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Yearly Archives: 2008
It Is Time for Karl Rove to Face Justice
For More Information The Rag Blog / July 18, 2008
Because I Hate Patriotic Bullshit and Because I Love Revolution
Anheuser-Bush, St. Louis, MissouriMemories of Beer Lovers, Hemp Farmers & Bloody Revolutionby Mike Ely / July 18, 2008 Ok, I admit it. I’m not your usual observer. When I heard that Budweiser had been bought by the Euro-capitalists InBev, I … Continue reading
NetRoots Nation: Press the Politicians
First planning meeting for July’s Netroots Nation in Second Life 2008. We expect to post live material from the conference in the coming days. The intrepid Thorne Dreyer is attending NetRoots Nation in Austin and will one day soon resurface … Continue reading
FILM : Michael Reynolds: "We Shoot from the Hip"
Refuse-nik: Michael Reynolds’ home in Taos, New Mexico, where he built a community of ‘earthships’ out of waste materialsEarthship Enterprise: The Ultimate Eco-Houseby Rob Sharp They are eco-friendly, bizarre-looking bolt holes, and have earned the name “earth ships” for the … Continue reading
Howard Zinn: Is Not War Itself Terrorism?
Here’s the “nice” picture of warfareMemo to Obama, McCain: No One Wins in a WarBy Howard Zinn / July 17, 2008 Barack Obama and John McCain continue to argue about war. McCain says to keep the troops in Iraq until … Continue reading
The Sustainability Folks Are Our Comrades
SustainabilityBy Paul Spencer / July 17, 2008 Here is a diary that was posted on Open Left by Syrith last year. (Some data in my comments were under-stated, and I have better information now.) It is well-said, but, unfortunately, it … Continue reading
Will It Never End !!??
Thanks to Mariann Wizard / The Rag Blog
Emblematic of the Gang That Can’t Shoot Straight
Some people worry too much about the wrong things. For instance, Bush’s security people have created a watch list with a million names on it. How could that possibly be useful in counter-terrorism, a million names? Most of them are … Continue reading
JibJab : Time For Some Campaigning 2008
The Rag Blog / Posted July 16, 2008
That Has the Ring of Truth to It
The US economy has been on the verge of recession as it combats a massive national debt, a housing crisis and the declining strength of the dollar [GALLO/GETTY] Dumping (and dumping on) the DollarBy Dale C. / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
World Court Urges US to Stay Five Executions
World Court judges on June 19 heard arguments in the case involving Mexican citizens on death row in the United States. Photo by Peter Dejong / AP.Mexico had appealed to U.N. body on behalf of citizens on Texas death row.July … Continue reading
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Tagged Capital Punishment, Criminal Justice, Death Penalty, Human Rights, Mexico, World Court
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