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New York City: banned graffiti block party to go forward
A federal judge Monday overturned a ban imposed by New York’s billionaire mayor Michael Bloomberg on an art event due to take place today. The occasion is a block party that is scheduled to feature well-known graffiti artists spray-painting 20 works on two-dimensional replicas of subway cars from the 1970s and 1980s....
Posted: Wed, Aug 24, 2005 6:35am PDT
The Northwest strike: the end of the AFL-CIO and political lessons for the working class
It is necessary to speak bluntly. The scabbing against striking Northwest mechanics by the other unions at the airline demonstrates that the American trade unions are dead as organizations of the working class and cannot be revived....
Posted: Wed, Aug 24, 2005 6:33am PDT
UPDATE on LEONARD PELTIER 8/19/05
I talked to Leonard today and he informed me that he is in the general
prisoner population, not in a box!...
Posted: Wed, Aug 24, 2005 12:51am PDT
Fascism Unmasked: Utah RAVE Raided by SWAT Team
The “war on drugs” took on a literal meaning this past weekend when SWAT Team agents in full military combat regalia stormed a RAVE an hour outside Salt Lake City, Utah....
Posted: Wed, Aug 24, 2005 12:38am PDT
Call the FDA Wednesday, Aug 24
We are asking our members to take action by calling the FDA on Wednesday, August 24,
to voice their concerns about the silicone breast implant approval applications....
Posted: Wed, Aug 24, 2005 12:24am PDT
Wicked Womyn 2006 Press Release
Mark your calendars and hold the date for the Wicked Womyn
Conference January 13-16, 2006, a conference of pleasures for all
leather women. The theme for this year?s event is Kinky Mardi Gras
in Seattle - Cum earn your beads!!!...
Posted: Tue, Aug 23, 2005 4:48pm PDT
Turning Chavez Into Noriega.
In a recent series of articles in The New York Times a disturbing strategy seems to be emerging out of the White House and the U.S. press....
Posted: Tue, Aug 23, 2005 2:59pm PDT
Take Action! Demand FAUX News Retract Cindy Sheehan Lie
Take Action! Demand FOX News Retract Cindy Sheehan Lie
A little while ago, at 2:05 PM ET, FOX News Live reported a vicious lie about Cindy Sheehan without bothering to provide the source....
Posted: Tue, Aug 23, 2005 2:22pm PDT
SLDN Renews Call for Repeal of ‘Don't Ask, Don't Tell
SLDN Renews Call for Repeal of ‘Don't Ask, Don't Tell’ as Reports Emerge of a Decline in ‘Quality’ of Soldiers...
Posted: Tue, Aug 23, 2005 10:32am PDT
ACORN, WARN Oppose 'Wal-Mart Bank'
ACORN, and WARN (the Wal-Mart Alliance for Reform Now) today submitted official comments to the FDIC opposing Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. request for a charter and deposit insurance protection for a proposed Wal-Mart Bank....
Posted: Tue, Aug 23, 2005 10:21am PDT
US Radio Host Fired for Anti-Islam Rant
WASHINGTON, August23 , 2005 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) - A US radio talk-show host said Monday, August22 , he had been fired after branding Islam a "terrorist organization" in remarks slated by Muslim groups as "hate radio."...
Posted: Tue, Aug 23, 2005 8:27am PDT
Northwest Airlines gloats over union-busting against striking mechanics
Three days into a strike by mechanics at Northwest Airlines, executives have begun to gloat over the ability of the company to continue operations....
Posted: Tue, Aug 23, 2005 8:22am PDT
Air Force colonel accused of defacing cars bearing pro-Bush bumper stickers
Denver, Colorado - An Air Force Reserve Lt. Colonel may face criminal charges in a vandalism case. The officer is accused of defacing cars at the Denver International Airport.
He allegedly blacked out pro-Bush bumper stickers on ten vehicles, then spray painted an expletive and the president’s name on the vehicle.
He is director of operations for reserve forces at the National Security Space Institute in Colorado Springs....
Posted: Mon, Aug 22, 2005 6:21pm PDT
Photos from Camp Casey, Joan Baez, Sunset Vigil
Crawford, Texas: Hundreds gather outside of the Bush vacation ranch for a performance by Joan Baez. Camp Casey settles down to prepare for the next wave of activity leading up to next weekend. Bush leaves town for Salt Lake City, a core of approximately two hundred hunker down in Crawford to await his, and Cindy’s return....
Posted: Mon, Aug 22, 2005 1:24pm PDT
Cindy Sheehan's Blog Entries from Today and This Weekend
her updates from this weekend...
Posted: Mon, Aug 22, 2005 1:03pm PDT
Alternatives: Another World is Possible!
"The neoliberal policy of the last years is entangled in a deep legitimation crisis. Unemployment is not lowered through social cuts.. Dismantling democracy and increased repression go along with militarization.. Another world is possible when we reorganize cooperative global life.."...
Posted: Mon, Aug 22, 2005 5:59am PDT
Write letters in support of Muhammed Yousry, Lynne Stewart's Arabic translator
ou can help Muhammad by writing letters to the
judge in the case. Sentencing, as many of you know, is scheduled for
September....
Posted: Sun, Aug 21, 2005 10:19pm PDT
Photos from Camp Casey, Steve Earl, and Pro-War Protesters
Crawford, Texas: There are now about 300 “Meet with Cindy!” supporters spread across three separate vigil locations: the Crawford Peace House in the center of Crawford, the original Camp Casey, and now Camp Casey II. Media yesterday focused on local Crawford businessmen who organized a small “pro-Bush” rally downtown, while dozens of bikers rode out to Camp Casey with a mixed message. Steve Earle closed out the day....
Posted: Sun, Aug 21, 2005 1:32pm PDT
Republican senator says Iraq looking like Vietnam
Washington: A leading Republican senator said Sunday the war in Iraq is looking more like the Vietnam conflict from a generation ago....
Posted: Sun, Aug 21, 2005 9:44am PDT
US TV station rejects anti-war ad
A Utah television station is refusing to air an anti-war ad featuring Cindy Sheehan, whose son's death in Iraq prompted a vigil outside President George Bush's Texas ranch....
Posted: Sun, Aug 21, 2005 9:22am PDT