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Economic Realities Are Killing Our Era of Fantasy Politics
Sen. Bernie Sanders (with Barack Obama): “The middle class is disappearing.”Election season will be packed with horserace media distractions, but our economic situation is becoming a matter of life and death.By Matt Taibbi / July 23, 2008 I am a … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernie Sanders, Economy, Michelle Obama, Obama, Presidential Campaign
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Snickers : ‘Get Some Nuts’
New ad encourages drive-by shootings of unmanly men See video below. Via Towleroad comes a new spot for Snickers which appears to endorse violence against the effeminate, or at least against speed-walkers. In the spot, a yellow-shorts-sporting butt-shaking speed-walker is … Continue reading
Canada’s Spreading Cannabis Crop
Homegrown marijuana has become big business in British Columbia By Misha Glenny / July 22, 2008 As we walk into John’s basement, the smell is so overwhelming it almost knocks me off my feet. In front of me stand 120 … Continue reading
Dennis Kucinich : Thanks to You, Impeachment Will Be Heard on Friday
Holding the administration accountableBy Dennis Kucinich / July 22, 2008 I want to thank you for the support which you have given to my efforts to hold this administration accountable for taking us into a war based on lies and … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Administration, Bush Impeachment, Congress, Impeachment, Kucinich, War Crimes
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Jim Hightower : ‘Gooberhead Award’
VA treating vets as lab ratsBy Jim Hightower / July 22, 2008 Time for another Gooberhead Award, presented periodically to those in the news who’ve got their mouths going 100 miles an hour – but forgot to put their brains … Continue reading
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Tagged GI's, Health Care, Mental Health, Pharmaceuticals, PTSD, Veterans, Veterans Administration
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Reality in Palestine – Unconscionable IDF Brutality
Middle East: Rights group hails video as new weapon against Israeli armyBy Rory McCarthy / July 22, 2008 JERUSALEM — Israel’s defence minister, Ehud Barak, yesterday promised an inquiry after video footage showed an Israeli soldier shooting baton rounds at … Continue reading
Bobby Seale : Still Revolutionary After All These Years
Former Black Panther Party chairman Bobby Seale. Photo By Adam Wallacavage.An interview with the former chairman of the Black Panther PartyBy Kam Williams / July 20th, 2008 Robert George Seale was born on October 22, 1936 in Dallas, Texas where, … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, Black Panthers, Black Power, Chicago 8, Civil Rights, COINTELPRO, FBI, Sixties
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African Anglican Leaders Call For Ouster of Gay Bishop
Rev. Gene Robinson touring stalls at Lambeth. He is not invited to the conference itself. Photo by Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images.‘Should resign for good of the church…’By Riazat Butt / July 22, 2008 Rev. Gene Robinson, the gay bishop … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Gay, Gay Rights, Homophibia, Homosexuality, Religion
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Turning Into the Main Actors of Our Present & Future
Bolivian President Evo Morales on the WTO’s Round of NegotiationsBy Evo Morales Ayma / July 22, 2008 International trade can play a major role in the promotion of economic development and the alleviation of poverty. We recognize the need for … Continue reading
MUSIC : Gringos Recording Mexican Songs…
Doug Sahm and The Texas Tornados, 1996:(From Left) Flaco Jimenez, Sahm, Freddy Fender, and Augie Meyers. Class personified: Nat King Cole.The bueno, the bad and the muy uglyBy Gustavo Arellano and John Nova Lomax Mexican artists have recorded English-language songs … Continue reading
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Tagged Mexico, Music, Musicians, Popular Culture, Rock 'n Roll, Texas
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McCain : Is Foot-In-Mouth Disease Age-Related?
John McCain crying on Dubya’s shoulder after latest gaffe?McCain gaffes pile up; critics pile onBy Mike Allen and Jim Vandehei / July 22, 2008 Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said “Iraq” on Monday when he apparently meant “Afghanistan”, adding to a … Continue reading
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Tagged McCain, McCain Mistakes, Media, Presidential Campaign, Video
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