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Yearly Archives: 2008
Time to Get Over the American Superiority Complex
Why I’m Not PatrioticBy Matthew Rothschild / July 2, 2008 (In memory of George Carlin.) It’s July 4th again, a day of near-compulsory flag-waving and nation-worshipping. Count me out. Spare me the puerile parades. Don’t play that martial music, white … Continue reading
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Canadian Court Sides With U.S. Deserter
Read a gripping excerpt from Joshua Key’s book, “The Deserter’s Tale,” at the end of this article. It is a revelation. Ruling: Soldier witnessed enough rights abuses to gain Canadian asylum By Janice Tibetts | July 5, 2008 OTTAWA — … Continue reading
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Tagged Authors, Books, Canada, Criminal Justice, Deserters, Geneva Conventions, GI's, International Law, U.S. Military
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Against the (Border) Wall!
Not even federal law can keep Bush’s fence from ripping through natural areas along the Rio Grande.By Melissa del Bosque / June 27, 2008 The following article appears in the current issue of the Texas Observer [Vol. 100, No. 13, … Continue reading
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Tagged Border Wall, Ecology, Environment, EPA, Immigration, Nature, Texas
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Former Sen. Jesse Helms, Icon of the Ultra-Right, Dead at 86
Jesse Helms. Art by Paul Giambarba / Truthout.Jesse Helms, isolationist, old school racist, he softened a bit near the end.By Leonard Doyle / July 5, 2008 The former US Senator Jesse Helms, a legendary isolationist and defender of “Southern values” … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Conservatives, Deaths, People, Racism, Right Wing
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Brother, Can You Spare a Euro?
The U.S. dollar has been declining steadily for six years against other major currencies, undercutting its role as the leading international banking currency. (Photo by Michael Probst / AP.The buck doesn’t stop here; it just keeps fallingBy Tom Raum / … Continue reading
Ninety-Nine Percent of Iraq’s Budget for Walls
After all, the electricity isn’t that important, right? And we are especially fond of assassination from 10,000 miles away, thus reducing the numbers of US troop deaths and casualties. How humane, how civilised …. Richard Jehn / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
Obama, Speak Out Now About Iran
Sen. Barack Obama addresses the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, AIPAC, Policy Conference 2008, at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, on June 4, 2008 and speaks about Iran. Photo by Alex Brandon / AP.An Open Letter to Barack Obama … Continue reading
Abbie and the Theater of the Flag
Abbie Hoffman, proudly attired.What Would Abbie Hoffman Have Thought Of The Flag Lapel Pin Debate?By Chris Weigant / July 4, 2008 I’d like to address, in as patriotic spirit as can be mustered, the wearing of United States flag lapel … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbie Hoffman, Agitprop, Bill of Rights, Civil Liberties, Criminal Justice, Direct Action, Flag Pin, New Left, Peace Movement, Sixties, Street Theater, The Left, The Movement, Yippies
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Panning for Gold in a Polluted River
… is the epitome of equal opportunity consumerismConfessions of a lazy dumpster diverPosted to Joe Bageant Hi Joe, I have only recently discovered your site and I wonder why it took two years of being connected to discover such wisdom … Continue reading
Volkswagen Fast Tracks "One-Liter" Bullet Car
Of course it costs $30-50,000, but thats a detail. Just think of all the money you’re going to save on gasoline. Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / July 5, 2008 Laugh at high gas prices with a 235-MPG VW(Of … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Energy, Automobiles, Energy Efficiency, Fuel Costs
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McCain Man Charlie Black Advised Jesse Helms on Racist Campaign Tactics
Senator Jesse Helms, campaigning in Lenoir, North Carolina for the first time as a politician, spoke inside an old storefront for ten minutes before leaving town in his motor home. Photo: “Jesse” (1991) by Spencer B. Ainsley.The connection is CharlieBy … Continue reading
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Tagged Campaign Tactics, Charles Black, Jesse Helms, McCain, Media, Racism
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