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Singin’ on Sunday – Terry Thompson
Terry is an old Friend, as we posted something from him several months ago. This is his latest adventure into musical political commentary, an excellent effort indeed. We love this song. It says everything about the foreign policy approach if … Continue reading
Studs Terkel : A People’s Journalist Passes
‘For Studs, listening was a craft, deeply studied and deliberately honed.’By Bruce Shapiro / November 1, 2008 When I was a student in Chicago in the late 1970s, Studs Terkel’s daily radio interview programs on WFMT were my morning seminars. … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Authors, Deaths, Historians, Journalists, People, Studs Terkel, Writers
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McCain’s Big Backfire : Most Americans Favor ‘Spreading the Wealth’
It must come as a surprise to the Republicans that the public favors Obama’s style of wealth spreading by a whopping margin.By Alexander Zaitchik / November 1, 2008 John McCain and Joe the Plumber are campaigning for Barack Obama, and … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, McCain, Progressive Taxation, Socialism, Spreading Wealth
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Austin Treasure : Vintage Video from Historic Protest Actions
Found Footage Reveals Bygone Era in AustinBy Amy Smith / October 31, 2008 See vintage Video of Austin protest activities in three parts, Below. Austin native Patrick McGarrigle has put together a treasure trove of Sixties-era video footage culled from … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, History, New Left, Peace Movement, Sixties, Texas, Vietnam
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William Blum on McCain and Much More
Jay McShann playing piano in a whore house. The Anti-Empire Report: Read this or George W. Bush will be president the rest of your life By William Blum / The Rag Blog / October 30, 2008 Don’t tell my mother … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Bill Ayers, Economic Collapse, Electoral politics, George W. Bush, John McCain, William Blum
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Guantanamo Torture : CIA Officers Could Face Trial in Britian
‘British resident held in Guantanamo Bay was brutally tortured after being arrested and questioned by American forces.’By Robert Verkaik / October 31, 2008 Senior CIA officers could be put on trial in Britain after it emerged last night that the … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, CIA, Criminal Justice, Great Britain, Guantanamo, Human Rights, Terrorism, Torture, War on Terror
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The Last Days of Dubya : Plunder and Run
The Bush gang’s parting gift: a final, frantic looting of public wealth.By Naomi Klein / October 31, 2008 The US bail-out amounts to a strings-free, public-funded windfall for big business. Welcome to no-risk capitalism. In the final days of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank Bailouts, Big Business, Bush Presidency, Political Corruption, Republican Party
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ART / George W. Urinal : Pee for Peace
Pee art by Clark Sorensen, famed floral urinal designer.Go with the flow: Art from the men’s room By Sean Fallon / October 30, 2008 No matter who you are pulling for in this election, the popularity polls indicate that the … Continue reading
McCain’s Latest Bogeyman : Respected Scholar Rashid Khalidi
The McCain campaign’s latest bogeyman, historian Rashid Khalidi.‘McCain’s and Palin’s attacks on Khalidi are frankly racist. ‘He is a distinguished scholar, and the only objectionable thing about him from a rightwing point of view is that he is a Palestinian.’By … Continue reading
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Tagged Campaign Tactics, McCain Campaign, Obama Smear Campaign, Palestine, Presidential Campaign, Video
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FILM / ‘Milk’ : The Man Who Set America Straight About Gay Rights
Sean Penn stars as Harvey Milk in the Hollywood biopic. Photo from Getty Images.The release of a Hollywood biopic about Harvey Milk, America’s first openly gay elected politician, could not be more timely.By Guy Adams / October 30, 2008 Video: … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Rights, Film, Gay Liberation, Gay Rights, Harvey Milk, Homophobia, Human Rights, San Francisco, Sean Penn
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David Sedaris : Undecided? You’ve Got to be Kidding…
Illustration by Zohar Lazar / New Yorker.‘I look at these people and can’t quite believe that they exist.’By David Sedaris I don’t know that it was always this way, but, for as long as I can remember, just as we … Continue reading
