Editorial: A Response to Investors.com and Right-wing Media Bias
A recent Investors.com online editorial, 'Finding Friends On the Far, Far Left,' of August 20, 2008, provides a welcome opportunity for PoliticalAffairs.net to remind our readers of where we stand on the hot-button issues in this election.
Clear Channel Removes 2nd Anti-Nukes Ad
Just three days after a pulling a billboard ad produced by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) from the Minneapolis airport for being 'scary' and 'anti-McCain,' the media company, Clear Channel Communications, removed a second anti-nuclear weapons billboard from the Denver International Airport.
John McCain's Confusion About the Economy
A newly released TV ad from the Obama campaign links John McCain's personal wealth and privilege to his fundamental misunderstanding about the economic realities working families face.
Bolivia Govt Slams Opposition Strike
The Bolivian government condemned roadblocks put up by the opposition in Pando, Beni and Santa Cruz to protest President Evo Morales's plans to redistribute natural gas revenues.
Video Reveals 'The Real Elitist' in This Election
Two major labor organizations, the AFL-CIO and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) teamed up with Brave New Films this week to promote a new video titled 'McCain's Mansions: The Real Elitist,' which links John McCain's personal wealth to his basic misunderstandings of the economic crisis facing working families.
Labor Takes on Wal-Mart on Election Law Violations
Charging multinational retail giant Wal-Mart with illegally pressuring employees to vote for Republicans and John McCain in the the November 4th elections, the labor movement and community organizations filed a formal complaint this week with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC).
John McCain Can't Handle the Truth: Taxes, Troops, and Clean Energy
On taxes, major media outlets again took McCain to task for misleading the public about Obama's plan to cut taxes for working families. In his TV spots, McCain claimed that Obama wants to 'raise your taxes' and falsely stated the tax burden would fall on middle-income families.
Vote Fraud 2008: See the Movie
Most Americans understand that the 2000 presidential election was decided by five Republican Supreme Court Justices rather than voters. Many are suspicious that something fishy happened in Ohio in 2004 under the auspices of former Republican Secretary of State Ken Blackwell.
In Recall Vote, Morales’ Populist Agenda Clashes With Santa Cruz-led Eurocrats
On Sunday, August 10, Bolivia held a national referendum to measure the people’s confidence in President Evo Morales as well as the political viability of eight of the county’s nine prefects (departmental governors).
Venezuela Pledges Strengthened Alliance with Bolivia
The Venezuelan government congratulated Bolivian President Evo Morales for a successful national referendum Sunday in which Morales’s presidency was ratified by a record 63.1 percent of the vote.
