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Songs of Rage

Songs of Rage

By Peter Nightingale on December 13, 2012

“What do I know that would cause me, a reticent, Midwestern scientist, to get myself arrested in front of the White House protesting? And what would you do if you knew what I know?” With these questions James Hansen opens his riveting presentation Why I must speak out about climate change on TED. Hansen, whom [...]

Posted in Congress, Criminal Justice, Democrats, Environment, Featured, Music, Republicans, What Went Wrong, White House | Tagged Fiscal Cliff Scam, global warming, raging grannies, Sacrifice Zones | Leave a response

Raging Grannies protest outside a Barry Hinckley fundraiser at the Ocean House in Westerly (Photo by Danielle Dirocco)

Overzealous Security Guard at Hinckley Fundraiser

By Danielle Dirocco on August 30, 2012

While Barry Hinckley was inside the Ocean House wining and dining with Steve Forbes, the only man richer than Mitt Romney to run for president since Ross Perot, I was being verbally accosted outside by a security detail while the Raging Grannies sang a catchy tune. I had shown up at the Ocean House, a [...]

Posted in Elections, Featured, Republicans | Tagged barry hinckley, raging grannies, steve forbes, westerly | 6 Responses

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  • cailin rua: Promises, promises, I’m all through with promises, promises now, I don’t know how I got the...
  • leftyrite: Another good one, Sam.   Who can doubt that Moody’s is influencing policy in Rhode Island? It would...
  • Econprof: What makes you think North Kingstown will keep a contract with a private company that might have workers go...
  • Barry: Very misleading headline.  The US has plenty of natural gas (via fracking) and some are even tryng to export...
  • leftyrite: Chovendo Na Roseira   Dear Bob: We walked out the door and encountered the beautiful event of last night....

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