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Yearly Archives: 2008
Austin Student Reports on Direct Action in Washington
Students Serve Congress With “Stop-loss” Order by Nora Hansel / The Rag Blog /March 21, 2008 This is a report from Austin’s Nora Hansel, a student at Wesleyan University who was arrested during direct action demonstrations at the Capitol building … Continue reading
Israel, Zionism, Anti-Semitism and Palestine : A Discussion
A thread for peace in the Middle East The following discussion has been put together from an ongoing thread of posts on the MDS/Austin listserv from March 19-21, 2008. The posts have created both noise and reason, dissonance and unity. … Continue reading
Colbert on the Water Shortage : Laugh in the Face of Despair…
Stephen puts inventor Dean Kamen’s vapor compression distiller to the test. Thirst locally and drink globally with Stephen’s new line of bottled water. Source.Thanks to Sarito Neiman / The Rag Blog
The Forgotten Victims of the Iraq War
The untold story of Iraq’s refugee crisisWritten by: Alex Klaushofer, 19 Mar 2008 16:28:00 GMT Coming back on the train from a news-free holiday earlier this week, idly flicking through the papers abandoned by commuters, I found myself plunged into … Continue reading
BushCo – Stealing Legislative Responsibilities
No Evidence For Administration’s Claim On U.S.-Iraqi Declaration Of Principlesby Jonathan Schwarz, for Democrats.com The Politico reported last week that a senior administration official stated that conflict with Congress over the U.S.-Iraqi Declaration of Principles for an ongoing bilateral agreement … Continue reading
Brother, can you spare a dime?
Thanks to Harry Edwards / the Rag Blog
New Scandal : State Department Violation of Obama Privacy
BREAKING NEWSObama’s passport files breached. [We aren’t normally in the business of breaking news, but this is pretty interesting stuff and could have very significant ramifications. So pay attention. The Rag Blog.] By Huffington Post / March 20 Two State … Continue reading
True US Power Lies in Its Ability to Inspire
“Today, I weep for my country” The speech given by Sen. Robert Byrd on the Senate floor on March 19, 2003, just prior to the U.S. invasion of Iraq — and John McCain’s response. Editor’s note: Exactly five years ago, … Continue reading
Who Will Control the Seeds We Plant?
Seeds of Destuctionby Stephen Hume, Vancouver Sun Eating breakfast toast: a simple ritual to start the day. The bread probably came from a bakery or grocery store, but beyond that who knows where the wheat came from – never mind … Continue reading
Diplomats Still Say No to U.S. Policy
Why We Said No: Three Diplomats’ Dutyby Ann Wright, John Brown, and Brady Kiesling / Huffington Post / March 20, 2008 Five years ago this month, the three of us left the US Foreign Service in opposition to the war … Continue reading
Tom Hayden’s Return to Vietnam
[This is a fine article by Tom Hayden, SDS co-founder, primary author of The Port Huron Statement and now California state senator, on his return trip to Vietnam. I recommend it highly. Thorne Dreyer, The Rag Blog.] The Old Revolutionaries … Continue reading
Richard Dawkins and "The God Delusion"
Photo by Bret Gerbe / Austin American-Statesman.Atheist author draws impassioned crowd in Austin.By Eileen E. Flynn / Austin American-Statesman / March 20, 2008 Richard Dawkins, an evolutionary biologist with star power, drew some 1,200 people to hear his take on … Continue reading
