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Rescuing oiled birds can do ‘more harm than good’
By Escape The Illusion on June 14, 2010 | No Comments
GRAND ISLE, Louisiana — Michael Seymour peers at the oiled pelican floating near an island of mangrove trees and winces in frustration because — once again — there’s absolutely nothing he can do to help. An amber sheen has stained the pelican’s white head and brown chest an... -
Censorship is alive and well in AmericaBy Escape The Illusion on June 10, 2010 | No Comments
By Shawn Cape. Censorship does nothing for the right and proper people of this country – or the world – for that matter. One man’s art is another man’s pornography, right? The thought of censorship doesn’t make sense to me. One of the principles that our country was fou... -
The Christian Fascists Are Growing StrongerBy Escape The Illusion on June 9, 2010 | 5 Comments
The American flag and a cross. Created with Sinclair Lewis’ famous quote in mind, “When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross”. Photo credit: beverlytazangel Article by Chris Hedges Tens of millions of Americans, lumped into a diffuse and frac... -
China says it will keep blocking online contentBy Escape The Illusion on June 8, 2010 | No Comments
China vowed Tuesday to keep a tight grip on the Internet, saying it would continue to block anything considered subversive or threatening to “national unity.” The “white paper” statement of government policy was released three months after a public dispute over censorship pr... -
Helen Thomas ends White House career amid uproarBy Escape The Illusion on June 7, 2010 | 1 Comment
WASHINGTON — Helen Thomas, the opinionated White House correspondent who used her seat in the front row of history to grill 10 presidents and often exasperate them, lost her storied perch Monday in a flap over calling on Israelis to get “out of Palestine.” Thomas, 89, who made her nam... -
Weekly Address: Speaking from Louisiana on the Oil Sp...By Escape The Illusion on June 5, 2010 | No Comments
Speaking from Grand Isle, Louisiana, the President discusses the hardships local residents and small business owners are facing as a result of the BP oil spill. He pledges to make sure those responsible do not shortchange them. ... -
Arizona artists told to repaint mural to be less ethn...By Escape The Illusion on June 4, 2010 | No Comments
The leader of a group of artists says he was ordered to lighten the skin tones of children depicted in an outdoor mural covering two walls of a Prescott, Arizona elementary school because of complaints that the faces appeared too ethnic. “We consistently, for two months, had people shouting ra... -
Vile Voice Mails Cost Agency $1.5 MillionBy Escape The Illusion on June 3, 2010 | No Comments
A fed-up Texas man has turned the tables on a collections agency. Advanced Call Center Technologies, usually in the business of collecting money for its clients, now finds itself $1.5 million in debt to Allen Jones. A Dallas County court awarded him the hefty judgment after a jury found the agency b... -
Unarmed and Courageous: Emergency Workers in Afghanis...By Escape The Illusion on June 1, 2010 | No Comments
For six days in late May 2010, Emergency, an Italian NGO providing surgery and basic health care in Afghanistan since 1999, welcomed us to visit facilities they operate in the capital city of Kabul and in Panjshir, a neighboring province. We lived with their hospital staff at both places and accompa... -
The Ten Wealthiest Financiers in America Are Not Wort...By Escape The Illusion on May 30, 2010 | No Comments
By Les Leopold. Dear Messrs, Tepper, Soros, Simons, Paulson, Cohen, Icahn, Lampert, Griffin, Arnold and Falcone, It’s now estimated that about 150,000 teachers will lose their jobs next year because of the financial crisis touched off by your industry. On behalf of the 3 million young people who ...
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