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BOOKS / Comix Legend Spain Rodriquez : Che: A Graphic Biography
‘If you’re open-minded and curious about the events immediately to America’s south during the 1950s and 1960s that had such an overwhelming impact on our society and our political system, then this book is essential.’By Mike Gold “Spain” Rodriquez and … Continue reading
Joining the Peace Movement and Labor Activism
What If Labor Opposed War?By David Swanson / November 14, 2008 I think the peace movement and every justice movement in the United States should simply overwhelm Congress members during the next two months with one and only one demand: … Continue reading
Understanding What the Stock Markets Are Doing
Source / RGE Monitor Thanks to Erich Seifert / The Rag Blog
Signs of a Sick Society, Episode XLIX: A Vote for Obama Was "Material Cooperation with Intrinsic Evil"
Reverend Jay Scott Newman.Priest Blasts Catholic Obama VotersBy Meg Kinnard / November 14, 2008 COLUMBIA, S.C. – A South Carolina Roman Catholic priest has told his parishioners that they should refrain from receiving Holy Communion if they voted for Barack … Continue reading
Bad News: Pollution Reaching from Arabia to Japan
In this 2007 satellite image, a band of brown haze crosses over South Korea, center, then spreads out over the Sea of Japan toward Japan, center right. According to a U.N. report released Thursday, a thick brown cloud of soot, … Continue reading
Roberts: The US Is a Bankrupt Superpower
Crisis Is Beyond The Reach of Traditional SolutionsBy Paul Craig Roberts / November 13, 2008 By most accounts the US economy is in serious trouble. Robert Reich, an adviser to President-elect Obama, calls it a “mini-depression,” and that designation might … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank Bailouts, Banking, Debt, Economic Crisis, U.S. Government
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NorthCom: Asking Questions About Their Activities
NORTHCOM takeover drills; after Hurricane Katrina and before Rita, Bush canceled a scheduled trip to Texas and instead visited the U.S. Northern Command Headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo source: InfoWars.What Is NorthCom Up To?By Matthew Rothschild / November 12, … Continue reading
Hate Radio Takes ’em All On: Women, Minorities, Gays, Autistic Children
Talk radio vitriol not just reserved for Obama. By Eric Boehlert and Jamison Foser / November 13, 2008 See Video montage of right wing talk radio, Below. As Media Matters for America documented, the nationwide network of conservative radio hosts … Continue reading
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Tagged Bigotry, Broadcast Media, Media, Racism, Right Wing Media, Talk Radio
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Supremes: Military Beats Nature, Once Again
Environmental groups contend that the use of sonar harms marine mammals, like this blue whale. The Supreme Court, however, ruled the Navy should be able to use sonar without restrictions in exercises off the California coast. Photo: NOAA / AP.Supreme … Continue reading
RNC8: The Aftermath of the Republican Convention
The RNC 8: Left to right: Eryn Trimmer, Nathanael Secor, Luce Guillen-Givins, Monica Bicking, Garrett Fitzgerald, Rob Czernik, Erik Oseland, and Max Specktor.Eight RNC Protesters Accused of ‘Furthering Terrorism’ Thanks To StatuteBy Matt Snyders / November 11, 2008 Officials say … Continue reading
Israel Is Committing A War Crime Against Palestine
Photo credit: Qumsiyeh.Abnormality Besieges PalestiniansBy Juan Cole / November 12, 2008 The UN warns that it is running out of food to distribute in Gaza, putting the civilian population there at severe risk, as a direct result of an Israeli … Continue reading
Obama’s Bailout Bunch : Sure Seems Like More of the Same
President-elect Barack Obama with Vice President-elect Biden and a group of economic advisers at a news conference in Chicago on Nov. 7, 2008. Photo by Damon winter / NYT.‘Almost half the people on Obama’s economic advisory board have held fiduciary … Continue reading
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Tagged Congressional Bailout, Corporate Corruption, Economy, Obama Presidency
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