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Saving Sacred Spaces
You might not be aware of this news from northern Arizona, since the reporting of it in the media has been less than robust, but in recent weeks there …
News Corp Set to Air 9/11 Documentary Glorifying Bush; Producer Says He’s Not Interested in the “Facts“
After spending over a decade promoting President Bush, the PATRIOT Act, and the Iraq War, Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation appears to be up to the same tricks, this time …
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No Way to Honor Dr. King
The ceremonies for the new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington DC were kicked off on August 24 at an event billed as Honoring Global Leaders for Peace. …
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New York Times Smacks Down Rep. Darrell Issa’s Demand for a Retraction
On Thursday, the New York Times responded to a demand for a retraction from Oversight Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa’s (R-CA) office regarding a major piece published two weeks ago …
Thomas Freidman Spews Nonsense with Hurricane Force
Yes, it’s Sunday and Thomas Friedman has another of his whacky big picture columns: “Now let me say that in English: the European Union is cracking up. …
Bill McKibben: Will Hurricane Irene Be a Wake-Up Call About Climate Change?
Hurricane Irene received a massive amount media coverage, but television reports made little or no reference to the role global warming played in the storm. We speak with someone …
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Understand the Right’s Attack on Social Security (2)
You hear over and over that Social Security is “in trouble” or that we “can't afford it.” This is as far from true as can be, and the idea …
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On Wisconsin
At the end of the night of Wisconsin’s first round of recall elections, now some two weeks ago, liberal heads were hanging low. Democrats needed to take back three …
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Pipeline Protests: Beyond the Usual Suspects
On Sunday, August 21, dozens of people continued the two-week long daily sit-in at the White House to protest the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. (Photo: Milan Ilnyckyj …
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Refugee Centers Breed Mental Illness
Melbourne - Concern is growing for the mental health of thousands of people locked up indefinitely in this country’s immigration detention system. In July, the office of …