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Lisa Sanchez Gonzalez : The Real Problem of the 21st Century
30 Rock’s Kenneth the page (Jack McBrayer): “What about white men?” I would go as far as to say that the defining problem of the 21st-century United States is not, as W.E.B. DuBois claimed of the 20th, the “color line.” … Continue reading
2008 : Bush Blew it on Katrina, But Where Were the Progressives?
Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Chalmette, La., Aug. 14, 2007. Pelosi and a congressional delegation of Democrats were visiting Hurricane Katrina ravaged areas. With her are House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, D-S.C. (right) and U.S. Rep. Charlie Melancon, D-La. Photo … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Legacy, Bush Presidency, Democratic Party, Katrina, Nancy Pelosi, New Orleans, Progressives
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The Real Melamine Story : The FDA Isn’t Protecting Us
Dr. Stephen Sundlof says traces of melanine in baby food “perfectly fine.” Photo by Paul J. Richards / AFP / Getty Images. Conscientious consumers who have followed the melamine story are appropriately outraged. Some have written off the FDA as … Continue reading
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Tagged Agriculture, FDA, Food Contamination, Government Regulation, Melamine, Public Health
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Israel and Gaza : 100 Eyes for an Eye
Gaza’s central security headquarters and prison, known as the Seraya, after it was hit in an Israeli missile strike in Gaza City on Sunday. Photo by Adel Hana / AP. ‘Even if you set aside the magnitude of Israel’s violations … Continue reading
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Tagged Gaza, Geneva Conventions, International Law, Israel, Lebanon, Palestine, Peace Movement
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Hundreds Protest in Texas Against Israel’s Assault on Gaza
Protesters in Texas joined hundreds of thousands all over the world speaking out against Israel’s assault on Gaza in the last two days. Here, a Palestinian flag flutters in the wind, as people protest in the southern suburb of Dahiyeh, … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Gaza, Houston, Israel, Palestinian Occupation, Peace Movement, Social Action, Social Protest, Texas
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Bush/Cheney : The Makeover and the Two Myths
Torture saved us and the surge worked. Not.By Robert Parry As George W. Bush and Dick Cheney make their case for some positive legacy from the past eight years, two arguments are playing key roles: the notion that torturing terror … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Bush Legacy, Bush Presidency, Cheney, George W. Bush, The Presidency, The Surge, Torture, War on Terror
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POETRY / Larry Piltz : The Wargazaw Ghetto
A Volcano for a live event at Ruth Eckard Performing Art Center, with Propane Flames, Cyro Jets and LSG / Zigmont / effectspecialist.com. The Wargazaw Ghettohas towering furnace buildingsthat become exploding volcanosstreaming smoke, fire, and ashupward to Actual Heavena waystation … Continue reading
The Assault on Gaza and International Law
Hundreds rallied at Rockefeller Center on Sunday in an emergency protest against the Israeli attacks on Gaza. Go here for story, photos and video. Photo by Thomas Good / Next Left Notes.Talking Points: The Gaza Crisis If we are serious … Continue reading
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Tagged Gaza, International Law, Israel, Palestine, Palestinian Occupation, Peace Movement
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The Dynamics of a Deflationary Spiral
Goody’s Family Clothing appears to be the first retail casualty of a tough holiday season. Above, a store in Knoxville, Tenn., in 2005 during better times. Photo by AP. One problem in engineering an eventual recovery is that so much … Continue reading
BOOKS / 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die
When John W. Wilson wrote about music and film for the Houston Chronicle back in the early 70s he’d slip articles to us at Space City! under a pseudonym. Space City! was an underground newspaper that wrote about things in … Continue reading
Dr. Stephen R. Keister : ‘Citizens, There Is No Time to Lose’
Leaping on a table, a pistol in each hand, Camille Desmoulins cried, ‘To the Bastille.’ ‘Something in my subconscious clicked last night, and part of the time I lay awake considering the report in The Washington Post about the drastic … Continue reading
