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FCC : The Controversial Legacy of Chairman Martin
FCC Chair Kevin Martin leaves a mixed legacy.‘“For a deregulator, he was amazingly pro-consumer in his interventions,” said Gene Kimmelman, of Consumers Union. “Nobody thought he was going to be like this.”’ By John Dunbar / January 15, 2009 WASHINGTON … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadband, Broadcast Media, Cable Television, Censorship, Communications, FCC, Government Regulation, Internet, Net Neutrality, Technology, Telecoms
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Politics in El Salvador : Echos of Nicaragua
Special to The Rag Blog ‘The Salvadoran Right has capitalized on the chaos in Nicaragua to further their negative campaign to defame the left-wing Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) party.’ By Leah Wilson / The Rag Blog / December … Continue reading
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Tagged El Salvador, Latin America, Liberation Movements, Nicaragua, Revolutionary Movements, Sandanistas, Socialism
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Curbing Emissions Through Construction Retrofits
Sustainable refit of the Department of Conservation office building in Wellington, New Zealand. Photo: Tom Walter.Construction Industry Could Trim Climate Emissions CheaplyDecember 8, 2008 POZNAN, Poland – Energy use in buildings accounts for one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions, but … Continue reading
The DNC Sponsors List Is Rather Enlightening
The list I’ve posted here barely scratches the surface of what the Rocky Mountain News dug out of the public record. I note that this article was published on 12 May, but it is still very timely information. Such notables … Continue reading
All These Methods Were First Tested in Laos
A view of Long Chen. The most secret location in ‘the secret war’ against Laos was the former CIA air base of Long Chen, a place that remains off limits even today.LAOS: Film Reveals CIA’s ‘Most Secret Place on Earth’By … Continue reading
EDUCATION : Texas Fiction Science
Image © Austin Cline, Licensed to About; Original Poster: Library of CongressThe State Board of Education does its part to fantasize biologyBy Andrea Grimes There’s nothing the evil overlords of the fictional future like more than a nice, healthy round … Continue reading
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Tagged Education, Evolution, Public Schools, Religion, Religious Right, Science, Texas
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The Biggest NAFTA Problem : the Assumed Commonality of Interests
The New Geography of Trade: North America Doesn’t ExistBy Laura Carlsen / July 8, 2008 About every six months or so, the media provide a fleeting show of North American unity. Whether on the shores of the Mexican Caribbean, the … Continue reading
Manning Marable : African American Peacemakers
Dr. Manning Marable.Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Barack Obama, and the Struggle against Racism, Inequality and Warby Manning Marable [The following was first delivered as a speech at the University of Illinois at Chicago, sponsored by the Great Cities Institute … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, Iraq, MDS, Obama, Peace Movement, Racism, Social Action
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And If You Think You Live in a Great Country
We think you’re confused. Don’t Even Think About It: Enter The Thought Policeby James Ridgeway and Jean Casella Perhaps no campaign tactic is more effective than fearmongering, and in the current presidential race the sum of all fears, once again, … Continue reading
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Who Knew?
New Zealand: Images and RealityBy Ghali HassanMar 5, 2007, 20:34 New Zealand prides itself on human rights, social compassion and political “neutrality”. Moreover, New Zealanders pride themselves on being “peace loving” people. Of course, nothing could be further from the … Continue reading
