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Houston Venezuelan Consulate Closed : Bush’s Last Shot at Chavez
Bush and Venezuela: Closed consulates and closed mindsBy Robert Buzzanco / November 17, 2008 Robert Buzzanco is Professor and Chairman, Department of History, University of Houston. He is the author of Masters of War: Military Dissent and Politics in the … Continue reading
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SCULPTURE / Kris Kuksi : The Theocon State
The Theocon State by Kris Kuksi.Sculptor Kris Kuksi in his own words: I get inspired by the industrial world, all the rigidity of machinery, the network of pipes, wires, refineries, etc. Then I join that with an opposite of flowing … Continue reading
Supremes : Mummified Dogs, Homophobes Figure into Decision on Religious Freedom
Signs from Westbury Baptist Church in Kansas: They want to build a statue of slain gay student Matthew Shepherd, with an inscription claiming he’s in Hell. Photo from Westboro website godhatesfags.com Mummified Maggie. The Supreme Court is hearing “Pleasant Grove … Continue reading
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Eschenbach: Solving the Subprime Crisis
Treating the disease, not the symptoms: a comparison of proposed solutions to the problems resulting from the bursting of the housing bubble.By Sid Eschenbach / The Rag Blog / November 16, 2008 There have been a variety of proposals for … Continue reading
Anti-Military Industrial Complex Protest in Vermont
Vermont Against General Dynamics: Confronting the Military Industrial ComplexBy Ben Dangl / November 16, 2008 On November 1st, in Montpelier, the capital of Vermont, one hundred activists gathered to protest against General Dynamics, a weapons manufacturer operating in the state. … Continue reading
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On Adopting China’s Keynesian Economic Policies
John Maynard KeynesThe Triumph of Keynes: China’s Greatest ExportBy Moshe Adler / November 14, 2008 Anyone who is wondering why Chairman Ben Bernanke and Secretary Henry Paulson favor fantastically expensive bailouts of private firms instead of Keynesian policies of direct … Continue reading
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Singin’ on Sunday – Nation Beat
Nation Beat A Vida Tava Tao Bao Which nation, and which beat? What makes this group special is that it offers no simple answers. They are rhythm gatherers, harvesting the fruit of 500 years of cultural crossbreeding, which is why … Continue reading
Texans by the Thousands Rally to Protest California’s Prop. 8
Photo by Laura Skelding / Austin American-Statesman.A rally against Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriages in California, drew more than 2,000 to Austin City Hall Plaza on Saturday. Protests were held in Dallas and Houston and across the U.S. Thousands … Continue reading
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Gay Rights Activist Aravosis: ‘Utah Is a Hate State’
Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah.Church Action Prompts Tourist Boycott of Utah By Brock Vergakis / November 15, 2008 SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s growing tourism industry and the star-studded Sundance Film Festival are being targeted for a boycott … Continue reading
