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Happy Mother’s Day, Texas-Style
My neighbor took these in her back yard – here’s what she said: Yesterday while I was sitting in the back yard reading, four baby armadillos came up from the canyon behind our house. They were digging and chomping up … Continue reading
Let’s Hold ‘Em Accountable for the Propaganda
Why Big Media Needs Propaganda to Surviveby Megan Tady / May 9, 2008 The mainstream media are as likely to report on Pentagon propaganda — and thus, themselves — as President Bush is likely to cede that “mission accomplished” was … Continue reading
A Rag Blogger Conversation about the Democratic Party and Radical Change
Posted May 9, 2008 / The Rag BlogUpdated May 10, 2008 [The following is a conversation among Ragbloggers from a left point of view: about the viability of the Democratic Party and the two-party system, about the corporate influence in … Continue reading
Concerning the Crime of Journalism
Al-Jazeera journalist Sami al-Haj, released this week from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay.The U.S. War on Journalistsby Amy Goodman / May 8, 2008 Sami al-Haj is a free man today, after having been imprisoned by the U.S. military for … Continue reading
Signs of a Sick Society, Episode XXIX
Hundreds of civilians die each month in the failed state of Iraq, they have no potable water, no power on a regular basis, inflation runs rampant, and crime has become a way of life for many. But our military planners, … Continue reading
It Takes a Village
Thanks to Harry Edwards / The Rag Blog
Witnessing a Terrible Human Rights Crime in Gaza
A Human Rights CrimeBy Jimmy Carter / May 8, 2008 The world must stop standing idle while the people of Gaza are treated with such cruelty The world is witnessing a terrible human rights crime in Gaza, where a million … Continue reading
This Should Not Be Happening
U.S. soldiers at a base in Kabul, Afghanistan. The number of medically unfit troops deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan was 10,854 in 2003. That figure slid to 5,397 in 2003, but jumped back up to 9,140 in 2007. Photo: Musadeq … Continue reading
From an "Anonymous Foreign Correspondent"
An Outlaw Speaks Out “To live outside the law you must be honest…” – R. Zimmerman Outlaws first become outlaws by refusing to be victims. Outlaws are not bandits. An outlaw ignores thievery as a base human impulse. Outlaws never … Continue reading
Sean Bell Acquittal : Street Action in New York
Protesters block the Queensboro Bridge at rush hour. Photo by Mike Morice / NLN. Civil Disobedience actions shut down the Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queensboro Bridges today during rush hour. The protests were called by Reverend Al Sharpton and his National … Continue reading
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Battle of the Hawks
Hillary and McCain:Race to be “the obliterator”By Robert Scheer / May 6, 2008 In the increasingly unlikely event of a McCain-Clinton election, folks who care about the peace issue would have serious reason to worry. Both of these candidates are … Continue reading
Remain Silent to the Crime and You Are Complicit
The ‘Surge’ of Iraqi Prisonersby Ciara Gilmartin / May 7, 2008 Amid all the talk about the U.S. military “surge” in Iraq, little has been said about the accompanying “surge” of Iraqi prisoners, whose numbers rose to nearly 51,000 at … Continue reading
