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Olympic dream vs. Vancouver reality
video report via The Real News Here’s a look at what mainstream media largely ignored at the Winter Olympics.. More at The Real News »
Head Shops products to be banned in June
from last night’s RTE news… »
Free the weed? (and tax it)
Surely we are grown up enough now to see the futility of our past lawmaking? At a time of economic turmoil, when politicians are chasing their tails around and the media following them, people are beginning to open their minds up to new ideas, new possibilities. You get all this marketing babble about , “a... »
Bring on the Blasphemy
So there you have it. Today, those numskulls in the Dail have passed the blasphemy amendments to the defamation bill without debate. Funny how there was no public consultation on this. Where did this come from? Is there more to this? At first look it seems that this is yet an another example of an... »
A lens on Iran
photo credit: misterarasmus So what is going on in Iran? Now that our trusty western media has been kicked out we are getting our news from the ground. The rise of social media and citizen journalism is playing a noteworthy role here. But I have to admit that I am suspicious of the whole situation. What is... »
Abuse of Power : Another “G” Death
photo credit: theimpressionist10@co.uk On a more serious note concerning the events surrounding the G20 meetings in London over the past week we are faced again with the issue of police brutality striking a fatal blow. The fatal shooting of Carlo Giuliani at the G8 demonstrations in Genoa was certainly a call to question the methods... »
The washing machines, the condoms and the Bishop
A couple of recent Vatican related stories have made headlines for all the wrong reasons, as usual. More evidence, as if more were needed, as to the irrelevance of religion to most of our concerns about the human condition. 1. As International Women’s Day is celebrated, the Vatican had a novel message for the women... »
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