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An Unreasonable Man: A Documentary about Ralph Nader
Posted on January 11, 2007 by iwilder
An Unreasonable Man Ralph Nader: How do you define a legacy? Opens, January 31, 2007 IFC Center, 323 Sixth Avenue at West Third Street January 31-February 5 , 2007 11:35am, 2:10pm, 4:45pm, 7:20pm, 9:55pm daily 212 924-7771 http://www.anunreasonableman.com/ In 1966, General Motors, the most powerful corporation in the world, sent private investigators to dig up […]
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Weed the Astroturf
Posted on January 9, 2007 by iwilder
http://www.cleanupwashington.org/action/page.cfm?pageid=121 [Editor’s note: Also see politics-journalism relationships at http://www.waynemadsenreport.com/Politjournincest.php] By the sound of it, you might guess that the Save Our Species Alliance was a non-profit group working to protect biodiversity by saving species at risk of extinction. Sadly, think again. The group was set up by Steve Quarles, who previously worked for the American […]
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Of Grunge and Government
Posted on January 1, 2007 by iwilder
I joined my fellow scavengers at the final few days of Towers Records to pick up some deeply discounted music. On the dishevelled magazine rack, I noticed one called Fugue which listed on its cover the radical historian Howard Zinn and founding Black Panther Party Chairman Bobby Seale. (Bobby Seale & I share a birthday.) […]
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Nadir of Democracy
Posted on December 31, 2006 by iwilder
sir may i please sir may i please sir may i please SIR MAY I PLEASE have back my civil liberties that you took away to protect my freedom sir may i please sir may i please have my girlfriend/wife/daughter’s reproductive rights that you let slip away away to protect your poll ratings sir may […]
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Posted on December 31, 2006 by iwilder
from the Green party of Ohio website: Third Parties Have Changed America What the two corporate-dominated political parties don’t want you to remember is that, over the centuries, American third parties have been at the forefront of many progressive changes we now consider essential, including the 8-hour day, voting rights for women, and the abolition […]
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E-voter rate study
Posted on December 15, 2006 by iwilder
Important Help America Vote Milestone Reached by State Board ALBANY – 12/12/06- The New York State Board of Elections has received the results of an important study which will assist with the implementation of new voting systems throughout the State. Commissioned by the State Board to conduct the first-ever study of its kind in the […]
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Corporate Organics; Live Xmas Trees; Faux Guacamole & more
Posted on December 14, 2006 by iwilder
ALERT OF THE WEEK: NATIONAL ORGANIC STANDARDS BOARD STACKED WITH INDUSTRY REPS The USDA, behind closed doors, recently announced several highly questionable appointees to the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB). Despite calls from the organic community to let the public know ahead of time who the nominees were, the USDA kept the names of […]
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Nonprofit Conference and December Giving
Posted on December 12, 2006 by iwilder
2007 Nonprofit Technology Conference Join us April 4-6, 2007 in Washington, DC!Each year the Nonprofit Technology Conference brings together over 1,000 people for three days of connecting, learning, educating, and fun. Collaborators in the nonprofit and technology sectors will have the opportunity to share resources and learn about what works, what doesn’t work, and what […]
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