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Emblematic of the Gang That Can’t Shoot Straight
Some people worry too much about the wrong things. For instance, Bush’s security people have created a watch list with a million names on it. How could that possibly be useful in counter-terrorism, a million names? Most of them are … Continue reading
That Has the Ring of Truth to It
The US economy has been on the verge of recession as it combats a massive national debt, a housing crisis and the declining strength of the dollar [GALLO/GETTY] Dumping (and dumping on) the DollarBy Dale C. / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
POETRY : Haiku Sadness
his blood on the sand shall never again party, yet paints the town red Shane O’NealThe Rag Blog / July 15, 2008 The Rag Blog
Exclusively Using the Wind for Power
Missouri’s turbines will provide electric service for at least 20 years, the expected lifetime of the wind-to-power devices. Photo: Steve Morse, MU Cooperative Media GroupFirst US Town Powered Solely by WindBy Andrea Thompson / July 15, 2008 Rock Port, Missouri … Continue reading
A Bit of Justice Concerning BushCo Secrecy
White House Loses Appeal to Keep Visitor Logs Secretby Jason Leopold / July 15, 2008 The White House lost an appeal to keep secret visitor logs containing the identities of evangelical Christian leaders who visited the White House and Vice … Continue reading
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Clear-Cut Logging: Not Such a Good Thing
The aerial photo of the bare slope and slide areas in the Stillman Creek drainage raised concerns at Weyerhaeuser, enough so that corporate officials did their own flyover, scouting landslides there and elsewhere in the Northwest. Photo: Steve Ringman, Seattle … Continue reading
The Court Decision Disappointed Even the Victors
Decisions Shut Door on Bush Clean-Air StepsBy Felicity Barringer / July 12, 2008 Any major steps by the Bush administration to control air pollution or reduce emissions of heat-trapping gases came to a dead end on Friday, the combined result … Continue reading
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Bill Moyers: "Communitainment" and Other Media Wonders
Is the Fourth Estate a Fifth Column? Corporate media colludes with democracy’s demiseBy Bill Moyers / July 14, 2008 I heard this story a long time ago, growing up in Choctaw County in Oklahoma before my family moved to Texas. … Continue reading
He Took Office Despite Our Derision
Hail to the Member (thank God for November) There once was a man from Connecticutwho ran for the office of PresidentThough he said he’s from Texas,just like some Mex’s,he’s really a permanent resident. He won by Supreme Court decision,and caused … Continue reading
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No Surprise from the Most Murderous Nation
Activists decry new Pentagon policy on cluster bombs By Julian E. Barnes | July 10, 2008 They say that taking 10 more years to eliminate the munitions with the highest failure rate for their bomblets ‘is completely inadequate from a … Continue reading
G8 : Determined to Kill Off the World’s Poor
The G8: Humanitarian Failure and Making the World Safe for Corporate Powerby Robert Weissman / July 10, 2008 It’s hard to dismiss the temptation to write off the G8 meetings as a meaningless talkfest. On the other hand, when the … Continue reading
Stopping Capitalism in Mexico – Calderon Will Lose
Sunday, thousands of Mexicans turned out to protest the oil reforms.Confrontation Over Mexican Oil Privatization Plan IntensifiesBy Alan Benjamin / July 10, 2008 MEXICO CITY — Proposals to privatize Mexico’s state-owned oil industry have sparked a powerful movement in the … Continue reading
