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15286 [lbo-talk] WBAI ELECTIONS ... VOTING SUGGESTIONS -- rank: 46

WBAI ELECTIONS . MITCHEL’S SUGGESTIONS Ballots arrive like moths To the flame of democracy Hi, If you are a subscriber to WBAI radio (99.5 FM) in NYC metropolitan area, you should have received a ballot in the mail listing 25 candidates for 9 “listener” seats on the new Station Board ...

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Author:	mitchelcohen at mindspring.com
Date:	Sat Nov 6 23:05:48 PST 2004

15287 women?feminism? -- rank: 46

... abuse of children. In the US, the prosecutor and the police have promoted panic, that is, the State. As far as ...

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Author:	John K. Taber
Date:	Thu Nov 18 18:13:55 PST 1999

15288 [lbo-talk] The Dream Life of Bush Men in Suburbia -- rank: 46

The dream life of rich, white, and educated men in suburbia, who brought you George W. Bush's second term, is animated here: <blockquote>The New York Times <http://movies2.nytimes.com/2004/11/05/movies/05incr.html> November 5, 2004 MOVIE REVIEW | 'THE INCREDIBLES' Being Super in Suburbia Is No ...

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Author:	Yoshie Furuhashi
Date:	Fri Nov 5 15:42:56 PST 2004

15289 [lbo-talk] London bombing inspired veteran Hindu filmmaker's latest -- rank: 46

http://www.cbc.ca/story/arts/national/2006/01/10/film-bombing-bollywood.html London bombing inspired veteran Hindu filmmaker's latest Last Updated Tue, 10 Jan 2006 10:32:31 EST CBC Arts Last July's public transit bombings in London have inspired a new film by a veteran Hindu ...

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Author:	Sujeet Bhatt
Date:	Tue Jan 10 17:12:05 PST 2006

15290 [lbo-talk] the new pacifica ED -- rank: 46

[Pacifica has a new executive director, whom the race essentialists are complaining about because he's a white guy from Vermont. But he's right up some people's alley. We're fucked.] Mission Improbable: Challenging the official story of 9/11 By Greg Guma Vermont Guardian BURLINGTON . For more ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Tue Jan 10 17:25:11 PST 2006

15291 [lbo-talk] Make wild shit up about yourself, get rich and famous -- rank: 46

This piece sort of sums up this latest round of hucksterism. - B. Hoax charges levelled at best-selling writers Tue Jan 10, 1:31 PM ET The gossip mill in US literary circles has gone into overdrive over alleged hoaxes by two best-selling cult authors -- one a former truck-stop ...

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Author:	B.
Date:	Tue Jan 10 22:12:37 PST 2006

15292 [lbo-talk] a vision... -- rank: 46

--- Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote: > But below that, as they say, it's gods, > guns, and gays - issues felt on a deeply passionate level, > organized > around fear. Karl Rove didn't put that fear there. He took > advantage > of it, but the causes are a lot more complicated ...

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Author:	DSR
Date:	Wed Nov 3 07:14:43 PST 2004

15293 [lbo-talk] Assassination 2004! -- rank: 46

Oh man, this is even better. The Maya Angelou parady brought tears to my eyes. Once again, from the eXile's latest "special report." Where were you when Bush was assassinated? We Americans have just lived through one of the most profoundly tragic events in the history of the Republic. As ...

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Author:	Chris Doss
Date:	Wed Nov 3 05:40:02 PST 2004

15294 [lbo-talk] Minutemen National Campaign Fizzles -- rank: 46

(A few days ago I posted an article about a Minutemen sponsored rally in Denver that drew barely more than a dozen people while the opposition garnered 200. The Denver rally was part of a nationally coordinated day of "Stop the Invasion" rallies that were supposed to be held in ...

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Author:	Steven L. Robinson
Date:	Tue Jan 10 19:50:15 PST 2006

15295 [lbo-talk] A Case for a Higher Gasoline Tax -- rank: 46

Gar: > Doug gave the example of study of how U.S. inefficiency makes U.S. > industry less competive than European industry. But note that > is true at CURRENT OIL PRICES and was true even when oil > $35/barrel. In short if price signals worked in this context, > U.S. industry and ...

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Author:	Wojtek Sokolowski
Date:	Thu Jan 12 13:52:50 PST 2006

15296 [lbo-talk] Canada's once mighty Liberals in serious trouble -- rank: 46

http://tinyurl.com/aoex3 Thu Jan 12, 2006 By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's once mighty Liberal Party is in serious trouble in the final run-up to the January 23 election, beset by a stumbling campaign, internal divisions and a series of embarrassing gaffes. The party, in power since ...

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Author:	Ira Glazer
Date:	Thu Jan 12 16:10:50 PST 2006

15297 [lbo-talk] A Protest, a Spy Program and a Campus in an Uproar -- rank: 46

http://fairuse.1accesshost.com/news2/nyt222.html By SARAH KERSHAW SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - The protest was carefully orchestrated, planned for weeks by Students Against War during Friday evening meetings in a small classroom on the University of California campus here. So when the military recruiters arrived for the job fair, held ...

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Author:	mike larkin
Date:	Sat Jan 14 23:45:08 PST 2006

15298 [lbo-talk] McLemee on Hardt & Negri -- rank: 46

Chronicle of Higher Education - November 5, 2004 After the Empire Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri, creators of an influential theory of globalization, are back with the next phase By SCOTT MCLEMEE In 2000, Michael Hardt, an associate professor of literature at Duke University, and Antonio Negri, a legendary figure on the ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Mon Nov 1 10:16:41 PST 2004

15299 [lbo-talk] A Moscow Perspective on Ukraine's Election -- rank: 46

A Moscow Perspective on Ukraine's Election By Sergei Markov Moscow Times Wednesday, October 27, 2004. Page 11 The possibility of widespread unrest in Ukraine is a real threat as the presidential election approaches. Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, whose rating at the beginning of the campaign was just one-sixth of ...

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Author:	Chris Doss
Date:	Mon Nov 1 02:08:09 PST 2004

15300 [lbo-talk] Hate Against Queers is Growing -- rank: 46

Dear List: Right-wingers are handing progressives a great issue to organize around. The question is whether the left will be smart/brave enough to use it to its advantage. Brian Dauth Queer Buddhist Resister The NY Times has two articles (links below) and the following is from cnn.com Gay ...

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Author:	Brian Charles Dauth
Date:	Mon May 31 08:17:04 PDT 2004