November 11th became a federal holiday in 1938. An act of Congress declared it to be “…a day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace.” The Act was amended in 1954 the holiday became renamed ‘Veterans Day’ by amendment to the 1938 act so that all veterans could be honored. My first memory […]
Military Recruiting Under Increasingly Widespread Scrutiny
Appearance of a topic in Vanity Fair isn’t respected by all folks so The Recruiters’ War probably has not changed too many pro-war folks minds… But… I have a conservative friend (hard to believe I know, but… true) who, while he hasn’t actually chided me for reading articles in the magazine, nor for forwarding such […]
Women's Cooperatives and Social Change in Afghanistan
Remember all the coverage of Afghanistan and the terror inflicted upon women during 2001 and 2002? Even though our news corps do not find it worthwhile (or have not been told) to report on the state of women there, the women of this tormented part of the world are still waiting for any significant change […]
Patriotic Protest Continues in Tucson
Wednesday November 2nd was jam-packed with protest all across America and Tucson was no exception. The World Can’t Wait March is well covered at the Tucson Indymedia site. But there were actions throughout the day at many locations in Tucson. I received some photos from my friend Susan of “Die In” that was held in […]
Kathleen Dunbar Sucks….
Final version: 7 November 2005 Kathleen Dunbar Sucks Resources Straight Out of the Mouths of Ward III’s Hungry Children I live in Ward III in Tucson, Arizona. There are two women running for City Council who both purport to want to represent me. I hope Karin Uhlich wins the election tomorrow as she would represent […]
First you take out their communications.
Killing Non-Corporate Controlled Communications Telecom law needs to be monitored closely. Changes to such law is a quick way for a fascistic state to disable the ability of all alternative perspective to communicate their ideas. Anyone remember Michael Powell and his attempt to allow consolidation of media ownership? Well corporate media didn’t get their way […]