Gas prices surge as GOP drillers lift California ban on offshore drilling and lauunch new water wars on behalf of agribusiness; Continue reading PBC News & Comment Tuesday, February 21
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Boiling Frogs: Retired FBI Agent Coleen Rowley on the New American Police State
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Coleen Rowley, 24-year FBI veteran, talks about the makings of the American police state in this Boiling Frogs interview, co-hosted with Sibel Edmonds. Continue reading Boiling Frogs: Retired FBI Agent Coleen Rowley on the New American Police State
PBC News & Comment Wednesday, February 15
Obama wins one on payroll tax cut extenstion–it still won’t create jobs; Obama’s timid plan to reduce nuke arsenal draws howls from the Right. Continue reading PBC News & Comment Wednesday, February 15
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PBC News & Comment Tuesday, February 14
Our Valentine’s Day is the first anniversary of the citizen uprising in Bahrain, and we get an account of the crackdown from American activist Huwaida Arraf, in an excerpt from her interview in podcast 385. Continue reading PBC News & Comment Tuesday, February 14
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Huwaida Arraf Gives First-Person Account of Bahrain Crackdown; Prof Brandon Garrett on His New Book, “Convicting the Innocent”
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Huwaida Arraf, an American lawyer/activist, reports on the repression in Bahrain, her deportation, and America’s double standard; Prof. Garrett defines the causes of wrongful convictions, and suggests reforms. Continue reading Huwaida Arraf Gives First-Person Account of Bahrain Crackdown; Prof Brandon Garrett on His New Book, “Convicting the Innocent”
PBC News & Comment Monday, February 13
Catholic bishops feed fake furor over contraception, asking government to enforce rules that most Catholics ignore; breaking news from Bahrain via email from Medea Benjamin of Code Pink Continue reading PBC News & Comment Monday, February 13
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PBC News & Comment Friday, February 10
Obama caves to religious extremists on birth control coverage; the bank settlement is a little better than I initially thought, but does not fix the underlying problems. Continue reading PBC News & Comment Friday, February 10
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PBC News & Comment Thursday, February 9
Poll shows liberal Dems support keeping Gitmo open, and drone strikes, even on American citizens! State Dept. insider Peter van Buren blows the whistle on retaliation for telling the truth. Continue reading PBC News & Comment Thursday, February 9
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Stanford Prof. Joel Brinkley Exposes Rampant Drug Use by Afghan Troops; Prof. Steven Zunes Hammers All Hypocrites in UN Syria Resolution Veto
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Stanford Journalism Prof. Joel Brinkley talks about his recent column about the hopeless war in Afghanistan; USF Prof. Stephen Zunes on the rampant hypocrisy on all sides in the UN Syria resolution veto. Continue reading Stanford Prof. Joel Brinkley Exposes Rampant Drug Use by Afghan Troops; Prof. Steven Zunes Hammers All Hypocrites in UN Syria Resolution Veto
PBC News & Comment Wednesday, February 8
Cry-baby John Boehner launches war on contraception as his pals deplore Court of Appeal decision striking Prop. 8 ban on marriage equality and Santorum sweeps 3 caucuses. Continue reading PBC News & Comment Wednesday, February 8
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