A Path of Peace Pursued: Ecuador Resolves Differences with Colombia at Summit
Introduction by Gary Ghirardi In a week that saw much concern for the escalation of a conflict that could have…
Category: Civil Rights
Posted in: Civil Rights, World News
Tagged: Border Issues, Venezuela
America Behind Bars: Why Attempts at Prison Reform Keep Failing
A bloated prison system is against the country’s best interests. Yet “tough on crime” rhetoric has gotten in the way…
Posted in: Civil Rights
Local Activist Quits San Diego Politics – A Season in Hell
Written by Rocky Neptun Posted on Wednesday, 05 March 2008, on MediaLeft Rocky Neptun is Director of the San Diego…
Posted in: Civil Rights, Election, Organizing, Peace Movement
Gazan Holocaust
The Day the Earth and Sky Traded Places By Jennifer Loewenstein CounterPunch Around 10:30pm on the night of February 28,…
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Run, Ralph, Run! (But I Won’t Vote for You)
Ralph’s no spoiler, but this is not the time for third-party runs. By Joshua Holland AlterNet Staff Writer, Posted February…
Posted in: Civil Rights, Election, Organizing
Tagged: George W Bush
After All These Years – Pushing 60 with Pot
By Norm Kent I am close to being a senior citizen. Though I will always think of myself as a…
Posted in: Civil Disobedience, Civil Rights
“Good News,” Iraq and Beyond – by Noam Chomsky
[Posted February 16, 2008 on ZNet ] Not long ago, it was taken for granted that the Iraq war would…
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Debunking the Hemp Conspiracy Theory
Pot isn’t illegal because the paper industry is afraid of competing with hemp — it’s because of racism and the…
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Mainstream Media Critics Call For “Truth with Consequences”
Richard Nadeau February 20, 2008 2 Comments on Mainstream Media Critics Call For “Truth with Consequences”
The “Truth Emergency Movement” (http://www.truthemergency.us/ ) held its first national strategy summit in Santa Cruz, California Jan. 25-27, 2008. Over…
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San Diego Blog Journalist Thrown Out of Public Press Conference
Rocky Neptun February 18, 2008 4 Comments on San Diego Blog Journalist Thrown Out of Public Press Conference
Pat Flannery Assaulted & Removed In Front of DA and Sheriff by Rocky Neptun San Diego slid ever further into…
Posted in: Civil Rights, Media, San Diego
Non-Electoral Activism in Presidential Election Year
By Ted Glick Just about a year ago a leading activist in the climate movement made a comment that I…
Posted in: Civil Disobedience, Civil Rights, Election, Environment, Organizing, Peace Movement
Getting Organized, Getting Engaged
Independent Antiwar Intervention in the 2008 Election Campaigns By Carl Davidson February 13, 2008 If our peace movement wants to…
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Tagged: youth
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