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We Need to Demand a Less Bloated Budget
When Pigs Sprout Wings: Mangled Rationales for a Fatter Defense BudgetBy WINSLOW T. WHEELER The Pentagon’s budget is now bigger than at any point since World War II as measured in constant 2008 dollars. Nonetheless, some want more stuffing. They … Continue reading
Urban Crisis : Gentrification Endangered
Incoming aristocrats are easily spotted by their distinctive dress and taste for chamber music. Report: Nation’s Gentrified Neighborhoods Threatened By Aristocratization Washington —According to a report released Tuesday by the Brookings Institution, a Washington-based think tank, the recent influx of … Continue reading
Freaky Fanged Fish Found in Pond
More than 4,000 fish dead of unknown causesBrigham City, Utah — It looks like something from the swamps of a science fiction movie, not from Pioneer Park. The remains of an unidentified aquatic species that appears to have been carnivorous … Continue reading
Tibetan Protest in NYC
At a protest in Washington, DC, Dechea Dolma, a Tibetan from New York City, responds with tears to deaths in Lhasa under Chinese troops’ crackdown. Protests around the world coincided with the Olympic torch relay begun in Olympia, Greece. Photo … Continue reading
They’re Going to Pay the Price
Mukasey Knew About 9/11 Before It Happened Keith Olbermann Mukasey Hints US Had Attack Warning Before 9/11By David Edwards and Muriel Kane 02/04/08 “Raw Story” — – When Attorney General Mukasey delivered a speech last week demanding that Congress grant … Continue reading
Activism in April
Progressive activists on the march, in April.By Thomas Good / April 2, 2008March was a very busy month for activists around the country, and April appears to be continuing this trend. Here is a preview of some upcoming events. PROVIDENCE, … Continue reading
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Depleted Uranium Violates US & International Law
UN Humanitarian Lawyer, Karen Parker, On the Violation of Human Rights in CaliforniaBy Cathy Garger, Mar 18, 2008, 08:00 A raging human rights battle brewing between the federal Department of Energy and the people of California will soon be coming … Continue reading
Border Fence Will Skirt Environmental Laws
A zigzagging second fence runs along side the original border fence, far right, along the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego. Photo by Denis Poroy / AP.Homeland Security announces that it will waive regulations in order to complete the fence by … Continue reading
Inoculating Corporate America Against Criminal Complicity with BushCo
Telecom Immunity: Playing the 9/11 Card … Againby Tom Burghardt / April 1st, 2008 The Bush administration, never known for its veracity on any issue, once again is playing the “9/11 card” in an desperate attempt to continue violating the … Continue reading
April Fool’s Anniversary : Death of Death Rock Innovator
Rozz Williams on a Christian Death poster (Image: Wikipedia)April Fool’s Day is the date of death of one Rozz Williams, born Roger Alan Painter, regarded by many as the inventor of death rock. In his most (in)famous band/incarnation, “Christian Death”, … Continue reading
Rev. Wright in a Different Light
I have watched Rev. Wright in utter awe.By William A. Von Hoene Jr. / Chicago Tribune / March 26, 2008 During the last two weeks, excerpts from sermons of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., pastor for more than 35 years … Continue reading
Politics Schmalitics : Play Ball!
Abner Doubleday: “Baseball? What’s that?” America and Baseball By George Will / March 30, 2008 WASHINGTON — Washington’s first major league baseball team, the Senators, was owned by Clark Griffith, who, in the democratic, give-the-people-what-they-want spirit of the city, said: … Continue reading
