One of my relatives sent me one of those email thingies intended to sway you into some sort of feeling or other. It was about the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and what happened to them. “Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned.” (See the Snopes breakdown on the facts) It ends with the idea that we shouldn’t take our liberties for granted. I certainly…
indymedia.us :: International Day of Protest on the second anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq Some photos from all over the USA, and all over the World. From signs: Support the troops – bring them home Dissent Protects Democracy Who Would Jesus Bomb? War is Terror Drop Bush Not Bombs It’s about Lives for Oil and Nothing about Freedom Students Not Soliders No To Imperialism Militarism and Bush Iraq War is Anti-Christian Making a Killing with Your Money No…
Abuse of the Patriot Act – Professor Tariq Ramadan I am a member of the American Academy of Religion, and have been since at least 1990 (maybe earlier). The American Academy of Religion (AAR) is the major scholarly society and professional association of scholars and teachers in religion. With 10,000 members, the Academy fosters excellence in research and teaching in the field and contributes to the broad public understanding of religion and religions. The AAR publishes the flagship scholarly journal…
For election snafus: Group Assists U.S. Citizens in Voting October 31, 2004 A coalition of public-interest groups offers websites and a U.S.toll-free telephone hotline to report, track, and respond to U.S.election voting questions and problems. The “Election IncidentReporting System” (EIRS) helps citizens to vote and have theirvotes counted as intended. EIRS and related helpful resources areavailable now and beyond November 2nd. Voters can call a U.S. toll-free number 1-866-OUR-VOTE(1 866-687-8683) to report voting irregularities or problems,request assistance, or ask for…
I’ts not so much that we have outright censorship. The White House sends out press releases. It doesn’t have a whole lot of interviewing. And it they don’t like what you say, they cut off all access. Then, it’s a matter of money. Advertisers, network owners, and so on. But you know, last night an old girlfriend was in town. As the three of us munched down our dinner in the kitchen, my hubby John started telling us about his…