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Texas Rebuked Over Seizure of Mormon Children
Members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints leave the Tom Green County Courthouse in San Angelo, Texas, on Friday, April 18, 2008. Photo by Tony Gutierrez / AP.Appeals court: state had no right to seize … Continue reading
Contempt for the Plight of the Common Man
Let’s be clear about the contempt that corporate Amerikkka holds for you, me, and all those trying to make their way. This example is one of thousands a day that shows that we are beneath them, they have no time … Continue reading
Vets Getting Shaft from Veterans Affairs
GI with PTSD. Photo by Nine Berman/ReduxPost-traumatic Stress under-diagnosed, documents revealBy Maya Schenwar and Matt Renner / May 21, 2008 Recently released documents from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) are further proof the VA has failed to adequately address … Continue reading
Wanted : Vegan Republican Moles…
In preparation for the Republican National Convention, the FBI is soliciting informants to keep tabs on local protest groupsBy Matt Snyders / May 21, 2008 They were looking for an informant to show up at “vegan potlucks” throughout the Twin … Continue reading
The Financial Three-Card Monte Falls Down
“Far From Normal”By Jim Kunstler Those were the words that Fed chairman Ben Bernanke used to describe the financial markets (and by extension the economy) these heady spring days when everybody else with a rostrum, it seems, has pronounced the … Continue reading
Wedding Vows
Thanks to Harry Edwards / The Rag Blog
Resisting Monsanto’s Seed Imperialism
Focus On The Corporation: The Genetically Modified Food Gambleby Robert Weissman There have been few experiments as reckless, over-hyped, and with as little potential upside as the rapid rollout of genetically modified crops. The International Service for the Acquisition of … Continue reading
Surgeons (or Is It Politicians?)
An Oregon surgeon says: ‘I like to see accountants on my operating table, because when you open them up, everything inside is numbered.’ An Ohio surgeon, responds: ‘Sure, but you should try electricians! Everything inside them is color coded.’ The … Continue reading
Austin’s Legendary Oat Willie’s, In Art
Oat Willie’s, Austin’s venerable sixties headshop, a living monument to counterculture history in one of the true birthplaces of the sixties counterculture, recently observed its fortieth birthday with a gala celebration at Austin’s Moose Lodge. Hosted by founder and proprietor … Continue reading
Tom Hayden on Obama, Hillary and War With Iran
It’s About War and Peace, Not Simply Race and GenderBy Tom Hayden / May 20, 2008 The decisive issue in this election is about war and peace, between Barack Obama’s proposed diplomacy with Iran to end the war in Iraq, … Continue reading
Michael Rossman, Berkeley Activist from 60s, Dies at 68
Ron Anastasi and Michael Rossman carrying the Free Speech banner from Sproul Hall to demonstration outside the Regent’s Meeting. November 20, 1964. Photo by Ronald L. Enfield.Free Speech Movement leader dies at 68By Kristin Bender / May 17, 2008 BERKELEY … Continue reading
Rev. Carroll Pickett Discusses Texas’ Death Row, Opposition to the Death Penalty
Rev. Carroll Pickett at “The Walls,” Huntsville, TexasChaplain Discusses ‘Death House’ MinistryReverend Carroll Pickett was the death-house chaplain at the Walls prison unit in Huntsville, Texas for 13 years. During his tenure, he ministered to 95 inmates executed by lethal … Continue reading
