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in the quiet of a night
Image: skychasersin the quiet of a nightin the woods inside a cottageI wonder if the animals outsidecan hear me and why I’m noton the deck listening for them andsearching for the bug light reflectionin their wild stares, tracking the birdsin … Continue reading
Health Care : The Single-Payer Solution
It’s time for the candidates to stop dancing around real health-care reform and get behind a single-payer system. By Amy Goodman / April 24, 2008 As the media coverage of the Democratic presidential race continues to focus on lapel pins … Continue reading
Taking It to the Maxi…
Just in case you missed it! This is an actual letter from an Austin woman sent to American company Proctor and Gamble regarding their feminine products. She really gets rolling after the first paragraph. It was PC Magazine’s 2007 editors’ … Continue reading
Baghdad Disneyland : That’s The Ticket…
Disneyland comes to Baghdad with multi-million pound entertainment parkBy Sonia Verma / April 24, 2008 Llewellyn Werner admits he is facing obstacles most amusement park developers never have to deal with – insurgent attacks and looting. When you are building … Continue reading
Raul’s Cuba
Cuban President Raul CastroIn Cuba, Raúl Castro is Doing Things His WayApril 24, 2008 • Recent reforms are of considerable importance because they grant Cubans increased rights and access to a growing wealth of consumer goods at a time of … Continue reading
Round-Up Time for War Criminals?
Imminent Arrest of Americans for War Crimes?By Len Hart / April 23, 2008 The ‘net’ is abuzz with talk of the imminent arrest of Americans for war crimes, specifically the tortures that were most certainly ordered by Bush and anticipated … Continue reading
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Molly Ivins Lives : At Texas State University
Molly Ivins’ library finds a home on Texas State’s shelvesBy Megan Celli AUSTIN — The personal library of legendary Texas journalist Molly Ivins has been opened to the public at Texas State University in San Marcos. The collection of more … Continue reading
Domestic Terrorism – A Few Black Eyes Along the Way
Few Clear Wins in U.S. Anti-Terror Cases: Moving Early on Domestic Suspects Often Does Not Bring ConvictionsBy Carrie Johnson and Walter Pincus / April 21, 2008 When seven ragtag men in a Miami religious sect were indicted in 2006 for … Continue reading
Democracy Is So, Like, 20th Century
US President Bill Clinton acknowledges applause after signingthe North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).Congress approved NAFTA in 1993.José Can You See? Bush’s Trojan TacoBy Greg Palast / April 24, 2008 Psst! George Bush has a secret. While you Democrats are … Continue reading
Iraq Vet Suicide: Before Someone Stumbles on It
Jeffrey Lucey committed suicide subsequent to his service in IraqVA Debated PR Plan on Vets’ SuicidesBy Jason Leopold / April 24, 2008 Top officials at the Veterans Administration tried to conceal information from the public about the sudden increase of … Continue reading
New Chemical Weapon ‘Ennui Gas’ Induces Listlessness, Dissatisfaction With Life
A group of test subjects in an Afghan cave contemplate the banality of modern terror.Pentagon reveals secret weapon.April 21, 2008 WASHINGTON—Calling it the most effective tool to date in the War on Terror, the Pentagon announced Monday that it had … Continue reading
The Business of Evicting the CIA from Ecuador
Rafael CorreaWill the CIA Kill or Oust Ecuador’s President?by Jacob G. Hornberger / April 22, 2008 Ecuador’s president Rafael Correa may not be long for this world, both in a political sense and in genuine life-or-death sense. He recently fired … Continue reading
