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“Looking Back …”
Sunday, December 18, 2005

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In this well-researched editorial, The Axinar takes us on a journey through the history of tree-hugging environmentalists and Bible thumping fundamentalists.

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King Kong = Fear of Black Man
Saturday, December 17, 2005

Now that King Kong has been rereleased, we might as well be honest with one another about the true meaning of that story.  Just consider the plot:  an enormous and scary black gorilla kidnaps a blonde white lady and the white folks kill him.  This is a familiar story of unconscious racism told through white mainstream media and art.

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Our Society Keeps Killing
Thursday, December 15, 2005

A few days have passed since the death of Tookie Williams. Tookie was infamous as one of the founders of the Crips but became an “antiviolence crusader” to the point he was nominated for a Noble Peace Price. Up until the moment he died he claimed his innocence while those close to him continue to tell people of his wrongful death.

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Posted by Andrew Warner
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Bush on VI Day
Thursday, December 15, 2005

by Joe Scott, via The Body Politic

President Bush�s address on the eve of Iraq�s first parliamentary elections reprised his Dec. 1 mantra in Annapolis: �We will never back down, we will never give in, and we will never accept anything less than total victory.�

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Attack of the Do-Nothing Democrats
Tuesday, December 13, 2005

State Representative Catherine Barrett has announced her candidacy for the State Senate after a lackluster 8 years in the state House. This leaves the people of house district 32 and Senate district 9 needing some real representation. 

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Posted by Andrew Warner
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We Are Approaching the Tipping Point
Sunday, December 11, 2005

The Washington Post reports that the US won’t join in binding climate talks.

While the Kyoto Treaty seems to be a thing of the past for the United States, the Bush administration continues to deny that global warming is real.

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Rev. Jesse Jackson Opposes Wal-Mart
Saturday, December 10, 2005

by Paul Blank
WakeUpWalMart.com

What an incredible week! Just 7 days ago, a new national poll showed a majority of Americans now believe Wal-Mart is bad for America because of Wal-Mart�s high moral and economic costs. 3 days ago, we grew to over 146,000 supporters. And, yesterday, 65 leaders of faith called upon Wal-Mart�s CEO to change for the better this Holiday season.

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All This War and We’re Still Not Safe
Thursday, December 08, 2005

by Andrew Warner

President Bush campaigned saying that he was the choice if we wanted a safer homeland. Why is our government getting F’s and D’s when being graded on how well they are protecting us?

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Corporate Media Chooses Sides
Thursday, December 08, 2005

by Andrew Warner

The Democratic National Committee was denied the opportunity to advertise their message by Republican contributors Lamar Advertising Company. Not only is speech no longer free, our money�s no longer good to these corporate giants.

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