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The Unjustly Imprisoned – Sami al-Haj Freed
Al-Jazeera Journalist Freed From Guantanamo After 6 Yearsby Mohamed Osman / May 2, 2008 An Al-Jazeera cameraman was released from U.S. custody at Guantanamo Bay and returned home to Sudan early Friday after six years of imprisonment that drew worldwide … Continue reading
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Tagged Criminal Justice, Human Rights, Journalism, Official Repression, Religion
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McCain’s Health Care Balancing Act
Wealth Transfer From Voters to CorporationsBy R.J. Eskow / May 1, 2008 Health policy proposals can reflect many different ideologies or political philosophies, but John McCain’s plan isn’t so much ideological as utilitarian. There has been a lot of excellent … Continue reading
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Quote of the Day – Totalitarianism
“When any person is intentionally deprived of his constitutional rights those responsible have committed no ordinary offense. A crime of this nature, if subtly encouraged by failure to condemn and punish, certainly leads down the road to totalitarianism.” J.Edgar Hoover … Continue reading
Debating the Sunni-Shia Rift
Bad rap? Imam Sayyed Hassan al-Qazwini says the Western media focuses only on radicals. Photo courtesy of Adrian HaddadIs the Sunni-Shiite rift mostly politics and media hype?By Nicholas Blanford / May 1, 2008 A panel discussion Tuesday in Doha, Qatar, … Continue reading
Today is No Pants Day!
Illustration by Kevin PeakePants: Just say no!By Susie C. / May 2, 2008 Well, every day is like No Pants Day for me — I’m a blogger! So why not join me in leg liberation? Just say no to pants … Continue reading
American Society : Dick and Jane in Plastic Playland
Children’s play equipment and the decline of the American yard.By Tom Vanderbilt / April 2, 2008 The next time you drive down a street in suburban or exurban America, pay careful attention to the yards. Lurking somewhere, either peeping out … Continue reading
Supremes Revive Goldie Oldie
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The Amerikkkan Bureaucracy Churns Tediously
U.S. has Mandela on terrorist listBy Mimi Hall WASHINGTON — Nobel Peace Prize winner and international symbol of freedom Nelson Mandela is flagged on U.S. terrorist watch lists and needs special permission to visit the USA. Secretary of State Condoleezza … Continue reading
Can We Stop the Destruction?
Fantasy or Reality – Is There a Way Back?By Siv O’Neall / May 1, 2008 The world is standing on its head. Logic and reason are gone. Humpty Dumpty had a big fall and is sliding downhill faster than has … Continue reading
How We Love Our Children
A Fagin NationBy Jerome Doolittle / May 1, 2008 One of the many things we believe about ourselves that just ain’t so is that Americans, God love us, are absolutely crazy about children. Dote on them. Pamper them. Protect them … Continue reading
Endlessly Banging Our Heads Against History
Raw sewage in the GazaIsrael is suppressing a secret it must faceBy Johann Hari / April 28, 2008 How did a Jewish state founded 60 years ago end up throwing filth at cowering Palestinians? When you hit your 60th birthday, … Continue reading
Quote of the Day – Noam Chomsky
Chomsky on American elections: If one is flipping a coin to pick the king, it is of no great concern if the coin is biased. Failed States, p.223.
