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Monthly Archives: March 2007
Four More Years?
Collapsing Colonies: Are GM Crops Killing Bees?by Gunther LatschMarch 28, 2007Spiegel Online A mysterious decimation of bee populations has German beekeepers worried, while a similar phenomenon in the United States is gradually assuming catastrophic proportions. The consequences for agriculture and … Continue reading
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Medical Marijuana
Advocacy Group Files Suit Against U.S. on Denial of Benefits of Medical Marijuana A lawsuit filed in the Federal District Court for the Northern District of California (No. C07-01049) in February names the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services … Continue reading
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Oaxaca Commentary
Why Oaxaca MattersBy James CookeMar 27, 2007, 10:12 For anyone interested in social progress, the ‘Oaxaca Commune’ stands out as an event worthy of attention and study. In the Mexican state of Oaxaca the overwhelming majority of people suddenly awoke … Continue reading
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Marching to Armageddon
Headlong towards World War III?By Ramón Santiago writes from Mexico CityMar 28, 2007, 03:07 The Project for a New American Century (PNAC) – Rebuilding America’s Defenses published in September 2000 and authored by infamous hawks and neo cons such as … Continue reading
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Just Another MSM Dirty Trick
The New York Times and Venezuelan inflationBy Joaquin BusteloMar 27, 2007, 02:02 The NY Times writes, “But demagoguery and showmanship will do nothing to solve Venezuela’s 20 percent inflation rate…. Venezuela’s currency, the bolívar, has lost about a fifth of … Continue reading
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A Travesty of Justice, But Not Unexpected
Federal judge dismisses Rumsfeld torture lawsuitLisl Brunner at 4:21 PM ET [JURIST] The US District Court for the District of Columbia Tuesday dismissed [press release] a lawsuit [complaint, PDF; ACLU case file] against former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld … Continue reading
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Juan Cole On John McCain
McCain Checks into Cloud Cuckooland Senator John McCain has contracted Rumsfeld’s Disease. This malady consists of a combination of bad temper, misuse of language to obfuscate reality, and a Panglossian optimism in the face of stubborn, sanguinary facts on the … Continue reading
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Wildlife Wednesday – Cormorants
What I Did Over Spring Break I saw this flock of cormorants last year at Padre Island, but had no film left. Last week it was like we had an appointment! They came flying up the National Seashore shoreline from … Continue reading
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A Matter of Perception
CRACKED POTS A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole which he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was perfect … Continue reading
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A Way Out of the Amerikan Morass
Democracy DreamingBy Joel S. Hirschhorn 03/26/07 “ICH ” — — What is this thing called democracy? So easy to talk about, so difficult to make real. Pure democracy is not what our Founders gave us. Who would want a simple … Continue reading
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Ignoring the Obvious
The Common DenominatorBy Emily Spence 03/26/07 “ICH ” — – Jared Diamond, E. O. Wilson, Richard Dawkins and many other reputable scientists from diverse fields cite human overpopulation as a root cause of many seemingly disparate, catastrophic problems that our … Continue reading
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We Know Something’s Going On
Hothouses for Hapless Masses on the Rio GrandeBy GREG MOSES Upon the Laguna Atascosa Wildlife Refuge where the chachalacas gather in small groups to screech for dawn, John Neck takes Jay Johnson-Castro for a winding-down ride. The two friends have … Continue reading