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		<title>Moving Mediamouse.org</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jan 2014 17:38:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mediamouse.org is currently being moved to the new address, https://mediamousearchive.wordpress.com Most content should now be available, but if you are having trouble finding something try the &#8220;finding aid&#8221; or sitemap. If something is really messed up, feel free to contact us.]]></description>
		
		
		
		
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		<title>Lookin’ Back, Movin’ Forward: The End of MediaMouse.org</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Almost ten years ago, a group of people fed up with the way things were going in the world and in Grand Rapids, Michigan started meeting. Inspired by the excitement surrounding the World Trade Organization (WTO) summit in Seattle, Media Mouse formed as a group that sought to distribute information about under reported issues&#8211;globalization, corporate &#8230; <a href="https://mediamousearchive.wordpress.com/2009/06/23/the-end-of-mediamouse/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Lookin&#8217; Back, Movin&#8217; Forward: The End of MediaMouse.org"</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
		
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		<title>September 24-25: Resist the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:49:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Coming off the protests against the Republican National Convention (RNC), I&#8217;m not sure entirely how I feel personally about organizing in response to the G20 in Pittsburgh, but I&#8217;m really heartened to see that some solid people are putting work into giving the G20 a rowdy midwestern welcome. After seeing folks take to the streets &#8230; <a href="https://mediamousearchive.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/resist-the-g20-summit-in-pittsburgh/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "September 24-25: Resist the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh"</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
		
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		<title>Video: Resist 2010: 8 Reasons to Oppose the 2010 Winter Olympics</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:34:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Back in February, a MediaMouse.org contributor wrote about the 2010 Olympics that are being held in Vancouver and the inspiring organizing being done to oppose the Olympics by a broad coalition of social justice groups. As a follow-up to that piece, we are publishing a fifteen minute documentary produced by anti-Olympic activists about the 2010 &#8230; <a href="https://mediamousearchive.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/video-resist-2010-olympics/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Video: Resist 2010: 8 Reasons to Oppose the 2010 Winter Olympics"</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
		
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		<title>Headlines: Pakistan Faces Humanitarian Crisis; Obama Admin Wants To Bring Spy Training Program To Colleges</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:22:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Headlines from DemocracyNow.org, a daily TV/radio news program, hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, airing on over 650 stations, pioneering the largest community media collaboration in the US. Iran&#8217;s Guardian Council Admits to Vote Irregularities Iranian authorities have acknowledged some irregularities have been found in Iran&#8217;s presidential election results. The influential Guardian Council admitted &#8230; <a href="https://mediamousearchive.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/headlines-pakistan-faces-humanitarian-crisis/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Headlines: Pakistan Faces Humanitarian Crisis; Obama Admin Wants To Bring Spy Training Program To Colleges"</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
		
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		<title>Commentary: Healthcare vs. Insurance Care</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:14:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[by Patricia Cogswell, Byron Center, MI I have been following the health care insurance issues very closely. I am a retired Health Care practice manager and a former RN. I have seen the evolution and downfall of health care over the years. The major change is in the word Healthcare which exists only in the &#8230; <a href="https://mediamousearchive.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/healthcare-vs-insurance-care/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Commentary: Healthcare vs. Insurance Care"</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
		
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		<title>Condi Rice Comes to Town; Press Focuses on her Piano Skills</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Former Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice will be speaking in Grand Rapids on Monday at the Economic Club of Grand Rapids&#8217; annual dinner. As is always the case with these events, they are limited to members of the Economic Club and their guests, with makes it so that ordinary folks generally &#8230; <a href="https://mediamousearchive.wordpress.com/2009/06/21/condoleezza-rice-grand-rapids/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Condi Rice Comes to Town; Press Focuses on her Piano Skills"</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
		
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		<title>Benton Harbor Activist Will Remain Under House Arrest</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:15:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Associated Press reported Thursday that Benton Harbor community activist will remain under house arrest while he is waiting the outcome of his appeal. You can read more about Pinkney&#8217;s case online. For more on the ruling, see the AP article below: (AP) &#8212; LANSING, Mich. &#8211; A Benton Harbor minister will remain on house &#8230; <a href="https://mediamousearchive.wordpress.com/2009/06/20/benton-harbor-activist-will-remain-under-house-arrest/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Benton Harbor Activist Will Remain Under House Arrest"</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
		
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		<title>Rethink Afghanistan: Civilian Casualties</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:53:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The footage you are about to see is poignant, heart-wrenching, and often a direct result of U.S. foreign policy. In order to help the refugees whose lives have been shattered by U.S. foreign policy and military attacks, please provide aid through the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan. For more on Afghan civilian casualties, &#8230; <a href="https://mediamousearchive.wordpress.com/2009/06/20/rethink-afghanistan-civilian-casualties/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Rethink Afghanistan: Civilian Casualties"</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
		
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		<title>Grand Rapids Press Advocates for More Ethanol Production</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In recent years, there has been an increasing amount of attention placed on global warming. From the focus on &#8220;green jobs,&#8221; to &#8220;sustainability,&#8221; and &#8220;clean energy&#8221; there has been a lot of talk about what to do to address the problem. Much of this talk has centered around finding ways to &#8220;address&#8221; the problem while &#8230; <a href="https://mediamousearchive.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/grand-rapids-press-advocates-for-more-ethanol-production/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Grand Rapids Press Advocates for More Ethanol Production"</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
		
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