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Yearly Archives: 2008
Denton, 9/11 : SDS Rallies Students to End War
Denton: Jason Netek, far left, and a U.S. Marine Corps Reservist identified as ‘Chad’ argue about the war in Iraq as members of the Denton chapter of Students for a Democratic Society prepare for an anti-war march starting at the … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, Anti-War Demonstration, Denton, Peace Movement, SDS, Social Action, Texas, U.S. Foreign Policy
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British Jury : Threat From Global Warming Justifies Protesters’ Breaking Law
Five of the ‘Kingsnorth Six’ at the top of the 200m chimney of power station.Jury cleared six Greenpeace activists of £35,000 worth of criminal damage to a coal-fired power stationBy Michael McCarthy / September 11, 2008 The threat of global … Continue reading
McCain a Faux Maverick : Stealing a Texas Tradition
The Maverick political family — Maury Maverick, Sr. is sworn in by his father as San Antonio mayor, as Maverick, Jr. looks on. John McCain has appropriated a cherished name from Texas progressive politics. A scoundrel like McCain calling himself … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Maury Maverick, McCain, Paul Robbins, Progressives, San Antonio, Texas, Texas History
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Tim Wise : Palin, Obama and the Reality of White Privilege
White privilege: Levi Johnston , Bristol Palin’s boyfriend — who calls himself a ‘fuckin’ redneck — is considered an ‘all-American’ boy.This is Your Nation on White PrivilegeBy Tim Wise / September 13, 2008 For those who still can’t grasp the … Continue reading
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Tagged Obama, Obama Smear Campaign, Racism, Sarah Palin, White Privilege
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Iraq Report: Mosul Very Uneasy
Three Armored Combat Excavators clear debris and obstacles from a four-lane highway while a Bradley Fighting Vehicle provides security in Mosul, Iraq, Dec. 2007.Fear and mistrust plague Iraq’s MosulBy Tim Cocks / September 11, 2008 MOSUL, Iraq — Falah Mohammed … Continue reading
It’s Just Like the Election in 2004 All Over Again
If you haven’t yet read Greg Palast’s Armed Madhouse, you might want to do it before November 4 to educate and amuse yourself. There are a lot of reasons to believe that John McCain and his class act from Alaska … Continue reading
Friday’s Fractured Fairy Tale (with the Bankers)
A Redneck from Alabama walked into a bank in New York City and asked for the loan officer. He told the loan officer that he was going to Bakersfield on business for two weeks and needed to borrow $5,000 and … Continue reading
Lighten Up and Be Less Snooty and Judgmental
Experience Is Over-RatedBy Dave Lindorff / September 12, 2008 Sarah Palin stated again, most recently in her interview yesterday by ABC’s Charlie Gibson, that she has foreign policy experience because as governor of Alaska she has been in charge of … Continue reading
Bailout Blues: We Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet
A Conservative Confidence GameBy Deborah Stone / September 9, 2008 Leave it to Fannie and Freddie to do for American politics what reasoned argument failed to do–strip the clothes off the Emperor of Markets. The fuss over whether government should … Continue reading
Jim Hightower : Sarah Palin’s Faux Populism
Talking populist? Here’s the real thing: Progressive labor leader and community organizer Mother Jones.‘Living in a small town and being able to field dress a moose does not make Palin a populist, no matter how much pundits want to pretend … Continue reading
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Tagged Jim Hightower, Populism, Presidential Campaign, Progressives, Sarah Palin, Wall Street
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Threats to Voting Rights Of Low-Income Women
In 2006, only 63 percent of women in households making $25,000 or less were registered to vote compared to 81 percent of women in households making $75,000 or more. Photograph by Guido Alvarez.88 Years Later: A Promise Unfulfilled for Millions … Continue reading
Larry Piltz: John McCain Rhymes with Pain
We are overjoyed to present, once again, with feeling and, more important, with sound and graphics, Larry Piltz’s poetic ode to the Republican Presidential candidate, John McCain Rhymes with Pain. We hope you enjoy this astounding tribute to what we … Continue reading
