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News :: International Relations : Iraq : Right Wing |
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Tom Friedman's Flexible Deadlines: Light At End of Iraq Tunnel Always Six Months Away |
by FAIR
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20 May 2006
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On a recent episode of MSNBC's Hardball (5/11/06), for example, Friedman boiled down the intricacies of the Iraq situation into a make-or-break deadline: "Well, I think that we're going to find out, Chris, in the next year to six months—probably sooner—whether a decent outcome is possible there, and I think we're going to have to just let this play out."
That confident prediction would seem a lot more insightful, however, if Friedman hadn't been making essentially the same forecast almost since the beginning of the Iraq War. A review of Friedman's punditry reveals a long series of similar do-or-die dates that never seem to get any closer. |
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The Framing of Immigration |
by George Lakoff and Sam Ferguson
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20 May 2006
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“Illegal alien” not only stresses criminality, but stresses otherness. As we are a nation of immigrants, we can at least empathize with immigrants, illegal or not. “Aliens,” in popular culture suggests nonhuman beings invading from outer space — completely foreign, not one of us, intent on taking over our land and our way of life by gradually insinuating themselves among us. Along these lines, the word “invasion” is used by the Minutemen and right-wing bloggers to discuss the wave of people crossing the border. Right-wing language experts intent on keep them out suggest using the world “aliens” whenever possible.
These are NOT neutral terms. Imagine calling businessmen who once cheated on their taxes “illegal businessmen.” Imagine calling people who have driven over the speed limit “illegal drivers.” Is Tom Delay an “illegal Republican?” |
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LOCAL News :: Civil & Human Rights : Globalization : Labor : Political-Economy : Protest Activity |
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Justice for the Chevy's Fresh-Mex workers! |
by US Supporters of the FT-CI
laboraction (nospam) aim.com (verified) |
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20 May 2006
Modified: 09:26:53 AM |
Supporters around the country should call the following numbers:
800-4-CHEVYS (national corporate offices)
209-839-2241 (Tracy Chevy's, ask for Greg, the manager)
925-960-0071 (ask for Gary, the franchise manager of the Tracy Chevy's)
and demand immediate reinstatement and compensation for the workers who were fired or who quit in protest. |
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BTL:Millions of Poor Children's Lives Can Be Saved with Simple... |
by Between the Lines' Melinda Tuhus
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20 May 2006
Modified: 08:53:34 AM |
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...Affordable Measures~Interview with Mary Beth Powers, Save the Children reproductive health advisor, conducted by Between the Lines' Melinda Tuhus |
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News :: Children : Civil & Human Rights : Elections & Legislation : Labor : Political-Economy |
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The Moral Minimum |
by Holly Sklar and Rev. Paul Sherry
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19 May 2006
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When the minimum wage is stuck in quicksand, it drags down wages for workers up the pay scale as well. Between 1968 and 2005, worker productivity rose 111 percent, but the average hourly wage fell 5 percent, adjusted for inflation—and the minimum wage fell 43 percent. Workers are not getting their fair share of rising productivity. This discrepancy underscores how our economy is not working for working people. |
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News :: Civil & Human Rights |
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UN Committe Against Torture Calls for Action Against Police Torture |
by Joey Mogul, Andrea Ritchie
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19 May 2006
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
U.S. RECORD OF POLICE TORTURE RAISES CONCERNS FOR
UN COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE
Committee Members Call for Action on TASERs, Burge Torture Cases |
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