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Announcement :: Civil & Human Rights : Globalization : Health : Labor : Political-Economy : Protest Activity |
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Million Worker March |
by Million Worker March via email
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01 Jun 2004
Modified: 06:49:06 PM |
The Midwest Planning Meeting for the Million Worker March to Washington, DC on Saturday, October 16, 2004 will be in Chicago soon:
Midwest Planning Meeting
Saturday., June 12th
UE (United Electrical Union) Hall
37 So. Ashland, Chicago
from 1-4 PM |
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Media Fall Short on Iraq, Venezuela |
by Mark Weisbrot
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01 Jun 2004
Modified: 04:22:37 PM |
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The opposition accused President Chavez of trying to illegitimately deny the people's right to a referendum, and the press here has overwhelmingly echoed this theme. But some vital facts were omitted from the story: the disputed signatures were in violation of the electoral rules, and could legitimately have been thrown out altogether. Furthermore, these rules -- requiring signers to fill out their own name, address and other information -- were well-known to organizers on both sides and publicized in advance of the signature gathering process. These rules are also common in the United States, including California. |
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News :: Elections & Legislation |
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Inside the Kerry / Nader Meeting: Did the Kerry Campaign Lie About What was Discussed? |
by stolenmediafoundation
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01 Jun 2004
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By KEVIN ZEESE |
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N.Y. Times Apology Feels Hollow |
by Megan Boler
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01 Jun 2004
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The N.Y. Times admission cannot help but smell like last-minute political jockeying to distance itself from an increasingly unpopular Bush administration.
Meanwhile, though one might like to celebrate the N.Y. Times admission of error as a positive historical turning point in the management of media institutions, it is almost impossible to swallow this "apology" and not sniff something rotten. |
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News :: Elections & Legislation : Environment : Government Secrecy : Political-Economy : Right Wing : Urban Development |
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Concerns Rise Over Chemicals as Targets |
by Charlie Savage
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01 Jun 2004
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According to the Center for Responsive Politics, a nonpartisan group, both industries heavily back the Republican Party. In the two election cycles since the Sept. 11 attacks, the railroad industry has given $9.5 million to political campaigns -- 77 percent of it to Republicans. The chemical manufacturing industry has given $11 million -- 78 percent of it to Republicans.
"It's a problem of political will," said Rick Hind, the toxics campaign director for the environmental group Greenpeace, which has lobbied for greater regulation. "The technology is there. Here in D.C., the water treatment plant got rid of its chlorine tanks eight weeks after 9/11 at a cost to the public of 50 cents more a year. Heck, I'd pay a dollar for that. I'd even pay $10 a year for the complete elimination of that facility as a potential target." |
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News :: Civil & Human Rights : Globalization : International Relations : Latin America : Protest Activity |
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[ZapNews] Guadalajara Police Brutality - Take Action! |
by upton sinclair repost
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31 May 2004
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Authorities have claimed that they will release most prisoners on two conditions: out-of-town protesters must leave immediately, and all damaged property must be paid for. |
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The Choice This Year Is Between Empire and Democracy |
by Thom Hartmann
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31 May 2004
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Shall we move back towards the failed darkness of bloody empire, or forward into the light of worldwide democracy? |
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And Remember, Honey, Don't Forget the PNAC |
by Mark Drolette
mdrolette (nospam) earthlink.net (verified) |
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31 May 2004
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Just what, exactly, is PNAC? Some kind of soft drink? A new type of snack? Unfortunately, PNAC affects our well-being much more adversely than could any junk food. To see why, and also for details on other oddball groups with strange agendas of which we should be aware, read on. |
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