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Yearly Archives: 2008
Latest on the McCain Hoax : Campaign Role in Sensationalized News
Graphic by Talking Points Memo.McCain Communications Director Gave Reporters Incendiary Version Of “Carved B” Story Before Facts Were KnownBy Greg Sargent / October 24, 2008 See ‘Rick Sanchez Calls Out Media That Fell For “Mutilation” Hoax’ by Sam Stein — … Continue reading
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Tagged Campaign Tactics, Electronic Media, McCain Campaign, Media, November Election, Right Wing Media
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Poverty: Governments Can Be Forced to Do Right
More than 116 million people stood against poverty this weekend.© Global Call to Action against PovertyAnti-Poverty Rallies Smash World RecordBy Haider Rizvi / October 23, 2008 UNITED NATIONS – The worldwide anti-poverty mass action that took place last weekend has … Continue reading
Blackmail in California : Businesses Warned Against Support of Gay Rights
Ballot initiative stirrring up a storm: Pastor volunteers at phone bank in conservative-leaning Orange County on Oct. 16 to urge Californians to vote no on Prop. 8, which would outlaw same-sex marriages in the state. Photo by David McNew / … Continue reading
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Tagged Bigotry, California, Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, Homophobia, Proposition 8
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Health of All Is Affected by Preventable Pollution
These children are developmentally impaired as a result of lead poisoning. Haina, Dominican Republic. Photo: Blacksmith Institute.Worst Forms of Pollution Killing MillionsBy Stephen Leahy / October 23, 2008 UXBRIDGE, Canada – Gold mining and recycling car batteries are two of … Continue reading
Bill Ayers and the Poisonous Nature of American Electoral Politics
What’s most remarkable about this article is the collection of quotes at the end of it from both Democrats and Republicans condemning the university for inviting Ayers to speak in the first place. What hypocrisy: this is a putative academic … Continue reading
Ecuador : Nature has Inherent Rights
‘Breaking with tradition and establishing a bold legal precedent, Ecuador recently decided that nature should have rights of its own.’By Anna Cederstav / October 23, 2008 Most environmentalists believe that nature has a right to exist for its own sake, … Continue reading
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Tagged Ecology, Ecuador, Enviornmental Law, Environment, Latin America, Legal Precedent
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The Nonexistent Good News from Baghdad
Electrical wires span the streets in Baghdad, fed by private generators that provide backup for districts without power from the central grid. Photo: Marko Georgiev for The New York Times.Wrecked Iraq: What the Good News from Iraq Really MeansBy Michael … Continue reading
Seeking to Stop the Military Recruiters Dead
Barbara Harris discussing ways to educate parents about their right to keep information on their children from the military. Photo: Yana Paskova for The New York Times.‘Counter-Recruiter’ Seeks to Block Students’ Data From the MilitaryBy Javier C. Hernandez / October … Continue reading
Here, Let Me Help You With That…
Cartoon by Joshua Brown.Thanks to S. R. Keister / The Rag Blog
Net Neutrality : Not a Sexy Issue, But Worth Fighting For
‘The concept of net neutrality is the guiding principle of a free and open Internet.’By Dustin Michael Harris / October 23, 2008 Does anyone remember Y2K? I realize eight years ago seems like an eternity, another lifetime even, but think … Continue reading
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Tagged Digital Media, Freedom of Speech, Internet Rights, Net Neutrality, Technology
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The GOP’s Blame-ACORN Game
Graphic by Christopher Serra / The Nation.‘Since the 1970s ACORN, which has 400,000 low- and moderate-income “member families,” has been warning Congress to protect borrowers from the banking industry’s irresponsible, risky and predatory practices.’By Peter Dreier & John Atlas / … Continue reading
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Tagged ACORN, Banking, Campaign Tactics, Community Organizing, Finance, Racism, Republican Party, Social Action, Voter Fraud, Voter Registration
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