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Massive Obama Rally in Portland
Fire officials estimated 65,000 packed into a riverside park Saturday, Sept. 18, for a spectacular afternoon rally at a sun-splashed scene on the banks of the Willamette River in Portland. They said an additional 15,000 were left outside and dozens … Continue reading
Moyers on Democracy
Democracy in America Is a Series of Narrow Escapes, and We May Be Running Out of Luckby Bill Moyers / May 17, 2008 [The following is an excerpt from Bill Moyers’ new book, “Moyers on Democracy“.] Democracy in America is … Continue reading
When Will We Become So Ashamed We Stop?
Smiling ex-New Jersey Gov. Christie Todd Whitman goes through the motions of searching suspect Sherron Rolax while accompanying Camden police officers on patrol. (AP Photo)[For more about the episode pictured above, click here.]Police make life hell for youth of colorBy … Continue reading
Freaky Fish, Episode 3
This is Mike’s sturgeonHuge “sturgeon ball” in Columbia a mysteryBy Michael Milstein / May 18, 2008 PORTLAND — When sonar surveys spotted a vast pile of rubble in the Columbia River below Bonneville Dam a few months ago, officials suddenly … Continue reading
Blogging for Freedom : Black Activism on the Internet
The Civil Rights Battle Moves From The Streets To The InternetBy Heather Faison PHILADELPHIA — One of the most important e-mails to land in Kourtney Addison’s inbox was seconds away from being cyber trash. As her eyes scrolled down the … Continue reading
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Quote of the Day : Hobgoblins
The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary. H.L. Mencken Thanks to Doug Zachary / … Continue reading
The Needle and the Damage Done
The Days of Wine and Oil-Soaked Rosesby Paul Dean / May 17th, 2008 Our valiant Prez once again in a recent interview shared his insight with Americans that we are “addicted to oil.” The solution? Bush says the country needs … Continue reading
Manipulating Highly-Educated Doctors
Pharmaceutical Payola — Drug Marketing to Doctorsby Robert Weissman / May 17, 2008 Last week, a Congressional committee properly raked Big Pharma over the coals for misleading advertising of pharmaceuticals. A hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s oversight … Continue reading
Robert Fisk on Junior’s Words in Israel
Photo by Michael TottenSo Just Where Does the Madness End?All the monsters buried in the mass graves of the civil war have been dug upby Robert Fisk / May 17, 2008 I am not sure what was the worse part … Continue reading
Austin Family Joins War Against Stuff
Like many young couples, Aimee and Jeff Harris spent the first years of their marriage eagerly accumulating stuff: cars, furniture, clothes, appliances, and, after a son, Quinn, 5, and daughter, Nichola, 15 months, came along, toys, toys, toys. Photo by … Continue reading
The Astounding Power of Empty Words
Military Matters: Iraq state fantasyBy William S. Lind WASHINGTON — When Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki sent his “army” to fight the Mahdi Army in Basra, U.S. President Bush called it “a defining moment.” It turned out instead to be … Continue reading
Iraqi Women Are Still Suffering the Most
How picture phones have fuelled frenzy of honour killing in IraqBy Patrick Cockburn / May 17, 2008 SULAYMANIYAH — A dark pool of dried blood and a fallen red scarf mark the place where Ronak, who had fled to a … Continue reading
