Archive for May, 2008

History Lessons for the Anti-War Movement

History of US interventions - Cooperative Research / History Commons
 
Breaking the Nuremberg Code: The US Military’s Human Testing Program Returns - HeatherWokusch 3/6/08
EXCERPT: “The Pentagon is slated to release a suspected toxicant in Crystal City, Virginia this week, ostensibly to test air sensors. The operation is just the latest example …
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Consumptive Consumerism: News on what you eat, drink, breathe, waste - and shouldn’t

Man arrested for singing ‘Price Goug’n’ from the rooftops – with video, Chicago Tribune 5/11/08
 
The Real Good Life: An entire village turns against supermarkets and grows its’ own food - Daily Mail UK 4/14/08
 
US wastes 27% of food available for consumption - NYTimes via BoingBoing 5/18/08
I think that’s grossly underestimated. …
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A tale of a Sudanese family in the Quad-cities–Part I

First I came across this article from the Quad-City Times about a Sudanese refugee family who came to America in 2004.    The next day Chris sent me an article that actually preceded it which I’ll post on in Part II.
Both articles are so instructive on an important theme we’ve been writing about …
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Sudanese family in the Quad-cities—Part II

Here is the more indepth story about African refugees having a difficult time in a black American neighborhood.   See my post yesterday from the Quad-City Times, Part I here.
A refugee agency spokesperson quickly tells us that this isn’t a hate crime (of course we all know that hate crimes can never …
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Oprah Dosen’t Scam People Bottom Feeders Do

Oprah is among the most intelligent women in North America and to use her name for this scam is a shame. Since when can an honest person make 40 grand with 10 bucks? If I knew how to do that I sure as Hell wouldn’t be selling my idea …
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Blame Biofuels

Go Ahead, Blame Biofuels - Business Week 5/20/08
 
Biofuels gets lift from Honeywell, Airbus, Jet Blue - CNet News 5/15/08
You know it’s about money, not sustainability, when government and corporations think it’s a good idea.
 
Fuels vs. Food – NYPost/CATO Institute 4/17/08 
Leaders warn on biofuels and food – BBC 4/22/08
Biofuels ‘crime against …
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Crimes of Katrina Continue

New Orleans’ Homeless Rate Swells to 1 in 25 - USA Today 3/16/08
 
Study claims FEMA ignored toxic trailer findings - AP via Raw Story 1/28/08
“The Federal Emergency Management Agency manipulated scientific research in order to play down the danger posed by formaldehyde in trailers issued to hurricane victims, according to …
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Consumptive Consumerism: News on what you eat, drink, breathe, waste - and shouldn’t

Man arrested for singing ‘Price Goug’n’ from the rooftops – with video, Chicago Tribune 5/11/08
 
The Real Good Life: An entire village turns against supermarkets and grows its’ own food - Daily Mail UK 4/14/08
 
US wastes 27% of food available for consumption - NYTimes via BoingBoing 5/18/08
I think that’s grossly underestimated. …
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UNHCR wants Rohingyas repatriated to Myanmar (Burma), but Canada taking some

A few days ago we reported to you that the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, was traveling to refugee camps in Bangladesh to try to sort out the Muslim Rohingya refugee situation.  Here is a short article (posted in its entirety) in which Guterres told the press he …
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Journal of American Medical Association reports high cost of vaccinating refugees in the US

A report in the most recent Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) says that our practice of allowing refugees to enter the US unvaccinated is costing the US taxpayer a bundle and possibly resulting in the introduction of preventable diseases.
I was surprised to learn that refugees can wait a …
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