Big Oil Song and Dance
By Jim Hightower / The Progressive / August 2008 Issue The Big Oil Quintet made an appearance before Congress on…
Category: Economy
Posted in: Economy, Energy, Environment
Stories from the citizens of the former “Golden State”
We want to tell you about an interesting website we were referred to today. It’s called My California Story –…
Posted in: California, Economy, Health, San Diego
Tagged: budget
‘What the Hell is Wrong with Progressives? I’m Sick of It …’
‘I’m sick of progressives protesting Obama because of his imperfections.’ by EvilAsh / MyDD(direct democracy) / Tue Aug 19, 2008…
Posted in: Civil Rights, Economy, Election, Organizing
Tagged: Barack Obama, John McCain
High Cost of Diesel Protest Hits Tijuana
by Kinsee Morlan / at Last Blog On Earth / August 18, 2008 Saturday night (August 16, 2008) at around…
Posted in: Economy, Labor, Organizing
Tagged: Border Issues
Peter Pan, Tinkerbell, Snow White and Mickey Arrested at Disneyland Labor Dispute
Staff August 15, 2008 0 Comments on Peter Pan, Tinkerbell, Snow White and Mickey Arrested at Disneyland Labor Dispute
ANAHEIM, Calif. – Cinderella, Snow White, Tinkerbell and other fictional fixtures of modern-day childhood were handcuffed, frisked and loaded into…
Posted in: Civil Disobedience, Civil Rights, Economy, Labor, Organizing
Two-thirds of U.S. Corporations Paid No Federal Income Taxes in 1998-2005
Staff August 12, 2008 0 Comments on Two-thirds of U.S. Corporations Paid No Federal Income Taxes in 1998-2005
Most companies in US avoid federal income taxes By Jennifer C. Kerr / Aug 12, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) – Two-thirds…
Posted in: Civil Rights, Economy
Follow This Dime-Why Misgovernment Was No Accident in George W. Bush’s Washington
Staff August 6, 2008 0 Comments on Follow This Dime-Why Misgovernment Was No Accident in George W. Bush’s Washington
By Thomas Frank / TomDispatch.com / August 4, 2008 Washington is the city where the scandals happen. Every American knows…
The Price of Oil, Tripled? An Attack on Iran Could Make It Happen
Staff August 6, 2008 0 Comments on The Price of Oil, Tripled? An Attack on Iran Could Make It Happen
A war with Iran would ruin our economy and finally kill off our weakened, anemic democracy. By Chris Hedges /…
Posted in: Civil Rights, Economy, Election, Energy, Peace Movement, War and Peace
This is Horseshit
by Cindy Sheehan / www.opednews.com / August 6, 2008 You know, I don’t care if it’s not proper for a…
Posted in: Civil Rights, Economy, Election, Organizing, War and Peace
America in 2008: Unequal and Less Free
It is impolite and bad manners to talk about “class” or “class politics” in American society. It is almost forbidden…
Posted in: Civil Rights, Economy
California must wake up to looming fuel crisis
By Erica Etelson / San Francisco Chronicle / July 20, 2008 I lived in Berkeley for sixteen years before getting…
Posted in: California, Economy, Energy, Environment
The 25 Most Vicious Iraq War Profiteers
The Iraq war is many things to different people. It is called a strategic blunder and a monstrous injustice and…
Posted in: Economy, War and Peace
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