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Big, Bland John : Republican Senator from Texas Can Be Beaten
The Hon. John Cornyn of Texas. Illustration courtest of the Texas Observer.How a dull exterior masks one of the most conservative records in the U.S. SenateBy Dave Mann Democratic strategists in Texas have been telling anyone who will listen for … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Corn Dog, John Cornyn, Rick Noriega, Texas, U.S. Senate
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Austin : Cyclist Lance Armstrong Now Champion Water Guzzler
Lance Armstrong’s Austin home, with a swimming pool and an acre of gardens, used 330,000 gallons of water in July. Photo by Jay Janner / Austin American-Statesman.‘In July, Mr. Armstrong, who won the Tour de France seven times, used a … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Environment, Lance Armstrong, Sports, Texas, Water Conservation
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We Should All Follow Our Hearts and Minds
The old future’s gone: Progressive strategy amid cascading crisesby Robert Jensen / August 15, 2008 “The old future’s gone,” John Gorka sings. “We can’t get to there from here.”1 That insight from Gorka,2 one of my favorite singer/songwriters chronicling the … Continue reading
Bill Moyers and Prof. Andrew J. Bacevich on The Limits of Power
Andrew J. Bacevich, retired Army colonel and Boston University professor, is interviewed by Bill Moyers.Former Army colonel Bacevich urges us ‘to take a step back and connect the dots between U.S. foreign policy, consumerism, politics, and militarism’August 15, 2008 See … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Consumerism, Foreign Policy, History, Military Industrial Complex, Philosophy, U.S. Military, Video
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BOOKS : Bob Dylan’s Poetic Pause in Hollywood on the Way to Folk Music Fame
‘T dare not ask your sculpturer’s name/with glance back hooked, time’s hinges halt.’ BOB DYLAN From a text in “Hollywood Foto-Rhetoric: The Lost Manuscript,” accompanying a photo of Marlene Dietrich at Gary Cooper’s funeral in 1961. Photo by Barry Feinstein … Continue reading
Pat Buchanan : Blowback From Bear-Baiting
Raging Bear: Vladimir Putin. ‘Saakashvili’s blunder probably means permanent loss of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.’ By Pat Buchanan / August 15, 2008 Mikheil Saakashvili’s decision to use the opening of the Olympic Games to cover Georgia’s invasion of its breakaway … Continue reading
Dem Convention Protesters Call Makeshift Jail ‘Gitmo On Platte’
Police build massive ‘holding cell’ inside warehouseBy Russell Haythorn / August 16, 2008 DENVER — The discovery of a makeshift jail in Denver’s warehouse district is causing outrage among some protesters. The jail was apparently constructed to house protesters during … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Liberties, Criminal Justice, Democratic Convention, Denver, Direct Action, Peace Movement, Social Action
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The First Casualty of War : The Truth
U.S. Marines Invade Manhattan, New York! For more information, visit Iraq Veterans Against the War. Thanks to Diane Stirling-Stevens / The Rag Blog
Palestinian Travel to US: Can You Say Hypocrisy?
Palestinian Fulbright scholars Zuhair Abu Shaaban, 24, second from right, Osama Daoud, 25, third from right, and Fidaa Abed 23, fourth from right, wait to cross the Erez Border crossing between Israel and Gaza Strip in order to meet U.S. … Continue reading
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Tagged Human Rights, Palestine, Palestinian Blockade, U.S. Government
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A Video Series on World Agriculture: Monsanto, Part 5
The World According to Monsanto (Part 5 of 8) Right now, there is probably no other company that is doing more to endanger the health of this planet, and it’s inhabitants, than Monsanto. With Nazi-like attitude, they are leading the … Continue reading
Just As the Hangman Partners with the Condemned Man
Saving the World to Save Some of OurselvesBy Case Wagenvoord / August 16, 2008 Dear George, The high point of my day is getting off on the National Security Strategy for the United States (NSS). This is the baby that … Continue reading
Iraq Report: The US Hegemonic View of the SOFA
Nouri al-MalikiIRAQ: U.S. Officials Admit Worry over a ‘Difficult’ al-MalikiBy Gareth Porter / August 15, 2008 WASHINGTON — U.S. officials privately admit being concerned that Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki has become “overconfident” about his government’s ability to manage … Continue reading
