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Now I don’t claim that R.E.M. sees this as their environmental album or sees any of the songs the way I see them
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Strip-Search For Poetry: A Limerick Contest For The Supreme Court
Posted on April 2, 2012 by kwilder
Update 4/24/2012: The winner has been announced! See the post at onthewilderside: here. Five men of the court were quite rude, Giving rights to police very lewd. Well fair’s fair, I dare say. I’ve decided this way: We should make them hold court in the nude. Americans should be outraged by the April 2, 2012 […]
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April 1st: OWS to march across Brooklyn Bridge (again)
Posted on April 1, 2012 by kwilder
4:39 – Occupy Wall Street made it across the bridge with calmness, and I think no arrests. There was a welcoming committee of OWS folks to greet them. Live Video at Occupy Earth: here. 4:23pm -Looks like the police have protesters kettled on the bridge. Video streaming of the event: here. Report is that they […]
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Health care ruling won’t deliver reform Americans need, says Green Party Prez cand Stein
Posted on March 29, 2012 by iwilder
whatever the U.S. Supreme Court decides on the constitutionality of the insurance mandate of “Obama / Romney care”, Americans will still be stuck with an expensive, ineffective health care system that fails to provide quality health care to all Americans.
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War-free Wednesdays photos
Posted on March 28, 2012 by iwilder
They honor it by standing vigil at local train stations during morning rush hour to end current US wars and stop future US wars.
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Julian Assange of Wikileaks to run for Senate
Posted on March 18, 2012 by kwilder
from Common Dreams Wikileaks’ Assange to Run for Australian Senate Seat Saturday, March 17, 2012 by Common Dreams Staff Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has decided to run for a seat in the Australian senate next year. Wikileaks made the announcement on Twitter yesterday. It Tweeted shortly after that the group would be fielding a candidate […]
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