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What we share with animals
Posted November 18th, 2009 by crockfordby Ryne Poelker
November 18, 2009
[from SocialistWorker.org]
A DIFFICULT test of one's moral character is to always look beyond difference and prejudice, and recognize the value of another. It is always easier to show kindness to one is who similar and to one who is like you, but the real test is to stand up to the rest of society and stick up for those who relate to you the least--those who you understand minimally.
The Craziness That is California
Posted October 23rd, 2009 by cdfierro
Governor Signs Bill exempting the building of a LA stadium from the California Environmental Quality Act.
Below is a press release announcing the governors signing, followed by a LA Times article that explores just how shady this whole thing really is.
PRESS RELEASE:
Assemblymember Isadore Hall, III
Assistant Speaker pro Tempore
52nd Assembly District
State Capitol, Room 6025 ˜ Sacramento, CA 95814
2200 W. Artesia Boulevard, Suite 210 ˜ Compton, CA 90220
www.assembly.ca.gov/hall
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Terry Schanz
October 21, 2009 916-319-2052
The Myth of "America"
Posted October 12th, 2009 by Anonymous
Monday 12 October 2009
by: Dahr Jamail and Jason Coppola
Happy Columbus Day
Columbus sailed the ocean blue in Fourteen Hundred and Ninety Two ...
May the spirit of adventure and discovery always be with you.
Wishing you a great Columbus Day
- Columbus Day greeting card
Getting On The Ballot: How To Be Heard In The Political Arena
Posted October 10th, 2009 by crockfordby John Crockford
October 10, 2009
Upside Down World: Warmonger Wins Peace Prize
Posted October 9th, 2009 by Anonymous
by PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS
It took 25 years longer than George Orwell thought for the slogans of 1984 to become reality.
“War is Peace,” “Freedom is Slavery,” “Ignorance is Strength.”
I would add, “Lie is Truth.”
The Nobel Committee has awarded the 2009 Peace Prize to President Obama, the person who started a new war in Pakistan, upped the war in Afghanistan, and continues to threaten Iran with attack unless Iran does what the US government demands and relinquishes its rights as a signatory to the non-proliferation treaty.
Obama’s Test: Democracy or Chaos in Latin America
Posted October 8th, 2009 by Anonymous
By Ramzy Baroud
Latin America stands at the threshold of a new era: one that promises a return to political uncertainty, violence and chaos or one of political stability and economic prosperity. Honduras is a crucial indicator.
The possible outcomes of the Honduran crisis are likely to define the coming era for Latin America and the US future role in that hemisphere, and, in fact, beyond it. Indeed, the story is much more elaborate than a daring president holed up in a foreign embassy in his own country.
A Media Failure Compounds The Financial Failure
Posted October 7th, 2009 by Anonymous
by Danny Schechter, Author of the Crime Of Our Time
The Press Is Still Missing The Story Of Fraud and Economic Decline Ahead
We know that Wall Street has not learned much from the crash it helped instigate. We know that our government, whatever its stated desire to clean up the markets and reform the financial behemoths, lacks the willingness and perhaps the clout to rein in the real power centers. We are not sure if they have been “captured” by them, or just lack the guts to take on institutions and individuals that helped fund their rise to power.
Covering the Great Recession
Posted October 5th, 2009 by Anonymous
By Project for Excellence in Journalism
How the Media Have Depicted the Economic Crisis
"THE BREATH OF THE REVOLUTION": WAVE OF ANARCHIST BOMBINGS HIT MEXICO - SECURITY FORCES ON RED ALERT
Posted October 5th, 2009 by Anonymousby JOHN ROSS
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Posted October 4th, 2009 by cdfierro
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British gov't forced to apologize for treatment of Alan Turing
Posted September 22nd, 2009 by crockfordBy: Preston Woods
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Mathematician who broke Nazi ciphers was chemically castrated for being gay
Alan Turing has been universally acknowledged as a key player in the defeat of the Nazis in World War II, the code breaker of the infamous Nazi Enigma code. A brilliant mathematician, he was recognized by Time Magazine as one of the most important figures in the 20th century for his monumental contributions to mathematics and the foundation of computer science.
Everyone Seems to Be Agreeing with Bin Laden These Days
Posted September 21st, 2009 by AnonymousOnly Obama, it seems, fails to get the message that we’re losing Afghanistan
By Robert Fisk
September 19, 2009 "The Independent" -- Obama and Osama are at last participating in the same narrative. For the US president's critics - indeed, for many critics of the West's military occupation of Afghanistan - are beginning to speak in the same language as Obama's (and their) greatest enemy.
Rationed Care - An Explanation
Posted August 26th, 2009 by crockfordby Bob Maschi
The right is squawking (same tune, different subject) about 'rationed health care.' The claim goes that the plans currently being discussed include a system of 'rationing' health care. Some people (fans of low-budget science fiction flicks, no doubt) go so far as to claim that 'death panels' will be set up to select those who live and those who die.
What do Socialists do?
Posted August 21st, 2009 by crockfordby Jim Smith
[Presentation to the Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism (CCDS) Convention Workshop on Building the Progressive Majority and the 2010 Elections, July 25, 2009]
What do Socialist do? This is a relatively simple question, and one whose answer can be ascertained from the practice of socialists around the world.
Let Them Eat Cake at The Met
Posted August 16th, 2009 by Nocketback
August 28th, from 8pm-12 21 and over 1555 Van Ness Fresno Ca. at the Fresno Metropolitan Museum. The event will include art--of course--and bands including Le Switch, The Aircrash, DJ TAFFY, dj heinz and Rademacher.....come for the art, stay for the booze. Holla back.
Dear Nocketback--July
Posted July 12th, 2009 by Nocketback
Dear Nocketback,
As the summer is fastly approaching, I’m getting more and more nervous. You see, my friends and I go to the beach every year in July and since I can remember, I’ve been a bigger girl. However, for the last year I’ve worked really hard and dieted and now am feeling and looking a lot better. I’m actually excited to show off my new body at the beach, but there’s one catch. I’m a bit hairy. I shave my legs and that’ no problem but I won’t be able to wear something small and cute, like I’d planned. What should I do?
--Miss New Booty
Dear MFF,
Marathon Man...By Nicholas Nocketback
Posted July 12th, 2009 by Nocketback
Marathon Man
by Nicholas Nocketback
--Well, go on, then what happened?
--All right, so, as I’ve said, she was a real smoker, blazing, right? I guess you’d call her thick. Anyhow, her legs were as long as a Union Pacific railway car. I mean she was fit, probably one of those gym rats. So, she sits right in front of me on the metro. I’m sitting there, trying to read the business section of the paper…
--Wow, that must’ve been a pretty far-fetched cover.
Follow what's happening in Iran on Twitter
Posted June 16th, 2009 by JessiAs Iranian activists protest the election results (current President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declaring reelection victory over opponent and former Prime Minister Mir Hussein Mousavi - and just one day after the election instead of the customary three), you can follow up-to-the-minute reports on Twitter from the Tehran Bureau:
http://twitter.com/tehranbureau
You can also check out their blog:
http://tehranbureau.com/
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