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Erosion of Pay Check Drives Economic Downturn
Kim Baker works at a roof tile factory with declining business. “We don’t just hop in the car and go shopping or get something to eat,” he said, with his daughter Bailey and wife, Debbie, right. Photo by J. Kevin … Continue reading
ABC, Barack Obama and the Red Herring
Daley to Clinton: Don’t Tar Obama with Ayersby Mike Dorning and Rick Pearson / April 17, 2008 Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, whose father was famously not so sympathetic to anti-war protesters, is coming to the defense of Barack Obama for … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernardine Dohrn, Bill Ayers, Hillary, Journalism, Media, Obama, Presidential Campaign, SDS
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ABC Takes Hits for Slanted, Tabloid Debate
ABC News moderators Charlie Gibson and George Stephanopoulos seemed to be playing a game of gotcha at last night’s candidates’ debate. Photo by Matt Rourke / AP.Clinton-Obama Debate: ABC Decides Top Issues Facing Americans Are Gaffes, Flag Pins and ’60s … Continue reading
The Boss Throws His Bandanna in the Ring : Endorses Obama
Bruce in Dallas, April 13, 2008.Senator Obama is head and shoulders above the rest.By Bruce Springsteen / April 16, 2008 LIke most of you, I’ve been following the campaign and I have now seen and heard enough to know where … Continue reading
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Bitter? You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet.
Obama, Bitterness, Meet the Press, and the Old Politicsby Robert Reich / April 15, 2008 I was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, 61 years ago. My father sold $1.98 cotton blouses to blue-collar women and women whose husbands worked in factories. … Continue reading
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Michael Klare : Oil Rules!
TomDispatch interview with author, Mike Klare It’s strange that the business and geopolitics of energy takes up so little space on American front pages — or that we could conduct an oil war in Iraq with hardly a mention of … Continue reading
Troopers Came Armed for Bear
Inside the very private polygamous ranch, “Monica,” a member of the FLDS Yearning For Zion community, near Eldorado,Texas, talks about how Texas officials will not allow her to see her children who were taken from the ranch last week with … Continue reading
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Tagged Criminal Justice, Human Rights, Religion, Sexual Abuse, Texas
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L.O.V.E.
Image: VooDooDogI’m the beginning of lifeI am the endI’m the mystery’s wifeI am godsendI’m the prisoner of lifeI cannot dieI’m to enjoy all of thiswithout knowing why Mine is the light of the sunMine is the dayMine’s irresistible funMine is … Continue reading
The Story of Stuff…
….with Annie Leonard What is the Story of Stuff? From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of … Continue reading
Credit crunch? The real crisis is global hunger.
And if you care, eat less meatBy George Monbiot / April 15, 2008 A food recession is under way. Biofuels are a crime against humanity, but – take it from a flesh eater – flesh eating is worse. Never mind … Continue reading
Peak Oil Solutions: Biofuels and GMO’s
Scott Pittman, center, with Harvey Stone and Alice Embree at the Rag Reunion, Sept. 3, 2005. Photo by Carlos Lowry / The Rag Blog.One Step Solution to a Two Step DitchBy Scott Pittman / April 15, 2008 / The Rag … Continue reading
