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Juan Cole: Abolish Puritanism in Government Policy
The Great Reagan Pyramid Scheme Comes Crashing DownBy Juan Cole / October 15, 2008 The Republican Party that Nixon invented melded the moneyed classes of the Northeast with the white evangelicals of the South. This odd couple went on to … Continue reading
Dr. William H. Schubert : The Bill Ayers I Know
Bill Ayers Those of us who care about education and what’s been done to it in the cruel, foolish, and profligate class war from above over the quarter-century that has been my entire adult life are likely to know Bill … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Ayers, Campaign Tactics, Education, Educational Reform, Obama, Obama Smear Campaign, Scholars, SDS, Sixties, Weather Underground, William Ayers
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Casey Porter : Stop-Lossed in Iraq
Eddy Porter holds a photo of his son, U.S. Army Spc. Casey Porter, who is returning for his second tour of duty in Iraq under the Department of Defense’s “Stop-Loss” program. Photo by Ronald W. Erdrich / Abiline Reporter-News.Casey Porter … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-War GIs, Austin, Filmmakers, GI's, Iraq Veterans, Iraq War, Military, Texas
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Darrell Vandeveld Speaks About Guantanamo
Although we posted about this previously, this article adds more detail to the debacle that Guantanamo has become. We call on the Bush administration to own up to this failure, dismantle the mechanism of military tribunals, release the illegally held … Continue reading
A Story of Dodging the Draft in Israel
Omer GoldmanConscience of the Israeli spymaster’s daughterBy Igal Sarna / October 9, 2008 Igal Sarna meets a Mossad chief’s daughter who is in jail for refusing national service Omer Goldman is a very pretty girl, slender as a model. Never … Continue reading
An Article V Convention Is Long Past Due
Ideal:Reality:When the Federal Government Fails the People: Our Constitution Has a SolutionBy Joel Hirschhorn / October 14, 2008 The hardest thing for Americans to do right now in this presidential election season is to fight distraction and, instead, focus on … Continue reading
Canary in the Mineshaft : Cautionary Tales of Suicide, Bigotry
Was this house worth dying for?In this July 23, 2008 file photo, the Taunton, Mass. house This was the home of Carlene Balderrama, 53, who fatally shot herself soon after faxing a letter to her mortgage company July 22, saying … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Bankruptcy, Economic Collapse, Economy, Foreclosures, Racism, Suicide
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El Salvador : Human Rights Abuses and the Role of the US Government
This mural of the “four churchwomen” is one of many in El Salvador that honors the martyrs who were killed while peacefully advocating for human rights during El Salvador’s violent Civil War. The churchwomen were asassinated by the National Guard … Continue reading
Playing With Fire : McCain and the Raging Right
‘McCain’s own campaign is playing with powerful extremist themes to denigrate Obama’By E. J. Dionne Jr. / October 14, 2008 McCain pastor tells rally that non-Christians want Obama victory. Story and video, Below. Are we witnessing the reemergence of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Campaign Tactics, Conservatives, Extremism, McCain Campaign, Obama, Obama Smear Campaign, Political Ethics, Racism, Right Wing
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Memories of What Columbus Day Really Means
A Columbus Day MessageBy Samuel Worcester / October 13, 2008 I know that many modern day people, even those from the Christian Right, like and or admire “Indians”, Native Americans. They think it is sad that the white people nearly … Continue reading
Fidel: The Developed Capitalist System Is in Crisis
The Law of the JungleBy Fidel Castro / October 13, 2008 Trade, within a society and among countries, is the exchange of goods and services produced by human beings. The owners of the means of production appropriate the profits. As … Continue reading
Jokers Wild
Cartoon by Joshua Brown Thanks to S. R. Keister / The Rag Blog
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Tagged Campaign Tactics, Cartoon, Humor, McCain, Obama Smear Campaign, Sarah Palin
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