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Diplomatic Blowback

Regardless of whether or not the Canadians accept the decision by the Sri Lankan government, Sri Lanka’s denial of entry to Bob Rae, former premier o

The Left Gatekeepers and Tax Exempt Foundations

Like it or not the Ron Paul Phenomenon is not dead, nor should it be ignored. For one thing the phenomenon actually has less to do with Paul himself

Dirty Fingernails

Governments cannot abide Christians with dirt under their fingernails. They are the ones who go beyond the saving of souls and fight for the systemic

Ahmadinejad Re-elected: Israel and Obama’s Iran Puzzle

The election victory of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is likely to complicate US President Barack Obama’s new approach to his country’s confl

How the Wall Street Bankers Bought Congress

You would think that causing the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression might have repercussions. You would think being a major factor in

McChrystal Looks to Spin Afghan Civilian Deaths Problem

WASHINGTON #8212; At his confirmation hearings two weeks ago, Gen. Stanley McChrystal said reducing civilian deaths from air strikes in Afghanistan w

Twelve Angry White People: Jury Nullification in a Pennsylvania Coal Town

The Schuylkill County, Pa., justice system managed to do something that insurance actuaries do with mixed results #8212; it has determined not only t

Full-Spectrum Idiocy: GOP and Chavez on Iran

When approaching Iran, the Republican Party line and the Hugo Chavez line are running in opposite directions #8212; but parallel. The leadership of G

The Revolution will be Tweeted: Activism in the Age of User Generated Content

The images coming out of the aftermath of the stolen election in Iran have ranged from inspiring to horrifying. Photos and videos depict streets floo

The US Federal Budget Pipeline: Where Do The Dollars Drain?

In order to raise sales and personal royalty gains, Alan Greenspan, just prior to the release of his book The Age of Turbulence, carried out a public

Look! Up in the Sky! It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s a Raytheon Spy Blimp!

As the American republic#8217;s long death-spiral continues apace, newer and ever more insidious technologies usher us towards an age of high-tech ba

Investigating Khobar Towers: How a Saudi Deception Protected bin Laden

WASHINGTON #8212; On Jun. 25, 1996, a massive truck bomb exploded at a building in the Khobar Towers complex in Khobar, Saudi Arabia, which housed U.

Obama’s Afghan Surge and Pakistan

In President Obama’s much-anticipated speech to the Muslim world in Cairo June 5, he made a distinction between the Iraq War as “a war of choice” and

The Real Situation in Iran: Moving Fast

In the fog of the swift repression that followed the Iranian elections, and intensified in some American ‘leftist’ corners by commentaries about a CI

Iran: What do the Protests Really Mean?

[For the masses to risk imprisonment and death over the election of a largely puppet position seems odd.

What is State Sponsored Murder?

[This article asks the reader to decide what is or is not state sponsored murder. It uses the governor of California's proposed across the board stat

Public Option is being fought by scare tactics and Red Herrings

[The arguments against the Health Care Public Option are based on Red Herrings that have been put up to try to stop this necessary part of real healt

Don't scratch that Iranian scab.

[The most egregious elements of our overriding quest for irresponsibility have to do with history, and not wanting to bother learning it, and falling

The Newspaper is Dead -- Long Live the Newspaper

[The death of major newspapers may just refocus us on the real purpose of newspapers.

Pending Terror Exercises- 9/11 Truth Keeps Tabs

[Ghost Troop, the All-American cyber militia, publishes a new website sure to be of interest to all who doubt the official story of 9/11. Forewarned

The Health Care Chamber of Horrors: Choose Your Bureaucrat!

[Harry and Louise Again?

Why We Need A New Constitution: Part 4 of 21

[Here we go again, watching wealthy ingrates and amp; their political hacks suppress social programs, health care, etc., while they enrich themselves

Iranian Protester Asks Obama Question At Press Conference... Through Huffpo Reporter Nico Pitney

[An Iranian protester, with the help of blogger/new media journalist Nico Pitney, literally gets to ask a question at a presidential press conference

The Simple Answer to America's Health Care Crisis: Medicare for All

[Just extending Medicare to all Americans would not just solve the problem of getting everyone the care they need--it would cost us all almost $1 tri

Demanding Justice in the Paul Minor Case

[Lawyers for Paul Minor are telling Attorney General Eric Holder that justice is long overdue in their client's case.

Forget Iran, say NO to concealed vote counting in the US of A

[Corporate media: decrying election fraud in Iran and promoting it here in America. The New York Times endorses Congressman Rush Holt's election refo

Passing Propaganda

[When I see the riots on the streets of Tehran (in the mainstream news why is it said that those people are bravely standing up for their rights, but

The Cost of Cutting a Son's Hair: Priceless

[John Fountain writes about the ritual of cutting his son's hair and the importance of fathers.

The Nine Stages Of Civilization / We're In The Seventh ~ Apathy

[The United States is just over 230 years old and is now firmly entrenched in the seventh stage of all civilizations ( Apathy ) with only Dependence

What is an Actuary?

[The Public Option for Health Care is hanging in the balance. It is time for Americans to step up and let Congress know that they will be thrown out

Iran Uprising - The Truth Will Prevail

[Here are a few thoughts on the events unfolding in Iran... my prayers go out to those in harm's way, struggling for justice and freedom.

Stop the Presses - The FED is NOT Printing Dollars

[Deflation or Hyperinflation? The FED's Balance Sheet

Haiti: UN provoke mourners, gun down unarmed, blames it on victims

[UN provoke marchers/mourners, gun down the unarmed at point-blank range and now blames the killing on the crowd of mourners at Father Jean Juste's H

Part Two of Interview with Activist David Swanson

[You've been immersed in activism for quite a while, continually coming at it from various angles. But, you never seem bitter or about to burn out al

'Daily Voting News' for June 23, 2009

['Daily Voting News' for June 23, 2009

BIG BROTHER IN BASEL: BIS FINANCIAL STABILITY BOARD UNDERMINES NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY

[The Report on Financial Regulatory Reform issued on June 17 includes a recommendation that the Financial Stability Board strengthen and institutiona

Spreading the Wealth Around to the Insurance Industry and Friends

[Since there are trillions of dollars at stake, the effort is understandable. The basic story is simple. The insurance, pharmaceutical and medical su

Ignorance is Strength

[The American media's one-sided and propagandistic coverage of the Iranian election has made an American hero out of the defeated candidate, Mousavi.

The God Who Embraced Me

[John Fountain writes about finding faith and a father.

Tony Judt poses difficult questions

[Yesterday, Tony Judt, the British historian, published a very important op-ed in the New York Times about the settlements. Today Ha'aretz reports th

Trading Press Events for Votes: What Should Press Do?

[If you were a reporter and suspected that the PR stunt you were reporting on was very likely part of a deal to win a vote for war and bank bailouts,

The Moral Vacuity of Religion

[The theocratic conflict in Iran is only the latest illustration of the moral flaws of monotheistic religions such as Christianity and Islam.

The Educator as Bureaucrat

[Are teachers turning into classroom cops?

When Alabama Troops Hit The Streets - Illegally?

[On March 10, 2009, some residents of Samson, Alabama, saw a sight they should rarely, if ever, see. Twenty-two military police soldiers from Fort Ru

Don't Feed The Children

[Cynthia Davis chairs two committees in the Missouri State House: Special Committee on Children and Families and the Interim Committee On Poverty; ye

Me and the Great Zucchini at UC-Berkeley, in 1973.

[In the fall of 1974, I got a job as a clerk-typist in the Financial Aid Office of UC-Berkeley, in the Main Administration Building in Sproul Plaza,

Why Obama Should Not Give Fed More Power

[Few Americans know what the Fed does, or from where it came. It is only in this environment of ignorance that the primary cause of the economic coll

Fidel Castro, My Life - Chapter 11: The Conspiracies Begin

[This is a book review of Fidel Castro, My Life, a recorded oral autobiography of the life of Fidel Castro.

The Festival of Stupid

[Why in the heck is it so tough for Progressives to make progress?

#Obamafail: Too weak on Iran

[The President could have been stronger in standing up to the dictators / tyrants / thugs of Iran, during his June 23 press conference.