The most insidious debt possible: A Student Loan
The Student Loan Swindle An Interview with Alan Nasser By Mike Whitney / CounterPunch / February 2011 Alan Nasser is…
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Virtual Warfare Escalates on US-Mexico Border
Private Blackwater-type Military Training Center to Be Constructed in Imperial County by Kanya D’Almeida / TruthOut / Originally published Feb….
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‘My continuing struggle against the Koala Klan at Cal State San Marcos’
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Diary of a Mad Coed in her Prime: A Conspiracy of Dunces* By Kit-Bacon Gressitt / Excuse Me, I’m Writing…
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OBceans In the News
Two OBceans are in the news over the last several days: David Klowden – who began a facebook opposing renaming the Coronado Bridge after Ronald Reagan, and George Murphy – who has been an activist in OB – on the OB Planning Board and as current Chair of the Friends of the Ocean Beach Library, as well as in the City-wide gay community. We celebrate them both here … take a look.
Posted in: Culture, Environment, Organizing, San Diego
Live Blogging from San Diego: the Egyptian Revolution – Day 18
Frank Gormlie February 10, 2011 3 Comments on Live Blogging from San Diego: the Egyptian Revolution – Day 18
5:37 am pst NBC News reported Friday that Mubarak had left Cairo, citing a high-ranking official and a security source….
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Egyptians to Stage Largest Protests Yet – Big Question: ‘What Will the Army Do?’
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By Al Jazeera / February 11, 2011 Hundreds of thousands of pro-democracy protesters are expected to march onto the streets…
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Live Blogging from San Diego: Is Egyptian dictator Mubarak about to resign?
Frank Gormlie February 10, 2011 0 Comments on Live Blogging from San Diego: Is Egyptian dictator Mubarak about to resign?
8:44 pm PST It is Friday, Feb. 11th, in Egypt and massive demonstrations are expected in Cairo and elsewhere. They…
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How Far Can Arizona Secede?
Where “Inalienable Rights” Have No Meaning
by Roberto Rodriquez / CounterPunch / February 9, 2011
Jose Olivas holds a drawing of a baby as he protests against Arizona’s Senate bill 1308 and 1309 outside Arizona’s Capitol building in Phoenix, Arizona, 7 February 2011. The two bills seek to overrule the 14th amendment of the US constitution by denying American citizenship to children born in the United States to undocumented immigrants.
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SeaWorld Plans New Roller Coaster – Requires Excavation of 24 Feet
Frank Gormlie February 9, 2011 11 Comments on SeaWorld Plans New Roller Coaster – Requires Excavation of 24 Feet
SeaWorld in San Diego is announcing today, according to the San Diego U-T, that it plans a real roller coaster…
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Social Security, Part 1 – Speaking Truth to Fear
There has been a lot of scary talk in the mainstream media and from politicians regarding Social Security, and it’s…
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