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textWhy the Gitmo Tribunals are a Bad Idea - Exhibit A: the Moussaoui Trial by CounterPunch (reposted)
The Justice Department's vile and underhanded attempt to rig the penalty-phase trial of Zacarias Moussaoui and nail him with a death penalty is Exhibit A for why Bush and Rumsfeld should not be allowed to handle the Guantanamo detainee and other detainee cases through military tribunals....
Posted: Wed, Mar 15, 2006 6:31am PST
textThe Killing of Earth's Whales by Sonar by marine
death by rupture of ears and lungs...
Posted: Wed, Mar 15, 2006 12:45am PST
imageMidwest Immigrants and Allies Pour into Chicago Against HR4437
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by chicago and santa cruz
On Friday, March 10, 2006, downtown Chicago saw a pro-immigrant march estimated at tens of thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands, of people, all rousing opposition against the infamous anti-immigrant Sensenbrenner Bill. Protesters carried hand-lettered signs saying "No Human Being is Illegal," "George Washington Was An Immigrant," "We are America," "My Mexican immigrant son died in Iraq," "I'm a dishwasher-not a criminal," and "Don't d...
Posted: Tue, Mar 14, 2006 5:34pm PST
textEmerging Christian Left To Challenge The Right by New America Media (reposted)
Drawing inspiration from Christian leaders who stood on the frontlines of the civil rights movement in the ‘60s, faith-based groups from left side of the political spectrum are mobilizing to challenge the right. Rene P. Ciria-Cruz is an editor at New America Media. Another version of this story appeared in the National Catholic Reporter....
Posted: Tue, Mar 14, 2006 4:56pm PST
textNo Requiem for a Black Conservative by New America Media (reposted)
When black Republicans favored by the GOP fall from grace, they don't fall very far, writes Earl Ofari Hutchinson, an associate editor for New America Media and a political analyst....
Posted: Tue, Mar 14, 2006 4:52pm PST
textWashington Pulse -- White House 'Hate Speech' Takes on Life of Its Own by New America Media (reposted)
Hate speech from the White House's war on terror has introduced a whole new vocabulary into public discourse. The results are showing up not just in furor over the Dubai port deal, but in ugly grass-roots campaigns and polls tracking anti-Arab, anti-Muslim sentiment. A senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, Mark Lloyd teaches public policy at Georgetown University and is an award-winning broadcast journalist. He writes a monthly column for New America Media called "Washington...
Posted: Tue, Mar 14, 2006 4:51pm PST
textIsaac "Chef" Hayes leaves South Park Over Scientology Jokes by reposted
Singer Isaac Hayes is to stop providing the voice for a character in cartoon South Park because he objects to its "inappropriate ridicule" of religion....
Posted: Tue, Mar 14, 2006 4:38pm PST
textCall to Action: Take Action on FY07 HUD Appropriations by Marta Russell
Call the DC offices of your Representative and Senators this week and ask to speak to the staff person in each who deals with housing issues. 1-877-322-5742...
Posted: Tue, Mar 14, 2006 1:52pm PST
text Burst oil pipeline causes 'catastrophe' in Alaska by UK Independent (reposted)
A burst pipeline in Alaska's North Slope has caused the Arctic region's worst oil spill, spreading more than 250,000 gallons of crude oil over an area used by caribou herds and prompting environmentalists again to question the Bush administration's drive for more oil exploration there....
Posted: Tue, Mar 14, 2006 7:32am PST
text100,000 March in Chicago to Protest Immigration Reform Bill by Democracy Now (reposted)
Over 100,000 marchers took to the streets of Chicago last Friday to fight a bill that would rewrite the nation's immigration laws. The march marked one of the biggest pro-immigrant rallies in U.S. history. We discuss the implications of the bill with discuss the demonstration with a member of one of the many organizations that spearheaded the event....
Posted: Tue, Mar 14, 2006 7:22am PST
textIn Historic Move, Feingold Introduces Resolution to Censure President Bush by Democracy Now (reposted)
On Monday, Democratic Senator Russ Feingold of Wisconsin introduced a resolution to censure President Bush for authorizing the no-warrant domestic surveillance program. Feingold accused Bush of breaking the law and misleading Congress about it. We play Feingold introducing the resolution as well as reaction from Republican and Democratic senators on the Senate floor....
Posted: Tue, Mar 14, 2006 7:21am PST
textGoogle Goes To Court to Protect Privacy by Declan McCullagh (excerpt + link)
CNET reports that Google goes to court in San Jose this morning....
Posted: Tue, Mar 14, 2006 6:29am PST
text100,000(!) March for Immigrant Rights in Chicago by tribune repost
In a show of strength that surprised even organizers, tens of thousand of immigrants poured into the Loop Friday, bringing their calls for immigration reform to the heart of the city's economic and political power. What started as a word-of-mouth campaign, then spread through the foreign language media, grabbed the attention of the entire city by midday, as a throng 2 miles long marched from Union Park on the Near West Side to Federal Plaza....
Posted: Tue, Mar 14, 2006 12:35am PST
imageWeather Modification (pro chemtrail biil) S517 Violates National Security
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by John H. Marburger, III
In 1978, the United States became a party to an international treaty banning the use of weather modification and since has went underground and has been a part of their black operations....
Posted: Sun, Mar 12, 2006 2:36pm PST
textA World Lit by Energy Warfare by populist
...What "Mission Accomplished" in reality achieved was an intractable quagmire of bloodletting and a nightmarish prospect of global conflict......
Posted: Sun, Mar 12, 2006 2:17pm PST
imageFuture of Music is Topic of McChesney's Media Matters Now
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by Radio Streams Live at 11 AM PST
Guests today will be Jenny Toomey and Michael Bracy, both of the Future of Music Coalition. The FMC's primary goal is to educate musicians and the public at large about some of the critical issues that are shaping the policy debate in the music/technology space....
Posted: Sun, Mar 12, 2006 11:03am PST
text Donald Rumsfeld makes $5m killing on bird flu drug by UK Independent (reposted)
Donald Rumsfeld has made a killing out of bird flu. The US Defence Secretary has made more than $5m (£2.9m) in capital gains from selling shares in the biotechnology firm that discovered and developed Tamiflu, the drug being bought in massive amounts by Governments to treat a possible human pandemic of the disease....
Posted: Sun, Mar 12, 2006 10:38am PST
textBoston Catholic Charities Puts Ugly Political Agenda Before Child Welfare by HRC
Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese made the following statement today regarding news that the Boston Catholic Charities was halting its adoption program because of a state law allowing children in need of a home to be adopted by gay and lesbian parents....
Posted: Sat, Mar 11, 2006 10:48pm PST
textMedical Marijuana in the News: 3/10 by via William Dolphin/ASA
· ASA IN THE NEWS: San Diego Patients Stand Ground · ASA ACTION: Return of Property Remains an Issue · NEW MEXICO: Petty Partisan Politics Kills Patient Protections · MASSACHUSETTS: Lawmakers’ Blame Feds for Bill Failure · CALIFORNIA: Implementation Action Across the State...
Posted: Sat, Mar 11, 2006 10:30pm PST
textUS hostage killed in Iraq by reposts
A dead body found in Iraq has been identified as that of missing US hostage Tom Fox, the US State Department has said....
Posted: Sat, Mar 11, 2006 11:27am PST
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