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September 12, 2004
09.11.2004 | Consequences of the 'Anybody But Bush' Plague; Whitewashing Race; Wal-Mart in Teotihucan
Sept. 11, 2004 Edition
THiS
WEEK: Great online video from Freespeech-TV;
anti-democratic power and influence behind the scenes in the Green Party;
Venezuelan media democracy; the compassionate dedication of a small group
of rich people; why "anybody but Bush" sucks; Wal-Mart in Teotihucan;
whitewashing race (as usual); And fact or fiction?: Some environmentalists
are calling on nuclear power as the only way to stop global warming.
This Week's Picks:
- VIDEO | Source Code: Manufacturing Consent
Check out this RNC-focused episode of Source Code, a new show on Freespeech-TV. Includes an interview with Noam Chomsky covering the perceived differences between the political parties; Leslie Cagan (national coordinator of United for Peace and Justice) on the repercussions of repressing dissent, and other matter of vital interest.
Freespeech-TV / Source Code
http://sourcecode.freespeech.org/
- Green
House Party Gasses
Following a critical article of the inner workings of the Pacific Green Party in Oregon titled, "The Green Party Unravels from Within," a suspect rumor was brought to light. After talking to a dozen or so pro-Nader delegates that attended the Green Party Convention in Wisconsin last July, virtually all of them came forward with a similar belief: that the founding director of Code Pink and Global Exchange, Medea Benjamin, funded California delegates to attend the event and support the nomination of David Cobb. The money was rumored to have come from George Soros, the billionaire tycoon who has deep ties to the Democratic Party, and hates Ralph Nader with a visceral fury.
Joshua Frank | Counterpunch
http://www.counterpunch.org/frank09092004.html
- Venezuelan
Community TV: Feeding the Matrix of Cultural Resistance
A key part of Venezuela’s political process has always been communication, and especially television. While the role of the state Channel 8 in reversing the military coup of April 2002 is known outside of Venezuela, largely thanks to the video documentary ‘The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,’ the role of community media with a more critical eye and a grassroots focus is increasingly important.
Justin Podur | Z Magazine
http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=45&ItemID=6174
- Small
Group of Dedicated Rich People Change the World
Think that a few people can't make a difference? These plucky rich white men think they can. A report from the Republican National Convention.
The Onion
http://www.theonion.com/news/index.php?issue=4035
- Six
Grim Consequences of the Anybody But Bush Plague
Some of the nasty side effects of the Left's tendency to focus on a Kerry
victory as the answer to all that is wrong in America.
M. Junaid Alam | Left Hook
http://www.lefthook.org/Politics/Alam082304.html
- BOOK REVIEW |
Whitewashing Race: The Myth of a Color-Blind Society
'Whitewashing Race' develops the case against a dominant belief in our time:
that racial inequalities in America are a thing of the past. Review by Adolph Reed, Jr.
Dissent Magazine
http://www.dissentmagazine.org/menutest/articles/su04/reed.htm
- Kuwait's
Parliament Considers Women's Political Rights, Again
Despite a thriving feminist movement, Kuwait continues to deny full citizenship rights to women - but the next sitting of parliament, in late October, may change that.
Mary Ann Tetreault | Middle East Report Online
http://www.merip.org/mero/mero090204.html
- 9/11
Rescue Dogs Dying of Cancer
14 of 97 rescue dogs are dead, including 8 dead of cancer, following their
exposure to toxic dust and rubble in the wake of the September 11th, 2001
attacks. (with commentary from Unknown News)
Heidi Evans | New York Daily News; Unknown News
http://www.unknownnews.net/040824rescuedogs.html
- Wal-Mart
Upsets Cosmic Balance of Ruins
A Wal-Mart is being built not half a mile from the pyramids and temples of the ancient Mexican city, Teotihucan, drawing protests from conservationists, small business owners, and believers in the spiritual power of the ruins - which Wal-Mart, they say, is severely disrupting.
Jo Tuckman | The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,5008145-103681,00.html
- Get
Ready for the Peak Experience
Two new realities are fast converging on the public consciousness with what may be serendipitous timing: climate change and peak oil. After years of controversy and denial, there finally seems to be a solid consensus that climate change is here, it threatens everything from agriculture to human health, and it will probably turn out to be even worse than predicted.
Kelpie Wilson | Truthout
http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/083004A.shtml
- Backlash
101: Why Conservatives are Winning the Campus Wars
College liberal organizations are coming up against much stronger and
politically-saavy conservative groups on campus, fueled by millions of dollars
from the Right and the help of seasoned conservative strategists.
Joshua Holland | Gadflyer
http://gadflyer.com/articles/print.php?ArticleID=187
- The Iron
Shiek
Rapper Will Youmans taps into the American minority experience to address the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Laila Weir | San Francisco Chronicle
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/08/22/CMGO87TBMQ1.DTL
- AUDIO | Hope
in the Dark: An interview with author Rebecca Solnit
In her poetic biography, Rebecca Solnit uses the figure of photographer
Edward Muybridge to discuss a whole range of metaphysical issues: time and motion, of course, but also movies, California and contemporary activism.
Bookworm Radio (RealAudio)
http://kcrw.com/cgi-bin/ram_wrap.cgi?/bw/bw040708Rebecca_Solnit
Read excerpt: http://www.kcrw.com/dialabook/Hope_in_the_Dark.htm
- Pollutants
Cause Huge Rise in Brain Diseases
An alarming study shows that the rate of brain disease - including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and dementia - have tripled in less than 20 years. Even more disturbing: they seem to be connected to rises in levels of domestic and industrial waste, car exhaust, and pesticides.
Juliette Jowit | The Observer
http://www.guardian.co.uk/medicine/story/0,11381,1283588,00.html
- Companies
With Highest Levels of Employee Injury and Illness
Garnering practically zero attention, the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration—under pressure from a FOIA suit—has released its hall of shame: 13,000 companies with more than twice the national average of occupational injuries and illnesses
The Memory Hole
http://www.thememoryhole.org/corp/dart/
- There
Is an Alternative: Nuclear Power
The debate over the environmental-friendliness of nuclear power is swelling
again, thanks in part to a recent essay by James Lovelock (famous for his 'Gaia hypothesis') that entreated fellow environmentalists to drop their objections to nuclear energy: it is, he argued, the only real solution to stop global warming. So does the future hold death by climate change or death by meltdown - or is there another option?
George Monbiot | The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Columnists/Column/0,5673,1298592,00.htm
- Media Picks compiled and edited by Erin Wiegand and Brian Awehali
Posted by brian at September 12, 2004 11:28 AM