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Green Questions Just because the punditocracy went ballistic over Nader's candidacy doesn't mean that plenty of dedicated activists don't have valid concerns of their own. Since we aren't a parliamentary system with proportional representation, there are serious questions that need to be faced. Normon Solomon looks at the big picture, while an anonymous grassroots Democratic activist reflects on her thoughts after attending a local Green fundraiser. [ National View | Grassroots View ]
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As the violence and bloodshed escalate in the cities of the world and as the stakes of the anti-globalization movement become higher the debate on tactics takes on essential and immediate importance.
Here is a day-by-day description by eye witnesses of the horrible events in Genoa along with some analysis, questions, and some ideas of where to go from here
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Star Wars Fraud Part of Larger Pattern The corporate media hasn't said much about it, but over the weekend it was revealed that the "successful" July 14 Star Wars test was rigged-the target had a homing beacon inside it. Earlier Star Wars tests were also rigged, but the biggest fraud is the pretence that Star Wars will increase security. Even Britain's top military officer has criticized it, not just for being unproven, but for draining money from existed needs. Plans to further military space with the "Space Bomber" are another example of military-industrial "techno-fixes" that create military instability, generating a further "need" for more military spending. [ IPA: Star Wars Deception | Top British Officer Questions Star Wars | Salon On Media's Silence ]
This is the second in a series of articles about Locke High School in South Central Los Angeles, where humiliating random searches are carried out against the students on a daily basis and where a teacher was fired for standing up for her students.
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The AFL-CIO has generously offered a 1-800 number so that as many activists and union members as possible can call their Representatives. Just call, 1-800-393-1082 to push your Representative to say "NO" to Fast Track. For more background and other actions...
[ LEARN MORE! | Global Exchange Fast Track Page ]
Cal State LA Turns Away Students "Perhaps I was blind to the facts, but I was promised an education for my time and efforts. But now I feel stabbed in the back by the program. I'm trying to look to the future and leave all my past behind me but it's hard when people keep shutting the door in my face." [ Full Story Here ]
WHAT NEXT? A REVOLUTIONARY DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT? AN ANALYSIS After Genoa, all doubts should have vanished: We ARE living in revolutionary times. But where will that revolutionary potential lead, and what can and should we do about it? An analysis By Guy Berliner [ Read the story ]
Last month, industry lobbyists, led by Boise Cascade, wrote to the Internal Revenue Service arguing that groups such as RAN had violated the terms of their tax-exempt status because they engaged in civil disobedience. In response, last week, more than 20 national environmental and social justice leaders joined with music legends Bonnie Raitt and John Densmore and environmental hero Julia Butterfly Hill to protest Boise Cascade's crusade to silence critics of its old growth logging practices
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