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Urbana, 2055 |
by Paul Kotheimer
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02 Mar 2005
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I performed this utopian NewsPoetry song at Laurel Prussing's victory celebration this Saturday evening. I promise an mp3 of the song itself posted here ASAP. The performance includes both yodelling and an Elvis imitation, as indicated. |
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The Bush Administration's Self-Made Nuclear Dilemma |
by Amitabh Pal
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02 Mar 2005
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Even some Republicans are recognizing the shortcomings of the Bush Administration's nuclear approach. It has engaged in "very provocative and overly aggressive policies that undermine our moral authority to argue that other nations should forgo nuclear weapons," said Republican Congressman Hobson in November. "We cannot advocate for nuclear nonproliferation around the globe and pursue more useable nuclear weapons options at home." |
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LOCAL Announcement :: Arts |
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NINE LOCAL ARTISTS WILL SHOW THEIR SOFTER SIDE IN URBANA |
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02 Mar 2005
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The Softer Side will feature work by Andy DuCett, Chelsea Fields, Kermit Gilbert, Ted Gournelos, Mariah Johnson, Jihyeon Lee, Danma, Rashelle Roos, and Meredith Warner. The show is being supported by local nonprofit akastatistic.org, and will be on view at 125 West Main Street in Urbana from March 4 through 13. Gallery hours will be from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm Monday through Friday, and 11:00 am to 5:00 pm on Saturday and Sunday. An opening reception will be held from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm on the evening of Friday,
March 4. |
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News :: Civil & Human Rights : Economy : Elections & Legislation : International Relations : Iraq : Labor : Peace : Protest Activity |
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Iraq War Lands in the Midst of Vermont's Town Hall Meetings |
by Elizabeth Mehren
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02 Mar 2005
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"We have never had in this country a conversation at the grass-roots level as to what are and what should be our policies in the use of this kind of war," Scotch said. "We need to have that conversation. And the best place for that to begin is in the schools and town halls and libraries, not only in Vermont, but elsewhere."
"People here are very serious about the use of National Guard troops in this war," said Edmund Coffin, 83, a retired international businessman. "It simply has not been discussed, whether the Guard can be used to fight wars of choice." |
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Desperate Social Security Privatizers: A Stroll Down Hysteria Lane |
by Froma Harrop
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02 Mar 2005
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What has really thrown the loopy for a loop is that older Americans have joined forces against the privatization plan. Polls show younger people far more accepting of private accounts than their elders. That's why Bush's plan left people 55 and up untouched by the proposed changes. The idea was to neutralize a powerful and potentially hostile voting bloc.
Perhaps the privatizers thought the "greedy geezers," once protected, would not care what happened to Social Security after them. Bad guess.
The folks are going to stop the kids from doing something stupid. |
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Calling a Nazi a Nazi |
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02 Mar 2005
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Anyone who has studied the history of the Nazis would be hard pressed to differentiate between a Nazi and a Neoconservative. |
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Haiti: A Bleak and Dismal Country One Year Later |
by Ira Kurzban
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02 Mar 2005
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While Americans focus on Bush's failures in Iraq, closer to home, another equally failed foreign adventure of Bush's, only the latest in a long history of oppression, is happening in Haiti. |
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