From Counterpunch- recent stats relating what's been done/ not been done for the residents of New Orleans since the hurricane.
Bill Quigley: Katrina, the Pain Index:...
8/29/2008
Tories' arts cuts spark ire in Quebec
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Pretty lofty goals. I wonder how far we've come.
On December 10, 1948 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights the full text of which appears in the following pages. Following this historic act the Assembly called upon all Member countries to publicize the text of the Declaration and "to cause it to be disseminated, displayed, read and expounded principally in schools and other educational institutions, without distinction based on the political status of countries or territories."
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
god bless america- or else
The Yankees are serious about their bizarre prohibition on going to the bathroom during the playing of "God Bless America" during the Seventh Inning Stretch: a man was dragged out of the stadium for daring to stand up and move around instead of singing a patriotic, religious song. I really like Tommy Smothers's formulation of the principle at work here: "America, where you're free to say anything you want, and you'd better not say what you're not supposed to!"
8/28/2008
Shift Happens
Stephane Dion is the anti-Reagan
“A price on emissions that cause harm is essential. Yes, a carbon tax . . . is needed to wean us off [our] fossil fuel addiction,” nasa physicist James Hansen told Washington, DC,...
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8/27/2008
A Manual for Digital Revolt
The rebel hero of 'Little Brother' is a teen hacker. Naturally, you can download it for free.
8/26/2008
Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land
How Israel manipulates and distorts American public perceptions
Through the voices of scholars, media critics, peace activists, religious figures, and Middle East experts, Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land carefully analyzes and explains how--through the use of language, framing and context--the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza remains hidden in the news media, and Israeli colonization of the occupied terrorities appears to be a defensive move rather than an offensive one.
Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land
The looting of Iraq
Just how bad was the looting of Iraq's museum and archaeological sites? According to Salon's experts, many ancient artifacts have come home, but the looting continues.
The looting of Iraq | Salon News
Outlaw Administration - by Chalmers Johnson and Tom Engelhardt
In the 5 year lookback at the invasion of Iraq, part of the horror of it wasn't talked about. Here is Chalmers Johnston writing just after the invasion and some reflections on the event, written recently.
"Words disappeared instantly. They simply blinked off the screen of Iraqi history, many of them forever. First, there was the looting of the National Museum. That took care of some of the earliest words on clay, including, possibly, cuneiform tablets with missing parts of the epic of Gilgamesh. Soon after, the great libraries and archives of the capital went up in flames and books, letters, government documents, ancient Korans, religious manuscripts, stretching back centuries – all those things not pressed into clay, or etched on stone, or engraved on metal, just words on that most precious and perishable of all commonplaces, paper – vanished forever.
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Outlaw Administration - by Chalmers Johnson and Tom Engelhardt
U.S. High Court Allows Apartheid Claims against Multinationals -
I heard about this tonight on a podcast on The New Internationalist . Check out the wikipedia article -alien tort statute. Very interesting. The corporations aren't very happy about this old law being used this way and Bush has been trying to gut the law. Ungoing...
The US Supreme Court has affirmed a lower court ruling that multinational companies can be sued in a US court for allegedly aiding and abetting the former apartheid government in South Africa. The high court announced Monday that it could not hear a case involving 11 consolidated lawsuits against more than 50 international corporations. More below...
Bolt's Record Tests Theories of Human Speed
As astonishing as Usain Bolt's record-breaking 100-meter sprint was, his time of 9.69 seconds is nowhere near what biostatisticians predict is the natural limit for the human body. But because he broke the mathematical model that had fit 100-meter record data for almost a century, Bolt's incredible performance could reset how fast researchers believe humans ultimately can run.
Bolt's Record Tests Theories of Human Speed
8/25/2008
Stiglitz Goes To Paraguay: Move Over Chicago, A Cambridge Boy's in Town
Among the throng of distinguished international guests drawn to participate in the first democratic transition of government in Paraguay's 190-year history, Joseph Stiglitz, economist and advisor to the Clinton White House, may just prove the most influential. Two days before left-leaning president-elect Fernando Lugo's inauguration, Stiglitz's talk on globalization and equitable growth drew a full house to the Grand Theater of Paraguay's central bank.
Upside Down World - Stiglitz Goes To Paraguay: Move Over Chicago, A Cambridge Boy's in Town
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