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Bush’s Economic 9/11 and the Rise of Big Brother Banking

Posted by smeddum on September 29, 2008

Bush’s Economic 9/11 and the Rise of Big Brother Banking
By Roberto Lovato, New America Media
Posted on September 29, 2008, Printed on September 29, 2008

http://www.alternet.org/story/100682/

Editor’s Note: Behind the economic bailout is a looming specter of government as Big ‘Banker’ Brother, and activists are protesting for fear of further erosion of civil liberties, reports NAM contributor Roberto Lovato.

NEW YORK – Arun Gupta stood between the throngs of tourists and the small army of activists squeezing onto the narrow concrete island occupied largely by the 7,000 pound bronze Wall Street bull and declared, “We’re here to say no to the bailout.” Read the rest of this entry »

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Bush’s Secret Army of Snoops and Snitches

Posted by smeddum on July 9, 2008

By Matthew Rothschild, The Progressive. Posted July 9, 2008. Alternet

A new class of everyday spies, from paramedics to utility workers, are being recruited to be “terrorism liason officers.

The full scale of Bush’s assault on our civil liberties may not be known until years after he’s left office. Read the rest of this entry »

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