Sep 18 2009
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General Stanley McChrystal, the top US commander in Afghanistan, has requested 3000 urgently needed extra troops to Afghanistan, in addition to the 21,000 troops scheduled to be sent this year under the President’s orders. Under Obama’s orders the total number of troops in Afghanistan could reach up to 68,000. July and August were the bloodiest months for US …
Sep 18 2009
“In such a world of conflict, a world of victims and executioners, it is the job of thinking people not to be on the side of the executioners.” — Albert Camus …
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Sep 17 2009
The Political Mind: A Cognitive Scientist’s Guide to Your Brain and Its Politics
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As President Obama continues to push for reform of the nation’s health care system, right-wing resistance has encapsulated itself in emotionally charged, yet simple phrases. “Death panels,” “socialism,” and “government takeover,” are immediately recognizable and updated additions to today’s lexicon of conservatism. Obama, …
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Sep 16 2009
George Carlin – It’s Bad for Ya
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There are seven words that no one can say on broadcast television or radio, considered too obscene by the Federal Communications Commission. We have the late comedian, writer, and rebel George Carlin and Pacifica Radio to thank for that. Upon Carlin performing his infamous routine “Seven Words You can’t Say …
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Sep 16 2009
“I think it’s the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn, and cross it deliberately.” — George Carlin …
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Sep 15 2009
Van Jones, Right-wing Racist Hysteria, and the Green Collar Economy
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The recent resignation of Green Jobs Czar Van Jones is being hailed as a victory by conservative and republican activists, as well as by Fox News Shock Jock Glenn Beck. Jones, whose best selling book, “The Green Collar Economy,” is considered a visionary solution to the …
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Sep 15 2009
“A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on the installment plan.” — Martin Luther King Jr. …
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Sep 14 2009
“Censorship reflects society’s lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime.” — Potter Stewart …
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Sep 14 2009
The day after President Obama delivered a speech on health care reform to a joint session of Congress, new data was released showing an increase in the uninsured. According to Census Bureau statistics, the number of Americans without access to health insurance increased to 46.3 million in 2008. Prior to the new figures, Obama addressed revamping the nation’s health care …
Sep 14 2009
The California State Assembly is due for a vote on a ban of a dangerous chemical in baby bottles, sippy cups and other items. After the state Senate narrowly passed SB 797, the Assembly, heavily lobbied by chemical and manufacturing companies, has delayed the vote at least once. The chemical in question is Bisphenol A, or …
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Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis Is Coming To Los Angeles!
Come and hear Varoufakis speak in person on Saturday April 23rd in Pasadena, California, at his ONLY Los Angeles-area event!
WHEN: Saturday April 23rd, Reception at 12 noon, Event at 1 pm
WHERE: Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church, 301 N. Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91103
Yanis Varoufakis of the Syriza Party took the European political establishment by storm a year ago when he was appointed Finance Minister of Greece by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Varoufakis is an ……
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