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Entries Tagged as 'Activism'

Condi Must Go

Posted by Dave Awl on April 16th, 2008 at 11:12 am

I’ll say this for Condoleeza Rice — she does an outstanding job of making the case against herself.
Watch her effectively prosecute herself on video:

 
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Torch

Posted by Dave Awl on April 8th, 2008 at 4:05 am


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CIGNA Decides to Commit Murder by Spreadsheet — “Day of Rage” Organized

Posted by Dave Awl on December 20th, 2007 at 11:12 am


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Best. Protest. Ever.

Posted by Dave Awl on November 22nd, 2007 at 6:40 am


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Support the Writers Guild Strike

Posted by Dave Awl on November 7th, 2007 at 1:09 pm


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Roundup: Monkey in the Bathroom Edition

Posted by Dave Awl on November 6th, 2007 at 3:39 pm


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On My Reading List: Naomi Klein’s New Book, The Shock Doctrine

Posted by Dave Awl on October 16th, 2007 at 4:32 am


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On The Christians and The Gays, and Keeping the Flock Together

Posted by Dave Awl on October 15th, 2007 at 3:27 am


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Roundup: Swiftly Tilting Planet Edition

Posted by Dave Awl on September 17th, 2007 at 2:05 am


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The Bright Side of Death

Posted by Dave Awl on September 15th, 2007 at 11:49 pm


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Roundup: Pink Elephant Edition

Posted by Dave Awl on September 10th, 2007 at 3:58 pm


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Good Morning, Day 51

Posted by Dave Awl on September 6th, 2007 at 11:21 am


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“Lord Have Mercy, I Think It’s the Cops”: Larry Craig and Madame George

Posted by Dave Awl on September 4th, 2007 at 12:58 am


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Roundup: Dinosaur Corsage Edition

Posted by Dave Awl on August 31st, 2007 at 11:01 am


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