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MEDIA : Reading The Onion Seriously
Combining irreverent humor and acerbic critique, a handful of new media outlets — including The Onion — are transforming American politics and culture, writes Theodoe Hamm, in his new book The New Blue Media.By Theodore Hamm After 9/11, The Onion … Continue reading
Surge Amnesia : The Media’s Newest Affliction
Patriot Alert / The White HouseThey’re swallowing this nonsense wholeBy Arianna Huffington / July 7, 2008 John McCain, aided and abetted by his loving protectors in the media, is running a victory lap on Iraq. To hear them tell it, … Continue reading
Drawn and Quartered
Manny Aenlle Francisco / The Manila Times / Manila, The PhilippinesThe Rag Blog / Posted July 7, 2008
New War Brewing?
Before the election, the Bush regime will very likely attack Iran.Despite the official justifications, the primary motivation will be to derail an impending Obama victory. The attack creates a trap for Obama. If he opposes it, he will be painted … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Administration, Iran, Iran War, Obama, Presidential Campaign
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Oops! Christian Site’s Homophobia Leads to Big Faux Pas
Calls Olympian Tyson Gay ‘Homosexual’The American Family Association obviously didn’t foresee the problems that might arise with its strict policy to always replace the word “gay” with “homosexual” on the Web site of its Christian news outlet, OneNewsNow. The group’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian Right, Gay, Homophibia, Internet, Media, Olympics, Right Wing, Right Wing Media
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The Pork Barrel Thrives in This Administration
CEO of Firm That Signed Controversial Iraq Oil Deal Longtime Bush, Cheney AdviserBy Jason Leopold / July 6, 2008 Ray Hunt, the Texas oil man who landed a controversial oil production deal with Iraq’s Kurdistan regional government, has enjoyed close … Continue reading
Suicide : The Military’s Shameless Cover-Up
Hidden Casualtiesby Eric Ruder / July 5, 2008 A year and a half ago, Scott Eiswert, a specialist in the Tennessee Army National Guard, returned from Iraq, only to face an escalating battle with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). When he … Continue reading
Just Another Day in Amman or Baghdad
Cold Shouldersby Kathy Kelly / July 6, 2008 Over the past two years, here in Amman, Jordan, I’ve regularly visited the family of Umm Hamdi, an Iraqi woman forced out of her native Iraq four years ago by terrifying death … Continue reading
Time to Get Over the American Superiority Complex
Why I’m Not PatrioticBy Matthew Rothschild / July 2, 2008 (In memory of George Carlin.) It’s July 4th again, a day of near-compulsory flag-waving and nation-worshipping. Count me out. Spare me the puerile parades. Don’t play that martial music, white … Continue reading
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Canadian Court Sides With U.S. Deserter
Read a gripping excerpt from Joshua Key’s book, “The Deserter’s Tale,” at the end of this article. It is a revelation. Ruling: Soldier witnessed enough rights abuses to gain Canadian asylum By Janice Tibetts | July 5, 2008 OTTAWA — … Continue reading
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Tagged Authors, Books, Canada, Criminal Justice, Deserters, Geneva Conventions, GI's, International Law, U.S. Military
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Against the (Border) Wall!
Not even federal law can keep Bush’s fence from ripping through natural areas along the Rio Grande.By Melissa del Bosque / June 27, 2008 The following article appears in the current issue of the Texas Observer [Vol. 100, No. 13, … Continue reading
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Tagged Border Wall, Ecology, Environment, EPA, Immigration, Nature, Texas
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