The $100 Barrel of Oil vs. the Global War on Terror
The Bush Legacy (Take Two) By Tom Engelhardt Jan. 8, 2008 Consider the debate among four Democratic presidential candidates on…
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A Retrospective: Interview with Lowell Bergman – Who Inspired the OB Rag
Frank Gormlie January 9, 2008 0 Comments on A Retrospective: Interview with Lowell Bergman – Who Inspired the OB Rag
Lowell Bergman: 60 Minutes Producer, Journalist, Writer for San Diego’s First Underground Newspaper, Anti-war Activist, Student of Herbert Marcuse and…
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UPDATE on Disappearance of the Peace Sign Atop of “Peace Rock”
Frank Gormlie January 8, 2008 5 Comments on UPDATE on Disappearance of the Peace Sign Atop of “Peace Rock”
POINT LOMA / OCEAN BEACH – This is an update on the disappearance of the beautiful, stained-glass peace sign which…
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Int’l Day of Action to Shut Down Guantanamo
San Diego’s Observance of Int’l Day of Action to Shut Down Guantanamo Witness Against Torture Friday, January 11th NOON –…
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January 8, 1912 – This Day In Our Region: The San Diego Free Speech Fight Begins
Staff January 8, 2008 0 Comments on January 8, 1912 – This Day In Our Region: The San Diego Free Speech Fight Begins
On this day in 1912, the San Diego City Council passed an anti-free speech ordinance, banning public speaking in a…
Posted in: Civil Disobedience, Civil Rights, Organizing
Irony of the 2008 Election: John Edwards, White Man, Is the Best Candidate
Staff January 7, 2008 1 Comment on Irony of the 2008 Election: John Edwards, White Man, Is the Best Candidate
by Maryscott O’Connor – crossposted from My Left Wing What a cruel mockery for liberals it is that in a…
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Why Barack Obama Should De-Escalate On Pakistan
By Tom Hayden, HuffingtonPost.com. Posted January 7, 2008. As predicted, Barack Obama’s advocacy of unilateral military intervention in Pakistan if…
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Tagged: Barack Obama, Iran, Pakistan
“The One Percent Doctrine” and the New Hampshire Presidential Debates
Richard Nadeau January 7, 2008 13 Comments on “The One Percent Doctrine” and the New Hampshire Presidential Debates
A sense of depression and hopelessness crept over me as I watched the CNN replay of Republican and Democratic debates…
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Tagged: Border Issues
George McGovern Urges Impeachment of Bush/Cheney
In an article in the Sunday, January 6, 2008 edition of the Washington Post, George McGovern “urges Congress to act….
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1972 – This Day In Our Ocean Beach History: Paula Tharp Shot by Right-Wing Terrorists
Staff January 6, 2008 0 Comments on 1972 – This Day In Our Ocean Beach History: Paula Tharp Shot by Right-Wing Terrorists
January 6, 1972 — 36 years ago, a right-wing terrorist organization, the Secret Army Organization – an offshoot of the…
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Peace Sign Atop “Peace Rock” Disappears From Sunset Cliffs – Vandals? Thieves? Conservatives?
Frank Gormlie January 5, 2008 22 Comments on Peace Sign Atop “Peace Rock” Disappears From Sunset Cliffs – Vandals? Thieves? Conservatives?
OCEAN BEACH – Sadly community members are discovering that someone has taken the peace sign from “Peace Rock” off Sunset…
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Tagged: sunset cliffs
Impeachment – 2007 : The Year of Evidence
Evidence By David Swanson – Sat, 2007-12-29 The past year has seen the public exposure of enough evidence of old,…
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