Wind Can Supply 20% of U.S. Electricity, Report Says
By Steven Mufson / Washington Post / May 13, 2008 The Energy Department said yesterday that the United States has…
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Pollution levels have dropped in U.S. coastal waters
By Renee Schoof / McClatchy Newspapers / May 12, 2008 WASHINGTON – Some good news from the government scientists who…
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“Hit and Stay” – 40th Anniversary of Vietnam War Era Civil Disobedience Against the Draft
Staff May 14, 2008 1 Comment on “Hit and Stay” – 40th Anniversary of Vietnam War Era Civil Disobedience Against the Draft
The Catonsville Nine and Baltimore Four Actions Revisited By Joe Tropea Forty years ago this week during the Vietnam War,…
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Obama, Class and the Racist Undead
Watching Hilary Clinton these days is like watching a re-run of George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead. In this film…
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S.D. School Board Lays Off 617 Teachers – California to Lay Off 14,000-15,000
Staff May 14, 2008 3 Comments on S.D. School Board Lays Off 617 Teachers – California to Lay Off 14,000-15,000
SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Unified School Board voted 3 to 2 Tuesday, May 13th, to lay off 617…
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How Pot Became Demonized: the Fine Line Between Good Medicine and ‘Dangerous Drugs’
Staff May 13, 2008 4 Comments on How Pot Became Demonized: the Fine Line Between Good Medicine and ‘Dangerous Drugs’
The following is an excerpt from “Dying to Get High” by Wendy Chapkis and Richard J. Webb (NYU Press, 2008)….
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LA Times: Domestic spying far outpaces terrorism prosecutions
As more Americans are watched, fewer cases are made. The trend concerns civil liberties groups as well as some lawmakers…
Posted in: Civil Rights
Why All of Our Efforts Won’t Stop the Attack on Iran
by Gary Leupp / May 11th, 2008 / Dissident Voice May 9. I read tonight a brief article by Philip…
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Real Clear Numbers: 101,000 U.S. Casualties a Year
By Alexander Cockburn / CounterPunch Diary / May 10 / 11, 2008 A friend of mine who’s a librarian was…
Posted in: Peace Movement, War and Peace
More Voices Call Out: Nationalize the Oil Industry!
Since my May 9th rant to nationalize American oil companies as a solution to the ‘gas crisis’ and our other…
Posted in: Civil Rights, Environment, Organizing
The World at 350 – A Last Chance for Civilization
By Bill McKibben Even for Americans, constitutionally convinced that there will always be a second act, and a third, and…
Posted in: Environment, Organizing
Mother’s Day and “Herstory”
Mother’s Day was originally started after the Civil War, as a protest to the carnage of that war, by women…
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