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We're very happy to announce that we have reached the testing phase of a major revision of the website with phase one of the upgrade this past weekend.  This revision is over a year in the making and includes improvements that have been reqested for quite some time, as w... Read more

Last week, President Obama reached his first 100 days in office, triggering a media flurry of speculation about how well he's doing. Communities of color - already hurting before the lastest round of troubles - have been measuring up the new president as well. Is Preside... Read more

 While I'm still processing the full import of Obama's win -- I'll blog about it more later -- one very, very encouraging item that's popped up is his intention to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay. From Spencer Ackerman:   Less than a week after his election, and more th... Read more

Arcade Fire, The Reflektor Sonovox / Merge Alt Rock Black Hollies Somewhere Between Here And Nowhere Ernest Jenning Alt Rock Boardwalk Boardwalk Stones Throw Alt Rock ... Read more

For The Old Mole February 9, 2009. Racism is arguably both a cause and a consequence of the current economic crisis. Joe Sims, writing in the Black Commentator, notes that there are many explanations for the present disaster, including “'financialization' or the capit... Read more

 1.  Trimet is doubling your fares. http://kboo.fm/node/33771   2. The Jazz timber sale forest destruction is threatening your pure water supply; it's upstream of Bull Run. http://bark-out.org/topic.php?id=jazz   3. The Oregon/Washington coast is overdue for a 9-point earth... Read more

Happy New Year Blues (Blind Lemon Jefferson) God Don't Like It (The Tallboys) In The Middle Of Nowhere (The Meat Purveyors) Jolie Joues Roses (Austin Pitre and His Evangeline Playboys) Grapes Will Turn To Wine (Mighty Ghosts of Heaven) Here We Come A-Wassailing (The Watersons)... Read more