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    Something about the fact that I made some contribution to either my country, or those who were less well off. I think back to what Camus wrote about the fact that perhaps this world is a world in which children suffer, but we can lessen the number of suffering children, and if you do not do this, then who will do this? I'd like to feel that I'd done something to lessen that suffering.
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    New Nationalism Speech – Teddy Roosevelt History Lesson

    Article by John on April 2nd, 2009 at 7:32 am

    Mt. Rushmore, Theodore Roosevelt closeup. Image via Wikipedia

    Since the 1980s (when I worked for Eastern Airlines, which no longer exists due to deregulation fever) we as a people have amnesia when it comes to the lessons that history teaches us.  Regulations did not just magically appear one day.  They were derived from the wisdom that came about from the mistakes of the past.  Reagan [...]

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    my obama-topia

    Article by missy on November 5th, 2008 at 11:26 am

    I just heard on the radio that that DLC quisling Rahm Emanuel is Obama’s likely choice for Chief of Staff. Crap.

    While my opinion doesn’t mean squat, here’s my dream cabinet, which includes promoting FEMA back to cabinet level (and taking it out of Dept. of Homeland Security):

    Department of Agriculture: Senator Tom Harkin
    Department of Commerce: Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon
    Department of Defense: General Wesley Clark
    Department of [...]

    Category: Fiscal policy, Foreign policy, Gov Acctability, Healthcare, Human rights, Labor, Military, Obama, President Barack H, Reproductive Rights, Tax Policy, Torture | 1 comment, Click HERE to chime in! | Show Discussion | Share/Save |


    no longer the hero

    Article by missy on October 7th, 2008 at 11:00 am

    if he ever was, McCain has become Richard III, Iago and Macbeth rolled into one.

    He is the scheming, lame and eternally bitter Richard of Gloucester, needing to kill all goodness around him so as to never face that contrast to his black soul, and needing war, too, as peace gives him nowhere to put his rage:

    But I, that am not shaped for sportive tricks,
    Nor made [...]

    Category: 2008 Election, McCain, Sen John, Obama, President Barack H | 8 comments - Click HERE to chime in! | Show Discussion | Share/Save |


    yes we are

    Article by missy on August 29th, 2008 at 8:57 am

    America, we are better than these last eight years. We are a better country than this.

    This country is more decent than one where a woman in Ohio, on the brink of retirement, finds herself one illness away from disaster after a lifetime of hard work.

    We’re a better country than one where a man in Indiana has to pack up the equipment that he’s worked on [...]

    Category: Bush crime family, Katrina, Obama, President Barack H | 1 comment, Click HERE to chime in! | Show Discussion | Share/Save |


    unacceptable

    Article by missy on August 27th, 2008 at 9:26 am

    Nobody seems surprised. Not the physicians and therapists who treat returning veterans. Not the veterans themselves.

    When told of recent data that appears to show that Oregon troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan are more likely to die of suicide than in combat, they nod their heads, as if saying they’ve known all along.
    …
    The numbers are stark, and staggering:

    • In 2005, the last year for which [...]

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    on the brink of real change

    Article by missy on August 20th, 2008 at 12:15 pm

    A 25-year Special Forces veteran, who allegedly was rejected from a job after they learned she was transgender, gets her day in court.

    “It’s been a bumpy road,” said Schroer after the trial, “but I’m glad I’m on it.”

    Diane Schroer stepped foot in court Tuesday in a discrimination lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on her behalf. The ACLU says Schroer was refused a [...]

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    Sociometrics

    Article by Omahkohkiaayo ipoyi on July 19th, 2008 at 2:47 pm

    lthough I am a native Washingtonian, Seattle born, I knew nothing about Vancouver until I came here in 1992. It did not take long for me to appreciate why some people–including native Vancouverites–refer to Vancouver as “Couve Holler” or “Vantucky”. In the apparent establishment, such as it is, the same names, associations, backgrounds and networks kept coming up over and over. And in this [...]

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    CALL TO IRAQ VETS AND THEIR FAMILIES

    Article by iraqvetsreturn on June 9th, 2008 at 10:37 pm

    CALL TO IRAQ VETS AND THEIR FAMILIES
    We are a writer and photographer team collaborating on a project about recently returned soldiers from the war in Iraq. We are seeking soldiers or ex-soldiers who have spent time in Iraq and are willing to speak about their experiences with a focus on the process of re-entry or reintegration.

    Our desire is to create a very full and human [...]

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