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Republican Election Tampering? No Way!
Republican consultant Michael L. Connell is refusing to testify or produce documents related to alleged 2004 election tampering.Republican IT consultant subpoenaed about 2004 election hanky pankyBy Larisa Alexandrovna and Muriel Kane / September 29, 2008 COLUMBUS — A high-level Republican … Continue reading
Americans Cannot Vote Their Way Out of This Mess
Delusion is the opiate of the masses. Credit: open source.Eat Your Cats and DogsBy Joel Hirschhorn / September 29, 2008 Nations come and go, rise and fall as elites and the wealthy make victims of most citizens and plutocracies prevail. … Continue reading
Why Not "Give Aid Rather Than Harassment"?
Nickelsville residents George Williamson, left, John Clark and Aaron Colyer socialize in a tent next to a new no-trespassing sign that was staked into the ground several hours earlier by the Seattle Department of Transportation. Photo: Chris Joseph Taylor/Seattle TimesA … Continue reading
‘Burn Baby Burn’ : Fight Censorship During ‘Banned Books Week’
September 27 – October 4, 2008. . .Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read! See ‘Burn, Baby, Burn: On “Fahrenheit 451” and why good democracy should make you feel bad’ by Josh Rosenblatt, Below. Banned Books Week is the … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU, Banned Books Week, Books, Civil Liberties, Freedom of Speech, Libraries, Social Action
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Acts of Contrition : C’mon Fatcats, Tell Us You’re Sorry
Of Saints and sinners: ‘Saint Peter Repentant’ 1823-25 , Goya.Along with the bailout, how about an apology? By William Greider / September 26, 2008 The arresting image of Treasury Secretary Paulson genuflecting before House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent gasps and … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank Bailouts, Congressional Bailout, Henry Paulson, Wall Street
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Some Not So Ancient History: Get Out and Vote
Why Women Should Vote This is the story of our Grandmothers and Great-grandmothers; they lived only 90 years ago. Remember, it was not until 1920 that women were granted the right to go to the polls and vote. The women … Continue reading
Just How Much Is A Billion, Anyway?
How many zeros in a billion? The next time you hear a politician use the word ‘billion’ in a casual manner, think about whether you want the ‘politicians’ spending YOUR tax money. A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, … Continue reading
Keating Five Ring a Bell? Remember That John McCain?
Sen. John McCain at a March 1990 hearing of the Senate Ethics Committee investigating the relationship between a group of senators and banker Charles Keating Jr. Photo by John Duricka / AP.Past collides with Present: McCain, the Keating Five and … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank Bailouts, Economic Collapse, Keating Five, McCain, Political Ethics, Political Scandal, U.S. Senate, Wall Street
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Paul Newman : Dead of Cancer at 83
“It was one of my life’s proudest achievements. More than the films, more than the awards — finding out that I was on Nixon’s Enemies List meant that I was doing something right.”Paul Newman The ‘Cool’ Progressive Voice of Paul … Continue reading
Texas Observer : Esteemed News Mag Names New Editor
Bob Moser, formerly of The Nation, takes Observer helmBy Carlton Carl / September 26, 2008 The Texas Observer has named as its editor Bob Moser, writer and editor for The Nation, former editor of North Carolina’s Independent Weekly, and author … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Media, Investigative Journalism, Journalism, Political Press, Texas, Texas Observer
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What Did Bush Tell Gonzales? It Ain’t Pretty…
Bush and Gonzales: Who told whom to do what and when? Photo by Joshua Roberts-Pool / Getty Images. Sources say Alberto Gonzales now claims that President Bush personally directed him to John Ashcroft’s hospital room in the infamous wiretap renewal … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberto Gonzales, Bush Presidency, George W. Bush, High Crimes, John Ashcroft, Justice Department, Political Scandal, Wiretapping
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Curbing Their Enthusiasm : Conservatives Souring on Sarah
Gov. Sarah Palin walks along the grounds of the United Nations with Katie Couric on Wednesday.Conservative columnist Kathleen Parker’s call for Palin to withdraw a ‘watershed moment’By Kate Phillips / September 26, 2008 The drip, drip, drip of bad reviews … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadcast Media, Conservative Media, Internet, Media, Sarah Palin
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