Opinion List - Government
Joseph Raglione
November 21, 2009
It is strange how far we have not come.
Juniper Ladden
November 20, 2009
GSA schedules are a federal sales person's dream come true. The biggest problems from a sales perspective are getting in the door and convincing the contracting office to use a schedule to make the buy. Sales people using GSA schedules need to help the terminate user recognize the merits of a service or product in order to make a sale based on Best Value.
Szandor Blestman
November 21, 2009
History has a strange way of repeating itself. In the late 1700s, in America, people were experiencing the culmination of the Enlightenment. They were on the fringes of the greatest empire at the time, an empire run by the parliamentary monarchy of King George III in a land far from the colonies. As...
David Swanson
November 21, 2009
I had to read a lot of books about the current war and occupation in Iraq before I found one that's laugh out-loud hilarious.
Joseph McHugh
November 02, 2009
How do we ensure that we can have access to quality medical care at a price we can afford? The answer is simple. We can do it in the same we ensure that we get enough food on the table .
John Atwood
November 16, 2009
Our enemies in time of war are not entitled to a trial in our civilian courts. That is contrary to history and common sense.
Robert Owens
November 16, 2009
It´s time to understand that if we don´t stand for something we´ll fall for anything and until you admit you have a problem there´s no chance of finding a solution. Are we going to stand silent as people shoot our unarmed citizens in the name of God? Will we allow apologists for evil to blame the second amendment instead of telling us the truth?
Dan Liftman
November 20, 2009
Not all are hailin' Palin
Gary S. Bekkum
November 20, 2009
The TV series "The Prisoner" may seem like science fiction, but many of the ideas can be found in real-life research explored by the U.S. government's intelligence community.
Ahmed Kheyre
November 20, 2009
HARGEISA-SOMALILAND - The Somaliland Minister of Home Affairs, Mr. Abdillahi Ismail Ali welcomed Dr. Linda Richter, Executive Director for Child, Youth, Family and Social Development, UNICEF, at Berbera International Airport. Dr. Richter and her delegation paid a short visit Somaliland to inspect an...
Joseph Raglione
November 20, 2009
What kind of soap do you use to wash Hogs? Is Hogwashing a sport?
Joseph Raglione
November 20, 2009
Gentle readers within this American Chronicle, the enemy is at the gates. They have more arrows (dollars) than we do but have faith, we can organize faster and better than they can...>
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Hundreds of insurance company lobbyists. Millions in TV ads from anti-reform organizations. Countl...
Dr. Andreas Umland
November 19, 2009
It might have been the experience of the Orange Revolution that motivated the Kremlin to abandon, three years later, its earlier dramaturgy of staged political competition by controlled parties, and go, in December 2007, for an almost complete, largely undisguised restoration of an, in essence, singly-party system.
Joseph Raglione
November 20, 2009
Gentle readers within this American Chronicle, the way the Republicans are carrying on in Washington, you'd think each one was being forced to swallow a Pint of Castor Oil! The Health Bill is not a bad thing, it is a good thing, and it will protect U.S. citizens. If Republicans don't like it, they c...
Gary Ater
November 19, 2009
The antics of the politicians in Washington would be laughable if they weren´t so tragic.
Gary S. Bekkum
November 19, 2009
When Patrick McGoohan decided he was "going rogue" with his seminal 1960s television series "The Prisoner," the real secret mind-control effort was still safely hidden within the American Intelligence Community. Stranger still are the real life events at Skinwalker Ranch in Utah. Were these paranormal phenomena, or the actions of rogue scientists supported by deep black operations?
Gianluca D'Agostino
November 19, 2009
In the end this entire argument that has been raised against google and other copyright use can be judged with all due respect as "stupid" because if you threat abandoning google it's like if you threat yourself and your visibility in the world.
As google is today's world, period.
Daya Sagar Sharma
November 14, 2009
To day we are not to look for a solution to Kashmir Problem but we must assess the direction in which New Delhi is leading the affairs of Jammu and Kashmir. No doubt 1947 Accession of J and K with Dominion of India does have intricate relationship with the Kashmir problem as is so commonly...
Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury
November 17, 2009
Main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party´s secretary general Khondokar Delwar Hossain alleged that the government was ´influencing the court´ in getting a verdict as per their wills. While, Law Minister Barrister Shafiq Ahmed rejected such allegations saying, courts and judges were completely independent in making decision. It is believed that Bangladesh Nationalist Party [BNP] is a beneficiary of the August 15, 1975 assassination of Bangabandhu. In this case, it is natural that this party will be sympathetic towards the self-proclaimed killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury
November 17, 2009
There is also no action yet by the Bangladeshi government in banning another notorious Islamist outfit named Hizbut Towhid, which is continuing its activities in the country, as well as continuing to sell hate materials amongst Bangladeshi people and spreading hatred through its website. Hizbut Towhid terms Jews and Christians as ´enemies of Islam´ and call on its members and other fellow Muslims in waging ´jihad´ against Jews and Christians.
Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury
November 17, 2009
Few months back, Hizbut Towhid activists were arrested in different parts of Bangladesh, while they were distributing leaflets against Kindergarten schools and English medium education system in Bangladesh. It is learnt from various reliable sources that, Bayeejid Khan Panni has successfully recrited some West educated people in his group, who are working in preparing various publications for this notorious terror outfit. In recent months, the group has started agressively spreading its hate message amongst people with the intention of creating Jihadist mentality in the minds of commoners.
Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury
November 17, 2009
Masum also said the battalion personnel had videoed arranged sequences of seizure of drug substances from his room. He was also videoed along with the wife of the owner of the house, he said.
Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury
November 17, 2009
They said, Saudi Arabia established economic relations with Israel since 2005, while a large number of Muslim and Arab nations are having either diplomatic or economic relations with Jerusalem for years. In contrary, Bangladesh maintains total ban on Israel including postal ban, telecommunication ban, shipping ban, business ban and travel ban. Many of the Bangladeshi officials, being brain-washed by Iranian or Jihadist notions, consider Israel as a ´enemy nation´ of Bangladesh.
Chris Q Fenton
November 19, 2009
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Chris Q Fenton
November 19, 2009
There is a multitude of misinformation and misunderstanding about federal grants on the internet. In the United States, a federal grant is a monetary award of financial assistance given to a recipient to carry out some work for a charitable public purpose or for the public good. The grantee has certain requirements and obligations, that if not fulfilled as expected, will lead to possible legal repercussions.
Chris Q Fenton
November 19, 2009
A government grant is an award of financial assistance in the form of money by the federal government to an eligible grantee with no expectation that the funds will be paid back. They are available at the state and federal level to provide assistance to entrepreneurs starting up a new business, or current business owners looking to expand their business.
Peter Fotis Kapnistos
November 18, 2009
The Men Who Stare at Goats is a book by Jon Ronson about the U.S. Army´s investigation of the paranormal. Famed paranormalist Uri Geller relates to Ronson´s observations. Did something weird happen to Geller when he jumped as a paratrooper? Today, the prospects for life on the moon are better than ever. Does the government have connections with human looking moon visitors living on earth?
Steve Selengut
November 18, 2009
Class warfare politics is America's shame. The majority of Americans want the opportunity to succeed at something, to become rich and famous, even. We don't want free; we want affordable. We want to be in control of our own destinies. We want jobs, world-class education, and healthcare that doesn't have to look over its shoulder for ambulance chasers.
Gary S. Bekkum
November 18, 2009
To put the role of the 1960s TV classic series "The Prisoner" into historical perspective, consider that revelation of CIA's nefarious covert use of drugs and mind-control experiments conducted against unwitting civilians would not be revealed until the middle of the next decade.
In late 1963, Richard Helms requested the investigation of hypnosis and telepathy for the operational intelligence and counterintelligence cold war with the Soviet Union.
California Political Desk
November 18, 2009
California Democratic Party Executive Board passes a resolution calling for end to war in Afghanistan, sends ´clear´ message to President Obama to not escalate conflict.
SAN DIEGO – The California Democratic Party Executive Board has approved an extraordinary resolution – to be forwarded to Pre...
Jack Drain
November 16, 2009
If the author is on the right track, this may be a part of the revelation to save America
or at least understand it's financial collapse. You will either be a part of the problem or a partner in the solution! The author is pleading for knowlegable imput to connect all the missing dots to this "Mother of all Fears" catastrophe. We have been betrayed by those we trusted the most...or not?
Lea Anna Cooper
November 16, 2009
"The President of the United States, Barack Obama owns shares in Baxter, the company many say is responsible for the H1N1 swine flu pandemic. Would this then make a person wonder who else in the walls of Congress owns stock in a vaccine being created years before the bill was introduced?
Dennis AuBuchon
November 17, 2009
The Secretary of the Department of Transportation has broad responsibilities which touches every citizen either directly or indirectly. The task is one which can and does have a huge impact on our transportation system. Some of the responsibilities are known while others are not so well recognized.
Joseph Raglione
November 18, 2009
GreenPeace Activists Are Going to Court in Alberta Canada. They need your help!
JD Levens
November 17, 2009
Make sure you understand the new importance of Form 4506-T, and get used to seeing it duplicated while performing the mortgage cycle.
JD Levens
November 17, 2009
Foreclosures in the first nine months of this year are down about 14 percent from the same period the previous year. Banks could work with homeowners to avoid another foreclosure flood.
California Political Desk
November 18, 2009
Peace Officer Research Association of California backs council candidate.
NORTH HOLLWOOD – California´s largest law enforcement organization, the Peace Officer Research Association of California (PORAC), announced Friday that it has endorsed Los Angeles City Council Candidate Paul Krekor...
California Desk
November 18, 2009
Businesses in Specific Zip Code Areas Notified of Upcoming Visits.
The California State Board of Equalization (BOE) has sent letters to 14,924 retail businesses in 14 different zip codes notifying them of upcoming visits by BOE specialists. The affected zip codes receiving letters this month a...
Emma Martin
November 18, 2009
If you want to work for the US Census in 2010, now is the time to look into how to get hired for the job. There's a test you need to take first and you want to be sure you are ready for it.
California Political Desk
November 18, 2009
Jerome E. Horton, Vice Chairman of the California State Board of Equalization (BOE), today announced the expansion of its available online educational products to include the virtual replication of Small Business Fairs and Seminars for Nonprofit Organizations.
These online products are a co...
California Political Desk
November 18, 2009
DeVore for California released a new web video exposing the Carly Fiorina campaign's liaison with Democrats and the left -- and its desperate reliance on a campaign of whispers, rumors, and smears against Chuck DeVore. The video (viewable at http://bit.ly/3RgLZc) walks the viewer through the Fio...
California Political Desk
November 18, 2009
NORTH HOLLWOOD – Pete Sanchez, former City Council candidate and leader of the Valley Village community, endorsed Paul Krekorian this week, another neighborhood advocate to endorse Krekorian. With Sanchez, and former candidates Tamar Galatzan and Mary Benson. Krekorian now has the support of the top...
Los Angeles Area Environmental Enforcement Collaborative receives $100,000 for environmental justice
Labor Desk
November 18, 2009
WASHINGTON – U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson announced a national initiative to address environmental justice challenges in 10 communities. EPA has committed $1 million to this effort over the next two years.
"These 10 communities will serve as models f...
Mike Colpitts
November 17, 2009
Housing Predictor is out with its annual national forecast, which is calling for the housing market to improve in 2010.
David Swanson
November 17, 2009
"If a majority of workers want a union, they should get a union. It's that simple. We need to stand up to the business lobby and pass the Employee Free Choice Act. That's why I've been fighting for it in the Senate and that's why I'll make it the law of the land when I'm president of the United States." --Barack Obama
Gary S. Bekkum
November 17, 2009
The 1960s cult TV classic "The Prisoner" mixed real psychological techniques with strange, imagined technologies. Inspired by science fiction based mind-control ideas, the intelligence community explored in real life the territory portrayed by "The Prisoner." As is often the case where fear drives research into "the dark arts" by those tasked with protecting our liberty and freedom, the dark forces manifested inexplicably in response to the research.
Gary Ater
November 17, 2009
Public Education and the American worker, neither looks very "robust" today.
David Swanson
November 17, 2009
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and the corporate "mainstream" media make quite a pair. We're hearing a very "balanced" debate over whether KSM should be tried in New York City, and whether the most insane objections to that proposal are really insane or not. But what are we not hearing?
Capitol Beat
November 17, 2009
Doten Becomes the Only Young Democrat Elected to California's Delegation to the DNC.
San Diego - In a three-day election that ended on Sunday, November 15, 2009, the Executive Board of the California Democratic Party elected two Democrats to California's Democratic National Committee (DNC) dele...
Gary Ater
November 14, 2009
Was Dr. Hasan´s attack an attempt at committing an "acceptable" Muslim suicide?
Joseph Raglione
November 17, 2009
Gentle readers of this American Chronicle, every time I believe your government is doing something good, something bad happens! During the last election, Homo Sexuals lost their right to marry in California, due mainly to the direct economic interference of biased religious organizations. And now, a...
Joseph Raglione
November 17, 2009
Gentle readers of this American Chronicle, life is hard enough without military dictators creating fear and terror in countries like North Korea. The following is a message from Rohit Mahajan, Media Relations Manager for the Radio Free Asia network...>
Also on www.rfa.org:
Multimedia Journey...
Bigyan Sharma
November 16, 2009
Despite continuous political bargaining, no headway has been made on forging the consensus so far.
Lea Anna Cooper
November 16, 2009
Reaching critical mass. When will the WHO and the CDC pay attention to anyone other than paying 'special interests?' A Tale of Two Stories: The European BioWar outbreak and the censoring of it by the mainstream news media.
The biggest story on the Planet today is the outbreak of a very serious Advanced Biological War virus in Europe. The second biggest story on the Planet is the suppression of this story for almost two weeks by the corporate owned mainstream news media.
Mike Colpitts
November 16, 2009
A new opinion poll shows Americans feel Congress will fail in its efforts to fix the economy and halt foreclosures.
Ki Gray
November 16, 2009
While the expectation has been that mortgage rates would start to rise they have fallen for the last 2 weeks. This week the 30 year rate fell from 4.98 to 4.91 (last week it fell from 5.03 to 4.98). Besides October 8th its the lowest rate we have seen since the start of the summer. So how does 4....
Szandor Blestman
November 13, 2009
There's an anger roiling throughout American society. Perhaps it reaches overseas into all of Western society, I can't say, but it's particularly palpable here, especially among the middle classes. People know that something is wrong. They may not be able to put their finger on exactly what is wrong...
Michael Webster, Investigative Reporter
November 13, 2009
This is the crux of the problem the U.S. does not want to admit the terrorist including many of the so called home grown terrorist are radical Muslims and they as well as the two wars in the middle east is part of the overall holy war of which the west does not want to acknowledge that the war itself is a "Holy War" in fear that it will tarnish the non- radical Muslims.
Tim Williams
November 13, 2009
Nowhere in the United States Constitution does it say that a individuals finances are the basic requirement for any political office. Yet, today more than in any other time in our history elections are won and lost solely on the bases of monetary strengths. Ideas, concepts, platforms, and solutio...
Stephen Allen Graham
November 14, 2009
The health care bill passed in the House of Representatives is slated to cost in the ballpark of one trillion dollars over the next ten years. It varies depending on the estimate, but honestly, is there anything you wouldn´t buy for $1.2 trillion that you might say consider at $0.9 trillion? ...
Dale Netherton
November 15, 2009
The "Stimulus " has proven to be a failure in job creation and further government attempts to create jobs will ultimately fail.
Michael Webster, Investigative Reporter
November 15, 2009
I love this country, I consider myself a true patriot. But I do think America´s so called juridical justice system stinks. The only justice one gets in America is the justice one can afford.As far as the monster terrorists are concerned I want those bastards to burn in hell, but not at the expense of our constitution and our own Bill of Rights.
Ralph E. Stone
November 15, 2009
Now is the time for a long overdue debate on our current Israeli foreign policy. The fallout from Israel´s 2006 war with Lenbanon and its 2009 invasion of the Gaza strip has made many Americans view the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a new light. Before, it was David (Israel) versus Goliath (the A...
William Hughes
November 15, 2009
The state of Virginia executed John Allen Muhammad, the Washington area sniper, who killed ten innocent people on a murder spree. Muhammad, like Timothy J. McVeigh, was a Gulf War Vet, who was exposed to deadly toxic chemicals. His lawyers pleaded with Governor Tim Kaine to spare his life, arguing that he was suffering from the "Gulf War Syndrome." Albert Camus, the author, said the death penalty was really about--"vengeance!"
David Swanson
November 15, 2009
And, like you, I think President Barack Obama has way, way, way too much power. But, unlike you, I'm not principally to blame for that.
Joseph Raglione
November 15, 2009
Slow change is better than no change but how much slower will they go?
Gary S. Bekkum
November 14, 2009
With the announcement by NASA of the discovery of water on the moon, a major boost towards colonization of the lunar surface, one question remains.
"Where are the aliens?"
In 1998, Ingo Swann, who remains the best known American psychic spy, largely due to his work with the CIA and the Department of Defense to develop psychic powers for the military, wrote a small rare volume about his misadventures concerning our nearby satellite.
Congressional Desk
November 14, 2009
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Sam Brownback and Congressman Todd Tiahrt sent a letter to Defense Secretary Robert Gates regarding the possible acquisition of Light Attack and Armed Reconnaissance aircraft.
Following is full text of the letter:
Dear Secretary Gates:
Recent reports suggest t...
Congressional Desk
November 14, 2009
Veterans´ Day Edition: ´Health Reform Reneges On the Promise to Provide Choices to Veterans and Service Members´
Health insurance reform opponents continue to spread myths about the recently-passed Affordable Health Care for America Act, including saying that reform will undermi...
Congressional Desk
November 14, 2009
Washington, D.C. — Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement in recognition of Veterans Day:
"Veterans Day is dedicated to honoring the sacrifice of the bravest among us, recognizing the service of those who wear our uniform, paying our respects to those who perished at war and ...
Congressional Desk
November 14, 2009
(Beaufort, SC) – Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), member of the House Armed Services Committee, \ released the following statement after the Obama Administration announced their decision to bring Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-confessed mastermind of the September 11th terrorist attacks, to New Yo...
Congressional Desk
November 14, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC – Missouri Congressman Roy Blunt issued the following statement regarding the Obama Administration´s decision to try the mastermind of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the American court system:
"The Obama Administration´s decision to try 9-11 mastermind Khal...
Congressional Desk
November 14, 2009
Following the passage of historic health insurance reform legislation last Saturday, opponents of health insurance reform continue to spread the same myths this week that they used during floor debate of the legislation. The Mythbusters got a post-vote boost from The Washington Post´s Ruth Ma...
Congressional Desk
November 14, 2009
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Wally Herger (R-CA), criticized President Obama´s decision to bring the self-confessed mastermind of the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States to New York City for trial in civilian court. Herger argued that this move indicates that President Oba...
Congressional Desk
November 14, 2009
WASHINGTON—U.S. Congressman Todd Tiahrt (R-Goddard) issued the following statement regarding the decision by the Obama administration to bring five terrorists, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (the alleged mastermind behind the September 11th attacks), from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United ...
Congressional Desk
November 14, 2009
McKeon: "Time is of the Essence and Failure to Seize the Initiative Risks Failure"
Washington, D.C.— The Army´s top officer said he backs an increase in U.S. forces in Afghanistan despite his long-standing concerns about military readiness. According to a Wall Street Journal story fr...
Congressional Desk
November 14, 2009
Testifying as former Indiana governor who had to balance books, Bayh leads "institutional insurrection" before Senate Budget Committee
Washington – In testimony before the Senate Budget Committee, Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN) said he would not vote to raise the federal debt limit unless Congress co...
Congressional Desk
November 14, 2009
Crapo and Risch sponsor measure urging recording of veterans´ service
Washington, DC – Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch are urging Americans to join an effort to record the wartime and service histories of our veterans. Crapo and Risch introduced S. Res. 340, which passed the Senate...
Congressional Desk
November 14, 2009
U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Dick Lugar met with actor Jason Alexander, Palestinian Youth Leader Arwa AbdelRahman and Israeli Youth Leader Guy Lupo from OneVoice.
Alexander, famous for his role as George Costanza on Seinfeld, is a member of OneVoice´s Entertain...
Congressional Desk
November 14, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C – U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, expressed outrage over the Obama Administration´s plan to try five 9/11 conspirators in New York City.
"President Obama´s failure to recognize terrorist attacks as acts of war is...
Senator George V. Voinovich
November 14, 2009
There is a heated debate currently underway on Capitol Hill that you should be paying close attention to. The result of this debate will affect Ohio´s economy, your family´s pocketbook, and the quality of life of your children and grandchildren.
No – I´m not referring to health...
Congressional Desk
November 14, 2009
Environment and Public Works Committee Chairwoman Barbara Boxer and ranking GOP member Jim Inhofe traded fierce fire last week as their committee battled over whether to move forward with a climate change bill.
But behind closed doors, the California liberal and the Oklahoma conservative say they...
Congressional Desk
November 14, 2009
Legislation extends tax credits to small businesses employing active-duty
WASHINGTON- United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., cosponsored a bill introduced by Senator John Kerry, D-Mass., to extend through next year a tax credit for sma...
California Political Desk
November 18, 2009
BURLINGTON, VT – Democracy for America, our nation's largest progressive political action community, endorsed Henry Vandermeir for DNC Delegate.
As president of the California Democratic Council, Vandermeir has focused on bringing training and organizing resources to more than 400 clubs and count...
Joseph Raglione
November 14, 2009
What if the United Nations issued United Nations Passports to Stateless people in desperate need?
Gary Ater
November 13, 2009
When will the Republicans learn that the new electronic age won´t let them get away with not telling the truth?
John Atwood
November 12, 2009
Supply side economics has been tried often over the centuries with favorable results. It is not a recent concept or practice contrary to the views of some.
Jason Barlow Cunningham
November 13, 2009
Nevertheless, in this internet age, in which Microsoft has grown into a large cap company, who could have predicted a nationwide double digit unemployment rate at the beginning of 2009? It is time to panic.
John Cain
November 13, 2009
According to the Communications Cable & Connectivity Association, the cabling market is being flooded by manufacturers, largely based overseas, who have a UL listing, however once the listing is achieved, lower price materials are used for the mass-production run, according to Frank Peri, CCCA director director. Peri reports that the UL label can be affixed, but the dash is not present.
Helena Lehman
November 12, 2009
Upon taking stock of mankind´s current potential to destroy themselves and the Earth, and contemplating the enormous knowledge that the Watchers who sinned originally possessed, it is not so difficult to imagine that all fleshly creatures could have potentially been destroyed before the Great Flood if Yahweh had not put a sudden stop to their violence. Nor is it difficult to imagine that it might happen again in the very near future if God does not intervene in human affairs.
David Swanson
November 13, 2009
Even on its own terms defending the wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan and Iraq as validated by experts is a miserable failure.
Gary S. Bekkum
November 13, 2009
A brief review of the movie: The Men Who Stare at Goats.
James Stafford
November 11, 2009
An in depth look by one of Washington's top energy advisors at the central Asian region and the resources currently up for grabs. Uzbekistan is one of the world's largest producers of Natural Gas, but it's landlocked location makes it difficult for Oil Companies and countries to access the resources. Could the pacification of Afghanistan be the best chance they have of fully utilizing the Natural gas?
Michael Abraha
November 10, 2009
EU parliamentarian Ana Gomes has called for "Smart Sanctions that hurt the people in power and not the people of Eritrea".
Ambassador Gomes was speaking Monday (November 9) in Brussels where EU and US officials and experts have gathered to discuss alternative approaches in dealing with the intra...
David Swanson
November 12, 2009
If you have an interest in grassroots organizing, international alliance building, the peace movement, the labor movement, the conversion of the U.S. economy from weapons to human needs, the preservation of life on earth (come on, admit it), the weaponization of space, or the autobiographical insights of smart and determined people, then I cannot more strongly recommend that you get a copy of "Come Together Right Now: Organizing Stories from a Fading Empire," by my friend and ally Bruce Gagnon.
John Atwood
November 05, 2009
How will we deal with the inevitable failure of large hospitals, insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies and medical device makers sure to come with the health care reform? Will we bail them out? It is a certainity that some of them will not survive.
David Swanson
November 12, 2009
The Congressional Progressive Caucus has 82 members, 81 in the House and 1 in the Senate, but has taken the anti-progressive onslaught of recent years lying down.
Gary Ater
November 12, 2009
C-SPAN during the House vote on the health care bill showed exactly why the Republican party just continues to shrink.