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Monthly Archives: March 2012
Jim Hightower : The Keystone XL Flim-Flam
Valero refinery in Port Arthur, Texas. Image from Nation of Change.The Keystone XL flim-flam The dirty little secret that those pushing so urgently for building Keystone XL don’t want you to know is that the tar sands oil producers are … Continue reading
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Tagged Environment, Fossil Fuels, Jim Hightower, Keystone XL Pipeline, Oil Companies, Tar Sands Pipeline
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Richard Raznikov tells us that “all across the western world, there is enormous pressure… to ‘privatize’ everything.” Severing the connection between the public and the “management of and control over public resources and operations” is dangerous, he says. For instance, … Continue reading
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David P. Hamilton : Guatemala’s Perez Molina Wants to Legalize all Drugs
Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina, left, with his Defense Minister Ulises Ansueto Giron, during a ceremony in Guatemala City in January. Photo from AFP / Tico Times.Otto Perez Molina and the Drug War Perez Molina surprised everyone by announcing that … Continue reading
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Tagged Central America, David P. Hamilton, Drug Legalization, Drug Violence, Drug War, Guatemala, Latin America, Perez Molina
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Richard Raznikov : The Privatization of Everything
Gobbling up the Commons. Cartoon by Ahmed Abdallah / 3arabawy.On the verge:The privatization of everything Does anyone have to ask what happens to law enforcement and the judicial system once the state agrees to keep private prisons at 90% of … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Commons, Democracy, Political Philosophy, Privatization, Richard Raznikov
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Jack A. Smith : Will Israel Bomb Iran?
Will Israel strike? Image from Gestetner Updates.Bombing Iran:Will they or won’t they? Iran insists it is not producing or about to produce nuclear weapons… Israel is known to possess at least 200 nuclear weapons and delivery systems. By Jack A. … Continue reading
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Tagged Iran Attack, Israel, Jack A. Smith, Middle East, Nuclear Weapons, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Rag Radio : The Occupy Movement and Activism in Austin
Occupy activists in the studios of KOOP-FM, Austin, February 24, 2012. From left, Richard Bowden, Joe Cooper, Mo McMorrow, Nate Cowan, Brian J. Overman, Lucian Villaseñor, and Rag Radio host Thorne Dreyer. Photo by Tracey Schulz / Rag Radio.Rag Radio:Representatives … Continue reading
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Tagged Million Musicians March, Occupy Austin, Occupy Movement, Occupy Wall Street, Rag Radio, SXSW, Thorne Dreyer
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