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Danny Schechter : We Are Drowning Here
“Drowning Man,” by David Galletly / 2headedsnake.We are drowning here:War, banks, and dumbed-down media “At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed. Oh had I the ability, and could reach the nation’s ear, I would, pour … Continue reading
Ian Buruma : Is the U.S. in a ‘Dangerous State of Funk’?
Graphic from Progressive America Rising.Is the U.S. in a ‘Dangerous State of Funk’? Much political rhetoric, and a spate of new books, would have us believe that the U.S. is in a dangerous state of funk. By Ian Buruma / … Continue reading
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Tagged Imperialism, Obama Presidency, Pax Americana, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Lamar W. Hankins : Jessica Ahlquist and the Modern Day Puritans
Sixteen-year-old Jessica Ahlquist sued Cranston High School in Cranston, Rhode Island, for displaying an eight-foot tall prayer banner in the school gym. Photo by Gretchen Ertl / NYT / Facebook.‘City upon a hill’:Our modern-day Puritans andthe saga of Jessica Ahlquist … Continue reading
Our modern-day Puritans By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / February 20, 2012 For those who don’t remember their grade school history lessons, during the 1600s the Puritans were persecuted in England for trying to purify the Church … Continue reading
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Bruce Melton : Climate Change Texas: The Worst-Case Scenario is Happening
Austin, Texas, Late Summer 2011: This is not autumn in Central Texas. These are cedar trees (juniperus Asheii). The fall leaf drop does not begin here until about mid-October and extends through the first of the year. These cedar trees … Continue reading
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Tagged Bruce Melton, Climate Change, Climate Science, Environment, Global Warming, Texas Drought, Texas Wildfires
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Jane Ayers : Willie Nelson and 300,000 Others Sue Monsanto
Willie Nelson. Image from OTRC.Occupy the Food System:Willie Nelson and 300,000other activists sue Monsanto By Jane Ayers / Reader Supported News / February 16, 2012 Little did Willie Nelson know when he recorded “Crazy” years ago just how crazy it … Continue reading
Jane Ayers : Willie Nelson and 300,000 Others Sue Monsanto
Farm aid president Willie Nelson. Photo by Ed Reinke / AP.Occupy the Food System:Willie Nelson and 300,000other activists sue Monsanto By Jane Ayers / Reader Supported News / February 15, 2012 Little did Willie Nelson know when he recorded “Crazy” … Continue reading
Danny Schechter : Special Ops Now Define Expanding Wars
Special Ops warrior. Image from Military Pictures.Special Ops now definethe Pentagon’s expanding wars These Special Ops units often operate outside the chain of command and, as they become institutionally stronger, tend to dominate military decision making. By Danny Schechter | … Continue reading
Harry Targ : ‘Plausible Deniability’ Since the Eisenhower Years
President Eisenhower (shown here as Supreme Allied Commander, Dec., 28, 1944) projected competing images of Imperial America. Photo from AP.On plausible deniability:U.S. foreign policy since the Eisenhower years By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / February 15, 2012 I … Continue reading
Jack A. Smith : Are Labor and the Democrats in an Abusive Relationship?
President Obama and the AFL-CIO’s Trumka: Putting on a happy face? Photo from AP.An abusive relationship?The labor movement and the Democrats A union movement that has tethered itself to the Democratic Party since the mid-1930s won’t be directly critical because … Continue reading
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Tagged Democratic Party, Jack A. Smith, Labor History, Labor Unions
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