Revolution of the Snails – Encounters with the Zapatistas

 Staff  January 15, 2008  0 Comments on Revolution of the Snails – Encounters with the Zapatistas

By Rebecca Solnit of TomDispatch.com I grew up listening to vinyl records, dense spirals of information that we played at…

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Dispatch From New Orleans: Malik Speaks

 Michael Steinberg  January 13, 2008  4 Comments on Dispatch From New Orleans: Malik Speaks

Malik Speaks, Part 1 Malik Rahim, founder of Common Ground, spoke today about its past, present and future at the…

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Gross Distortions, Sloppy Methodology and Tendentious Reporting

 Staff  January 13, 2008  6 Comments on Gross Distortions, Sloppy Methodology and Tendentious Reporting

How the New England Journal of Medicine Undercounted Iraqi Civilian Deaths By ANDREW COCKBURN Almost five years into the destruction…

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1/11, It’s Our Disgrace!

 Patty Jones  January 12, 2008  1 Comment on 1/11, It’s Our Disgrace!

“As part of the worldwide protest against torture and for the restoration of Habeas/Corpus we stand in solidarity with humans…

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What Took Us So Long, and Are We There Yet?

 Patty Jones  January 12, 2008  2 Comments on What Took Us So Long, and Are We There Yet?

I started to post this as a comment to Rick Nadeau’s piece, Obama Amazes. His post really had me nodding…

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Lessons from the 1970 Student Strike

 Staff  January 12, 2008  0 Comments on Lessons from the 1970 Student Strike

(Editor’s Note: This article appeared a year and a half ago, but as it is mainly a history lesson from…

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An American Tears for Baghdad Snow

 Frank Gormlie  January 11, 2008  4 Comments on An American Tears for Baghdad Snow

I could not help it. Tears welled up in my eyes as I read and viewed stories and photos of…

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A Strategy for Rebuilding the Peace Movement

 Staff  January 11, 2008  0 Comments on A Strategy for Rebuilding the Peace Movement

After Iowa and New Hampshire By JONATHAN M. FELDMAN Presidential elections, and electoral politics more generally, are often a source…

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OBAMA AMAZES – More Reflections on 2008 Elections

 Richard Nadeau  January 10, 2008  2 Comments on OBAMA AMAZES – More Reflections on 2008 Elections

John Kerry’s endorsement of Barack Obama for President must have shocked the Democratic Party establishment as much as it surprised…

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2008 San Diego Campaign Contributions Now Searchable Online

 Patty Jones  January 10, 2008  0 Comments on 2008 San Diego Campaign Contributions Now Searchable Online

The Center on Policy Initiatives (CPI) has just launched a new service for voters, “Follow The Money.” Find out where…

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Noam Chomsky: We Own The World

 Staff  January 9, 2008  1 Comment on Noam Chomsky: We Own The World

(Adapted from a June 2007 speech) January, 01 2008 You all know, of course, there was an election-what is called…

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