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Yearly Archives: 2008

Jim Hightower : ‘Gooberhead Award’

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

VA treating vets as lab ratsBy Jim Hightower / July 22, 2008 Time for another Gooberhead Award, presented periodically to those in the news who’ve got their mouths going 100 miles an hour – but forgot to put their brains … Continue reading →

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Exposing Bush’s Historic Abuse of Power : Tip of Iceberg?

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Revelations about Bush could rival Richard Nixon and the Watergate scandal.New evidence of post-9/11 spying on Americans.Obtained documents point to a potential investigation of the White House that could rival Watergate.By Tim Shorrock / July 23, 2008 The last several … Continue reading →

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Mesmo : Meanderings on Obama

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

A couple of Chicago pols.If he wins, maybe he can finally sit stillBy Gerry Storm / The Rag Blog / July 22, 2008 After reading the long article on Obama in the controversial issue of the New Yorker, I am … Continue reading →

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Reality in Palestine – Unconscionable IDF Brutality

Posted on July 23, 2008 by RagBlog

Middle East: Rights group hails video as new weapon against Israeli armyBy Rory McCarthy / July 22, 2008 JERUSALEM — Israel’s defence minister, Ehud Barak, yesterday promised an inquiry after video footage showed an Israeli soldier shooting baton rounds at … Continue reading →

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Bobby Seale : Still Revolutionary After All These Years

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Former Black Panther Party chairman Bobby Seale. Photo By Adam Wallacavage.An interview with the former chairman of the Black Panther PartyBy Kam Williams / July 20th, 2008 Robert George Seale was born on October 22, 1936 in Dallas, Texas where, … Continue reading →

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HEALTH CARE : Depressed? Try An Anti-depressant and Get Really Depressed

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Gives a whole new meaning to sex and drugsBy Duncan Echelson / The Rag Blog / July 22, 2008 Here’s a story from Jim Edwards’ blog NRx. He gives some facts and figures on how SSRI’s are having a devastating … Continue reading →

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African Anglican Leaders Call For Ouster of Gay Bishop

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Rev. Gene Robinson touring stalls at Lambeth. He is not invited to the conference itself. Photo by Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images.‘Should resign for good of the church…’By Riazat Butt / July 22, 2008 Rev. Gene Robinson, the gay bishop … Continue reading →

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Turning Into the Main Actors of Our Present & Future

Posted on July 22, 2008 by RagBlog

Bolivian President Evo Morales on the WTO’s Round of NegotiationsBy Evo Morales Ayma / July 22, 2008 International trade can play a major role in the promotion of economic development and the alleviation of poverty. We recognize the need for … Continue reading →

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MUSIC : Gringos Recording Mexican Songs…

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Doug Sahm and The Texas Tornados, 1996:(From Left) Flaco Jimenez, Sahm, Freddy Fender, and Augie Meyers. Class personified: Nat King Cole.The bueno, the bad and the muy uglyBy Gustavo Arellano and John Nova Lomax Mexican artists have recorded English-language songs … Continue reading →

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McCain : Is Foot-In-Mouth Disease Age-Related?

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

John McCain crying on Dubya’s shoulder after latest gaffe?McCain gaffes pile up; critics pile onBy Mike Allen and Jim Vandehei / July 22, 2008 Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said “Iraq” on Monday when he apparently meant “Afghanistan”, adding to a … Continue reading →

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A Free Speech Graveyard at the Democratic Convention in Denver?

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Free speech zones have been employed by both Democrats and Republicans at past political conventions. This year, however, Democrats face the embarrassing possibility that they will be the only party actually caging dissenters. Yet as John W. Whitehead points out … Continue reading →

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JOURNALISM : The Tragic Decline of the Printed Page

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch: ‘Will it make a profit?’ Photo by AP.Bad Days for Newsrooms—and DemocracyBy Chris Hedges / July 21, 2008 The decline of newspapers is not about the replacement of the antiquated technology of news print with the … Continue reading →

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