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Dennis Kucinich : Wake up America
Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, preaches “Wake up, America!” to the Democratic National Convention in Denver on Tuesday, Aug. 26. Photo by Charlie Neibergall /AP See “Kucinich wakes up Democratic Convention” by Rochelle Riley and video of Kucinich’s speech, below. ‘We … Continue reading
What We Need Is A Digital Bill Of Rights
‘It is time to really think about a comprehensive national technology policy for the Internet Age’By Erick Schonfeld / August 25, 2008 As the Democrats and Republicans gather at their national conventions, it is time to really think about a … Continue reading
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Tagged Digital Media, Freedom of Expression, Intellectual Property, Internet Rights, Net Neutrality, Privacy, Technology
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The Fight Against Gentrification in Harlem
Photo by Thomas Good / NLN.The battle for the soul of El Barrio By Thomas Good / August 26, 2008 NEW YORK — In November of 2006, City Council member Melissa Mark Viverito spoke out against police commissioner Ray Kelly’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Community Organizing, Gentrification, Harlem, New York, Social Action
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Rachel Papo : Face of the Day
See Rachel Papo’s statement about this series below. One photograph from Rachel Papo’s photo series on female Israeli soldiers. At an age when social, sexual, and educational explorations are at their highest point, the life of an eighteen-year-old Israeli girl … Continue reading
Chasing The Clean Coal Dragon : A DNC Lobby Adventure
‘Clean coal’ is in an experimental stage and at best hypotheticalAugust 26, 2008 DENVER — Greetings from from the Mile High City! It’s a beautiful day here in Denver. The DNC is in full swing, and excitement is in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Energy, Clean Energy, Coal, Democratic Convention, Denver, Energy, Lobbyists
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Nothing Fair About the Trade Deals Made with Chequebooks and Lawyers
Rich countries once used gunboats to seize food. Now they use trade dealsBy George Monbiot / August 26, 2008 The world’s hungriest are the losers as an old colonialism returns to govern relations between wealthy and poor nations In his … Continue reading
Medea Benjamin: "Both Parties Have Kept Us Down This Militaristic Path and Neglected Our Basic Needs"
In this Oct. 24, 2007 file photo, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, is confronted by Code Pink member Desiree Anita Ali-Fairooz, her hands painted red, as she arrives to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)CodePink Faces … Continue reading
Quote of the Day
Eeewwwwhh, these guys look comfortable, eh??From a letter to the Editor in August 26, 2008 Boston Globe, If Barack Obama’s selection of Joe Biden as his running mate is ‘ceding the point that he doesn’t have the foreign policy experience … Continue reading
Those Who Manipulate The Machines Will Manipulate the Elections ‘In NM the ballot boxes are apparently moved about on a burro.’ By Gerry Storm / The Rag Blog / August 25, 2008 See “Warning on Voting Machines Reveals Oversight Failure” … Continue reading
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For the West, Mistake Has Become Second Nature
We tilt at windmills as world war loomsBy Simon Jenkins / August 24, 2008 Is the world drifting towards a new global war? From this week the dominant super-power, America, will for three months pass through the valley of the … Continue reading
And There Is No Government Shame for This
Katrina Pain Index: New Orleans Three Years LaterBy Bill Quigley / August 25, 2008 0. Number of renters in Louisiana who have received financial assistance from the $10 billion federal post-Katrina rebuilding program Road Home Community Development Block Grant — … Continue reading
