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Drawn and Quartered
Michael Kountouris, GreeceThe Rag Blog / Posted July 10, 2008
Friendly Skies Dept : Want Some Torture With Your Peanuts?
Airline bracelet id would double as stun deviceBy Jeffrey Denning Just when you thought you’ve heard it all… A senior government official with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has expressed great interest in a so-called safety bracelet that … Continue reading
David Gray : Don’t Use My Music at Guantanamo
Singer-songwriter speaks out against music used in tortureBy Andy Worthington Singer-songwriter David Gray has taken a brave stand by complaining about the use of his music as torture by the US military in “War on Terror” prisons in Guantánamo, in … Continue reading
Can’t Fall On Your Fannie Mae
Flowers grow in front of the headquarters of Fannie Mae in Washington. Photo by Ken Cedeno / Bloomberg News. So lets see if I have things straight. The feds can’t just bail out Freddie and Fannie because that might cause … Continue reading
Our President : ‘Goodbye from the world’s biggest polluter’
Bush yuks it up with Prime Minister of Japan, Yasuo Fukuda, and Chinese President Hu Jintao at the G8 Summit in Tokyo. Photo by Reuters. George Bush surprised world leaders with a joke about his poor record on the environment … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate Change, G8 Summit, George W. Bush, pollution, The World
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David Sirota on Building a Progressive Movement
Five Ideas to Start Going from Uprising to MovementBy David Sirota / July 9, 2008 David Sirota is a senior editor at In These Times magazine and contributes regularly to The Nation, the American Prospect and the Huffington Post. He … Continue reading
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Tagged History, Labor Unions, Populism, Progressives, Social Movements, The Left
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Complex Underwater Eco-Systems at Peril
A fish swims among coral reefs off the Obhor coast, north of the Red Sea city of Jeddah. A third of reef-building corals worldwide are threatened with extinction due to climate change and water pollution, according to the first global … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate Change, Eco-Systems, Ecology, Environment, Global Warming, Oceans
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FILM : Mackenzie’s "The Exiles" Explores A Forgotten Urban Culture
Tommy Reynolds (right) in Kent Mackenzie’s “The Exiles.” Still from Milestone Films.All-night party in a lost cityBy Andrew O’Hehir / July 10, 2008 In the late 1950s, a USC filmmaking student named Kent Mackenzie began hanging out with the community … Continue reading
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Tagged Film, Filmmakers, Independent Film, Native Americans, Sociology, Urban Culture
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Taking the Bible to Court
Ned Flanders of The Simpsons agrees with Bible publishers Zondervan and Thomas Nelson that homosexuals are “wicked” and won’t go to Heaven.Bible Publishers Sued for Anti-Gay References By Rick Pedraza / July 10, 2008 A Michigan man is seeking $70 … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian Right, Criminal Justice, Homophibia, Homosexuality, Religion, Religious Right, Right Wing
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Tom Englehardt : Why Cheney Won’t Take Down Iran
Reality Bites BackWhy the U.S. won’t attack IranBy Tom Engelhardt / July 9, 2008 It’s been on the minds of antiwar activists and war critics since 2003. And little wonder. If you don’t remember the pre-invasion of Iraq neocon quip, … Continue reading
CodePink Flotilla Confronts Congressman About Iran Sanctions
Members of Code Pink protested Rep. Gary Ackerman’s (D-NY) house boat with a canoe blockade Wednesday morning. Ackerman embraced the protesters, calling it the most creative protest he had ever seen and engaged in a lengthy discussion with them about … Continue reading
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Tagged CodePink, Congress, Direct Action, Iran, Peace Movement, Social Action
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