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Just Another "War on Terror" Conspiracy Theory
Vital unresolved anthrax questions and ABC NewsBy Glenn Greenwald The FBI’s lead suspect in the September, 2001 anthrax attacks — Bruce E. Ivins — died Tuesday night, apparently by suicide, just as the Justice Department was about to charge him … Continue reading
DEA Uses Blackwater to Raid Medical Marijuana Providers
Blackwater does the DEA’s job in Culver City, Cal.‘I guess none of their usual buddies were available’By Rebecca Saltzman Last week the DEA raided a medical marijuana dispensary in Culver City, Cal., spending hours on site detaining employees and ultimately … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackwater, California, Congress, DEA, Drug War, Drugs, juana, Marijuana, Medical Marijuana
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SCIENCE : Dark Energy’s Fingerprint Found in Distant Galaxies
This image was produced by combining a dozen NASA Chandra X-ray Observatory observations made of a 130 light-year region in the center of the Milky Way. When microwaves created by the Big Bang pass through large galaxies, they appear to … Continue reading
The Compromise ‘Drill Anywhere’ Plan
‘Joe Sixpack will never notice the effect of any oil recovered from these areas’By Dean Baker / August 4, 2008 Senator McCain and the Republicans in Congress are calling Senator Obama and the Democrats environmental wimps for refusing to allow … Continue reading
Tom Hayden : Empire Through the Athens-Sparta Prism
Spartan Warriors by Howard Johnson.Obama-McCain Dilemma: Warriors or Statesman?By Tom Hayden ATHENS — As Barack Obama swept Europe politically this week, my vantage point was the ancient Agora of Athens, where I could muse whether the young conquerer might become … Continue reading
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Tagged Greece, History, McCain, Obama, Presidential Campaign, Tom Hayden
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BOOKS : White House Ordered Forgery
‘Designed to portray a false link between Hussein’s regime and al Qaeda’ By Mike Allen / August 4, 2008 A new book by the author Ron Suskind claims that the White House ordered the CIA to forge a back-dated, handwritten … Continue reading
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Tagged al-Qaida, Books, Bush Lies, George W. Bush, Iraq War, Ron Suskind, Saddam Hussein, Terrorism, The Way of the World
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Robert Reich : The Heart of the Economic mess.
Former labor secretary Robert B. Reich.Most Americans can no longer maintain their standard of living. And the core problem isn’t the housing crisis or rising oil and food prices.By Robert B. Reich / August 4, 2008. The Federal Reserve Board’s … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Cost of Living, Economic Collapse, Economy, Middle Class
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Houston Demonstrators Join World-Wide Protest Against Attacking Iran
A diverse, multi-generational group demonstrated on August 1 in Houston to demand that the US and Israel halt any plans for a war on Iran. Photo by Gloria Rubac.‘In our name, with our money, they are killing people across the … Continue reading
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Texas Jail Crisis : Pretrial Detention up nearly 50%
Dumping Debra and Donna: Counties should reduce pretrial incarceration if they can’t afford health costs By Grits for Breakfast | The Rag Blog | August 4, 2008 Over the last decade or so, even as crime has declined, most Texas … Continue reading
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Tagged Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice Reform, Incarceration, Texas
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Solar Power Breakthrough Stores Energy for Later Use
MIT’s Daniel Nocera.‘Now we can seriously think about solar power as unlimited and soon’August 2, 2008 CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Within 10 years, homeowners could power their homes in daylight with solar photovoltaic cells, while using excess solar energy to produce … Continue reading
Turning the American Dream Into Cold Cash
Jennifer Marcoe holds the opal ring she received on her first Mother’s Day. The ring is one of the treasures the family has had to pawn in order to make ends meet after husband Richard was laid off. The family … Continue reading
Foster Kids In Texas Get Lots of Meds
Copyright © Illustration by Olaf Hajek.They get ‘three times the amount of psychotropic meds as their non-fostered Medicaid counterparts’By Craig Malisow / August 4, 2008 As if they weren’t getting shafted enough, foster kids on Medicaid in Texas are receiving … Continue reading
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Tagged Health Care, Medicine, Mental Health, Pharmaceuticals, Psychotropic Medication, Texas, Youth
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