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...they let their songs verge on sweet monotony, but there was a harmony, a beauty that could not be denied. Then in “12 Memories,” Travis brought their gaze to the world and saw their music fall apart. The darkness they saw upset their precious harmony. Songs like “Peace the Fuck Out” or “Re-offender” were mere propaganda pieces, just outgrowths of their politics. (Travis is an active opponent of the War in Iraq and leads campaigns against poverty and the genocide in Darfur...
...whatever that means. For the new American administration, the goal will be to keep Russia from arming countries like Venezuela or Iran and threatening the territorial integrity of Ukraine and other former Soviet republics. The price will be hefty, including perhaps a renegotiation of Bush’s precious missile defense shield, but the rewards are worth it: Bringing Russia into closer relations with the U.S. has the potential to further democratic elements within Moscow’s sphere of power, weakening the autocratic elites who dream of Tsarist empires...
...learned a lot about America's pretense. "Oh the troops, the troops, the brave troops, the precious troops, the courageous troops!" We deify these troops. And then when they come home, the VA doesn't call them back. That's just one of the great pretenses. Another is, "Democracy, democracy, you have to have democracy!" Hell, less than half of us vote. Until last week, that...
...person anywhere in the world should not dare to dream of wanting to change the world for a better place.” As President of the United States of America, and as nominal leader of the free world, Barack Obama will spearhead the globalization of the most precious and priceless of human goods: “Hope...
...alone. That night, a Florida official locked himself in the Seminole County election headquarters and slept overnight with the ballots to make sure nothing went wrong with the vote. Early-voting lines in Atlanta were 10 hours long, and still people waited, as though their vote was their most precious and personal possession at a moment when everything else seemed to be losing its value. You heard the same phrases everywhere. First time ever. In my lifetime. Whatever it takes. (See pictures from the historic Election...