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22 July 2006
Conservatives and conscience
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David Swanson
John Dean, former legal counsel to Richard Nixon, is 95% recovered from a long bout of conservatism, and he doubts that many others can make the same recovery, but I don't.

Dean's published two excellent books on the Bush-...
20 July 2006
The most dangerous alliance in the world
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Alexander Cockburn
After getting out of Lebanon, writer June Rugh told Reuters: "As an American, I'm embarrassed and ashamed. My administration is letting it happen [by giving] tacit permission for Israel to destroy a country." The news service quoted...
20 July 2006
Political comic relief
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Molly Ivins
AUSTIN, Texas -- Never let it never be said our president does not provide laughs, even as we wobble on the rim of war in the Middle East.

Look what a good time Vladimir Putin had with him. Bush, responding to...
18 July 2006
The suicide of capitalism
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Molly Ivins
AUSTIN, Texas -- In case you haven't got anything else to worry about -- like war in the Middle East, nuclear showdowns, global warming or Apocalypse Now -- how about the suicide of capitalism?

Late last month, the...
16 July 2006
Containing the military industrial complex
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David Swanson
Remarks at Democracy Fest, San Diego, July 15, 2006

More than any other weapons system, the chief products of the military industrial complex are lies.  We just learned this week that Congress was cracking down on corruption...
16 July 2006
More atomic bomb balm from the New York Times
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Harvey Wasserman
The New York Times Sunday Magazine has chimed in for the "bring back nukes" crowd with an ill-conceived screed that completely ignores the reality that the world's power must ultimately come from clean, safe renewable energy and increased...

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