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Urge the Anti-Choice Movement to Help Us Prevent Abortions
kinda weird, huh? (reposted by Susie-Q)...
Posted: Tue, Feb 15, 2005 12:51am PST
Montel Williams: Fighting for Your Life Shouldn't Be a Crime
Talk-show host Montel Williams tried many different medications to dull the pain from MS, but the only thing that has worked for him has been marijuana. That makes him a criminal in Illinois....
Posted: Mon, Feb 14, 2005 11:06pm PST
Infoshop/AMP releases new Copwatch 101 booklet
Infoshop.org and the Alternative Media Project are pleased to announce the public release of our new Copwatch 101 booklet. This is the first booklet in the pamphlet series published by our Breaking...
Posted: Mon, Feb 14, 2005 8:48pm PST
Call for a Mass Mobilization April 15-17th, 2005 During the Spring Meetings of the World B
The April 16, 2005 meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank will represent the five year anniversary of the first major demonstrations against these institutions in the United States...
Posted: Mon, Feb 14, 2005 8:43pm PST
Oil Cleanup at Aleutian Shipwreck Halted
JUNEAU, Alaska -- Salvage and cleanup operations of a freighter that wrecked in the Aleutian Islands have been shut down until spring, the Coast Guard said Monday...
Posted: Mon, Feb 14, 2005 8:00pm PST
Keyes' Daughter Calls Self 'Liberal Queer'
ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The daughter of conservative Republican Alan Keyes referred to herself Monday as a "liberal queer" and urged support for gay and lesbian young people who have been deserted by their families....
Posted: Mon, Feb 14, 2005 7:57pm PST
Ward Churchill has rights, and he’s right
Ward Churchill has a right to speak about 9/11.
And Ward Churchill is right about 9/11....
Posted: Mon, Feb 14, 2005 6:20pm PST
BLACK HISTORY MONTH/WHITE HISTORY MONTH
In response to my previous piece on Black History month a co- worker writes to me the question: "When is White History Month? My immediate answer to this co-worker was, "every month is white history month." In fact every month since the foundation of the modern state of America has been white history month....
Posted: Mon, Feb 14, 2005 4:30pm PST
Democracy behind Tank Barricades
For Washington the elections in Iraq are a milestone on the way to freedom but for Iraqis they are another step into civil war.. Almost nothing has the same meaning for Iraqis and Americans.. There is hardly a common interest between the liberator and the liberated....
Posted: Mon, Feb 14, 2005 1:28pm PST
NYC Madams Profit From Oldest Profession
NEW YORK -- The blue blood Mayflower Madam argued that the oldest profession was merely "naughty," not criminal....
Posted: Mon, Feb 14, 2005 11:03am PST
Mich. Mayor Blacklists Those Who Sued City
FLINT, Mich. -- Mayor Don Williamson is taking a novel tack in fighting lawsuits -- he's withholding city business from anyone who has sued Flint within the past five years....
Posted: Mon, Feb 14, 2005 10:50am PST
HOST CHRIS ROCK SHOCK: ONLY GAYS WATCH OSCARS
Concern deepened after Rock claimed only gays watch the Oscars!...
Posted: Mon, Feb 14, 2005 10:41am PST
Lies, Damned Lies And Rice
The lies never stop. They lie not only to you and me, but also to their friends and colleagues, Republicans as well as Democrats....
Posted: Mon, Feb 14, 2005 9:15am PST
McDonald's Settles Landmark Trans Fat Lawsuits
"The excellent legal settlement reached between McDonald's and BanTransFats.com and in the class action on the same matter is a perfect example of how litigation can motivate food companies to change their practices for the better....
Posted: Mon, Feb 14, 2005 12:15am PST
Transgender Veterans March Planning Takes Shape
The May
21, 2005 ‘March to the Wall’ will also revisit the Vietnam and Iwo Jima
Memorials and culminate with the very emotional and proud experience of
dedicating a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National
Cemetery....
Posted: Sun, Feb 13, 2005 11:53pm PST
5 U.S.-Held Cuban Political Prisoners from left to right: Ramón Labañino, Fernando Gonzále
UPDATED BIOS AND THE ADDRESSES OF THE FIVE CUBAN HEROES...
Posted: Sun, Feb 13, 2005 8:58pm PST
Legal Update on the Appeals Proces of Mumia Abu-Jamal
The following legal update was approved by the National Task Force for Mumia Abu-Jamal at a December 12, 2004 meeting in New York City. This update was also reviewed and approved by Attorney Robert R. Bryan, Mumia’s lead counsel. A popular summary of these legal issues will be prepared by the task force in the near future:...
Posted: Sun, Feb 13, 2005 8:41pm PST
A new look at U.S. radioactive weapons
A new look at U.S. radioactive weapons
Tues, Feb 15, 2005, 6:30
New School University
Swayduck Auditorium
65 Fifth Ave on the ground floor...
Posted: Sun, Feb 13, 2005 8:31pm PST
A call out now! March to Central Park on Sun. March 19th, 2005: The whole world will be ma
The world-wide antiwar movement has called for massive demonstrations against the war on the weekend on March 19-20, 2005-- the second anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. We have a responsibility to respond with renewed determination and commitment in the face of the Bush Administration's launching of a new phase of the war against the Iraqi people...
Posted: Sun, Feb 13, 2005 8:25pm PST
Labor united against the Bush agenda
Labor was at the heart of an incredible people’s coalition to defeat George Bush and the ultra-right wing of the Republican Party. And labor remains at the heart of keeping that coalition together and fighting back against the Bush agenda....
Posted: Sun, Feb 13, 2005 12:56pm PST