Gaza farmers devastated by war

Dandelion Salad AlJazeeraEnglish The scale of the damage caused by Israel’s war on Gaza continues to emerge. Palestinian agriculture officials estimate the cost to the strip’s farming sector will be more than 200 million dollars. Al Jazeera’s Mike Kirsch reports from Gaza, where many farmers are devastated at having to start again from scratch. more [...]

Match This for Stupidity: Taxing a House of Cards, by Walter Brasch

by Walter  Brasch featured writer Dandelion Salad www.walterbrasch.com January 29, 2009 My wife is a smoker. Except for one year when she quit, she’s been a smoker since she was about 18. But she’s cut back, from as many as three packs a day to just three cigarettes. And, she now smokes outside the house. [...]

Bush’s Secret Counterterrorism Law Book—and the Demands to Release It

Dandelion Salad Democracy Now! 1.28.09 Bush’s Secret Counterterrorism Law Book—and the Demands to Release It We take a look at the Bush administration’s secret Justice Department memos on detention, interrogation, surveillance and prosecution. These opinions were issued by the Office of Legal Counsel and advised the executive branch on the legality of a range of [...]

Obama to Face Test on Executive Privilege After Rove Subpoenaed Again Over Attorney Firings, Siegelman Prosecution

Dandelion Salad Democracy Now! 1.28.09 Obama to Face Test on Executive Privilege After Rove Subpoenaed Again Over Attorney Firings, Siegelman Prosecution The chair of the House Judiciary Committee, John Conyers, has subpoenaed former White House adviser Karl Rove to testify next week about the Bush administration’s firing of nine US attorneys and the prosecution of [...]

The Big Con Game, By Siv O’Neall

By Siv O’Neall featured writer Dandelion Salad axisoflogic.com January 28, 2009 Milton Friedman’s Chicago school [1] of deranged predators who wanted, and nearly managed as well, to completely distort the economic system on a global scale was born out of a creed that everything could be gained by a tiny minority. There has been a [...]