Monthly Archives: April 2004
Response to lemming editor
From time to time, my university’s student newspaper, The Spectrum, publishes some of the most right wing propagada filled opinion pieces. Today they did so again and prompted me to send in the following response: Globalization and Hypocrisy To the editor: This letter in response to the neoliberal propaganda printed in the 4/19 issue of [...]
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Last Conservative go on to the next one
One of my favorite local bands, Last Conservative, recently released their new album “On To The Next One”, which was produced by Goo Goo Dolls bassist Robby Takac. As with any good work, the title sums up the meaning of the album. OTTNO indeed takes Last Conservative to a new level, one at which I’d [...]
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Taking to the airwaves to fight the right
There may now finally be an alternative to some of the conservative trash talk radio that pollutes our airwaves. AirAmerica, a liberal radio network that in many ways seeks to become a powerful counterpart to the likes of Rush Limbaugh, features shows hosted by left wing celebrities such as Al Franken and broadcasts for most [...]
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US-VISIT expanded
The Department of Homeland Security has announced that as of September 30, 2004, all visitors to the US that are citizens of all member states of the visa waiver program will be fingerprinted and photographed as well upon entry into the United States. I am happy to see that despite US-VISIT’s controversial nature, it is [...]
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