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Austin : Watch Out for Zombies
Austin road signs warn of zombies. Photo from KXAN.Construction signs warn of zombies:Hackers change public safety message.By Shannon Wolfson / January 29, 2009 See Video below. AUSTIN — Austin drivers making their morning commute were in for a surprise when … Continue reading
Increasingly Reactionary Israel Facing World Condemnation
The trend within Israeli society is toward more extreme positions and greater anti-Arab racism. This most recent Israeli onslaught against the Palestinians in Gaza was accompanied by the arrest of hundreds of Israel’s Arab citizens for peacefully protesting. By David … Continue reading
Robert Scheer on Obama : Follow the Money!
Obama’s economic team, unveiled last November: the fixers helped create the problem. Photo by Sally Ryan / NYT.‘While the new president has already proved to be a brilliant and super-competent agent of change in so many ways, in matters of … Continue reading
Dahr Jamail on Iraq : The Story Beneath the Story
A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle, which the US military now uses for most of its patrols in Iraq’s Sadr City. Photo by Dahr Jamail / truthout. ‘The political divides across the country run deep, and this thin, fresh, external … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackwater, Defense Contractors, Iraq, Iraq Occupation, U.S. Military
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Cool News : Lesbian to Lead Iceland
Johanna Siguardardottir, Iceland’s social affairs minister, is set to become the country’s interim prime minister. A former flight attendant and union organizer, she is openly gay. Recent polls have showed Sigurdardottir, 66, to be the nation’s most popular politician. She … Continue reading
‘Future Farming’ : A 50-Year Plan for Sustainable Agriculture
Wes Jackson, president of The Land Institute, shown with actress Jane Fonda. Photo by Joan Halifax (Upaya) / Wikipedia Commons. ‘If we continue our offenses against the land and the labor by which we are fed, the food supply will … Continue reading
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Tagged Agriculture, Ecology, Economic Recovery, Farming, Sustainability
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The Passing of John Updike : Baseball, Misogynism and Literary Brilliance
Called ‘kaleidoscopically gifted’ and ‘an American Balzac,’ John Updike died Tuesday, Jan. 27, of lung cancer at the age of 76. Many have tagged him the most important literary figure of our time. By Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged Authors, Baseball, Deaths, John Updike, Literature, People, Writers
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UN : Drug Money Used to Prop Up US Banks
‘The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime had found evidence that “interbank loans were funded by money that originated from drug trade and other illegal activities,”‘By Boris Groendahl / January 25, 2009 VIENNA — The United Nations’ crime and … Continue reading
Gaza War is Teaching the Children to Hate
Palestinian peace activist Muhammad Abu Humus was arrested by Israelis in black ski masks for protesting the Gaza killings, while his children hovered in the corner of the room crying.Fuelling the cycle of hate: War is teaching the children of … Continue reading
Family Values : ‘Living Fossil’ Becomes a Daddy at 111
Big Daddy! The tuatara looks little different from its Jurassic relatives. Photo by Frans Lanting / National Geographic.After 40 years of celibacy, grumpy centenarian reptile finally gets frisky.January 26, 2009 A rare New Zealand reptile has become a father, possibly … Continue reading
Dr.Stephen R. Keister : The Doctor and the Body Politic
The Doctor by Luke Fildes. I, as an elderly retired physician, idealize what is shown in the painting by Luke Fildes’ ‘The Doctor,’ and look upon the word ‘physician’ in the Greek derivation, i.e. ‘healer.’ I think of Hippocrates, Maimonides … Continue reading
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Tagged Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Medicine, Universal Health Care
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