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Foodie Friday: Michael Pollan’s Food Revolution in the Making
A food revolution in the making from Victory Gardens to White House LawnBy Michael Pollan / April 20, 2009 Last month, First Lady Michelle Obama broke ground for a new vegetable garden on the South lawn of the White House. … Continue reading
If the World Stopped Burning Coal, This Would Be 80% of the Solution to Climate Change
Paul Nolley, sophomore English and political psychology major, admires Beehive Designs artwork. Media Credit: Martha Warfel / Daily Vidette Photographer.Beehive Design Collective share stories of activistsBy Sam Schild / April 24, 2009 “Clean Coal Dirty Lie” is a sign held … Continue reading
The Radical Right: Alive, Well, and Wanting to March on Washington in Protest … of Something
Ohio Militia Calls for Armed March on WashingtonBy David Holthouse / April 24, 2009 The self-identified leader of the Ohio Militia, a conspiracy-minded “Patriot” group, released a video [above] earlier this week calling for 1 million heavily armed antigovernment demonstrators … Continue reading
An FBI Official Who Was There Talks About ‘Enhanced Interrogation’
I have juxtaposed a former FBI supervisor with Liz Cheney defending her father. And I lead with Helen Thomas grilling Dana Perino back in October 2008 about this subject. There are those who do not believe that murder is murder, … Continue reading
Matthis Chiroux: War Resister Scores a Big Win
War Resister Successfully Challenges ‘Misconduct’ Charge By Stephen Dohnberg / April 21, 2009 War resister Sgt Chiroux successfully challenged his misconduct hearing, facing down the U.S. Army and offering a potential “green light” for other soldiers challenging the legality of … Continue reading
California’s Harvest of Shame
Documentary featuring Fabian Núñez, past speaker of the California State Assembly. California’s Harvest of Shame from California Assembly Access on Vimeo. This is a short film showing the realities of life in the fields in 2008. It is narrated by … Continue reading
Dissecting Ahmadinejad’s Address to Durban II
Durban II: Alethophobic BoogalooBy Nima Shirazi / The Rag Blog / April 20, 2009 “There is nothing to fear except the persistent refusal to find out the truth, the persistent refusal to analyze the causes of happenings.” — Dorothy Thompson … Continue reading
Chris Jordan : The Photographer as Agent of Environmental Change
Chris Jordan took this photo at a Florida cellphone-processing plant, which he says sorts about 50,000 phones a month. Working ones are resold; the rest are shredded and burned to recover a tiny amount of gold in each one. “Pound … Continue reading
Israeli War Crimes Continue: Palestinian Dead
After shooting one Palestinian demonstrator, Israeli soldiers call out, ‘Do you want more gas?’By Philip Weiss / April 18, 2009 This is a fuller video than the short, shocking video we posted last night depicting the killing of Bassem Ibrahim … Continue reading
Sid Eschenbach: Myth-Busting for Dummies
An Idiot’s Guide to Myth-BustingBy Sid Eschenbach / The Rag Blog / April 19, 2009 All things come to an end, and this deep recession will not be the exception no matter what policy roads are taken. However, the speed … Continue reading
Ridenour Reports on Cuban Freedom of Expression
“It is not a question of luxury, an alternative which one can choose or not: worker democracy is a condition sin qua non for the normal unfolding of a socialist economy.”Cuba: Freedom of Expression & SocialismBy Ron Ridenour / The … Continue reading
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