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HEALTH : The Homeopathic Crowd Meets Academic Medicine
Echinacea purpurea: Academic studies say it doesn’t work.‘To dismiss alternative medicine too quickly is to miss a central question: What is the role of health care?’By Kent Sepkowitz Few things rankle doctors more than alternative (aka complementary, integrative, holistic, homeopathic, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Medicine, Homeopatic Medicine, Medical Studies, Medicine
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BOOKS : Jim Hightower Raising Hell
‘Texas has produced some of the most arresting progressive voices of the last generation. Working against the state’s Rightward flow, they have harkened to its populist tradition’By Jonathan Rowe / August 20, 2008 There is something to be said for … Continue reading
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Tagged Authors, Books, Jim Hightower, Populism, Progressives, Texas
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Gilding the Lilly : The Lies of Cindy McCain
On the stump: Cindy McCain speaks to reporters in Birmingham, Mich. Her arm was sprained when an enthusiastic supporter vigorously shook her hand. Photo by Mary Altaffer / AP.Mother Teresa told me to do it…By Alexandra Marks / August 20, … Continue reading
Joe Lieberman : Associated Press Gets One Right!
Joe Lieberman and friend.This typo tells the tale…By Greg Sargent / August 19, 2008 Whoopsie! Check out this inadvertent description of Joe Lieberman in an Associated Press story on the Veepstakes… His top contenders are said to include Minnesota Gov. … Continue reading
Jack Cafferty : Is McCain Another George W. Bush?
Jack Cafferty says John McCain shows virtually no intellectual curiosity, emulating President Bush. ‘It occurs to me that John McCain is as intellectually shallow as our current president’ By Jack Cafferty / August 19, 2008 NEW YORK — Russia invades … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008 Elections, George W. Bush, Jack Cafferty, John McCain, Presidency, Presidential Campaigns
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Rachel Maddow’s Star Continues to Rise; Hosts New Show on MSNBC
Air America star Rachel Maddow gets own show on MSNBC.Openly gay Rhodes scholar brings smarts and humor to cable newsBy Howard Kurtz / August 20, 2008 Rachel Maddow has been sounding off about politics on MSNBC so often she might … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadcast Media, Cable News, Gay, MSNBC, People, Progressive Media, Women
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Court Gives Green Light to "Boobs on Bikes" Parade
Boobs on Bikes Parade, 2007. Photo by Craig Sydney. A note on the following post. Besides the fact that it’s entertaining news, we believe there to be a substantial civil liberties issue involved here and I, for one, consider erotica … Continue reading
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Tagged Censorship, Civil Liberties, Erotica, Freedom of Expression, Sexuality
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San Marcos : Dog Dies After Traffic Cop Ignores Owners’ Pleas
The law in San Marcos: Hays County Courthouse. Looks mighty pretty. Postcard courtesy of Phyllis C. Rummel. “Who’s dying? Relax,” Stephens said as his cruiser’s dashboard camera captured the interaction. “My dog,” Gonzalez said during the Aug. 5 traffic stop. … Continue reading
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Tagged Animal Abuse, Animal Cruelty, Austin Police, Dogs, Texas, Video
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ECONOMY : Trickle Down from the Bailouts
‘The federal government is drowning in a sea of red ink’By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / August 19, 2008 Bernanke and his crew at the fed bailed out Bear Stearns at taxpayer expense because they feared not doing … Continue reading
Texas Horror Movies : The Top Five
A Handful of Non-Chainsaw HorrorsBy Hair Balls / August 18, 2008 We Texans live with our share of horrors: fire ants, Rick Perry, residents of Plano, but this entry was still something of a challenge. After all, coming up with … Continue reading
Riding the New Media : How Obama Really Did It
Cake and eat it too. From a party organized through Obama social-networking site. Photo by Porter Gifford / Technology Review.The social-networking strategy that took an obscure senator to the doors of the White House.By David Talbot This article appears in … Continue reading
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Tagged Digital Media, Internet, Obama, Presidential Campaign, Social Networking, Technology
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Six Questions about the Anthrax Case
A hazardous materials unit worker is hosed down on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, where worked continued inspecting buildings and offices for anthrax contamination. Photo by Ron Thomas / AP.Double Standards in the Global War on Terror, Anthrax DepartmentBy Tom Engelhardt … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthrax, Biological Warfare, FBI, Mainstream Media, War on Terror
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