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LOCAL News :: Elections & Legislation : Environment : Protest Activity |
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Critical Mass Sound System Hits the Road |
by First Mate Arrrgh
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27 Aug 2004
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Today for the monthly critical mass (every last Friday at 5:15pm starting at the Alma Mater at Green and Wright) a local microbroadcaster showcased the Critical Mass Sound System. |
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BTL:Guantanamo Detainees Subjected to Pentagon-Run "Kangaroo Court" |
by Between the Lines' Scott Harris
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27 Aug 2004
Modified: 05:45:40 PM |
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Interview with Michael Ratner, principal attorney for prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay, U.S. Naval Base conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris |
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Damaged Goods: How Far Will Republicans Go to Hold Onto Power? |
by William Greider
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27 Aug 2004
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The intensity of this contest has put the Republic in fragile, possibly dangerous, circumstances. The Bush crowd is smart and skillful, and above all devious. They have demonstrated that to hold on to power, they will do anything. In the background chatter of Washington, a real worry is expressed that the White House might put the bombers aloft and strike somewhere in a supposed emergency -- maybe take out Iran's nuclear program? -- to change the subject big-time and to scare the bejeezus out of American voters just before the election. |
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Focusing On Undecided Voters: Not A Very Swift Idea |
by Arianna Huffington
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26 Aug 2004
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By reframing the discussion on his terms and not Karl Rove's, Kerry will not only inoculate himself against the next round of smears, he will also go a long way toward expanding the electorate by convincing unlikely voters - the 100 million eligible voters who didn't vote in 2000 - that this election, and their participation in it, would make a huge difference in their lives and the life of our country. |
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News :: International Relations |
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The SHORTWAVE REPORT 8/27/04 LISTEN GLOBALLY! |
by Dan Roberts
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26 Aug 2004
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A weekly 30 minute review of news and opinion recorded from a shortwave radio. 2 files- broadcast quality (13.1MB) and quick download (3.2MB). With times and freqs for listening at home. Free to rebroadcast. Netherlands, Germany, and Russia. |
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LOCAL Announcement :: Environment |
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Political Forum on the Environment |
by Rubina Khan, Program Chair, Prairie Group - Sierra Club
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26 Aug 2004
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Political Forum on the Environment
Wednesday, September 8, 7 to 8:45 PM
Burnham Auditorium, Champaign Public Library
505 South Randolph Street, Champaign |
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News :: Civil & Human Rights : Government Secrecy : International Relations : Regime |
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'Report Card' Finds 60% Rise in Secrecy at a Rising Cost of $6.5 Billion Last Year |
by OpenTheGovernment.org
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26 Aug 2004
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For every $1 the federal government spent last year releasing old secrets, it spent an extraordinary $120 maintaining the secrets already on the books, according to an analysis by OpenTheGovernment.org. |
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LOCAL News :: Civil & Human Rights : Elections & Legislation |
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The Long Shadow of Jim Crow: People For the American Way Foundation and NAACP Release Report on Voter Intimidation and Suppression in America |
by People For the American Way Foundation
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26 Aug 2004
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Attempts to suppress and dilute minority voting power have historically included at-large representation, something that is being proposed in Urbana under motives disingenuously described as "equal representation." This new report is helpful when looking at at-large voting in the wider context of how democracy and truly equal representation can be manipulated by discouraging voter participation. ML |
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