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Yearly Archives: 2008
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Former Press Secy McClellan Bashes Bush in Memoir
President George W. Bush listens as his Press Secretary, Scott McClellan, announces his resignation at the White House April 19, 2006 in Washington, DC. Photo by Win Mcnamee / Getty ImagesPolitico Exclusive: McClellan whacks Bush, White HouseBy Mike Allen / … Continue reading
Can George McGovern’s Left Populism Instruct Obama’s Modest Progressive Vision
Campaign worker Bill Clinton shown with presidential candidate George McGovern in 1972 AP photo.The American Left: McGovern, Obama, and ‘transformative’ changeBy Ken Brociner / May 25, 2008 One of the most common complaints among progressives is that we don’t have … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Clinton, Democratic Party, Obama, Presidential Campaign, The Left
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the Cossacks are coming Hurrah Hurrah
Ilya Repins’s Zaporozhian Cosssacks.the Cossacks are coming Hurrah Hurrahthe Cossacks are coming for you Grandmathe Cossacks are coming they’re coming Huzzahthe Cossacks are coming for you the Cossacks are coming in SUVsthe Cossacks are coming get on your kneesthe Cossacks … Continue reading
Books : Dick Reavis Sees John Howard Griffin in Available Light
Pardon for the Cult of Black Like MeBy Dick J. Reavis / The Rag Blog / May 27, 2008 In November, 1959, with the help of doctors and dyes, a white Texan briefly became a black man in Dixie as … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, American Society, Authors, Books, History, Literature, Photography, Racism, SDS, The Left
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Doug Zachary on the Passing of Folk Legend Utah Phillips
Reflections on Utah PhillipsBy Doug Zachary / The Rag Blog / May 27, 2008 [Singer, songwriter, labor organizer, Korean war vet and man of peace Utah Phillips died of congestive heart failure on May 23 at his home in Nevada … Continue reading
Barack Has Annoyed Fidel
Castro Criticizes Obama Over EmbargoBy Will Weissert / May 26, 2008 HAVANA — Former President Fidel Castro says Sen. Barack Obama’s plan to maintain Washington’s trade embargo against Cuba will cause hunger and suffering on the island. In a column … Continue reading
Lest We Forget the True History of This Day
War Immemorial Day – No Peace for Militarized U.S.by Bill Quigley Memorial Day is not actually a day to pray for U.S. troops who died in action but rather a day set aside by Congress to pray for peace. The … Continue reading
If You Don’t Grow Your Seed, You Lose Your Power
Heather Meek with Quebec-produced Fortin beans at her family’s Ferme de Bullion in St. Andre d’Argenteuil, Quebec. Photograph: Phil Carpenter, CanwestFamily Seed Business Takes On Goliath of Genetic Modificationby Marian Scott Heather Meek leafs through the seed catalogue she wrote … Continue reading
They Went to Washington and Caused a Harangue
Guantanamo’s Day In Courtby James Carroll TOMORROW a number of the detainees held at Guantanamo Bay will finally get their day in court – although, alas, not literally. Thirty-five Americans who were arrested at the US Supreme Court last January … Continue reading
Mortality – Mariann Wizard
Dear Friends & Family — Some of y’all, especially those who don’t have access to Austin’s wonderful “Channel A” public access channels, might like to see me reading a little poetry at the recent 2008 ExSE Spoken Word Showcase. Slight … Continue reading
Tell Them That They Should Be Blaming Geology
Oil: A Global CrisisBy Geoffrey Lean / May 25, 2008 The Iraq War means oil costs three times more than it should, says a leading expert. How are our lives going to change as we struggle to cope with the … Continue reading
