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Yearly Archives: 2008
Singin’ on Sunday – Connie Evingson
Connie Evingson and Pearl Django at Jazz Alley in Seattle, 30 April 2008.Photo by Richard JehnI was in Seattle a couple of weeks ago at the tail end of a wonderful trip to Austin to meet up with all the … Continue reading
Blogging for Freedom : Black Activism on the Internet
The Civil Rights Battle Moves From The Streets To The InternetBy Heather Faison PHILADELPHIA — One of the most important e-mails to land in Kourtney Addison’s inbox was seconds away from being cyber trash. As her eyes scrolled down the … Continue reading
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Quote of the Day : Hobgoblins
The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary. H.L. Mencken Thanks to Doug Zachary / … Continue reading
At Holly Beach With You
Holly Beach,LA. a thousand cheap vacationswith free seagulls and sunburnsall you can step on beach jetsamand the purifying grit of Gulf watersa working family’s paradise spreepopulation you and me in a couple hundred cobbled cottagesshambled alongside cramped alleyswith ample crawl … Continue reading
The Needle and the Damage Done
The Days of Wine and Oil-Soaked Rosesby Paul Dean / May 17th, 2008 Our valiant Prez once again in a recent interview shared his insight with Americans that we are “addicted to oil.” The solution? Bush says the country needs … Continue reading
Manipulating Highly-Educated Doctors
Pharmaceutical Payola — Drug Marketing to Doctorsby Robert Weissman / May 17, 2008 Last week, a Congressional committee properly raked Big Pharma over the coals for misleading advertising of pharmaceuticals. A hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s oversight … Continue reading
Robert Fisk on Junior’s Words in Israel
Photo by Michael TottenSo Just Where Does the Madness End?All the monsters buried in the mass graves of the civil war have been dug upby Robert Fisk / May 17, 2008 I am not sure what was the worse part … Continue reading
Austin Family Joins War Against Stuff
Like many young couples, Aimee and Jeff Harris spent the first years of their marriage eagerly accumulating stuff: cars, furniture, clothes, appliances, and, after a son, Quinn, 5, and daughter, Nichola, 15 months, came along, toys, toys, toys. Photo by … Continue reading
The Astounding Power of Empty Words
Military Matters: Iraq state fantasyBy William S. Lind WASHINGTON — When Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki sent his “army” to fight the Mahdi Army in Basra, U.S. President Bush called it “a defining moment.” It turned out instead to be … Continue reading
Iraqi Women Are Still Suffering the Most
How picture phones have fuelled frenzy of honour killing in IraqBy Patrick Cockburn / May 17, 2008 SULAYMANIYAH — A dark pool of dried blood and a fallen red scarf mark the place where Ronak, who had fled to a … Continue reading
Peak Oil to Food to Steel : The Domino Effect
First of all, we likely have already peaked last year, or are now peaking in world oil production, as currently soaring oil prices should indicate. But see also the following link: Revision of Depletion Model. This being the case, it … Continue reading
The Time Has Come for Americans to Blink
Everybody Knows.By Sheila Samples / May 16, 2008Everybody knows that the dice are loaded.Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed.Everybody knows the war is over.Everybody knows the good guys lost.Everybody knows the fight was fixed.The poor stay poor, the rich get … Continue reading
