press February 17 2011 Associated Press= UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Serbia called on the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday to authorize an international investigation into allegations that Kosovo rebels, led … Continue reading →