Cheney Impeachment Gains Traction in House Judiciary Committee
By Marjorie Cohn Nine out of 23 Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee favor starting impeachment hearings against Vice-President…
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Will US Stock Markets Crash On “Black Tuesday” – January 22, 2008?
Frank Gormlie January 21, 2008 2 Comments on Will US Stock Markets Crash On “Black Tuesday” – January 22, 2008?
Because US markets were closed Monday, January 21st in observance of Martin Luther King, Wall Street slept through the day…
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In His Own Words — Martin Luther King Jr.
by Moira
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. inspired a nation to change largely through his riveting speeches. Considered one of the greatest orators in United States history, his thoughts on racial equality have been repeated by many speakers throughout the years since his assassination. His skill with words powered King’s nonviolent battle for integration and equal rights. Here are 10 quotations from the eminently quotable activist.
1. He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. — “Stride Toward Freedom,” 1958.
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World Markets Dump In Reaction to Bush’s “Stimulus Plan”
(Associated Press) LONDON – Stocks fell sharply worldwide Monday in reaction to President George W. Bush’s “stimulus plan” and to…
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New Orleans: Malik Speaks, Part 2
This is the second part of Malik Rahim’s talk on Saturday, January 12, at the Unitarian Church in New Orleans:…
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Tagged: Katrina, New Orleans
Media Punditry: The Beast Without a Brain
Why Horse Race Journalism Works for Journalists and Fails Us (This article is from TomDispatch.com Jan. 20th. Here is Tom…
The Battle To Save New Orleans Public Housing
How a Determined Coalition Beat Back Demolition Plans At a press conference last December 18, 3007, at New Orleans’ City…
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Tagged: Katrina, New Orleans
Another Old OB Rag — March 1972 — Scanned!
See the Simmering Pages of the March 1972 Edition of the Original OB Rag! Yes, that’s right! See the issue…
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A Plutonium Paradise? A Critique of Nuclear Power
Nuclear links & background reference resources for “A Plutonium Paradise”: nuclear proliferation online Fortune Magazine article on the nuclear revival….
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In case you missed them … recent stories of note
In case you missed them, I’ve re-hatched a number of local, regional, national and international news stories of note. Here…
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“I Have a Dream”
Text of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Speech from Aug. 28, 1963
(transcribed directly from the video)
“I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.
Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves, who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity. But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacle of segregation and the chains of discrimination.
Posted in: Civil Rights
The Hippies Were Right!
Green homes? Organic food? Nature is good? Time To Give The Ol’ Tie-Dyers Some Respect by Mark Morford Go ahead,…
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