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textANOTHER FULL-PAGE AD IN NEW YORK TIMES CALLS FOR OCTOBER 5 PROTESTS TO DRIVE OUT THE BUSH by World Can't Wait
Nationwide Organizing Meetings September 7...
Posted: Wed, Aug 30, 2006 7:32am PDT
textMurtha: "I'm Disappointed" by Hillary Clinton's Refusal to Endorse Troop Withdrawal" by Democracy Now (reposted)
Democracy Now! interviews Congressmember John Murtha (D - PA) about his position on the Iraq war, the Haditha massacre and Sen. Hillary Clinton's refusal to endorse his troop withdrawal plan. On Clinton, Murtha says, "I'm disappointed. I'm not sure why that's happened...I don't know what the reason is she's decided not to endorse my position....
Posted: Wed, Aug 30, 2006 7:21am PDT
textBegat, Bothered, Bewildered - MAUREEN DOWD & More by MAUREEN DOWD - The New York Times
Dowd: Bewildered Bush - President Bush needs to restore the soul, not merely of the Big Easy, but of the White House. - PLUS: Govt. Investigation Proves Bush Appointee Used Position To Hire Friends, Run Horse Racing Operation & More...
Posted: Wed, Aug 30, 2006 7:02am PDT
textBush Turns His Terror War on the Homeland by Counterpunch (reposted)
Retroactive Laws Invoked to Protect Administration Officials from War Crimes Prosecution...
Posted: Wed, Aug 30, 2006 6:48am PDT
textWorried MPs plot to force Blair exit date by UK Guardian (reposted)
Fears of Labour election losses in marginal seats, especially in the south-east of England, are prompting renewed discussion among the party's MPs about whether they should collectively and publicly demand that Tony Blair use his party conference speech to set out a clear timetable for when he will stand down....
Posted: Wed, Aug 30, 2006 6:27am PDT
textEgypt: a social and political tinderbox by wsws (reposted)
Last week’s collision between two trains on a busy route packed with workers travelling into Cairo for work from the poorer northern outskirts of the city has exposed the social and political relations within Egypt today....
Posted: Wed, Aug 30, 2006 6:21am PDT
calendar9/11 and American Empire: Intellectuals Speak Out by Ken Preston-Pile
Martin Luther King Middle School, 1781 Rose St, Berkeley...
Event Date: Sun, Sep 24, 2006 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Tue, Aug 29, 2006 11:07pm PDT
calendarCriminal Folly of the Bush Administration: A Case for Impeachment by Ken Preston-Pile
King Middle School, 1781 Rose Street, Berkeley....
Event Date: Sat, Oct 7, 2006 8:00pm PDT
Posted: Tue, Aug 29, 2006 10:59pm PDT
textRev. Yearwood endorses Voters Pledge for Peace! by David Havelka
Rev. Yearwoods' message: It is time for decent folks who care about the people of the Gulf Coast to come together and become Voters for Peace. Tell the politicans to bring the troops and resources home to the Gulf Coast where they are desperately needed....
Posted: Tue, Aug 29, 2006 7:53pm PDT
textTechnologies affect living standards in three ways by Kamala Sarup
The use of technologies depends not only on geography and culture, but also on the economy and polity of nations....
Posted: Tue, Aug 29, 2006 11:21am PDT
calendarProtest Arnold Schwarzenegger + Fat Cats!! by
200 Polhemus Ave., Atherton, CA...
Event Date: Tue, Aug 29, 2006 5:30pm PDT
Posted: Tue, Aug 29, 2006 10:55am PDT
textJed Horne on "Neoconservative" Ray Nagin and "Federal Oppression" in the South by Democracy Now (reposted)
On the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina we speak with Jed Horne, an editor at the New Orleans Times-Picayune and author of "Breach of Faith." Horne says, "Louisiana is part of the old south...The mayor is a Democrat but could probably be called a neoconservative. He's as much a believer in the kind of free market, less-is-more approach to government as Karl Rove, one of his mentors."...
Posted: Tue, Aug 29, 2006 8:22am PDT
textTop Hurricane Expert Says Officials Threatened His Job Over Pre-Katrina Warnings by Delphine Brody
On the eve of the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, investigative journalist Greg Palast reports that a top hurricane expert says government officials threatened his job over his warnings about the impending disaster....
Posted: Tue, Aug 29, 2006 8:05am PDT
textDefunders of Liberty - THOMAS FRANK - Hurting the Left & John Tierney + by THOMAS FRANK - The New York Times
Frank: Hurting the Left - In Washington today, an idea is not worth hearing unless a large amount of somebody’s money is behind it. - PLUS: Brilliant prank exposes federal neglect of New Orleans - PLUS: NY Times: Blistering Drought Ravages Farmland on Plains - PLUS: Rumsfeld says he's ready for another war & more...
Posted: Tue, Aug 29, 2006 6:27am PDT
textJustice for People of the Gulf Coast Still Needed by United for Peace and Justice
As we commemorate, with sorrow and anger, the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, it's time to shine a spotlight on the politicians who are allowing the neglect in New Orleans and the destruction in Iraq to continue...
Posted: Mon, Aug 28, 2006 2:44pm PDT
textKatherine Harris attempts to defuse controversial comments by reposts
ORLANDO, Fla. - Rep. Katherine Harris sought Saturday to smother a campaign brushfire stoked by an earlier claim that failure to elect Christians to public office would allow lawmakers to "legislate sin."...
Posted: Mon, Aug 28, 2006 6:26am PDT
textBroken Promises - Paul Krugman looks at the rebuilding effort in New Orleans & more by PAUL KRUGMAN - The New York Times
Krugman: Rebuilding - In America as in Iraq, reconstruction delayed is reconstruction denied — and President Bush has, once again, broken a promise. - Plus: From the 'Wash Post' - Justice Department Not Seeking 9/11 Charges Against Osama Bin Laden and more...
Posted: Mon, Aug 28, 2006 6:21am PDT
imageThis is it
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by d.o.
This is our opportunity to do what the citizens of the Ukraine, of Mexico, and of other countries do when their democracies are taken from them. This is our chance to say, "Enough is enough!"...
Posted: Sun, Aug 27, 2006 10:58am PDT
textCarter Scolds "Subservient" Blair by IOL (reposted)
CAIRO – Former US president Jimmy Carter opened his salvos at British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Sunday, August26 , for being "so compliant and subservient" to US President George W. Bush, and questioning Bush's pre-emptive war doctrine and his Iraq invasion....
Posted: Sun, Aug 27, 2006 9:28am PDT
textVolunteer to "Stop the Maloof Tax"!!! by bianca
The Stop the Arena Tax Campaign (aka "The Maloof Tax") is fully underway. Last Thursday, we started calling voters to let them know that we will not put up with this free hand-out to billionaire sports owners!...
Posted: Sun, Aug 27, 2006 7:37am PDT
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