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At Holly Beach With You
Holly Beach,LA. a thousand cheap vacationswith free seagulls and sunburnsall you can step on beach jetsamand the purifying grit of Gulf watersa working family’s paradise spreepopulation you and me in a couple hundred cobbled cottagesshambled alongside cramped alleyswith ample crawl … Continue reading
Austin Family Joins War Against Stuff
Like many young couples, Aimee and Jeff Harris spent the first years of their marriage eagerly accumulating stuff: cars, furniture, clothes, appliances, and, after a son, Quinn, 5, and daughter, Nichola, 15 months, came along, toys, toys, toys. Photo by … Continue reading
Peak Oil to Food to Steel : The Domino Effect
First of all, we likely have already peaked last year, or are now peaking in world oil production, as currently soaring oil prices should indicate. But see also the following link: Revision of Depletion Model. This being the case, it … Continue reading
Moron-in-Chief on Obama and Appeasement (Bomb, Bomb Iran Dept.)
Lies of AggressionBy Paul Craig Roberts / May 16, 2008 On May 15, the White House Moron, in a war-planning visit to Israel, justified the naked aggression he and Ehud Olmert are planning against Iran as the only alternative to … Continue reading
McCain’s Magic Carpet Ride
John McCain Trades Straight Talk for Unadulterated FantasyBy Arianna Huffington / May 15,2008 John McCain unveiled his new campaign strategy today: invite the American people to take a magic carpet ride with him to the land of Eternal Sunshine. In … Continue reading
Protesters converge on Houston to say "No New Coal"
Environmental activists from Arkansas, Michigan, Nevada, Georgia, Texas, and Iowa converged on Houston May 14, 2008,to urge the Houston-based Dynegy corporation to halt construction on its six proposed coal plants. The protest targeted Dynegy’s annual shareholders meeting. Activists gathered outside … Continue reading
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Tagged Agitprop, Alternative Energy, Energy, Environment, Global Warming, Social Action, Texas
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Big Win for Gay Rights
John Lewis, right, hugs his partner, Stuart Gaffney, left, outside of the California State Supreme Court building in San Francisco, Thursday, May 15, 2008, after the California Supreme Court overturned a voter-approved ban on gay marriage in a ruling that … Continue reading
US Arms Accusations Against Iran? …Never Mind
The Iranian arms justification for bombing Iran is holding up no better than Bush’s justification for invading Iraq, based on Saddam’s supposed weapons of mass destruction. Roger Baker / The Rag Blog US claims on Iranian arms proove bogusBy Gareth … Continue reading
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Austin Vets for Peace Fete Folk Legend Utah Philips
Utah Philips performs in Milwaukee on May Day, 2006.Austin salutes ailing folk great and freedom fighter Utah PhilipsBy Doug Zachary / The Rag Blog Austin Vets For Peace is raising money for our fellow Peace veteran and VFP member, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Folk culture, GI's, IWW, Music, Peace Movement, The Left, Unions
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Keith Olbermann : Special Comment on Bush’s Great Sacrifice
Keith Olbermann’s Special Comment, May 14, 2008 Which includes, in part, the following: “Mr. President,” he was asked, “you haven’t been golfing in recent years. Is that related to Iraq? “Yes,” began perhaps the most startling reply of this nightmarish … Continue reading
