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Yearly Archives: 2008
Elections: This Is the Only World We’ve Got, Folks
We Have a Chance to Choose a Better RoadBy Caroline Arnold / August 24, 2008 Hope has two beautiful daughters. Their names are Anger and Courage; anger at the way things are, and courage to see that they do not … Continue reading
Police State Amerikkka, Right in My Own Backyard
I was astounded to read that a Border Patrol roadblock was erected for several hours last week on SR 104 near the Hood Canal Bridge. Welcome to police state Amerikkka, I thought. And I tend to agree with the Port … Continue reading
FILM: Katrina’s Children : ‘If You’re Quiet Enough… You Hear Things’
Children of Katrina Still Bear the Scarsby Leonard Pitts, Jr. / August 24, 2008 You cannot watch Laura Belsey’s movie without ruminating upon the myriad ways we fail our young. There are many wrenching scenes in Katrina’s Children but arguably … Continue reading
The Sunday Snapshot : The Signpost for Change
Source / MoveOn.org Thanks to Betsy Gaines / The Rag Blog / Posted August 24, 2008
Denver : Police and Protesters Make Preparations
Two days before the start of the Democratic convention, police patrol Cuernavaca Park in Denver. The city has spent a year gearing up. Photo by Joshua Duplechian / Rocky Mountain News / AP.Looks like they’re preparing for martial lawBy Eli … Continue reading
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Tagged Democratic Convention, Democratic Party, Denver, Denver Police, Peace Movement, Political Protest, Protest
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‘We Filled a Lot of Space Together’ – G.W. Bush
When I decided to post this, I thought I would label it with the term ‘humor,’ but realised I just couldn’t bring myself to do it. There’s nothing even remotely humourous about these quotations from President Junior. They’re absolutely disheartening. … Continue reading
Drawn and Quartered
The Rag Blog / Posted August 24, 2008
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Tagged Cartoon, Energy, Humor, Oil Drilling, Oil Exploration, Peak Oil
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ECONOMY : The Cascading Effect of Peak Oil
Photo by Mannie Garcia / Bloomberg News.‘Don’t take a weatherman’: Credit Default SwapsBy Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / August 24, 2008 I’m no expert on these financial instruments, but as we used to say, it don’t take a … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank Bailouts, Economy, Federal Reserve, Finance, Peak Oil, Wall Street, World Economy
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You Might Want to Sandbag the Beach Cottage
A massive crack in Petermann Glacier in Northern Greenland has at least one scientist predicting that a big part of the Northern Hemisphere’s largest floating glacier will be gone within a year. Photo: Byrd Polar Research Center / APGreenland Glacier … Continue reading
FILM : Lipstick & Dynamite: The First Ladies of Wrestling ‘These are not the type of women we usually listen to, so I was nothing less than thrilled to sit down to watch 80 minutes of their stories’ By Grace … Continue reading
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Remember : This Could Be YOU (Without Warning)
Pa pilot says he’s on watch list, sues to save jobBy Peter Jackson / August 20, 2008 HARRISBURG, Pa. — A commercial airline pilot and convert to Islam who says his name is on the U.S. government’s secret terrorist watch … Continue reading
MI5: No Easy Way to Identify a Terrorist in Britain
I don’t suppose that George W. Bush’s minions will bother reading this for the purpose of learning something meaningful about terrorism. The dogma in this administration precludes actually seeking the truth (about anything at all). Richard Jehn / The Rag … Continue reading
