Feminist Divisions Cause Real-World Repercussions

Seeded on Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:06 AM EDT (On The Issues Magazine)

by Juhu Thukral

human-rights, human-trafficking, prostitution, sex-work, feminists

McCain's Prickly TIME Interview

Seeded on Sat Sep 6, 2008 8:41 AM EDT (TIME)

TIME's James Carney and Michael Scherer were invited to the front of McCain's plane recently for an interview, they were ushered forward, past the curtain that now separates reporters from the candidate, past the sofa that was designed for his gabfests with the press and taken st …

time, politics, president, interview, mccain, candidate, cnn, abrasive

The Old Future's Gone: Progressive Strategy Amid Cascading Crises

Seeded on Sat Sep 6, 2008 6:52 AM EDT (Slept On Magazine)

• It's almost certain that no significant political change will happen in the coming year in the United States because the culture is not ready to face these questions.

economy, social, odd-news, change, crises, alternatives, capitalism, robert-jensen, unsustainable

What's Sex Got to Do With It?

Seeded on Sat Sep 6, 2008 6:43 AM EDT (Slept On Magazine)

If I had to choose between George W.

bush, rice, politics, sex, edwards, scandal, impeachment, jerry-spring

Politics of Avoidance

Seeded on Sat Sep 6, 2008 6:41 AM EDT (Slept On Magazine)

Power! Who has it? Who doesn't have it? Who should have less of it and who should have more of it? What does concentrated power do to the everyday life of the people as workers, patients, consumers, taxpayers, voters, shareholders and citizens?

media, politics, corruption, power, mccain, corporate, reporting, obama, ralph-nader

Choosing Sarah Palin

Seeded on Sat Sep 6, 2008 6:36 AM EDT (Slept On Magazine)

What makes Palin such a cynical choice is that McCain doesn't know her and doesn't know what drives her.

bush, politics, mccain, vice-president, bad-idea, palin, running-mate

Slavery Haunts America's Plantation Prisons

Seeded on Sat Sep 6, 2008 6:29 AM EDT (Slept On Magazine)

On an expanse of 18,000 acres of farmland, 59 miles northwest of Baton Rouge, long rows of men, mostly African-American, till the fields under the hot Louisiana sun. The men pick cotton, wheat, soybeans and corn. They work for pennies, literally.

history, corrections, southern, slavery, prison, prisoners, african-american, plantation, involuntary-servitude

Video of Naomi Klein speech at Hands Off Iraqi Oil fundraiser

Seeded on Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:27 AM EDT (Hands Off Iraqi Oil)

Naomi Klein speaks in London at Hands Off Iraqi Oil fundraiser on May 19, 2008.

iraq, new-orleans, oil, world-news, naomi-klein

Hey Google! Open up the presidential debate!

Thu Aug 14, 2008 4:40 AM EDT

Any candidate receiving 5 percent or more in the polls deserves to be allowed to debate with the two-party candidates. People deserve more choices and voices! Here's my letter to Google, dropped in the mail yesterday:

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