Revolution of the Snails – Encounters with the Zapatistas
By Rebecca Solnit of TomDispatch.com I grew up listening to vinyl records, dense spirals of information that we played at…
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Tagged: Border Issues, Mexico
Gross Distortions, Sloppy Methodology and Tendentious Reporting
Staff January 13, 2008 6 Comments on Gross Distortions, Sloppy Methodology and Tendentious Reporting
How the New England Journal of Medicine Undercounted Iraqi Civilian Deaths By ANDREW COCKBURN Almost five years into the destruction…
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Lessons from the 1970 Student Strike
(Editor’s Note: This article appeared a year and a half ago, but as it is mainly a history lesson from…
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A Strategy for Rebuilding the Peace Movement
After Iowa and New Hampshire By JONATHAN M. FELDMAN Presidential elections, and electoral politics more generally, are often a source…
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Noam Chomsky: We Own The World
(Adapted from a June 2007 speech) January, 01 2008 You all know, of course, there was an election-what is called…
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The $100 Barrel of Oil vs. the Global War on Terror
The Bush Legacy (Take Two) By Tom Engelhardt Jan. 8, 2008 Consider the debate among four Democratic presidential candidates on…
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January 8, 1912 – This Day In Our Region: The San Diego Free Speech Fight Begins
Staff January 8, 2008 0 Comments on January 8, 1912 – This Day In Our Region: The San Diego Free Speech Fight Begins
On this day in 1912, the San Diego City Council passed an anti-free speech ordinance, banning public speaking in a…
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Irony of the 2008 Election: John Edwards, White Man, Is the Best Candidate
Staff January 7, 2008 1 Comment on Irony of the 2008 Election: John Edwards, White Man, Is the Best Candidate
by Maryscott O’Connor – crossposted from My Left Wing What a cruel mockery for liberals it is that in a…
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Why Barack Obama Should De-Escalate On Pakistan
By Tom Hayden, HuffingtonPost.com. Posted January 7, 2008. As predicted, Barack Obama’s advocacy of unilateral military intervention in Pakistan if…
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Tagged: Barack Obama, Iran, Pakistan
1972 – This Day In Our Ocean Beach History: Paula Tharp Shot by Right-Wing Terrorists
Staff January 6, 2008 0 Comments on 1972 – This Day In Our Ocean Beach History: Paula Tharp Shot by Right-Wing Terrorists
January 6, 1972 — 36 years ago, a right-wing terrorist organization, the Secret Army Organization – an offshoot of the…
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Impeachment – 2007 : The Year of Evidence
Evidence By David Swanson – Sat, 2007-12-29 The past year has seen the public exposure of enough evidence of old,…
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Who Do We Vote For This Time Around? A Letter From Michael Moore
Staff January 2, 2008 4 Comments on Who Do We Vote For This Time Around? A Letter From Michael Moore
January 2, 2008 Friends, A new year has begun. And before we’ve had a chance to break our New Year’s…
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