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ACLU : ‘Mukasey calls on Congress to subvert Constitution’
Atty. Gen. John Mukasey. Photo by Noah Berger / AP.Under Attorney General’s plan detainees could be held indefinitelyBy Stephen C. Webster / July 21, 2008 Attorney General Michael Mukasey prompted Congress Monday morning, during a speech to the conservative American … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU, Civil Liberties, Guantanamo, Habeas Corpus, Human Rights, Terrorism, War on Terror
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JOURNALISM : Was I. F. Stone the World’s First Blogger?
In the days before the Internet, one of the great voices of independent journalism was I.F. Stone, whose simple newsletter challenged the conventional thinking of the day. Media critic Jeff Cohen recalls Stone’s contributions to the cause of journalism. It … Continue reading
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Tagged Blogging, History, Investigative Journalism, Journalism, Progressives
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Drawn and Quartered
Martin Kozlowski / inxart.comThe Rag Blog / Posted July 21, 2008
Ruling : Janet Jackson’s Breast Not Indecent
Appeals court sides with CBS, throws out fine for ‘wardrobe malfunction’By King Kaufman / July 21, 2008 A federal appeals court in Philadelphia has thrown out the $550,000 fine the FCC imposed on CBS for airing Janet Jackson’s breast for … Continue reading
McCain’s War on Women
‘To vote for McCain, a feminist would have to be insane.’By Kate Sheppard / July 21, 2008 Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) campaign and the media would have us believe that herds of disaffected women voters will be stampeding to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Abortion Rights, Feminism, Hillary, McCain, Presidential Campaign, Right Wing, Social Conservatives, Women, Women's Movement
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Amira Baraka : Avoid a Split on the Left
Amira Baraka. Photo by Lynda Koolish.Obama & The Tragic Errors of The Weimar RepublicBy Amiri Baraka Amiri Baraka, formerly LeRoi Jones, was born in 1934 in Newark, New Jersey. He is the author of over 40 books of essays, poems, … Continue reading
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Tagged Depression, Fascism, Nazi Germany, Obama, Presidential Campaign, The Left
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BOOKS : ‘The Art of Political Murder’
Activist Auxiliary Bishop Juan Girardi Conederal, murdered in April, 1988. Mourners gather with can candles to mourn the murder of Bishop Juan Girardi: “Enough!”The Novelist and the Murderers By Nathaniel Popper [This article first appeared in the July 7, 2008 … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Catholic Church, Guatemala, Latin America, Liberation Movements, Religion, Social Action
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Speaking the Truth About Iraq Ellicits Punishment
Army court-martials resister for blowing whistle on ‘bait-and-kill’By Dee Knight / July 20, 2008 Private First Class James Burmeister faces a Special Court Martial at Fort Knox on July 16. The charges are AWOL and desertion. He returned to Fort … Continue reading
Racial Brutality Persists in Amerikkkan Police State
Taser death ignites racial tensionsBy Howard Witt / July 19, 2008 Not far from Jena, La., suspicions of a cover-up mount WINNFIELD, La. — At 1:28 p.m. last Jan. 17, Baron “Scooter” Pikes was a healthy 21-year-old man. By 2:07 … Continue reading
Expanding on Our Humanness and Sacredness
You Say You Want a Revolution?by Olga Bonfiglio Detroit, the once-proud capital of industrialization is now the paragon of de-industrialization and urban decay. General Motors’ July 15 announcement that it will cut white-collar employment costs by 20 percent is just … Continue reading
Afghanistan: It’s a Regional Conflict
Poorly directed aid increases Afghanistan’s woesEditorial, The ObserverSunday July 20, 2008 It would be hard to deny the evidence that Afghanistan is at a crossroads as Democratic nominee Barack Obama yesterday met the country’s President Hamid Karzai. Despite the claims … Continue reading
SPORT : "I Don’t Care If I Never Get Back"
Dubya : Keeping His Eye on the Ball By Dana Milbank / July 17, 2008 [Last Thursday] was another day of turmoil in the capital. The Federal Reserve chairman again tried to reassure jittery markets. The chairman of the Joint … Continue reading
