Category: Civil Rights

A Constitutional Conundrum

 Staff  April 24, 2008  1 Comment on A Constitutional Conundrum

News: The House Judiciary Committee has taken its contempt of Congress fight to civil court, setting the stage for a…

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The Real Matrix: The Pentagon Invades Your Life

 Staff  April 24, 2008  2 Comments on The Real Matrix: The Pentagon Invades Your Life

By Nick Turse Rick is a midlevel manager in a financial services company in New York City. Each day he…

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Party Like It’s 1932: The Obama Option

 Staff  April 22, 2008  1 Comment on Party Like It’s 1932: The Obama Option

by Norman Solomon Seventy-six years ago, to many ears on the left, Franklin D. Roosevelt sounded way too much like…

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The Left Has Lost Its Nerve and Its Direction

 Staff  April 22, 2008  9 Comments on The Left Has Lost Its Nerve and Its Direction

by Chris Hedges / April 21, 2008 by the Philadelphia Inquirer The failure of the American left is a failure…

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José Can You See? Bush’s Trojan Taco

 Staff  April 21, 2008  0 Comments on José Can You See? Bush’s Trojan Taco

Bush Using NAFTA to Eliminate Laws on Health, Safety, Labor, Environment By Greg Palast Psst! George Bush has a secret….

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U.S. deserters seek Canadian residency

 Staff  April 21, 2008  6 Comments on U.S. deserters seek Canadian residency

TORONTO, April 20 (UPI) — About 200 U.S. military deserters in Canada are awaiting a decision as to whether they…

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Medical Marijuana Voting Guide for San Diego City Attorney

 Staff  April 18, 2008  0 Comments on Medical Marijuana Voting Guide for San Diego City Attorney

Friday, April 18, 2008 The June 3rd election for San Diego City Attorney is the one of the most contentious…

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What Ever Happened to The Notion of A Public Good?

 Richard Nadeau  April 16, 2008  1 Comment on What Ever Happened to The Notion of A Public Good?

Recently, a long term public employee about to retire from the government told me: “I know from working on the…

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Disintegration is Everywhere

 Staff  April 16, 2008  0 Comments on Disintegration is Everywhere

The Politics of Distraction in an Age of Gotcha Capitalism By Ralph Nader In this year’s presidential campaign, the major…

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