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Presidential Campaign : "Liberal Media Bias" Debunked
Cable talking heads accuse broadcast networks of liberal bias — but a think tank finds that ABC, NBC and CBS were tougher on Barack Obama than on John McCain in recent weeks.By James Rainey / July 27, 2008 Haters of … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadcast Media, Corporate Media, Journalism, Liberal Media, Mainstream Media, McCain, Media, Media Bias, Obama, Presidential Campaign
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Will Survivalists Get the Last Laugh?
With multiple crises on the horizon, survivalist views don’t seem as marginal as they did before.By Scott Thill / July 26, 2008. They used to be paranoid preparation nuts who built bomb shelters for a place to duck and cover … Continue reading
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Thanks to Harry Edwards / The Rag Blog / Posted July 27, 2008
The Big Green Bus: Ex-Diesel Goes Veggie
‘Spreading the green gospel’By Patrick Pfeiffer / July 27, 2008 “Either you’re on the bus or you’re off the bus,” was the hackneyed statement proposed to me by three members of Dartmouth College’s Big Green Bus; an ex-diesel goes veggie … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Energy, Biofuel, Energy, Environment, Greenhouse Gasses, Transportation
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Military Women Ready to Rock the Boat
Sgt. Jennifer Hogg speaks out against sexual harassment and assault in the military. She calls attention to the importance of the upcoming election for military women. Photo by Jackie Scalone.‘For the military this election has heavy stakes’By Jennifer Hogg For … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-War GIs, Feminism, GI's, Iraq Occupation, Iraq War, Presidential Campaign, Sexism, Sexual Abuse, Veterans, Women, Women's Movement
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4,000 U.S. Deaths, and Just a Handful of Public Images
Zoriah Miller, the freelance photographer who took this image and others of marines killed in a June 26 suicide attack and posted them on his Web site, was subsequently forbidden to work in Marine Corps-controlled areas of Iraq. Maj. Gen. … Continue reading
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Tagged Censorship, Civil Liberties, Iraq War, Journalism, Media, Photography, U.S. Military
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Are There Real Differences Between Democrats and Republicans?
‘Oh, hell yes!’By Steve Russell / The Rag Blog / July 26, 2008 Steve Russell is a former Austin activist and staff writer for the sixties underground newspaper The Rag. He has worked as a lawyer, an elected judge in … Continue reading
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Tagged Democratic Party, Electoral politics, Republican Party
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David Zeiger : Did the GI Movement End the Vietnam War?
Updated July 26, 2008 G.I. dissenters in David Zeiger’s documentary “Sir! No Sir!”. Photo courtesy of Displaced Fillms.And What is the real legacy of the GI Coffeehouses?By David Zeiger / The Rag Blog / July 25, 2008 David Zeiger is … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-War GIs, GI's, New Left, SDS, Sixties, Texas, The Movement, Vietnam
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ENVIRONMENT : A Point of No Return for Greenland’s Ice
Melt water is seen here running over the Greenlandic icecap, in August, 2007. A new analysis suggests there is a tipping point, in terms of how much carbon dioxide is added to the atmosphere, beyond which Greenland’s ice will be … Continue reading
HEALTH CARE : How Hospitals Are Killing E.R. Patients
King’s County ER in New York City where patient Esmin Green died due to negligence. Photo by uberzombie. Waiting Doom: A ‘systematic and widespread danger’By Zachary F. Meisel and Jesse M. Pines / July 24, 2008 Last month, Esmin Green, … Continue reading
McCaskill Takes On Military Industrial Complex
A Governmental Accountability Office report has found that Defense Contract Audit Agency officials and major defense contractors successfully pressured Pentagon auditors to hide damaging facts about the performance and costs of weapons systems. Photo by Joseph Kaczmarek / AP.Freshman senator … Continue reading
Racism At FOX News : Rapper Nas Delivers the Goods
Hip-hop artist Nas joins members of MoveOn.org and ColorofChange.org to deliver a speech to supporters protesting FOX News coverage of Barack Obama in front of News Corp. headquarters, Wednesday, July 23, 2008 in New York. Photo by Mary Altaffer / … Continue reading
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Tagged Fox News, Journalism, Media, Media Bias, Musicians, Racism, Rappers, Right Wing Media, Social Action
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