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textDemocrats force antiwar candidate out of Ohio Senate race by wsws (reposted)
Iraq war veteran and antiwar activist Paul Hackett withdrew from the US Senate race in Ohio February 14, after his campaign for the Democratic Party nomination was sabotaged by the top national Democratic leaders, including Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid and Senator Charles Schumer of New York, chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee....
Posted: Sun, Feb 19, 2006 10:21pm PST
textGlobal Warming Threatens California’s Major Ethnic Populations by New America Media
SAN FRANCISCO -- Barbara Lott-Holland’s most fervent wish is that her 11 grandchildren thrive in a habitable world. She sees a clean environment as a basic human right, one that has not been guaranteed for her and others in her Crenshaw neighborhood in Los Angeles....
Posted: Sat, Feb 18, 2006 9:23am PST
textMad Max in Borderland -- Overnight With the Minutemen by YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia (reposted)
Since 9.11, individuals calling themselves "Minutemen" have formed loosely structured volunteer associations that patrol the Southern U.S. border and have been vilified as racist vigilantes for their armed actions against undocumented immigrants. After camping out with the Minutemen of Campo, Calif., Russell Morse discovers the unexpected, even conflicting, reasons these men spend their lives in the desert. Morse, Furtado and Rojas are editors at YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia a Proje...
Posted: Sat, Feb 18, 2006 9:21am PST
textAnti feminist neo-con's are going to teach Iraqi women to build Democracy by Feminist
Administration Chooses Anti-Feminist Group to Train Iraqi Women Jim Lobe OneWorld US Tue., Oct. 5, 2004...
Posted: Fri, Feb 17, 2006 3:59pm PST
textCheney, "A Beer or Two," and A Gun by commondreams
Vice President Dick Cheney, who was forced to leave Yale University because his penchant for late-night beer drinking exceeded his devotion to his studies, and who is one of the small number of Americans who can count two drunk driving busts on his driving record, may have been doing more than hunting quail on the day that he shot a Texas lawyer in the face....
Posted: Fri, Feb 17, 2006 7:55am PST
textCongressional report condemns government response to Hurricane Katrina by wsws (reposted)
A select committee of the US House of Representatives is set to release a report Wednesday on the US government’s handling of Hurricane Katrina. From drafts leaked to various news publications this week, it is already clear that the report presents a picture of an extraordinary lack of preparation and a completely incompetent response, which contributed to the deaths of over 1,000 people and the virtual destruction of a major American city....
Posted: Tue, Feb 14, 2006 8:12am PST
text6/1-6: Border Social Forum by via Chica Lit Club
Planning Meeting Reunion de coordinacion February 18 (Saturday) 2006 18 de Febrero (sabado) 2006...
Posted: Fri, Feb 10, 2006 11:26pm PST
textIDA e-news: 2/08/06 by Mat Thomas
ACTION ALERTS - 1. IDA Exposes Negligence at Waveland Animal Shelter 2. New York Could Make Using Animals in Crimes a Felony 3. IDA Files Petition to USDA Against Zoos for AWA Violations - CAMPAIGN NEWS & UPDATES - 1. IDA February Guardian of the Month - Karen Smith 2. IDA's Matt Rossell Speaks Out Against Bullhooks in Nebraska 3. USDA Defies American Horse Slaughter Bans...
Posted: Thu, Feb 9, 2006 11:04pm PST
textongoing prison rape in local prisons by Calvin
I am a California State prisoner and have been incarcerated since July 7, 1994, and I am a victim of prisoner rape...I am writing to you at this time to share with you my own stories of prisoner rape in hopes that this information might be beneficial in helping prevent the abuse of convicted felons. Thank you for your efforts and considerations in this extremely important matter....
Posted: Thu, Feb 9, 2006 11:28am PST
text2/10 Picket at the San Diego Hyatt Hotel by emailed to indybay editors
Please show your solidarity by attending a massive picket to be held this Friday (Feb. 10) at 5 PM at the San Diego Hyatt Hotel, located on the corner of Market St. and Harbor Drive in Seaport Village (downtown San Diego)....
Posted: Wed, Feb 8, 2006 11:19pm PST
textBush proposes $2.8 trillion budget to boost military spending and slash social programs by wsws (reposted)
President Bush sent a $2.77 trillion budget plan to Congress on Monday that includes record spending for the military and cuts funding for a wide range of social programs. Included is $65 billion in cuts to entitlement programs over the next five years, more than half of this from Medicare. Bush is also seeking to make his first-term tax cuts permanent....
Posted: Tue, Feb 7, 2006 9:05am PST
imageTelcos Roll Out Astroturf Advocacy
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by Lyell Davies
Phone companies push astroturf-advocacy as they seek changes in telecommunications rules....
Posted: Tue, Feb 7, 2006 8:30am PST
documentThirty Years is Enough fact sheet and petition
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by CEDP
July 2nd is the thirty year anniversary of the Supreme Courts decision that reinstated the death penalty in this country after a four year ban....
Posted: Mon, Feb 6, 2006 11:18pm PST
textGays Lose Advocate With Death of Mrs. King by New America Media
With the death of Coretta Scott King, could the King family name be used to promote homophobia?...
Posted: Sat, Feb 4, 2006 9:46am PST
textVIDEO OF BUSH STEP DOWN PROTEST IN HOLLYWOOD by SANKOFA
video i shot and edited of jan 31st rally in hollywood runtime 9:11...
Posted: Sat, Feb 4, 2006 2:36am PST
textReport from 1/21 Immigration Alert Forum by via list
We felt it was necessary to understand the legislation currently in Congress, and the way each legislative proposal would affect workers, unions and community organizations....
Posted: Mon, Jan 30, 2006 2:09pm PST
imageCosta Mesa mayor joins Minutemen, unveils extremist anti-immigrant agenda
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by John Earl
Costa Mesa is the first US city to agree to work with US Customs to help deport "illegal" immigrants accused of crimes. The CM policy requires "serious" crimes, but the Mayor would like to be able to stop immigrants, ask for their legal status and deport them, according to remarks he made January 25, 2006....
Posted: Fri, Jan 27, 2006 3:55pm PST
textRacial Tensions Surface Among Los Angeles Homeless by New America Media
LOS ANGELES – Kimberly Johnson doesn’t like to go outside. She'd prefer her four children don’t even go downstairs. For seven months now, Johnson and her family have been living at the Union Rescue Mission on downtown's Skid Row, where danger is a constant companion. Their dorm room sits four floors up, and many days they remain there, even isolating themselves above the common areas below....
Posted: Thu, Jan 26, 2006 5:07pm PST
textTell your senator (i.e. Feinstein) to filibuster on Alito, says NOW (Nat'l Org for Women) by N.O.W.
Without a Filibuster, A No Vote is a Yes Vote on Alito Alito Must Not Be Confirmed - Demand a Filibuster Today Please call your Senators today and ask them to support a filibuster in opposition to this nomination....
Posted: Thu, Jan 26, 2006 4:07pm PST
textSpecial Conference Invitation by Death Penalty Focus
The Faces of Wrongful Conviction: a conference examining wrongful convictions and the administration of the death penalty in california...
Posted: Tue, Jan 24, 2006 9:42pm PST
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