Articles by: Ernest A. Canning (Page 34)

Ernest A. Canning is a retired attorney, author, and Vietnam Veteran (4th Infantry, Central Highlands 1968). He previously served as a Senior Advisor to Veterans For Bernie. Canning has been a member of the California state bar since 1977. In addition to a juris doctor, he has received both undergraduate and graduate degrees in political science. Follow him on Twitter: @cann4ing

‘High-Tech Lynching’ of Van Jones Signals McCarthyism Alive and Well

Press cites now-former green jobs advisor's past support of new trial for Mumia Abu-Jamal as grounds for resignation...

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Ernest A. Canning,
9/8/2009 -
10:25 am PT

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Officials: Cheney Criminal Probe Mandated by Law

Rep. Nadler on Fox, Sen. Whitehouse on MSNBC agree, no legal choice but to investigate torture allegations, wherever they may lead...

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Ernest A. Canning,
9/4/2009 -
1:40 pm PT

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Lanny Davis: Empire’s Consigliere?

Former Clinton Advisor, Representing Honduran Oligarchy, Justifies Presidential Ouster and Continuing American Empire

And why liberalism and progressivism have so little in common...

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Ernest A. Canning,
8/30/2009 -
4:05 pm PT

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Rep. Weiner to Scarborough: Health Care is Not a Commodity!

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Ernest A. Canning,
8/23/2009 -
11:09 am PT

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Hate Speech and the Process of Dehumanization: A FOLLOW-UP

The extent to which 21st Century American culture is imbued by anti-Arab racism

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Ernest A. Canning,
8/21/2009 -
4:02 am PT

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Corporate Press Exposes CIA/Blackwater Assassination Tie But…

Still fail to discuss Scahill bombshell

Official source idiocy reigns...

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Ernest A. Canning,
8/20/2009 -
11:23 am PT

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Hate Speech and the Process of Dehumanization

Sticks & stones break bones but names can kill indiscriminately

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Ernest A. Canning,
8/19/2009 -
10:13 am PT

53 Comments

Wing-Nut Mobs Provide Cover for Obama/Baucus Health Care Betrayal: A FOLLOW-UP

Was the President ever serious about meaningful health care reform?

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Ernest A. Canning,
8/18/2009 -
4:28 pm PT

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Wing-Nut Mobs Provide Cover for Obama/Baucus Health Care Betrayal

Must-see video of Ralph Nader's spot-on analysis...

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Ernest A. Canning,
8/17/2009 -
1:05 pm PT

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History of CIA Torture: Unraveling the Web of Deceit, Part V

Death by Torture, Ghost Detainees and the Disappeared

The global assault on decency & the rule of law

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Ernest A. Canning,
8/13/2009 -
8:34 am PT

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Blackwater = Murder, Inc.?

Almost all of nation's leading newspapers fail to cover explosive new allegations from two company employees...

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Ernest A. Canning,
8/10/2009 -
11:25 pm PT

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Single-Payer: From Off-the-Table to On-the-Floor

But is it a fair fight? Why hasn't House Leadership asked CBO for a real cost comparison to public-option plans?...

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Ernest A. Canning,
8/4/2009 -
10:01 pm PT

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On Conspiracy Theories

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Ernest A. Canning,
8/2/2009 -
11:35 am PT

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Small Victory for Long-Term Single-Payer Strategy

House Labor and Education Committee Votes to Permit States to Adopt More Progressive Health Plans...

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Ernest A. Canning,
7/19/2009 -
11:06 am PT

32 Comments

The Judge and the Good Old Boy

Cognitive Deficiencies of Sen. Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III

VIDEO: Sessions' 'checkered past,' history of baseless minority 'voter fraud' allegations reviewed...

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Ernest A. Canning,
7/15/2009 -
2:03 pm PT

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