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Yearly Archives: 2008
Alternative Media : Reporting From The Ground Up
INSP member paper Hecho en Buenos Aires, Argentina. Grassroots journalism worldwide:The power of the street paperBy Silja J.A. Talvi / June 28, 2008 This is how international grassroots journalism, by and for the people, can really look and feel. As … Continue reading
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Dario Castillejos / Imparcial de Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico.The Rag Blog / posted June 28, 2008
Dems Just Love That "Big Bad John"
Ride ’em Corn Dog : Already a Classic Cornyn video is campaign gold mine;Race in virtual dead heatBy John Moritz / June 27, 2008 AUSTIN — The sight of U.S. Sen. John Cornyn wearing cowboy threads while an ol’ boy … Continue reading
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Tagged Advertising, Campaign Tactics, Corn Dog, Cornyn, Rick Noriega, Senatorial Campaign, Texas, Video
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I Ran
“Drachen 6” / Irena Vezin.I Ran I was so scared, and there was no one to stand up beside me –I was so weak, and I searched, but there was no place to hide me –I was so lost, and … Continue reading
Mexico’s Response : A Green Wall
A US Border Patrol vehicle stands guard along the border fence dividing Mexico and the U.S. overlooking Tijuana, Mexico, Friday, June 27, 2008. Photo by Guillermo Arias / AP.Mexicans protest border fence with (400,000) treesJune 28, 2008 PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico … Continue reading
A Progressive Obama? It Takes a Movement.
FDR, our most progressive president, had the support of a massive labor movement. Photo courtesy of Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Museum.Barack Obama: deeply flawed,and it’s our job to make him betterBy Kathy G. Kathy G. is a shrill feminist, … Continue reading
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Tagged Corporate Power, FDR, LBJ, Liberalism, Obama, Politics, Presidency, Presidential Campaign, Progressives, Social Change, Social Movements, The Left
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As Long As We Keep Takin’ It, They’ll Keep Giving
You can just hear this asshole saying, “Baby, I didn’t do it …”Addington: They’ll be Watching MeBy Juan Cole / June 28, 2008 David Addington, Cheney’s legal capo, can’t say whether he authorized waterboarding because he is afraid that al-Qaeda … Continue reading
Drifting Toward Poverty and Serfdom
Reverse Henry-FordismBy Ernest Partridge / June 17, 2008 There are no sellers without buyers. That’s the first law of practical economics. Everyone knows this to be true, whether or not one has ever taken a course in Economics. Everyone except, … Continue reading
Hugo Chavez: A Commitment to Democracy, Egalitarianism and Civil Liberties
Chavez, not Bush, upholds U.S. idealsBy Jesús Rivas/ June 27, 2008 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez often uses very harsh language when referring to President Bush. And the mainstream media in the United States always rushes to describe Chavez as ”anti-American.“ … Continue reading
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First We Must Awaken from Our Stupor
Elections, Capitalism, And DemocracyBy Charles Sullivan / June 26, 2008 Because so many of the people on the political left fear that John McCain will become the next president, they have allowed themselves to see the very moderate democratic candidate, … Continue reading
Netroots Nation Comes to Austin
Netroots Nation director Gina cooper.Progressive politics meets the internetBy Sarah Lai Stirland / June 25, 2008 Gina Cooper is the director of an annual phenomenon now known as Netroots Nation. The four-year-old annual gathering, formerly known as the YearlyKos convention, … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, BlogAustinaging, Democratic Party, Electoral politics, Internet, Networking, Politics, Progressives, Technology, Texas
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