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Dennis Kucinich : Wake up America
Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, preaches “Wake up, America!” to the Democratic National Convention in Denver on Tuesday, Aug. 26. Photo by Charlie Neibergall /AP See “Kucinich wakes up Democratic Convention” by Rochelle Riley and video of Kucinich’s speech, below. ‘We … Continue reading
What We Need Is A Digital Bill Of Rights
‘It is time to really think about a comprehensive national technology policy for the Internet Age’By Erick Schonfeld / August 25, 2008 As the Democrats and Republicans gather at their national conventions, it is time to really think about a … Continue reading
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Tagged Digital Media, Freedom of Expression, Intellectual Property, Internet Rights, Net Neutrality, Privacy, Technology
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The Fight Against Gentrification in Harlem
Photo by Thomas Good / NLN.The battle for the soul of El Barrio By Thomas Good / August 26, 2008 NEW YORK — In November of 2006, City Council member Melissa Mark Viverito spoke out against police commissioner Ray Kelly’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Community Organizing, Gentrification, Harlem, New York, Social Action
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Rachel Papo : Face of the Day
See Rachel Papo’s statement about this series below. One photograph from Rachel Papo’s photo series on female Israeli soldiers. At an age when social, sexual, and educational explorations are at their highest point, the life of an eighteen-year-old Israeli girl … Continue reading
Chasing The Clean Coal Dragon : A DNC Lobby Adventure
‘Clean coal’ is in an experimental stage and at best hypotheticalAugust 26, 2008 DENVER — Greetings from from the Mile High City! It’s a beautiful day here in Denver. The DNC is in full swing, and excitement is in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Energy, Clean Energy, Coal, Democratic Convention, Denver, Energy, Lobbyists
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Those Who Manipulate The Machines Will Manipulate the Elections ‘In NM the ballot boxes are apparently moved about on a burro.’ By Gerry Storm / The Rag Blog / August 25, 2008 See “Warning on Voting Machines Reveals Oversight Failure” … Continue reading
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Slow Food Nation : You Are What You Eat
The Slow Food Nation gathering promises to be a Woodstock for food lovers and enviros concerned with our food system.By Kerry Trueman / August 25 SAN FRANCISCO — A swarm of 40,000 to 50,000 locavores will descend on San Francisco … Continue reading
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Tagged Cuisine, Eco-Systems, Environment, Festivals, Gardening, Slow Food
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Cyndi Lauper on Obama’s Brand of Hope : One Size Fits All
‘We as a society, LGBT or straight, can show that civil rights are important and discrimination is wrong across the board through our vote.’By Cyndi Lauper / August 24, 2008 As I toured all over the country this summer with … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Rights, Diversity, Gay, Gay Rights, Musicians, Obama, Rock 'n Roll
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Texas : Raiding Pension Funds to Build Toll Roads
Northbound Texas Toll 130 at the Exit 426 off-ramp. This toll road northeast of Austin opened for traffic in 2006.‘An irresponsible and immoral idea”By Paul Burka / August 23, 2008 I doubt whether Rick Perry, David Dewhurst, or Tom Craddick … Continue reading
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Tagged Public Finance, Texas, Texas Highways, Toll Roads, Transportation, TXDot
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What George Orwell Wrote, 70 Years Later to the Day
George Orwell, author of 1984 and Animal Farm.‘”I think he would have been a blogger,” said Jean Seaton, a professor at the University of Westminster in London’By Noam Cohen / August 24, 2008 See George Orwell’s “post” for August 25, … Continue reading
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What We Don’t Read About Abkhazia’s Fight for Independence
The sun also shines (and hides): ‘It was only a partial eclipse in Tbilisi–but it was total in western Georgia, and supposedly perfect in separatist Abkhazia, Georgia’s westernmost province,’ according to Ben Wheeler, posted on March 29, 2006. Photo by … Continue reading
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Tagged Abkhazia, Georgia, Russia, Solar Eclipse, Wars of Independence
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