tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96649692009-04-06T12:04:48.007-07:00Activists, Organizers, Agents of Change, Unite!Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04282034068497504446noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9664969.post-62542566616990490772008-10-09T13:13:00.001-07:002008-10-09T13:13:16.110-07:00

Evil Twin Booking, which represents Bill Ayers, comments on the folks sending hate mail.read more | digg story

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Exponential times, folks. Exponential.read more | digg story

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The article examines the basis for the Administration's credibility and concludes that no legitimate reason compelled accepting the Paulson proposal as the starting point for negotiations. It also reviews the financial impact of the proposed bailout and investigates the bailout's distributive effects and impact specifically on renters.read more | digg story

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Pelosi: It's not a bailout, it's a buy-in | L.A. Land | Los Angeles TimesI like the dem talking points on "not a boailout of wall street but a necessary cushion for main street:" but would sugggest the following:  "an investment in main street."   Where is the material investment in a something that could pay the empty "paper" back?Communities for communities.

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Bill Clinton Praises Barack Obama on The Daily Show | Indecision2008 | Comedy CentralHoly Cow - I'm smarter than I thought, or Clinton is just a bit late to the game.  Which wouldn't be surprising.Check out my Fake Money post from last week.Now watch this interview between Clinton and Jon Stweart from last night, starting at about 3:30.That's mine! Ahead of the curve.  Yeah.

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So let's be absolutely clear: there are no saviors who are going to look out for us in this crisis. Certainly not Henry Paulson, former CEO of Goldman Sachs, one of the companies that will benefit most from his proposed bailout (which is actually a stick up). The only hope of preventing another dose of shock politics is loud, organized grassroots pressure on all political parties: they have to

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YouTube - Gas Signs Truth in Advertising

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I just found some notes I started in December 2007.  It's about what's going on now.  I was so right!Anyway, tonight, I'm listening to NPR.  Middle aged white folks discuss how this "bank collapse" thing can get a lot worse.  Entire markets, industries, economies are now in jeopardy.  AIG?  I can't help but wonder... weren't they paying attention?I know it started earlier, but it seems like fake

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Bitch's fate is in your hands | Bitch Magazine: "Bitch's fate is in your hands"First the bad news: The print publishing industry as a whole is staring into a void. Across the board, newsstand magazine sales are in a slump, subscriber numbers are down, and paper and postal costs continue to rise. But it's not magazines like US Weekly or Vogue that you'll see disappearing from the newsstands—they

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This is Your Nation on White Privilege | Red Room: "This is Your Nation on White PrivilegeBy Tim WiseFor those who still can’t grasp the concept of white privilege, or who are constantly looking for some easy-to-understand examples of it, perhaps this list will help.White privilege is when you can get pregnant at seventeen like Bristol Palin and everyone is quick to insist that your life and that

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YouTube - "Honor" AdSomeone else has been reading Lakoff...  "sleazy" "vile" "dishonest" "damned" "dishonorable" "disgraceful" "disatrous""deception" and... brilliant.  w00t w00t!

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'Alaska Women Reject Palin’ Rally is HUGE!' Mudflats: "So, if you’ve been doing the math… Yes. The Alaska Women Reject Palin rally was significantly bigger than Palin’s rally that got all the national media coverage! So take heart, sit back, and enjoy the photo gallery. Feel free to spread the pictures around (links are appreciated) to anyone who needs to know that Sarah Palin most definitely

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American Corporate Idol | Dirt Diggers DigestAmerican Corporate IdolSeptember 9, 2008 by Phil MatteraForget American Idol and Dancing With the Stars—here’s the contest you’ve been waiting for: the U.S. Chamber of Commerce 2008 Corporate Citizenship Awards. According to apress release put out by the Chamber, the awards “recognize companies, chambers of commerce, and business associations for

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YouTube - Sarah Palin Interview-Part 1I hate to be the one who points this out. The whole thing is over in 2 minutes or less.   Gibson *points to the camera* and opens with a direct question:(from transcript)Governor, let me start by asking you a question that I asked John McCain about you, and it is really the central question. Can you look the country in the eye and say "I have the experience

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George Lakoff opines on strategy. Folks should listen...Don't Think of a Maverick! Could the Obama Campaign Be Improved? | Election 2008 | AlterNet: "Four years ago I wrote a book called, Don't Think of an Elephant! The title made a basic point: Negating a frame activates that frame. If you activate the other side's frame, you just help the other side, as Nixon found out when he said, 'I am not

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Puget Sound Sage: Community Benefits Agreement at the Dearborn project: "Sage is proud to announce the Northwest’s first Community Benefits Agreement!After almost two years of negotiations, an agreement has been struck between the Dearborn Street Coalition for Livable Neighborhoods and Dearborn Street Developers LLC on a $300-million project, slated to be built on a 10-acre site at the crossroads

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"Realizations of Robo's Regurgitation from Campus Politics" - Opinion: "Resistance is futile for the few; we need power in numbers to take control. You've got to say, 'I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore!!!'"

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YouTube - The Shock Doctrine by Alfonso Cuarón and Naomi KleinThis has been around for a little while, but I'm just now getting into this book.  I'm having trouble sleeping at night as a result.  Very well told story of experiments in neoliberlism.  Only they were'nt experiments.  Proper crimes, really.  Anyway - highly recommended!

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Yo! What happened to peace? I’ve been wondering that myself. In a few ways. 1) Yikes. Its been a few years since college now... Peace? Wasn’t that something I felt so passionately about several years ago? I remember organizing marches, dancing to the Infernal Noise Brigade, teach-ins, postering, fasting, all kinds of stuff. Oh, in these few years, though, I’ve learned to vote, earn a

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CounterHegemony 16 - Catching up and India Nuclear Proliferation.Download it directlyor subscribe to the podcast by pasting this URL into your podcatcher software (itunes, ipodder, etc.) : http://counterhegemony.libsyn.org/rsswww.counterhegemony.org - Quick refresher - Hegemony and CounterHegemony September 30 2004 US Presidential Debate - Biggest threat to US security? - Kerry and Bush answer,

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Just want to apologize for getting side tracked. There will be a new CounterHegemony Podcast in March! My earlier observation is right - the more time passes, the more downloads there are for a show; and then the more subscribers there are who download the next episode! I'll be putting (hopefully) better shows together on a monthly basis, instead of the weekly basis I started, as that just

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An urgent message from CounterHegemony Podcast friend, Shahid Buttar:*** I don't send many mass emails, because they clog the internet and usually annoy the hell out of me. However, I'm willing to set that aside given the profound threat to the nation looming next week. And if you want to skip my diatribe below, just hit this link and be done with me: -----------------------------------

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Download it directlyor subscribe to the podcast by pasting this URL into your podcatcher software (itunes, ipodder, etc.) : http://counterhegemony.libsyn.org/rss1st note: I noticed the last episode has had more than 4 times the number of downloads than previous one. It could be a particularly good show, or it could mean that I can leave each episode on top for more than a week before they '

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Download it directlyor subscribe to the podcast by pasting this URL into your podcatcher software (itunes, ipodder, etc.) : http://counterhegemony.libsyn.org/rssI'm going to be taking a few weeks off over the holidays, so expect another CounterHegemony Podcast in early 2006.In this show, though, I take further advantage of the Pacifica Radio Archive's treasures by presenting a 20 minute speech by

Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04282034068497504446noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9664969.post-1133681873094454772005-12-03T23:36:00.000-08:002005-12-03T23:40:03.726-08:00

CounterHegemony 13 - George Lakoff - Framing the Debate (2 of 2)Download it directlyor subscribe to the podcast by pasting this URL into your podcatcher software (itunes, ipodder, etc.) : http://counterhegemony.libsyn.org/rssMusic:Mama's Always On Stage (Instrumental), Arrested Development;Liberation Front, Thievery Corporation;Take Me Somewhere Nice, Mogwai

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