If “fascism” is defined as corporate control of government, then there has never been a more brazen display of American fascism than the one put on by Republicans in Washington today.
First, George Bush threatened to postpone his trip to Africa tomorrow because the House version of the new FISA bill does not give […]

The Republican Party has been in control of the government since 1994, and now our standard of living has fallen below that of the United Kingdom, where the liberals have been in charge for 11 years:
For the first time in more than 100 years, British living standards have risen above those of Americans, a report […]

On Monday, the Senate will debate giving immunity to giant telecom corporations who illegally spied on American citizens at the behest of the Bush administration. At least one Democratic presidential candidate is outraged:
Now the campaign of Senator Chris Dodd, who has promised to put a hold on and filibuster the bill, has just sent out […]

During the Vietnam War, the NSA used data from Shamrock to compile a watch-list (code-named “Minaret”) of Nixon’s political enemies, including Martin Luther King, Jane Fonda, folksinger Joan Baez and Dr. Benjamin Spock, along with 75,000 other Americans.
When asked if it was legal for NSA to read the telegrams of American citizens, the […]