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Acts of Contrition : C’mon Fatcats, Tell Us You’re Sorry
Of Saints and sinners: ‘Saint Peter Repentant’ 1823-25 , Goya.Along with the bailout, how about an apology? By William Greider / September 26, 2008 The arresting image of Treasury Secretary Paulson genuflecting before House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent gasps and … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank Bailouts, Congressional Bailout, Henry Paulson, Wall Street
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NUTRITION : Are ‘Organic’ Foods Just a Marketing Ploy?
Organic apple. Better, or just more expensive?Study shows what you eat is more important than whether the food meets the criteria to be called ‘organic’By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / September 29, 2008 Are “organic” foods really safer … Continue reading
Orlando Homeless Win Big Victory in Federal Court
City ordinance that limited size of homeless feedings linked to gentrification effortsBy Jay D. Jurie / The Rag Blog / September 27, 2008 ORLANDO — The City of Orlando, in keeping with corporate dominance by theme park and other business … Continue reading
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Tagged Federal Courts, Homeless, Human Rights, MDS, Orlando, Poverty, SDS
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Keating Five Ring a Bell? Remember That John McCain?
Sen. John McCain at a March 1990 hearing of the Senate Ethics Committee investigating the relationship between a group of senators and banker Charles Keating Jr. Photo by John Duricka / AP.Past collides with Present: McCain, the Keating Five and … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank Bailouts, Economic Collapse, Keating Five, McCain, Political Ethics, Political Scandal, U.S. Senate, Wall Street
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Paul Newman : Dead of Cancer at 83
“It was one of my life’s proudest achievements. More than the films, more than the awards — finding out that I was on Nixon’s Enemies List meant that I was doing something right.”Paul Newman The ‘Cool’ Progressive Voice of Paul … Continue reading
Texas Observer : Esteemed News Mag Names New Editor
Bob Moser, formerly of The Nation, takes Observer helmBy Carlton Carl / September 26, 2008 The Texas Observer has named as its editor Bob Moser, writer and editor for The Nation, former editor of North Carolina’s Independent Weekly, and author … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Media, Investigative Journalism, Journalism, Political Press, Texas, Texas Observer
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What Did Bush Tell Gonzales? It Ain’t Pretty…
Bush and Gonzales: Who told whom to do what and when? Photo by Joshua Roberts-Pool / Getty Images. Sources say Alberto Gonzales now claims that President Bush personally directed him to John Ashcroft’s hospital room in the infamous wiretap renewal … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberto Gonzales, Bush Presidency, George W. Bush, High Crimes, John Ashcroft, Justice Department, Political Scandal, Wiretapping
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Debate a Wash; Does Obama Lack Killer Instinct?
Obama ‘had two big chances to plant a large-caliber entry wound right between McCain’s eyes, and didn’t even try’ By Thomas Cleaver | The Rag Blog | September 27, 2008 I was really, seriously impressed with Joe Biden and what … Continue reading
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Tagged Joe Biden, Obama, Presidential Campaign, Presidential Debates, Sarah Palin
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Curbing Their Enthusiasm : Conservatives Souring on Sarah
Gov. Sarah Palin walks along the grounds of the United Nations with Katie Couric on Wednesday.Conservative columnist Kathleen Parker’s call for Palin to withdraw a ‘watershed moment’By Kate Phillips / September 26, 2008 The drip, drip, drip of bad reviews … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadcast Media, Conservative Media, Internet, Media, Sarah Palin
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett on Bush’s ‘Gilded Trillion-Dollar Bridge to Wall Street’
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, left, talks with Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, center, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 13, 2008. House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. John Spratt, D-S.C., is at right. Photo by J. Scott Applewhite / AP.What’s wrong with … Continue reading
Poor Dubya : So Many Lies, So Little Time…
Photo by Craig Owen / Oxfam. The lies and scare tactics just keep getting bigger and bigger. By Randy H. / The Rag Blog / September 25, 2008 There aren’t many left in the inventory, Mr. Bush. Hurry! There are … Continue reading
Al Gore Calls for Civil Disobedience on Global Warming
Former Vice President Al Gore shared a panel with the singer Bono at the Clinton Global Initiative meeting in New York on Wednesday. Photo / Jason DeCrow / AP.‘Inconvenient Truth’ may get even more inconvenient…By Paul Vitello / September 24, … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Gore, Civil Disobedience, Direct Action, Global Warming, Social Action
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