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Monthly Archives: September 2008
Americans Cannot Vote Their Way Out of This Mess
Delusion is the opiate of the masses. Credit: open source.Eat Your Cats and DogsBy Joel Hirschhorn / September 29, 2008 Nations come and go, rise and fall as elites and the wealthy make victims of most citizens and plutocracies prevail. … Continue reading
Why Not "Give Aid Rather Than Harassment"?
Nickelsville residents George Williamson, left, John Clark and Aaron Colyer socialize in a tent next to a new no-trespassing sign that was staked into the ground several hours earlier by the Seattle Department of Transportation. Photo: Chris Joseph Taylor/Seattle TimesA … Continue reading
‘Burn Baby Burn’ : Fight Censorship During ‘Banned Books Week’
September 27 – October 4, 2008. . .Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read! See ‘Burn, Baby, Burn: On “Fahrenheit 451” and why good democracy should make you feel bad’ by Josh Rosenblatt, Below. Banned Books Week is the … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU, Banned Books Week, Books, Civil Liberties, Freedom of Speech, Libraries, Social Action
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How Fascism Happens : That Hoary Truism About Learning From History
Photo by basetree.Fascism: When bad things happen to good peopleBy Paul Fish / The Rag Blog / September 28, 2008 A good and recent read is John Dean’s Conservatives Without Conscience which is really a rather dispassionate and mildly scholarly … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Liberties, Fascism, History, Nazi Germany, Neocons, World History
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Acts of Contrition : C’mon Fatcats, Tell Us You’re Sorry
Of Saints and sinners: ‘Saint Peter Repentant’ 1823-25 , Goya.Along with the bailout, how about an apology? By William Greider / September 26, 2008 The arresting image of Treasury Secretary Paulson genuflecting before House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent gasps and … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank Bailouts, Congressional Bailout, Henry Paulson, Wall Street
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NUTRITION : Are ‘Organic’ Foods Just a Marketing Ploy?
Organic apple. Better, or just more expensive?Study shows what you eat is more important than whether the food meets the criteria to be called ‘organic’By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / September 29, 2008 Are “organic” foods really safer … Continue reading
Some Not So Ancient History: Get Out and Vote
Why Women Should Vote This is the story of our Grandmothers and Great-grandmothers; they lived only 90 years ago. Remember, it was not until 1920 that women were granted the right to go to the polls and vote. The women … Continue reading
Just How Much Is A Billion, Anyway?
How many zeros in a billion? The next time you hear a politician use the word ‘billion’ in a casual manner, think about whether you want the ‘politicians’ spending YOUR tax money. A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, … Continue reading
Orlando Homeless Win Big Victory in Federal Court
City ordinance that limited size of homeless feedings linked to gentrification effortsBy Jay D. Jurie / The Rag Blog / September 27, 2008 ORLANDO — The City of Orlando, in keeping with corporate dominance by theme park and other business … Continue reading
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Tagged Federal Courts, Homeless, Human Rights, MDS, Orlando, Poverty, SDS
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Keating Five Ring a Bell? Remember That John McCain?
Sen. John McCain at a March 1990 hearing of the Senate Ethics Committee investigating the relationship between a group of senators and banker Charles Keating Jr. Photo by John Duricka / AP.Past collides with Present: McCain, the Keating Five and … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank Bailouts, Economic Collapse, Keating Five, McCain, Political Ethics, Political Scandal, U.S. Senate, Wall Street
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Paul Newman : Dead of Cancer at 83
“It was one of my life’s proudest achievements. More than the films, more than the awards — finding out that I was on Nixon’s Enemies List meant that I was doing something right.”Paul Newman The ‘Cool’ Progressive Voice of Paul … Continue reading
Texas Observer : Esteemed News Mag Names New Editor
Bob Moser, formerly of The Nation, takes Observer helmBy Carlton Carl / September 26, 2008 The Texas Observer has named as its editor Bob Moser, writer and editor for The Nation, former editor of North Carolina’s Independent Weekly, and author … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Media, Investigative Journalism, Journalism, Political Press, Texas, Texas Observer
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