Not My America

Peak Oil - Whom to Believe? Part 1 - There's Plenty of Oil

Seeded on Wed May 21, 2008 8:54 PM EDT ()

Seeded by nearing (Clipped by alex-williams)

If you're like me, you might have spent a moment or two in recent months pondering how billionaire oilman T.

world-news

Another Look At MSM Misogyny

Tue May 20, 2008 7:10 PM EDT

By Kathy Gill (Clipped by alex-williams)

I'm embarrassed to admit this, but last week I heard two FM Seattle DJs (102.5) laughing about and dissing Hillary Clinton in the most misogynist of terms … and I did nothing but yell at the radio in the truck and change stations.

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politics, media, feminism, misogyny, msm, hrc, clinton

Are YOU One of the 8 Million Targeted for Roundup by US Govt?

Seeded on Tue May 20, 2008 4:51 PM EDT (Daily Kos)

Seeded by indecent (Clipped by alex-williams)

Senior government officials have leaked detailed information about a database of 8 million Americans targeted for detention in case of a declared national emergency.

us-news, government, round-up, target, 8-million, database, main-core, reagan, bush, rove

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The illusion that is Barack Obama | The Australian

Seeded on Sun May 4, 2008 2:08 PM EDT (Australian News Network)

One of the most complete assessments of Obama that I have seen thus far.

business

For Obama, words may not be enough

Seeded on Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:49 PM EST (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

seattle-pi

Black man vs. white woman

Seeded on Mon Feb 18, 2008 12:30 PM EST (The Boston Globe)

Seeded by jfxgillis (Clipped by alex-williams)

"Gender stereotypes trump race stereotypes in every social science test," says Alice Eagly, a psychology professor at Northwestern University.

politics, hillary, hillary-clinton, obama, racism, sexism, elections-2008, gender, stereotypes

How Many Crimes Will It Take?

Sat Dec 15, 2007 8:51 PM EST

By Pamela Drew (Clipped by alex-williams)

How many crimes will it take before we demand change? How many crimes need to be committed in the name of America, before we the citizens are as guilty as the Bush Administration and corporate Congress of ruthless killing and lawlessness?

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politics, corporate-congress, bush-administration-crimes, impeachment, wmd, plame, wilson, edmonds, whistleblowers, bonesmen-regime

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Mitt Romney to Buy Clear Channel Communications

Seeded on Thu Dec 13, 2007 3:28 PM EST (LewRockwell.com)

Seeded by ragland (Clipped by alex-williams)

"What would it cost to buy the support of just about every nationally-syndicated neocon talk show host in America? About $19.5 Billion, which is what Mitt Romney's private equity firm, Bain Capital, and Thomas H.

politics, mitt-romney, clear-channel

Why the Left Should Reject Ron Paul

Seeded on Wed Dec 12, 2007 1:32 PM EST (CounterPunch.org)

Seeded by hamid.nyc (Clipped by alex-williams)

Though Paul is unlikely to triumph in the primaries, it is worth taking stock not only of his actual positions, but more importantly the libertarian underpinnings that have wooed so many self-described leftists and progressives.

politics, ron-paul, libertarianism, free-market-economics, racism, anti-war, patriot-act, minimum-wage, individualism

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Thought Crime

Seeded on Wed Dec 12, 2007 1:30 AM EST (alexwilliams.vox.com)

Thought Crime The Democrats we elected last Novemb...

politics, terror, constitution

H.R.1955 Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007

Seeded on Fri Dec 7, 2007 5:10 PM EST (opencongress.org)

Petition and comments re: HR 1955 & SB 1959

politics, constitution, terror

Senate Bill 1959 to Criminalize Thoughts, Blogs, Books and Free Speech Across America

Seeded on Fri Dec 7, 2007 3:10 PM EST (Independent news on natural health, nutrition and more)

Then end of The 1st Amendment

politics, free-speech, terrorism, 1st-amendment

No Charges Over Online Columbine Comment

Seeded on Thu Dec 6, 2007 6:51 AM EST (Associated Press - Google)

Wisconsin school teacher not charged over blog comment

politics, wisconsin, teacher, union, constitution, free-speech

Apocalyptic vision of a post-fossil fuel world

Seeded on Fri Nov 23, 2007 11:53 AM EST (Telegraph)

Seeded by electricblanket (Clipped by alex-williams)

An apocalyptic vision of how the world will look after the oil runs out has been given by a top scientist. Richard Heinberg, one of the world's leading experts on oil reserves, warned that the lives of billions of people were threatened by a food crisis caused by our dependen …

world-news, food, famine, industrialization, petroleum, peak-oil, richard-heinberg, biofuel, alternative-energy

Report: Saudi gang rape victim punished - USATODAY.com

Seeded on Sat Nov 17, 2007 4:41 AM EST (USA Today)

religion, rape, saudi, victim

Vaginal reconstruction not needed for most inter-sex females

Seeded on Mon Oct 29, 2007 12:43 PM EDT (scienceblog.com)

Surgery revolving around gender identity and inter-sexuals right to choose.

science, gender, inter-sexuals, choice, surgery

To Every Man Who Has Never Called Himself A Feminist

Mon Oct 8, 2007 1:38 PM EDT

By Chello (Clipped by alex-williams)

If you grew up in the 60's and 70's like me, you probably were indoctrinated with the belief that feminist were "man haters", "lesbians", and "braless she-males". This couldn't be further from the truth. Initially, my parents impacted me.

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politics, feminism, gender, misogyny, sexual-violence, rape, culture

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