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Evidence Mounts of BP Spraying Toxic Dispersants
Shirley and Don Tillman, residents of Pass Christian, Mississippi, have owned shrimp boats, an oyster boat and many pleasure boats. They spent much time on the Gulf of Mexico …
Recovery: Back to Normal?
The history of the United States is rather exceptional. This is the only country that has always lived under the aegis of capitalism. No slavery as the organizing principle, …
Do Not Pity the Democrats
There are no longer any major institutions in American society, including the press, the educational system, the financial sector, labor unions, the arts, religious institutions and our dysfunctional political …
Fracking Chemicals Will Be Disclosed, Drilling Companies Say
EPA requests information on composition and potential hazards, ready to flex muscle if rebuffed. The Obama administration urged gas companies to voluntarily disclose the toxic chemicals they inject in …
Looking for the Wahabs
Ocracoke Island, North Carolina - We are just ending a family vacation on this little island off the coast of North Carolina. We have been coming here for 35 …
Case of Cuban Five Brings Up Nuanced Meaning of Terrorism
With the 12th anniversary of the imprisonment of the Cuban Five this past Sunday, renewed calls for their release throw into light difficult questions about the nuances of terrorism …
The Monday Line: Questions and Perspectives
How did Saturday’s 9-11 remembrance story become 2,000 RW lunatic fringers marching and screaming at a padlocked building, one moronic book burning pastor in need of a shave and …
Marijuana “Prohibition” on California’s Ballot
Note: Families all across America have been touched in one way or another by the 37-year-old drive to eradicate marijuana use. Beyond the prison overcrowding that has resulted, many …
James Howard Kunstler | Scary People, Scary Times
In that order. The scary people have already started coming out of the woodwork.
James Howard Kunstler | Scary People, Scary Times (2)
In that order. The scary people have already started coming out of the woodwork.