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Please Ignore Bush

Please Ignore Bush

UN Climate talks in Bali, Indonesia are down to the wire to set new global emissions targets–but the Bush administration is trying to prevent any concrete agreement on cutting carbon. The Bush administration is trying to block progress at crucial negotiations for this next global climate treaty — the successor to the Kyoto Protocol. This petition sends a message to other countries that Bush’s actions don’t match Americans’ wishes. The petition just says: “Dear world, Please ignore President Bush. He…

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Disgusting Nationalistic Display for US Open Championship

Disgusting Nationalistic Display for US Open Championship

I walked into the kitchen because I could hear John ranting. I took one look and choked on my coffee. Who thought it was a good idea to open an international competition with Liza Minnelli belting “God Bless America” from a red carpet on the tennis court? I think fondly of Liza. She’s not the most centered woman on the planet, but whatever can have possessed her to participate in this? I gagged when I saw men in uniform rolling…

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America, Imagine This!

America, Imagine This!

M. Shahid Alam: America, Imagine This! Here is a very interesting thought experiment from M. Shahid at Northeastern University, writing for CourterPunch. He notes that the 9/11 Commission, charged preparing a “full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, including preparedness for and the immediate response to the attacks,” and yet the 500 page report of the Commission “contains not a single mention of any possible connection between 9-11 and US policies towards the…

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