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Yearly Archives: 2008
FBI Still Trying to Hide Its Fearful Incompetence
Judges consider whether FBI violated free speechAugust 27, 2008 NEW YORK — A panel of federal appeals court judges pushed a U.S. government lawyer on Wednesday to answer why FBI letters sent out to Internet service providers seeking information should … Continue reading
Police Brutality in Denver: the Face of Democracy
Here are dramatic scenes of the knockdown of Alicia Forrest, a member of Code Pink. The Aspen Times says that a policeman violently shoved her. The Rocky Mountain News reports that she was thrown to the ground “with a smack.” … Continue reading
Garrison Keillor : Rolling With the Punches
‘Californians remind me of Londoners. They’re less jittery than the rest of us, and disaster doesn’t terrify them’ By Garrison Keillor / Aug. 27, 2008 California is another country. You wake up in the morning and New York is already … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008 Elections, California, Garrison Keillor, George W. Bush, John McCain, Obama
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The DNC Sponsors List Is Rather Enlightening
The list I’ve posted here barely scratches the surface of what the Rocky Mountain News dug out of the public record. I note that this article was published on 12 May, but it is still very timely information. Such notables … Continue reading
We’ve Come a Long Way, Baby : Strip-Search Nation
The Ballad of the Panhandler and Smokey the Bear: Remembering When the Government was at Least ApproachableBy Dave Lindorff / August 27, 2008 We’ve come a long way towards imperial government in the US—towards a view of the relationship between … Continue reading
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Tagged Fascism, Police State, Police Tactics, Sixties, U.S. Government
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We’re Number One: Texas Leads Nation in Lack of Health Insurance
Texas Continues To Shine At Being UninsuredBy Olivia Flores Alvarez / August 26, 2008 Texas is at the top of the heap again – this time we are the most uninsured state, health care-wise, in the country. Woo hoo! Oh, … Continue reading
Police Trap Peaceful Protesters in Denver
Denver cops use pepper gas on demonstratorsBy Davin Hutchins / August 25, 2008 A calm political protest quickly turned chaotic as anxious Denver police surrounded protesters peacefully marching toward the Democratic National Convention Center. After trapping the crowd between two … Continue reading
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Tagged Democratic Convention, Denver, Denver Police, Direct Action, Peace Movement, Police Brutality, Social Action
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The Rio Grande : ‘That Damned Border Fence’
Each mile of fence cost Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument $430,000, said superintendent Kathy Billings. Photo by Rich-Joseph Facun / Arizona Daily Star Faulty design turned border fence into dam, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.‘The project almost ensures problems with … Continue reading
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Tagged Border Wall, Environment, Flooding, Immigration, National Park Services, Texas
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Dennis Kucinich : Wake up America
Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, preaches “Wake up, America!” to the Democratic National Convention in Denver on Tuesday, Aug. 26. Photo by Charlie Neibergall /AP See “Kucinich wakes up Democratic Convention” by Rochelle Riley and video of Kucinich’s speech, below. ‘We … Continue reading
What We Need Is A Digital Bill Of Rights
‘It is time to really think about a comprehensive national technology policy for the Internet Age’By Erick Schonfeld / August 25, 2008 As the Democrats and Republicans gather at their national conventions, it is time to really think about a … Continue reading
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Tagged Digital Media, Freedom of Expression, Intellectual Property, Internet Rights, Net Neutrality, Privacy, Technology
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The Fight Against Gentrification in Harlem
Photo by Thomas Good / NLN.The battle for the soul of El Barrio By Thomas Good / August 26, 2008 NEW YORK — In November of 2006, City Council member Melissa Mark Viverito spoke out against police commissioner Ray Kelly’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Community Organizing, Gentrification, Harlem, New York, Social Action
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Rachel Papo : Face of the Day
See Rachel Papo’s statement about this series below. One photograph from Rachel Papo’s photo series on female Israeli soldiers. At an age when social, sexual, and educational explorations are at their highest point, the life of an eighteen-year-old Israeli girl … Continue reading
