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Yearly Archives: 2008
The Peace Movement’s Many Faces
Photo by Alice Embree / The Rag Blog The third Friday of every month has been designated Iraq Moratorium day, and this past Friday, May 16, 2008, was the ninth Iraq Moratorium. Every week thousands of demonstrators throughout the country … Continue reading
M. Wizard : David Lee Powell and the Question of "Closure"
The Austin American-Statesman carried the following AP news dispatch this past Sunday, May 18, 2008. A man sent to death row three times for killing an Austin police officer with an automatic assault weapon almost 30 years ago has won … Continue reading
Picking an Obama Running Mate
How about Obama-Webb?Building the Best Winning Ticket:Who’s the Progressive VP Choice?By Tom Hayden / May 18, 2008 [Tom Hayden has written this piece to initiate a discussion among progressives about the Democratic ticket. The Progressives for Obama website is running … Continue reading
Gore Vidal on Obama and Clinton
I knew JFK, says Gore Vidal, and believe me Obama’s the better leader Gore Vidal, the writer and long-time Clinton supporter, tells why Hillary is insane to keep on fighting By Melvyn Bragg / May 18, 2008 At 82, Gore … Continue reading
The Right Question Is, "Should He Be President?"
What Are We Waiting For? Politicians Promise Change, but Not Necessarily Political ReformsBy Joel Hirschhorn / May 19, 2008 Long before the disastrous George W. Bush administration, I had been waiting for profound, systemic changes in our political system. Perversely, … Continue reading
Microsoft = Corruption
So says one principled Hungarian fellow. Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer reacted by ducking behind a desk when a Hungarian man unleashed a verbal and egg-filled tirade today during a lecture at a Budapest university.
The Housing Bubble: Eventually Reality Intrudes
Can’t wait to see ALL of Chillhowee Mountain covered with Commercial Development. It’s already a buyer’s market in some places…. BIG TIME! Almost makes one wanna’ be a land baron. Almost. But then, land barons of the slum-lord variety are … Continue reading
Massive Obama Rally in Portland
Fire officials estimated 65,000 packed into a riverside park Saturday, Sept. 18, for a spectacular afternoon rally at a sun-splashed scene on the banks of the Willamette River in Portland. They said an additional 15,000 were left outside and dozens … Continue reading
Moyers on Democracy
Democracy in America Is a Series of Narrow Escapes, and We May Be Running Out of Luckby Bill Moyers / May 17, 2008 [The following is an excerpt from Bill Moyers’ new book, “Moyers on Democracy“.] Democracy in America is … Continue reading
Awash in Way Too Many Radishes
Picture courtesy Mariann Wizard. She writes, “Great colors, no? Kate & I visited the American Botanical Society gardens the other day and they were awash in way too many radishes.”
When Will We Become So Ashamed We Stop?
Smiling ex-New Jersey Gov. Christie Todd Whitman goes through the motions of searching suspect Sherron Rolax while accompanying Camden police officers on patrol. (AP Photo)[For more about the episode pictured above, click here.]Police make life hell for youth of colorBy … Continue reading
Freaky Fish, Episode 3
This is Mike’s sturgeonHuge “sturgeon ball” in Columbia a mysteryBy Michael Milstein / May 18, 2008 PORTLAND — When sonar surveys spotted a vast pile of rubble in the Columbia River below Bonneville Dam a few months ago, officials suddenly … Continue reading
