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NetRoots Nation: Press the Politicians
First planning meeting for July’s Netroots Nation in Second Life 2008. We expect to post live material from the conference in the coming days. The intrepid Thorne Dreyer is attending NetRoots Nation in Austin and will one day soon resurface … Continue reading
FILM : Michael Reynolds: "We Shoot from the Hip"
Refuse-nik: Michael Reynolds’ home in Taos, New Mexico, where he built a community of ‘earthships’ out of waste materialsEarthship Enterprise: The Ultimate Eco-Houseby Rob Sharp They are eco-friendly, bizarre-looking bolt holes, and have earned the name “earth ships” for the … Continue reading
Howard Zinn: Is Not War Itself Terrorism?
Here’s the “nice” picture of warfareMemo to Obama, McCain: No One Wins in a WarBy Howard Zinn / July 17, 2008 Barack Obama and John McCain continue to argue about war. McCain says to keep the troops in Iraq until … Continue reading
Will It Never End !!??
Thanks to Mariann Wizard / The Rag Blog
Emblematic of the Gang That Can’t Shoot Straight
Some people worry too much about the wrong things. For instance, Bush’s security people have created a watch list with a million names on it. How could that possibly be useful in counter-terrorism, a million names? Most of them are … Continue reading
JibJab : Time For Some Campaigning 2008
The Rag Blog / Posted July 16, 2008
That Has the Ring of Truth to It
The US economy has been on the verge of recession as it combats a massive national debt, a housing crisis and the declining strength of the dollar [GALLO/GETTY] Dumping (and dumping on) the DollarBy Dale C. / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
World Court Urges US to Stay Five Executions
World Court judges on June 19 heard arguments in the case involving Mexican citizens on death row in the United States. Photo by Peter Dejong / AP.Mexico had appealed to U.N. body on behalf of citizens on Texas death row.July … Continue reading
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Tagged Capital Punishment, Criminal Justice, Death Penalty, Human Rights, Mexico, World Court
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Bob Dylan to Jakob : Be a Wallflower?
Jakob Dylan.First convention protester: Bob Dylan?By Tom Webb / July 15, 2008 Has singer Bob Dylan staged the first protest of the 2008 Republican National Convention by persuading his son Jakob Dylan not to perform here in September? That’s the … Continue reading
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Tagged Music, Protest, Repuplican Convention, Rock 'n Roll, Social Action
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Economy : Nearing a Tipping Point
Those Greenspan bubbles a’bursting…By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / July 16, 2008 It looks like the US economy has gotten itself into a ‘liquidity trap’; the blowback from Greenspan’s bubbles and banking deregulation. If we try to avoid … Continue reading
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Tagged Consumer Prices, Economy, Finance, Inflation, Investments, Recession
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Rabbi Arthur Waskow to Barack Obama : "Justice, Justice Shall You Pursue"
Rabbi Arthur Waskow. Rabbi Arthur Waskow asked us to publish this open letter to Barack Obama. He has also posted it to the On Faith blog on the Newsweek/Washington Post website. Rabbi Waskow has been one of the creators and … Continue reading
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Tagged Israel, Judaism, Justice, Middle East, Obama, Palestine, Peace Movement, Presidential Campaign, Religion
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