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Another One Bites the Dust
Caribbean monk seal: just a memory. Photo from U.S. National Museum.Caribbean Monk Seal Gone for GoodBy Jessica Marshall / June 9, 2008 The Caribbean monk seal is officially extinct. Last seen in 1952 on a small group of reef islands … Continue reading
Zbigniew Brzezinski on Israel and Palestine
Zbigniew Brzezinski has been accused of being ‘anti-Israel’ by some Jewish academics, writers and bloggers.Barack Obama supporter accuses Jewish lobby members of McCarthyismBy Alex Spillius A foreign policy expert consulted by Senator Barack Obama, the leading contender for the Democratic … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-Semitism, Israel, Middle East, Obama, Palestine, Presidential Campaign
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Frat Boy Graverobbers
Hey Dubya!Surrender the Bones of Geronimo!By Michael Dinkinson / June 8, 2008 How would you feel if you knew that the skull of your great grandfather, stolen from his tomb, was being used in the secret ceremonies of a spoilt … Continue reading
Another Government Challenge to First Amendment
U.S. Government Sought Customer Book Purchasing Records from Amazon.comBy David Gutierrez / June 7, 2008 Recently unsealed court records shed more light on the federal government’s attempts to secure the online book purchase records of 24,000 Amazon.com customers. In 2006, … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Liberties, First Amendment, Internet, U.S. Government
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Assessing the Fourth (Amerikkkan) Reich
Welcome Celebration for Bishop Konrad Graf von Preysing in the Sportpalast, Berlin, 8 Sept. 1935The Empire — A Status ReportBy William Blum / June 7, 2008 There are a number of expressions and slogans associated with the Nazi regime in … Continue reading
Blackwater : New Markets for Corporate Thugs
Blackwater’s Private SpiesBy Jeremy Scahill This past September, the secretive mercenary company Blackwater USA found its name splashed across front pages throughout the world after the company’s shooters gunned down seventeen Iraqi civilians in Baghdad’s Nisour Square. But by early … Continue reading
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Tagged Capitalism, Corporate Corruption, Iraq, Latin America, Pentagon
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Dan Rather Slams Corporate News
Texas’ Rather speaks to media reform group Former CBS News anchor Dan Rather delivered a blistering critique of corporate news on Saturday night at the National Conference for Media Reform hosted by Free Press. The following are Dan Rather’s prepared … Continue reading
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Tagged Corporate Media, Internet, Journalism, Media, Media Reform, Texas
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will.i.am? john.he.is!
The first video below is the will.i.am video, which many of you have probably seen ages ago. The second is the john.he.is takeoff. Even if you’ve seen the first video before, I recommend playing it again as a refresher to … Continue reading
Bob Dylan Endorses Obama; Discusses Upcoming Art Show
Bob Dylan says Barack Obama is ‘changin’ AmericaBy Alan Jackson and David Byers See entire Times Online interview with Bob Dylan, about his upcoming London art show and much more, at end of this article. His 1964 track ‘The Times … Continue reading
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Tagged Artists, Arts, Bob Dylan, Music, Obama, Popular Culture, Presidential Campaign, Rock 'n Roll
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Blackmailing Iraq – Just Another Day at BushCo
US issues threat to Iraq’s $50bn foreign reserves in military dealBy Patrick Cockburn / June 6, 2008 Under the planned pact, reported in The Independent yesterday, US soldiers in Iraq will enjoy legal immunity The US is holding hostage some … Continue reading
Reagan Didn’t Win the Cold War, the Hippies Did
Old Myths From the Age of Idiocy (the One We’re in Now) to Be Replaced by: New Truths for the Age of Reality (the One We Hope to Enter)by Larry Beinhart The Great Republican Disaster, from Reagan to Bush the … Continue reading
Booksigning at Threadgill’s – Sunday, 8 June
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