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A Progressive Obama? It Takes a Movement.
FDR, our most progressive president, had the support of a massive labor movement. Photo courtesy of Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Museum.Barack Obama: deeply flawed,and it’s our job to make him betterBy Kathy G. Kathy G. is a shrill feminist, … Continue reading
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Tagged Corporate Power, FDR, LBJ, Liberalism, Obama, Politics, Presidency, Presidential Campaign, Progressives, Social Change, Social Movements, The Left
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Netroots Nation Comes to Austin
Netroots Nation director Gina cooper.Progressive politics meets the internetBy Sarah Lai Stirland / June 25, 2008 Gina Cooper is the director of an annual phenomenon now known as Netroots Nation. The four-year-old annual gathering, formerly known as the YearlyKos convention, … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, BlogAustinaging, Democratic Party, Electoral politics, Internet, Networking, Politics, Progressives, Technology, Texas
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When Karl Rove Calls Obama Arrogant…
What He Really Means is “Uppity”By John Ridley / June 27, 2008 Karl Rove says Barack Obama is arrogant. We’ve heard that; we’ve heard the pejorative “arrogant” before. When I say “we” I mean those of us who are “others” … Continue reading
FOX News : Stop the Lies
The following comes to us from MoveOn.org. FOX News acts as a propaganda arm of the Bush administration and the Republican right. Despite its cartoonish bias, it has broad reach and substantial clout and it should be challenged at every … Continue reading
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Tagged Campaign Tactics, Fox News, Media, MoveOn.org, Obama, Obama Smear Campaign, Propaganda
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Clear Channel Bans Ads For Harry Shearer’s CD Over Anti-Bush Image
Clear Channel, the radio station and billboard powerhouse, has banned an ad for Harry Shearer’s new CD “Songs of Bushmen” because it depicts George Bush with a bone through his nose, the New York Post‘s Page Six reports: The outdoor … Continue reading
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Tagged Advertising, Censorship, Clear Channel, Comics, Corporate Media, Entertainers, George W. Bush, Satire
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Ecstasy May Be Key To Treating PTSD
At last the incurably traumatised may be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.And controversially, the key to taming their demons is the ‘killer’ drug EcstasyBy Amy Turner The following story was originally posted on May 4, 2008 … Continue reading
Houston Immigration Raid Draws Protest : Employer Arrests May Follow
Dozens protest immigration raid in Houston. HOUSTON — Dozens protested against an immigration raid on an east Houston exporting company where 160 people were arrested, KPRC Local 2 reported Thursday. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said the raid at Action … Continue reading
Capitol Hill : Gone Fishing
Congress Still Corrupt and UselessBy Marc Ash / June 26, 2008 For those who thought Tom Delay’s departure would really change anything in Congress, this past week was a strong cup of coffee. On Capitol Hill, politics and greed still … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Corruption, Political Corruption, Privacy, Surveillance, War Funding
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We are doomed! Sort of!
Earth in crisis, food and water increasingly scarce, people freaking out. Should you join them?By Mark Morford / June 25, 2008 It would be nice to think much of the ugliness is coming to an end. It would be lovely … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Ecology, Existential Angst, Global Crisis, Global Economy, Inventors, Technology, The World
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US Mayors Step Into Iran Fray
Mayor Bob Kiss of Burlington, Vermont sponsored Iran resolution at U.S Conference of Mayors.Calling for Diplomacy, Not Warby Medea Benjamin / June 26, 2008 Tensions around Iran have been heating up with President Bush’s recent trip to Europe urging stronger … Continue reading
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Tagged Cities, CodePink, Imperialism, Iran, Peace Movement, U.S. Mayors
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Pentagon : The Five Secret Billion-Dollar Companies
Billionaire Ronald Perelman’s holding company MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc. received $3,360,739,032 from the Department of Defense in 2007.Sucking Obscene Amounts of Taxpayer MoneyBy Nick Turse / June 26, 2008 At $34 billion, you’re already counting pretty high. After all, … Continue reading
Maybe He’s With Waldo…
Where the Hell is Matt? (2008) 14 months in the making, 42 countries, and a cast of thousands. Thanks to everyone who danced with me. Matt [Matthew (Matt) Harding is an American video game developer and Internet celebrity known as … Continue reading
