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Burning Man : Snail Car Is Born When Math, Dreams Collide
John Sarriugarte, a blacksmith and fire artist, makes adjustments to the flame-emitting feelers on the front of The Golden Mean, his snail-shaped art car. Photo by Emily Lang.Kyrsten Mate woke up and said, ‘We have to build this giant snail’By … Continue reading
Jimmy Carter : McCain ‘Milking’ POW Time
Photo by Kate Patterson, USA Today.McCain is ‘milking every possible drop of advantage’ from vietnam experienceBy Alan Gomez / August 29, 2008 DENVER — Former president Jimmy Carter called Republican presidential candidate John McCain a “distinguished naval officer,” but he … Continue reading
Obama’s Grand Speech : Reason for Hope
Photo by Joe Raedle / Getty Images.‘A historic speech on a historic night’By David Corn / August 28, 2008 It was a historic speech on a historic night–in a remarkable setting. A crowd of tens of thousands of Americans, filling … Continue reading
Joan Baez: A Core Message of Pacifism
Joan Baez, the queen of America’s folk scene in the Sixties, says she has ’never really been a songwriter’ (Source: TimesOnline)Joan Baez: ‘I Was Right 40 Years Ago and I Am Right Now!’by Will Hodgkinson / August 29, 2008 Age … Continue reading
Palin’s Wikipedia Entry Overhauled Overnight
Sarah Palin’s Bio Gets PaddedBy Yuki Noguchi / August 29, 2008 If you happened to check Sarah Palin’s Wikipedia entry Thursday, you might have had a good tip about today’s announcement. Someone — and apparently it was just one person … Continue reading
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William Greider on Sarah Palin : McCain’s Hail Mary Pass
‘You mean, if John McCain croaks, she becomes our president?’By William Greider / August 29, 2008 The news was so stunning I refused to believe it until I saw John McCain on the TV screen announcing his pick for Vice … Continue reading
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A Chance to Be Heard Above the Propaganda
Federal Reserve buildingA Master-Slave Society: Democrats in Denver Should Skip One of Their Parties and Read the American Monetary ActBy Richard C. Cook / August 28, 2008 How are things going at the Democratic Party National Convention in Denver this … Continue reading
US Presidential Politics: Really Only for Comedians
A “Papa and Daughter” Ticket?By Diane Stirling-Stevens / The Rag Blog / August 29, 2008 I was delighted to find someone has already put my opinion of McCain’s pick (and reason for it) into a picture! McCain dumped his first … Continue reading
UN Ambassador Wolff: Just Making Sure We All Understood the Hypocrisy
Alejandro Wolff, trained all-American hypocriteRussia and U.S trade barbs over IraqBy Louis Charbonneau / August 28, 2008 UNITED NATIONS — U.S. and Russian envoys exchanged sharp words on Thursday over Iraq and Kosovo at a U.N. Security Council meeting on … Continue reading
Because the Empire Is Never, Ever Wrong
Jose Nazario (right) with lawyersEx-Marine Acquitted in Killing of IraqisBy Chelsea J. Carter / August 29, 2008 RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Jurors wept and embraced former Marine Jose Luis Nazario Jr. after acquitting him of voluntary manslaughter in the killings of … Continue reading
Jack Abramoff Has Been Singin’ the Blues
Frankly, I cannot agree with the suggestion that this weasel deserves leniency, but I’m a hard-nosed radical bastard. We can perhaps remain hopeful that his ‘singing’ will result in a few other deserving crooks professional colleagues also doing a little … Continue reading
Go Sign On to Something You Believe In Today
The Land of the Silent and the Home of the FearfulBy Dave Lindorff / August 28, 2008 I was a speaker last night at an anti-war event sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Monmouth County, Progressive Democrats of America … Continue reading
