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Karl Rove : FOX in the Hen House?
Here is a succinct statement of what’s wrong with The System, as we used to call it. Karl Rove is an election analyst for Fox News. “Fox News host Chris Wallace also came to Rove’s defense, asking rhetorically, ‘Why it … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Administration, Corporate Media, Fox News, Journalism, Karl Rove, Media, Media Bias, Right Wing Media, White House
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Could Alabama Gov. Siegelman Bring Down the House of Cards?
Former Alabama govenor Don Siegelman accompanied by his wife Lorie reports to the Federal building in downtown Tuscaloosa in 2004.Gov. Siegelman at Netroots Nation: Bush’s Undoing?By Sam Seder / July 14, 2008 As more and more corruption and law breaking … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Administration, Campaign Tactics, Corruption, Dirty Tricks, Karl Rove, Netroots Nation
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Warning to Obama: Avoid the ‘Great Game’
Afghan fighters.Stop one war by starting two more?By Tom Hayden / July 14, 2008 Barack Obama restated his Iraq phased withdrawal play in response to public questioning today but committed himself to expanding the wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Any … Continue reading
Cultural Clash in Rural Texas
Adriel Arocha’s parents consider his waist-length hair “sacred” and contend it reflects Native American religious beliefs. Photo by Eric Kayne / Houston Chronicle.Long hair doesn’t cut it, school says… Native American beliefs up against rural district’s dress codeBy Eric Hanson … Continue reading
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Tagged Education, Native Americans, Personal Freedom, Religious Freedom, Texas
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Drawn and Quartered
Daryl Cagle / MSNBC.com.The Rag Blog / Posted July 15, 2008
Outsourcing the Iraq War
Mercenary recruiters turn to Latin AmericaBy Eric Stoner In October, Erik Prince, the 39-year-old CEO of Blackwater Worldwide, a leading private security company operating in Iraq, went into damage-control mode. Blackwater employees in Baghdad’s Nisour Square had killed 17 Iraqi … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackwater, Iraq Occupation, Iraq War, Latin America, Mercenaries
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ART : The Writing’s On the Wall
Charlie Halsey, co-founder of Alphabeta, stands in the graffiti store’s art space. Photo by Margot Adler / NPR.Brooklyn Store Celebrates The Art Of Graffitiby Margot Adler / July 14, 2008 Graffiti has always had a double edge. Often reviled as … Continue reading
World Hunger : Do the Math
A Shortage of Democracy, Not FoodBy Frances Moore Lappé Forty years ago, squirreled away in the basement “Ag” library at U.C. Berkeley, I wanted answers to one question: Why were 960 million people going hungry? At the time, newspaper headlines … Continue reading
Pat Tillman : Administration Forgot to Remember
Cpl. Pat Tillman.House Oversight investigation of Tillman and Jessica LynchBy Kate Klonick / July 14, 2008 The House Oversight Committee released its proposed report (pdf) on the investigation this afternoon, on the death of Corporal Patrick Tillman and the capture … Continue reading
Oaxaca : Indigenous People Saying ‘NO’ to Migration
The FIOB is a political organization of indigenous communities and migrants, with chapters in Mexico and the U.S. It advocates for the rights of migrants, and for the right not to migrate — for economic development which would enable people … Continue reading
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Tagged Human Rights, Immigration, Indigenous People, Mexico, Migration, Poverty
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Denver : Under the Big Top
Progressives have a big tent at the Dem ConventionBy Steven Rosenfeld / July 14, 2008 A tent for 800 journalists, bloggers and activists will be set up at Denver’s Democratic Convention site. Few activities are more filled with political insiders … Continue reading
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Tagged Blogging, Democratic Convention, Democratic Party, Journalism, Media, Progressives
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There’s A Man Going ‘Round Taking Names
ACLU: Million on terrorist watch listby Michael Grabell / July 14, 2008 There won’t be any balloons dropping from the ceiling to mark this milestone. And if there are any bells and whistles, it will only be from the metal … Continue reading
