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Political Solution, not a War on Iran! |
by peace cooperative
mbatko (nospam) lycos.com (verified) |
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01 Jun 2006
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War is the great terror. We seek de-escalation, non-aggression guarantees and renunciation of force. Nuclear weapon states should finally fulfill their obligation to disarm their nuclear arsenals. |
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Politicians Lie? Say it Ain't So! |
by populist
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31 May 2006
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...All by its lonesome, the federal government extracts over Two Trillion Dollars from us every single year. Yet, with all this unthinkable wealth, it has been incapable of reducing poverty, improving our schools, preventing 9-11, catching those who perpetrated the attacks, making health care affordable, reducing crime, and so on. Going even further, each year, it passes new laws that make it legal to pry into your life even more... |
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Joe Lieberman and the Hostile Takeover of "Centrism" |
by David Sirota
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31 May 2006
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Lieberman is called a "centrist" for reflexively voting for bigger and bigger Pentagon budgets. Yet, major national polls show the "centrist" position among the vast majority of the public is one that supports "deep cuts in defense spending, a significant reallocation toward deficit reduction, and increases in spending on education, job training, reducing reliance on oil, and veterans." Lieberman is called a "centrist" when he publicly brags about "co-sponsor[ing] the capital gains tax cut which finally passed in 1997." Yet, the same year he passed that tax cut for the wealthy, national polls showed that just 10 percent of Americans thought such a policy should be a priority for Congress. The dishonest labeling never seems to stop. |
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LOCAL Announcement :: Miscellaneous |
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Anarchism and Christianity Conference |
by Andy Alexis-Baker
conference (nospam) jesusradicals.com (verified) |
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30 May 2006
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Anarchism and Christianity Conference
Sponsored by Jesus Radicals and the Champaign Catholic Worker
August 4-5, 2006
Illinois Disciples Foundation
610 E. Springfield Avenue
Champaign, Illinois |
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Why It's Over For America |
by Noam Chomsky
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30 May 2006
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An inability to protect its citizens. The belief that it is above the law. A lack of democracy. Three defining characteristics of the 'failed state'. And that, says Noam Chomsky, is exactly what the US is becoming. In an exclusive extract from his devastating new book,"Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy," America's leading thinker explains how his country lost its way. |
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LOCAL Announcement :: Labor |
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AFSCME 698 Informational Picket! Thursday, June 1st, 12 Noon UIUC Main Quad |
by Paul Kotheimer
herringb (nospam) prairienet.org (unverified) |
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30 May 2006
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THURSDAY, JUNE 1st
12 NOON on the UIUC Main Quad
LOUD AND PROUD. RAIN OR SHINE.
Please join us in solidarity! |
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No Peace with Western War Policy and the Neoliberal System! |
by Jurgen Wagner
mbatko (nospam) lycos.com (verified) |
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30 May 2006
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This war policy is justified as a completely selfless undertaking..When industrialists say a constitutional state must be built militarily, they really mean the right to plunder..What we witness now is the return to jungle law. |
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LOCAL News :: Civil & Human Rights : Health : Labor : Political-Economy |
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Teamsters Hope to Lure FedEx Drivers |
by Steven Greenhouse
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30 May 2006
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"The independent contractor model has been in place for more than 20 years," said Perry Colosimo, a FedEx Ground spokesman. "It's a model that is common in the transportation industry..."
It's a "model" that began being widely used when Reagan re-energized union-busting in the early 1980s. It's a model that Supervalu used to break a union organizing drive in the Transportation Dept. at its distribution center on North Lincoln Avenue in 1998-1999. It's a model that is also used at Fed-Ex's regional distribution center in Champaign. You are welcome to post your own experiecnes as comments. |
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LOCAL Announcement :: Miscellaneous |
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MWSF 2006 Program Now Online JULY 6-9 2006 |
by MWSF organizing committee
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29 May 2006
Modified: 05:03:58 PM |
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A preliminary program is now online, with over 75 workshops, films, plenary sessions, and other events -- and more on the way. By next week, over 100 events will be listed, including films, music, art displays, and children's activities. |
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