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L’Hote in the The blindspot says what passes for the left in the US is merely tepid neoliberalism with no genuine radicalism much less socialism. There are many myths within the political blogosphere, but none is so deeply troubling or so highly treasured by mainstream political bloggers than this: that the political blogosphere contains within [...] Large numbers of people say they believe in American Exceptionalism. But how does that help us solve any of our very real and growing problems? Plus it can lead to overconfidence and arrogance, such as the various wars we are not winning. Also, politicians on both parties often use this as a ploy to [...] From the Team McCandless Facebook Page: “[Because of censorship] Coach Mac has tendered her resignation and as far as we know, no effort was made to retain her in this position. The job has now been posted as open for the next school year. Several students on both the newspaper and the yearbook staff [...] This is the second and final part of the interview. Also present is Joe Hennon, her Spokesman. Part one is here Part 2 Interview with Commissioner Wallstrom (31.05, 28.4mb, mp3) Criticism, the citizens’ right to have a voice, how to tell if a Commissioner is doing a good job, getting rid of jargon, what frustrates [...] Commissioner Margot Wallström This is the first of a two-part podcast with Commissioner Wallström, who has revolutionised the European Union’s strategy for communicating with citizens and has been a bold experimenter in using internet based technologies for putting their message out and encouraging debate between the institutions and citizens. Whilst her efforts have not always [...] William Morris, Next Century Foundation Last week I interviewed William Morris of the Next Century Foundation. They are involved in conflict resolution in places such as Gaza, Iraq and also facilitate track 2 dialogues, for example arranging confidential discussions between Hamas and people who publically claim they’re not/ cannot talk to them. These meetings [...] Chris Davies MEP We have two excellent interviews with Chris Davies, one of Britain’s most effective Members of the European Parliament and recently nominated as MEP of the Year. He’s recently visited Gaza, and blogged from there. He’s also known for leaking a report into MEP’s expenses and was recently busted for posessing cannabis as [...] ANSWER Coalition organizer Karina Garcia helped lead a large protest against Jim Gilchrist of the Minutemen at Columbia University on Oct 4, 2006. Days after, he stormed off the air on Democracy Now when she debated him. She speaks about that, and of how the virulent racism and hatred of Minutemen needs to be [...] Karina Garcia is Political Chair of Chicano Caucus at Columbia University and was a primary organizer of the anti-Minutemen protest that took the stage when Jim Gilchrist of the Minutemen attempted to speak there in October. A few days later on Amy Goodman’s Democracy Now, Gilchrist refused to debate her and hurriedly left the studio [...] Juan Jose Gutierrez is founder of Latino Movement USA and a primary organizer of major immigrant rights marches, including the historic march of two million in L.A. on March 25. He talks about the struggle for amnesty and where the immigrant rights movement is headed now. mp3 ( 11:36, 4.0 mb) Recorded at a Party [...] |  | ||||
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