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Given the levels of extreme violence that Mexico is experiencing, former President Vicente Fox proposes the creation of a liaison group of international experts to mediate a truce with organized crime, and the creation of an amnesty law. He seems to genuinely want peace and a return to sanity, along with legalization of drugs, but [...] Shooter Jennings. Outlaw You Tags: Outlaw You, Shooter Jennings, Shooter Jennings Videos His latest. It’s really good. Doug Henwood on Facebook In the last 10 minutes, courtesy of Facebook pals, I learned that the Koch Bros. are responsible for school segregation and the John Birch Society. Really, people, there are a lot of reactionaries, many of them with money, in this country. If only it were just two bad dudes. What bothers [...] For most of the last decade, California was first or second in new business creation. In 2009, it ranked first. In 2010, new business creation imploded. Actually, that’s an understatement. California was almost dead last in 2010 with only Michigan behind them. That’s right, it went from #1 to #50 in just one year [...] I’ve spent considerable time in Vermont. Covered bridges are iconic and treasured there. Vermont and upstate NY got clobbered by Irene, Windham NY is devastated. There will be a lot of pissed-off people in the Northeast USA. Maybe they’ll even start giving the grievance-bloated folk of Dixieland some competition in the politics of the [...] David Swanson on why the rhetoric about shrinking government actually means a bigger, more intrusive government, with both parties complicit. Shrinking government” means a larger and more oppressive but less representative and less useful government. The military gets the money and gets privatized (employs non-competitive corporations working exclusively for the government). Education and public services [...] New bacteria produces butanol directly from newspaper and other forms of cellulose. He threatened to withdraw the AFL-CIO’s attendance at the upcoming Democratic convention if the party didn’t shape up and offer solutions. “If they don’t have a jobs program I think we’d better use our money doing other things,” he said. MiiU is a collection of all the resources and places that make personal, family, and community resilience possible. Resilience isn’t only about surviving global failures, it’s about building a better life for you and everyone around you. Join in. The more who contribute, the more everyone benefits. |  | ||||
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