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Yearly Archives: 2008
A Video Series on World Agriculture: Monsanto, Part 3
The World According to Monsanto (Part 3 of 8) Right now, there is probably no other company that is doing more to endanger the health of this planet, and it’s inhabitants, than Monsanto. With Nazi-like attitude, they are leading the … Continue reading
The Age of Global Apartheid, Courtesy Uncle Sam
A Story of U.S. Immigration In An Age of Global ApartheidBy Ben Terrall, August 14, 2008 In his 2001 book, Operation Gatekeeper: The Rise of the ‘Illegal Alien’ and the Remaking of the U.S.-Mexico Boundary (Routledge), Joseph Nevins focused on … Continue reading
Steven Harper: Just Doing What Junior Would Want
Canada to evict US deserterby Nick Kyonka / August 14, 2008 First soldier to head north to avoid Iraq war loses refugee bid, mulls plea to Federal Court American war resister Jeremy Hinzman has been ordered out of the country … Continue reading
Why McCain Would Be a Mediocre President
John McCain campaign staff and early model of the “Straight Talk Express.”‘A careful look at McCain’s biography shows that he isn’t prepared for the job’By Rex Nutting WASHINGTON — In his frivolous Paris and Britney ad, Sen. John McCain has … Continue reading
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It Is the World That Junior Has Helped Build
Vladimir Putin (right) of Russia and George W. Bush arrive at a summit on the Black Sea, April 5, 2008. Photo credit: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque.Putin’s war enablers: Bush and CheneyBy Juan Cole Russia’s escalating war on Georgia reveals the consequences of … Continue reading
Maureen Dowd on Hillary and the Dem Convention : Yes She Can
Hillary Clinton campaigning for Barack Obama August 8 in Henderson, Nevada.‘She’s amazed at how easy it was to snatch Denver away from the Obama saps’By Maureen Dowd / August 12, 2008 While Obama was spending three hours watching “The Dark … Continue reading
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SPORT : An Elegy for Skip Carey
Atlanta Braves annuncer Skip Carey kissing a baby. Photo by jeffamandalayla.‘There will be no more Skip Caray to bring me laughs and great baseball announcing in the summers’By Gerry Storm / The Rag Blog / August 14, 2008 Back in … Continue reading
Obama’s Hillbilly Half-Brother Threatening To Derail Campaign
Cooter and Barack Obama. Photo courtesy The Onion.‘Since Cooter’s emergence on the national scene, the Obama campaign has downplayed the brothers’ relationship’August 14, 2008 BOONEVILLE, KY—Barack Obama’s once-commanding lead in the polls slipped to two points Monday, continuing a month-long … Continue reading
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Homeland Security Hard at Work
Hack your local subwayby Grant Martin / August 13, 2008 Frequent travelers on any metropolitan subway system know that the two major means for fare tracking and billing are via magnetic strip and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). And every nerd … Continue reading
Undemocratic and Dangerous to American Women
I got an e-mail from a friend who said that anyone who tries to convince another person not to practice birth control, or refuses to provide or fill a prescription for a birth control pill, should have to adopt 4 … Continue reading
Oh, Lighten Up Already !!
Three elderly men are at the doctor for a memory test. The doctor says to the first man, “What is three times three?” “274,” was his reply. The doctor says to the second man, “It’s your turn. What is three … Continue reading
