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The Wal-Mart Effect
David Moberg, In These Times
They destroy community character; they create urban sprawl; and they leave behind ugly, unused hulks as business strategies shift. But the central fight with Wal-Mart is over its economic effects on workers and communities.
Posted
on June 11, 2004.
Ronald Reagan, Hedgehogs and the November Election
Arianna Huffington, AlterNet
Once all the eulogizing for Reagan is over, some powerful lessons will remain for the November election.
Posted
in Election 2004 on June 11, 2004.
Personal Voices: At Reagan's Side
Roberto Lovato, AlterNet
Having prayed and proselytized for his election in 1984 as a born-again 21-year-old homeboy seeking redemption, the author ponders whether America's 40th president will be among God's Elect in 2004.
Posted
on June 11, 2004.
The Gaza Trip
Uri Avnery, AlterNet
Sharon's highly publicized plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip is just a ruse designed to appease Bush and improve Israel's image -- so why is everyone playing along?
Posted
on June 11, 2004.
Putting Corporations on the Couch
Ted Nace, Dragonfly Review
Like the classic psychopath, corporations are singularly self-interested, manipulative and shallow. A new book applies psychological tests to today's superhuman corporate behemoths.
Posted
on June 11, 2004.
Sludge Funds
Frank O'Donnell, AlterNet
How the Bush camp is using the EPA to keep its polluting friends happy and its campaign coffers filled.
Posted
in EnviroHealth on June 10, 2004.
In the Business of Health and Charity
Richard Muhammad, AlterNet
Nonprofit, church-affiliated hospitals are having trouble squaring their bottom line with their higher calling.
Posted
on June 10, 2004.
Stepford Identity Politics
Liz Langley, AlterNet
The 1975 horror flick 'The Stepford Wives' stirred that nameless fear of losing one's identity, something which any stereotypical punk, artist, or politician must understand well.
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in Movie Mix on June 10, 2004.
Bush's Kiss of Death
Molly Ivins, AlterNet
We're constantly finding instances of programs that Bush, the candidate, proudly claims to support, while he prepares to cut them drastically.
Posted
on June 9, 2004.
Hip Hop as a Political Tool
Yvonne Bynoe, AlterNet
Five steps to using hip hop within a political framework and to developing a viable political constituency in the hip-hop generation.
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in Election 2004 on June 9, 2004.
Ethnic Communities Speak out Against Gay Marriage
Elena Shore, Pacific News Service
Ethnic communities are "coming out" in full force, forming their own religious coalitions and organizing protests to oppose same-sex marriage.
Posted
on June 8, 2004.
Monsters Inc.
Noy Thrupkaew, The American Prospect
Agent Orange, Kathie Lee sweatshops, and an eco-friendly CEO: You'll find it all in 'The Corporation.'
Posted
in MediaCulture on June 8, 2004.
Slow on the Uptake
Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow, The Nation
As interest in the Slow Food movement grows, the organization enters the guidebook market with its 'Slow Food Guide to New York City,' hoping to propagate its ideal of eco-gastronomy in one of the fastest cities in the world.
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in MediaCulture on June 8, 2004.
Ronald Reagan: Still the Teflon President?
Joe Strupp, Editor & Publisher
The media often forget history when notable leaders die -- including the fact that Bill Clinton enjoyed higher approval ratings than The Great Communicator.
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in MediaCulture on June 8, 2004.
The Last Noble Defender of the American Republic
Juan Gonzalez, Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
Gore Vidal reflects on Imperial America, a place where the president can march through a dry forest starting fires.
Posted
on June 8, 2004.
Chickens into Oil
John Gartner, AlterNet
In the quest for renewable energy sources, anything is fair game -- even fowl. Are chickens the fuel of the future?
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in EnviroHealth on June 8, 2004.
Unwelcoming the G8
Benjamin Dangl, AlterNet
As leaders of the world convene at the G8 summit to discuss the global situation as they see it, protesters outside the summit present the world as they'd like to see it.
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in WireTap on June 7, 2004.
On the Spot: Progressives Flex Their Muscles and Their Fantasies
Don Hazen, AlterNet
At the Take Back America Conference, progressive leaders feel their oats, uniting to focus on the election while keeping the longer-term goal of social reform within sight.
Posted
on June 7, 2004.
Why Bush Needs a Lawyer
John Dean, FindLaw.com
The president's decision to consult a private lawyer in relation to the Valerie Plame investigation suggests that he knows more than he's telling.
Posted
on June 7, 2004.
Remembering Dave Dellinger
Tom Hayden, AlterNet
Dave Dellinger was a coalition-builder, a nonconformist, a pacifist. He was a living mountain of a man.
Posted
on June 7, 2004.
Cold Turkey
Kurt Vonnegut, In These Times
'Many of you reading this are probably the same age as my grandchildren. They, like you, are being royally shafted and lied to by our Baby Boomer corporations and government.'
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on June 7, 2004.
66 (Unflattering) Things About Ronald Reagan
David Corn, The Nation
From the firing of the air traffic controllers to Fawn Hall to massacres in El Salvador, it's worthwhile keeping this list in mind when the hagiography of Ronald Reagan reaches fever pitch.
Posted
on June 6, 2004.
Reagan Redux
David Swanson, AlterNet
Much of the commentary on Reagan is about personality and almost all of it is laudatory. Reagan is destined to become the eternal brave and smiling president.
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on June 6, 2004.
Tenet or Not, CIA Must Learn Mideast's 'Secret Language'
Behrouz Saba, Pacific News Service
All the intelligence failures of the Bush administration reflect a long history of U.S. misunderstandings and missteps in the Middle East that no amount of Arabic and Farsi linguists can correct.
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on June 6, 2004.
With Nature There Are No Special Effects
Renato Redentor Constantino, tomdispatch.com
Climate change is real, not just fodder for summer blockbusters. We -- as individuals, as a society, as a planet -- are capable of doing something about global warming other than wringing our hands or looking fixedly down at our feet.
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on June 6, 2004.
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Election 2004:
Getting Stern with Bush
It's hard to not see cosmic justice in the possibility that Howard Stern may prove to be Bush's undoing. If you haven't heard already, the decidedly anti-family values shock jock... More »
War on Iraq:
Sadr talks nice
Finally! Good news from Iraq. Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al Sadr struck a surprisingly conciliatory note in his Friday sermon, backing the June 30th transition to an interim government. According to... More »
Rights & Liberties:
Sugar not so sweet
Coca Cola doesn't have much to say in response to a Human Rights Watch Report that they are using sugar harvested by child workers in El Salvador. Because the child... More »
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SOLOMON: Media -- Mourning in America
If journalism is history’s first draft, the death of Ronald Reagan has caused a step-up in the mass production of falsified history.
IVINS: The Day the Constitution Died
That's the day the attorney general of the United States -- a.k.a. 'the nation's top law enforcement officer' -- refused to provide the Senate Judiciary Committee with his department's memos concerning torture.
TECHSPLOITATION: Disasters!!!
After watching 'The Day After Tomorrow' I want to end every sentence I write with an exclamation point.
SCHEER: A Nice Guy's Nasty Policies
Though Reagan the man was hardly mean-spirited, Reagan the politician betrayed the social programs and trade unionism he once believed in so fiercely.
HIGHTOWER: The Ugly Economics of Privatized War
Sometimes it takes the unspeakable horror of war to unveil ugly truths about national policies that our so-called leaders don't want us to notice, much less discuss.
DURST: Requiem for a Ray Gun
Allow me to weigh in with my "Saint Ronnie Died For Our Sins Exoneration Collection."
HUTCHINSON: The Real Reagan Revolution
The Reagan revolution rolled back the clock to the pre-civil rights days when blacks, minorities and women knew their place.
GONSALVES: Getting Smart about Intelligence
The resignaton of George Tenet ought to signal the start of wholesale reform of the our intelligence community.
Alt Media
Your Call
On March 16, 2003, Rachel Corrie, a 23-year-old college student from Washington, died in the Gaza Strip while trying to prevent the demolition of a Palestinian home. Since Rachel’s death, her parents, Cindy and Craig Corrie, have traveled to the Occupied Territories and visited the community where Rachel stayed. Hear about their experience and vision for peace in the Middle East on the next Your Call.
Break the Chain
By building cars that burns less gas, cost less to operate and cut back on pollution we can break America's dependence on oil.
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