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Exxon Valdez – An Inevitability, Not an Accident
Court Rewards Exxon for Valdez Spillby Greg Palast / June 26, 2008 Twenty years after Exxon Valdez slimed over one thousand miles of Alaskan beaches, the company has yet to pay the $5 billion in punitive damages awarded by the … Continue reading
US Mayors Step Into Iran Fray
Mayor Bob Kiss of Burlington, Vermont sponsored Iran resolution at U.S Conference of Mayors.Calling for Diplomacy, Not Warby Medea Benjamin / June 26, 2008 Tensions around Iran have been heating up with President Bush’s recent trip to Europe urging stronger … Continue reading
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Tagged Cities, CodePink, Imperialism, Iran, Peace Movement, U.S. Mayors
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Quote of the Day – NAFTA – Don’t Bend Over
NAFTA Signing Ceremony “They debated the NAFTA bill for a long time; should we sign it or not? Either way, the people get fucked. Trade always exists for the traders. Anytime you hear businessmen debating ‘which policy is better for … Continue reading
Making You Safer Through Personal Invasion
U.S. border agents copying contents of travelers’ laptopsBy Federica Narancio / June 25, 2008 WASHINGTON — U.S. border agents are copying and seizing the contents of laptops, cell phones and digital cameras from U.S. and foreign travelers entering the United … Continue reading
Shell Shock, Battle Fatigue, and Wor(d)se
Horrors Of War Hit Home Kelly Kennedy, George Carlin, and the Reason for Traumatized Iraq VeteransBy Juan Cole / June 25, 2008 The late George Carlin did not like the phrase “post-traumatic stress disorder.” He famously said, ‘ I don’t … Continue reading
Pentagon : The Five Secret Billion-Dollar Companies
Billionaire Ronald Perelman’s holding company MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc. received $3,360,739,032 from the Department of Defense in 2007.Sucking Obscene Amounts of Taxpayer MoneyBy Nick Turse / June 26, 2008 At $34 billion, you’re already counting pretty high. After all, … Continue reading
Maybe He’s With Waldo…
Where the Hell is Matt? (2008) 14 months in the making, 42 countries, and a cast of thousands. Thanks to everyone who danced with me. Matt [Matthew (Matt) Harding is an American video game developer and Internet celebrity known as … Continue reading
The Earth : Love It Or Lose It, Solar Energy Dept.
Photovoltaic electrical generation array.Solar Power to the RescueBy Paul Spencer / The Rag Blog / June 26, 2008 Paul Spencer is a former Austin activist and staff member of sixties/seventies underground newsppaper The Rag, who has been running for president … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Energy, Ecology, Economy, Energy, Solar Energy, Sustainability
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You Wanna Win or Not?
Thanks to Harry Edwards / The Rag Blog
Hope Is Sometimes Green
An agreement between Florida and United States Sugar could help restore water flows through the Everglades’ mangrove-lined creeks. Photo: Barbara P. Fernandez for The New York Times.Florida Buying Big Sugar Tract for EvergladesBy Damien Cave — June 25, 2008 LOXAHATCHEE, … Continue reading
No Shit! George W. Bush Sewage Plant
An Honor That Bush Is Unlikely to Embrace By Jesse McKinley / June 25, 2008 SAN FRANCISCO — Reagan has his highways. Lincoln has his memorial. Washington has the capital (and a state, too). But President Bush may soon be … Continue reading
Iraq : Closing the Deal
Deal Allows U.S. To Attack Any Country From IraqJune 24, 2008 BAGHDAD – A Sunni legislator said on Monday that the security agreement to be signed between Baghdad and Washington would allow the latter to attack any country from Iraqi … Continue reading
