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Top Ten Lies About Iran and Its ‘Nuclear Program’
Looks like Vancouver or maybe the Seattle area, but this is actually Tehran. Looks the same as your home town, doesn’t it?Top Things You Think You Know About Iran That Are Not TrueBy Juan Cole / October 1, 2009 Thursday … Continue reading
U.S. Schools : Segregation Worse Today Than in the 1950’s
“The Problem We All Live With” by Norman Rockwell. Photo courtesy of the Detroit Institute of Arts.U.S. schools are more segregated today than in the 1950s In California and Texas segregation is spreading into large sections of suburbia as well. … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Civil Rights Movement, Education, Public Schools, Segregation
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American Jazz Musicians Struggle in Retirement
More than 100 musicians and supporters of “Jazz for Justice Artists!” turned out for a rally that began at the Judson Memorial Church in Greenwich Village. Photo: Kirsten Luce/New York TimesAfter years filled with jazz, struggling in retirementBy Emily S. … Continue reading
Gore Vidal: Pessimistic About Prospects for the U.S.
Gore Vidal in his colonial home in the Hollywood Hills. He is one of America’s most significant writers and social critic. Photo: Source.Gore Vidal: ‘We’ll have a dictatorship soon in the U.S.’By Tim Teeman / September 30, 2009 The grand … Continue reading
Dems Who Voted Against Public Option : $19 Million in Healthcare Bucks
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGEMax Baucus Health Care Lobbyist Complex Democrats who voted against public optionGot $19 million from healthcare firms …compared to the profits the insurance industry will make if a public option is defeated… They got a great deal … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Dog Democrats, Democratic Party, Health Care Reform, Public Option, U.S. Senate
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Austin Transit Threatening to Hike Fares Again
February 7, 1940, marked a dramatic change for Austin commuters. At 1:40 p.m. 500 Austinites boarded the electric streetcars at 6th and Congress for one final ride. The ceremonial ride also launched the Austin Transit Company’s brand new fleet of … Continue reading
Prisoners of Conscience : U.S. Military Isolates War Resisters
Incarcerated anti-war GI and musician (above) Travis Bishop. Below, he is shown before his court martial at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas on Aug. 14, 2009. Photo by Alice Embree / The Rag Blog.Army prisoners isolated,Denied right to legal counsel … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Anti-War GIs, Criminal Justice, Fort Hood, U.S. Military, War Resisters
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Honduras : Micheletti Suspends Constitution
Cartoon D.R. 2009 Latuff / The Narco News Bulletin.The second Honduran coup came todayBecause the first one failed By Al Giordano / September 28, 2009 See ‘Honduras coup leader Micheletti decrees 45-day suspension of constitution,’ Below. On the morning of … Continue reading
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Tagged Central America, Civil Liberties, Coups d'etat, Honduras, Latin America
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The Dollar: The Twilight of the American Empire
US dollar set to be eclipsed, World Bank president predicts. Photograph: Getty/Piet Mall.US Dollar Set to Be Eclipsed, World Bank President PredictsBy Heather Stewart / September 28, 2009 United States would be mistaken to take for granted the dollar’s place … Continue reading
There Is Little or Nothing Manufactured Today That Nature Loves
We will no longer be impressed by an organic T-shirt if its cotton was grown by hogging water in an arid and impoverished land, or if its dye puts workers at heightened risk for leukemia. The Age of Eco-AngstBy Daniel … Continue reading
Drug War
Sheriffs from El Dorado county in California dismantle a marijuana growing operation run by a Mexican cartel. Below, they show a bust of Jesus Malverde, the “Patron Saint of Drug Dealers” from Mexico. Photos by Randall Benton / Sacramento Bee. … Continue reading
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Bill Maher : Bald Eagle is Out. Cute Puppy is In.
New Rule: If America Can’t Get it Together, We Lose the Bald Eagle Get your head out of the clouds, you socialist dreamer! ‘What do we want!? A small improvement! When do we want it!? 2016!’ By Bill Maher / … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Humor, Obama Administration, Political Opinion, Political Satire
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