QUOTE
"The people of the US are the most entertained people in the world, but we are also the least informed people in the world." - Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
INDEPENDENT MEDIA
DATABASE
12/9/08
11/19/08
California Academy of Sciences
INSTITUTION
Visit the California Academy of Sciences
DEFINITION
Maquilladora:
for business interest - saves up to 75% in labor costs
for human interest - pays workers $0.56 cents per hour
FASHION ALTERNATIVE
7/30/08
DEFINITION
Greenwashing - the act of misleading consumers regarding the environmental practices of a company or the environmental benefits of a product or service.
7/29/08
7/24/08
The Human Cost of War
FIGURES
U.S. monetary cost of Iraq War since 2003 - $500,000,000,000+
Human cost of Iraq War:
600,000 Iraqi excess deaths due to violence
53,000 Iraqi excess deaths due to decreased access to healthcare
32,010 U.S. Iraq War veterans diagnosed with PTSD and depression
6,526 U.S. active armed forces personnel committed suicide in 2005 alone
4,082 U.S. soldier deaths in Iraq
1,000 U.S. contractor deaths in Iraq
205 U.S. contractors diagnosed with PTSD
Sources
Congressional Research Services Report for Congress, CRS Report RL33110
Johns Hopkins University, 2006, The Human Cost of War
U.S. Department of Labor
Archives of Internal Medicine, 2007
CBS News
Iraq Coalition Casualty Count
QUOTE
"Winning the War on Terror is critical to our nation's safety. We must vigilantly protect our homeland to provide a better future for our children and to prevent terrorist attacks on American soil. Republican candidates understand what it takes to keep America safe, to secure our borders and plan for the future. From the local to the federal level, Republicans are prepared to do whatever it takes to win the War on Terror... With your help, Republicans will ensure America is safe and the land of the free." - The Republican National Committee
This Film is Not Yet Rated
FILM
This Film is Not Yet RatedMUSIC
12 Crass Songs by Jeffrey Lewis
RESOURCE
Bay Area Alternative Press - 510 652 8828
7/16/08
5/14/08
FIGURES
One in six people in the world wear shoes made by the largest shoe manufacturer in the world, Pou Chen.
RECORDS
Body Shoppe = Loreal
Converse = Nike
Ben and Jerry's = Unilever
Toms = Colgate
Odwalla = Coca Cola
Haagen Dazs = Dreyers
Scharffen Berger = Hershey
FILM
Search "Winter Soldier"
DOCUMENTATION
Dispatches from an unembedded journalist in Iraq, Fallujah, 2009
4/25/08
EVENTS
RECORDS
US Senators Statistics - Minority Constituency throughout US History
African Americans (1% US senate, 12.4% current US population*)
Hiram R> Revels (R-Mississippi), 1870-71
Blanche K. Bruce (R-Mississippi), 1875-1881
Edward W. Brooke (R-Massachusetts), 1967-1979
Carol Moseley-Braun (D-Illinois), 1993-1999
Barack Obama (D-Illinois), 2005-
Asian Americans (3% US senate, Asian - 4.37% current US population*)
Hiram L. Fong (R-Hawaii), 1959-1977
Daniel K. Inoyu (D-Hawaii), 1963-
Samuel I. Hayakawa (R-California), 1977-1983
Spark M. Matsunaga (D-Hawaii), 1977-1990
Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii), 1990-
Hispanic Americans (3% US senate, 12.5% current US population**)
Octaviano Larrazolo (R-New Mexico), 1928-29
Dennis Chavez (D-New Mexico), 1935-1962
Joseph M. Montoya (D-New Mexico), 1964-77
Ken L. Salazar (D-Colorado), 2005-
Melquiades R. Martinez (R-Florida), 2005-
Robert Menendez (D-New Jersey), 2006-
Native American Indian (0% US senate, 0.79% current US population*)
Charles Curtis (R-Kansas), 1907-13; 1915-29 (Kaw)
Robert Owen (D-Oklahoma), 1907-1925 (Cherokee)
Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-Colorado), 1993-2005 (Northern Cheyenne)
*US Race/Ethnicity Data Estimates from US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey
**2000 US Census Bureau
3/8/08
Buy Fresh Buy Local
RECORDS
BUY FRESH BUY LOCAL
BUY FRESH BUY LOCAL
Search for local food vendors, farmers' markets, bakeries, etc. in California.
2/7/08
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