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the rories

power concedes nothing without a demand!

About Me

some things we believe in: human rights ; local action ; local anticapitalism ; anticapitalism with a plan; greens ; socialism ; click here for our links page! ..

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/18/2005
Band Website: therories.net
Band Members: Alejandro Morales. Drums. Eric Es. Bass. Keith Helt. Guitar. Voice.
Influences: gang of four. sonic youth. minutemen. joy division. everything we've ever listened to.
Sounds Like: do we have a manifesto ? of course we have a manifesto. we even have a few plans ! if you think that sounds fun you should hear us play !
Record Label: pan y rosas
Type of Label: None

My Blog

it's happening again

Supreme court rejects school integration policyRichard Adams in WashingtonFriday June 29, 2007Guardian Unlimited The US supreme court signalled its shift to the right yesterday in a decision that unde...
Posted by the rories on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 08:22:00 PST

a vote for daley is a vote against you

A Study in ContrastsA Wilmette middle school spends more than $14,000 per kid; Chicago gets ready to dole out $65 million to developers.By Ben JoravskyChicago Reader June 22, 2007ONE DAY A few weeks a...
Posted by the rories on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 09:38:00 PST

of course it can happen here!

Fascist America, in 10 easy stepsFrom Hitler to Pinochet and beyond, history shows there are certain steps that any would-be dictator must take to destroy constitutional freedoms. And, argues Naomi Wo...
Posted by the rories on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 06:59:00 PST

iran, here we come!

Target Iran: US able to strike in the springDespite denials, Pentagon plans for possible attack on nuclear sites are well advancedEwen MacAskill in WashingtonSaturday February 10, 2007The GuardianF18 ...
Posted by the rories on Sat, 10 Feb 2007 09:38:00 PST

nicaragua, ¿qué pasó?

Nicaragua votes to outlaw abortion.. Church-backed law to include 30-year jail terms.. Cross-party support for bill in run-up to electionRory Carroll, Latin America correspondentFriday October 27, 200...
Posted by the rories on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 07:07:00 PST

reason

Israel and the US are still focused on the wrong issues Every major political issue - Lebanon, Iraq, radicalism - links back to the festering Israeli-Palestinian conflict Rami G KhouriMonday August 21...
Posted by the rories on Tue, 22 Aug 2006 05:20:00 PST

israel israel israel...

The west must recognise that Israel's agenda is in conflict with its ownThe Olmert government, Hizbullah and Hamas are tacitly united in rejection of any moves towards a compromise peaceDavid ClarkMon...
Posted by the rories on Mon, 17 Jul 2006 09:31:00 PST

al gore? environmentalism in the movies? go see this movie!

we generally don't see anywhere near eye to eye with al gore. politically he's a train-wreck and doesn't share most of our ideals. he is however one of the only prominent figures speaking out about en...
Posted by the rories on Sun, 04 Jun 2006 09:39:00 PST

oh halliburton, yr so crazy!

http://progressive.org/mag_rcb041706 Halliburton's Immigrant Detention Centers By Ruth Conniff April 17, 2006 While thousands of people were celebrating the contribution America's undocumented immi...
Posted by the rories on Thu, 20 Apr 2006 08:53:00 PST

iran! you're next!

http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/060417fa_fact THE IRAN PLANS Would President Bush go to war to stop Tehran from getting the bomb?...
Posted by the rories on Fri, 14 Apr 2006 10:24:00 PST