Wednesday, July 23:

William Cormier: We Know The Economy Is Crashing, So What Can We Do? The American economy is tanking faster than President Bush's approval ratings, and in order to save this nation, it's of tantamount importance to stop the financial bleeding and take steps to stabilize our economy before it's too late.

Brent Budowsky: McCain Slanders Obama, Scarborough Slanders Olbermann (1 comments) the latest in a long list of cheap-shot, low-blow politics. McCain has learned nothing about why the American people are rejecting the Republicans and why the Republican brand has been compared to the appeal of defective dog food. This morning, right-wing former congressman Joe Scarborough essentially said that Keith Olbermann is "too stupid to be on television."

Lieberman praises pastor repudiated by McCain So, take THAT, constituents! Lieberman said he had been urged not to speak to Hagee's group, Christians United for Israel. "The bond that I feel with Pastor Hagee and each and every one of you is much stronger than that, and so I am proud to stand with you tonight," Lieberman told several thousand members of the group, which urges US support for Israel.

Ed Ciaccio: A Quiet Coup: Cheney/Bush's Steps To Martial Law The Democrats refused to contest either the 2000 or 2004 elections, despite glaring irregularities and violations of precedence. Democrats continue to vote for most of the Cheney/Bush agenda, both foreign and domestic. Most Democrats continue to vote funding for the illegal wars and occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan, refusing to question the sanity and legality of Bush's "Global War on Terror."

Jane Stillwater: Dear John: The only way to "win" in Iraq is to leave Poor sweet be-nighted John McCain! He thinks we are still trying to "win" in Iraq. That's old-school thinking. We already "won" back in 2003. Now the only way we can "win" is to leave and then see if the place falls apart without us or not. Or else send me over there and if I can walk down the street without getting kidnapped, killed or sold into prostitution, then that's a victory right there. And THEN we can leave!

Milbank: Oops! We Did It Again. The anxiety, even for men with two or three stars on each shoulder, was to be expected. They had come before a House Armed Services subcommittee to explain why, 16 months and at least eight fact-finding investigations after the Walter Reed scandal, the Army still hadn't fixed the health-care system for soldiers wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Scott Horton: The Misdirection Many of the torture techniques encompassed in the Bush Administration’s “Program” were in active use before the first OLC memo was sought. These memos were not prepared to dispense advice because the green light was already lit. Rather, they were made to order after the fact, to furnish a “golden shield” against criminal prosecution.

Exposing Bush's historic abuse of power This seems to be a breakthru on holding the Republicans accountable. Please read and comment after you search through some of the names. It speaks of a second Church Commission.

Lawrence Velvel: Zbigniew Brzezinski, Lawrence Wilkerson, And Barack Obama On Afghanistan. Two Washington insiders express concerns over Obama's position on Afghanistan.

Amy Fried: Naomi Klein Helping Me UnLearn What I Learned in Business School Naomi Klein, in "The Shock Doctrine," makes me see how - while in business school - I got carried away with elegant theories that masked the pain they caused.

Kevin Gosztola: The Erosion of Thinking How Americans Restrict the Discussion for Political Change and Why We Will Never Take Back America Until We Broaden the Debate

David Swanson: Miller v. Forbes: Virginia's Fourth Congressional District A race to get involved in, no matter where you live!

Never Underestimate McCain, But The last Democratic landslide was 1964. Regardless of that history, McCain's chance of slipping into the Oval Office seems bleak. With self-perception, TIME opines that "Obama Leads, But Voters Have Concerns" will be headlines by the media.

Vivian Berryhill: VP Picks For '08: A No-Brainer... (4 comments) All the talk of who will be the VEEPs for '08. Forget Jindal, and NO Bayh. The VP picks for this year are a No-Brainer!!

Yaybob: THREE GREAT LIES These were the three great lies, that [1] government laws and regulations were excessive, onerous and needed to be reduced, that [2] taxes were excessive, onerous and needed to be reduced and that [3] government spending was excessive, onerous and needed to be reduced. There never was too much of any of these. And only corporate taxes and regulations and spending on citizens were to be reduced, and not for our benefit.

scott creighton: Another 9/11 Apologist Exposed (1 comments) Professor Muller was on a National Public Radio show this weekend and he said some pretty amazing things in support of the official conspiracy theory of 9/11. It's time we let these 'experts" know, we are not ignorant of physics. They can't just make up ridiculous claims and get away with it.

Stephen Soldz, Brad Olson, Steven Reisner, Jean Maria Arrigo, Bryant Welch: Torture in the Dark: Torture, and the Strategic Helplessness of the American Psychological Association (2 comments) Jane Mayer, in her book the Dark Side, reports on psychologists aiding the CIA's construction of its torture program. the case of noted psychologist Martin Seligman illustrates the dangers inherent in such "engagement" with intelligence agencies. The American Psychological Association has failed to protect psychologists from these dangers.

Ernest Partridge: Evil as the Absence of Empathy (5 comments) Absence of empathy the one characteristic that connects most of the immoral and misbegotten tenets of Bushism: that dogmatic mix of market absolutism, libertarianism, corporatism and simple greed that falsely describes itself as "conservatism."

Bob Herbert: Madness and Shame In the view of Mr. Addington and his acolytes, anything and everything that the president authorized in the fight against terror — regardless of what the Constitution or Congress or the Geneva Conventions might say — was all right. That included torture, rendition, warrantless wiretapping, the suspension of habeas corpus, you name it.

Ron Fullwood: Embracing Obama's Agenda Abroad Britain's Brown is the latest foreign leader to re-arrange his Iraq portfolio to accommodate views of the next U.S. president, Barack Obama.

Mike Folkerth: Housing Predictions: That residential housing is in dire straits is not news to anyone. But, how long it will stay that way would certainly be helpful information. My past predictions on housing have been extremely accurate, so here are my future views on housing in the United States.

Allen L Roland: *AMERICA, IGNORE OBAMA AT YOUR OWN RISK America, ignore Barack Obama at your own risk for he has lighted a fire of passion and hope throughout the world for a better and more moral America ~ in stark contrast to the unprincipled policies of Bush apologist John McCain who will carry the mark of Bush to a disastrous defeat in November: Allen L Roland

Jeffrey St. Clair and Joshua Frank: Preliminary Notes from No Man's Land: An Excerpt from Red State Rebels A Red States rebellion is breaking out. It's been going on for some time. And the battles are waged over the essentials of life: water, food, wilderness, human liberty.

Cheryl Abraham: Hey America! Pelosi Handed You a Booby Prize! What Are You Going To Do With It? This Friday, July 25th 2008, could be a day where a small portion of the Bush regime's long list of dirty laundry might get an airing, but if Americans hit the snooze button on this tiny window of opportunity it could be a huge set-back for the impeachment movement. What's the big July 25th Nancy Pelosi Booby Prize event? A hearing tentatively named, "The Imperial Presidency of George W. Bush".

Tuesday, July 22:

Rob Kall: McCain to NY Times; Damn It My Friend, Can't You See? I Am Right, Obama's Wrong. Let Me Repeat... (20 comments) Senator McCain is beginning to show us what a McCain presidency will look like and it ain't pretty. It's creepy. Not surprisingly, the right wing echo chamber is demonstrating what it will act like, with its latest clueless demonstration, proving they are good at what they do-- echoing talking points and delivering messages-- but short on the goods when it comes to even getting what it means to function as a journalistic unit

LA Times Editorial: V-day in Iraq? It doesn't matter who's right. If all sides agree on an Iraq drawdown, then claim victory and get out.

McCain on ABC; Not a Gaffe: A Fundamental Misunderstanding of Iraq John McCain made a mistake this evening, which as far as I'm concerned, disqualifies him from being president. It's a real misunderstanding of what has happened in Iraq over the past year. If we are going to have an Iraq-centric war on terror policy, he should at least understand what he is talking about.

Jonathan Steele: A fresh start for Iraq? Only when Iraqis know they are to regain their sovereignty will they look into the abyss and halt the drift to civil war. Political violence between Sunnis and Shias is a new phenomenon in the history of modern Iraq. In spite of the bitterness, bereavement, and bloodshed of the last three years, the cancer of sectarianism can be reversed. But for that to happen, Iraqis must become masters in their house again.

IAN BELL: The anti-war candidate may yet be belligerent Mr Obama will not, if elected, be quite the American President of European liberal dreams. Americans may, meanwhile, discover that, as with Mr Brown in these parts, disillusionment can come swift and very hard.

David Swanson: Perriello v. Goode: Virginia's Fifth Congressional District A race to get involved in.

Eileen Fleming: Anarchists Against Apartheid, where are the Artists? (2 comments) In 1985 Bono joined forces with a group of artists concerned about Apartheid in South Africa. Inspired by his meetings with several of them, he wrote "Silver and Gold"

Dennis Kaiser: Is Another 9/11 Coming? (5 comments) Could the people who perpetrated the mass murders of 9/11, the illegal invasion of Iraq, the stripping of our Constitution, and more have more devastation in store...

Mark Biskeborn: Rapture of America (5 comments) In a crazy time people need reassurance, people need support, and America often falls into crazy times. Americans often use God as their crutch when they can't think straight.

Chris Lugo: Support the Gulf Coast Works Act of 2008 Opinion Editorial written by Chris Lugo, Green Party of Tennessee candidate for US Senate in support of the Gulf Coast Works Act of 2008.

Peter Wedlund: American Investment There has been a continual conflict between "capitalism" and "socialism" in the US for over 100 years. These two dichotomous views of society have been in constant conflict and are reflected in the typical extremes one finds among the left and right wing thinkers and pundits of this country. I now suggest how these views could be integrated into a more unifying view of a far more efficient, fair opportunistic society.

Chris England: The Case Against Drilling (2 comments) Why the environment isn't the only thing that we should be concerned about when discussing drilling.

AxisofLogic/ The 2008 Elections To vote or not to vote, that is the question. The Axis of Logic editorial board came down on the not voting side, a reader disagreed, and I responded. Which side are you on?

The Internet Is No Substitute for the Dying Newspaper Industry Chris Hedges, whom I consider an example of a good reporter, informs us of his reasons for saying newspapers need to survive as they were once looked to. TV and internet sites ultimately have a theme to sell and are short on current events. He also recognizes that newspapers need to return to good reporting. Note: Sunday at 8:00 on C-Span he will be interviewed by Brian Lamb on Q&A.

Eugene Robinson: Timelines in the Sand It's not a "timetable" for extricating U.S troops from Iraq that George W. Bush is suddenly talking about, and heaven help anyone who accuses him of proposing a "timeline." No, the Decider says he is now amenable to a "time horizon," which apparently is a whole different kind of time thing.

Margolis: Why We Should Pay Attention: The Facts About the Mideast Nuclear Scare Thanks to US support, Israel remains two full military generations - or even more - ahead of its Arab and Iranian rivals who must increasingly rely on Chinese and meager amounts of Russian arms. Israel is three generations ahead in all-important electronic warfare and command and control. Israel's raid on Syria last year showed it could easily neutralize Syria's air defenses, which are more modern than Iran's.

No U-turn. Obama's stance on Iraq is chillingly consistent "I'll do everything in my power to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. Everything," Obama told a gathering of the pro-Israel lobby group, Aipac, in April. He is echoing the sentiments of his famous anti-Iraq war speech in 2002, in which he repeatedly stressed that he was not opposed to all US wars.

Mike Malloy: "You Have My Number..." (1 comments) How did they do it? How did the Bush Crime Family (BCF) so easily assemble such a collection of amoral, neo-con apparatchiks so willing to subvert the U.S. Constitution and so eager to operate - as they have demonstrated again and again during these horrific Bush/Cheney years - with such complete contempt for the law; any law?

McCain Opposes Contraception -- Pass It On Carly Fiorina, on McCain's roster to represent modern woman, I guess, stuck her foot into a touchy subject. She said it bothered women that Viagra was covered better in healthcare plans than birth control pills. From there the article covers how often he voted against contraception, although the candidate has cast so many votes he doesn't know. This article points out NADA. Its author finds few media stories on the matter.

Lord Stirling: World War III Nears (13 comments) Massive American/British/French naval war games in the Atlantic, Operation Brimstone, is preparing for war against Iran shortly after July 31.

Paul Kruger: Military judge throws out interrogation evidence. On the trial's opening day, Navy Capt. Keith J. Allred denied defense appeals to exclude other statements Salim Ahmed Hamdan made during interrogation by U.S. agents in Afghanistan as well as during his more than six years' imprisonment at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Richard Spisak: Fun with FISA Local Activists question Congressman Mahoney, on FISA, the War on Terror, and House Resolution 362

Bush team turns to the dark side Short selling can be confusing if you try to approach the issue from the perspective of how it works, rather than the much easier to understand concept of what it does. Most people have heard of the multi-millennium old trading maxim advising one to "buy low and sell high". All short selling does is reverse the order of this operation, you sell high to begin the trade, and buy low to close it.

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Wednesday, July 23:

U.S. Rushes to Change Workplace Toxin Rules Political appointees at the Department of Labor are moving with unusual speed to push through in the final months of the Bush administration a rule making it tougher to regulate workers' on-the-job exposure to chemicals and toxins.

Ex-Advisers Warn Against Threatening to Attack Iran The Bush administration should stop talking about a military attack as an option if negotiations do not immediately halt Iran's uranium reprocessing program, two former national security advisers said yesterday.

Jason Leopold: Rep. Ackerman Defends Iran Sanctions Measure, But Critics Call it An Act of War Two weeks ago, Rep. Gary Ackerman, the Democrat from New York, delivered an impassioned speech on the House floor defending a controversial resolution he co-sponsored calling on President George W. Bush "to increase economic, political and diplomatic pressure on Iran."

Obama vows support for Israel Obama says he backs Israel's decision not to negotiate with the Palestinian group Hamas. He also reiterated his position that Jerusalem "will be" the capital of Israel. also said that he would take "no options off the table" with regards to Iran, saying the country posed a "grave threat."

Half a Million Plastic Coffins? You don't buy 500,000 plastic coffins "just in case something happens," you buy them because you know something is going to happen. These air tight seal containers would be perfect to bury victims of plague or biological warfare in, wouldn't they? Apparently the Government is expecting a half million people to die relatively soon.

Energy Speculation Bill on Hold Democrats and Republicans traded salvos over the blame for high gasoline prices Tuesday, but substantive progress on energy legislation eluded lawmakers as a bill to curb oil speculation stalled in the Senate. The GOP wants to drill, the Dems want to conserve- and nobody talks about all the oil we EXPORT!

Witness: 'No way' Novak didn't know he hit someone; victim was 'splayed across the front' of his car. Conservative pundit Robert Novak, on record for threatening to run "jay-walkers" down, was cited by DC police for hitting on with his Corvette. Report: "...the pedestrian was actually splayed across the front of Novak's convertible, and that there would be absolutely no way Novak would have not known that he had hit someone." Novak initially left the scene but was chased down by bicyclist who witnessed the event.

New York Times 2Q profit drops 82 percent Revenue dropped 6 percent to $741.9 million, missing the average Wall Street estimate for $754 million. Ad revenue slipped down 11 percent, hurt mostly by fewer classified ads. Chief Executive Janet Robinson says business was hurt by the "U.S. economic slowdown and secular forces playing out across the media industry."

America's Got Water Problems, and No Plan to Fix Them Elizabeth de la Vega, who wrote on her lawsuit between United States and President Bush et al, turned her attention to ecology as fires in Calif. drove her indoors. At the time the Mississippi was carrying bad news to the Dead Zone. She researched and found there is no natl comprehensive policy, and lists here those agencies which share the muddle concerning clean water.

Mary Mancini: *Why Diebold's Disreputable Distinction is Dead On Deserved Each week until the election we will release a clip from UNCOUNTED because now,more than ever,people need to see stories that will motivate them to stand up and help save our democracy.This week we offer the David v. Goliath story of Bruce Funk,whose whistleblowing helped give Diebold their well-deserved reputation.He has every right to be a bitter man.He can't think of anything more important to do with his life than to work

SECRET REPORT: Massive Domestic Spying Investigation Coming Soon? After Democrats failed to muster any substantive opposition to the Bush White House's overhaul of domestic spying laws just a few weeks ago, it would be a striking turn of events if the House leadership launched into a massive, multi-decade investigation of how the government has been monitoring its own citizens since the Cold War. But that's what Salon speculates about today in a far-reaching report from Capitol Hill.

Hillary Donors Gave Obama $1.8 Million in June Wash POst and Huffington Post count June money to Obama from Hillary supporters, differently. Conclusion reached by WaPo and the 2 campaigns is that number of donors is underreported because of bundlers forwarding (as opposed to only giving) donations. Money's there. How many potential voters might be the real question.

Bharat Book: *Booming c-store market analysis Modern retail trade is expected to account for more than 55% share in overall retail industry in Asia alone by 2011. The increasing trend of organized retailing will drive the growth of c-store industry in the world. The rapid economic development has been propelling the growth of convenience store (c-store) industry across the world.

Professor Emeritus Peter Bagnolo: Poll: If They win, Will Dems Do What is Right? (9 comments) This poll chronicles a 10 of items many people think should be legislated. Check those you think will actually be enacted

gabby hayes: Whose Boozle? The New Yorker cover still raises hackles, and that's a good thing.

GOP senators in tough re-election races freed to side with Democrats against RNC platform (2 comments) Republican leaders in the U.S. Senate have freed GOP members to go against the traditional party platform if it will help them get re-elected, aides say. The Politico reported Tuesday that the GOP leadership set their members free amid fears they could lose five or more seats to Democrats in November. Republican leaders have told senators in tough re-election bids to side with Democrats on anything but energy and national se

Tuesday, July 22:

Second Time: Iraq Points to Pullout in 2010 Iraqi spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said that his government is working "on a real timetable which Iraqis set" and that the 2010 deadline is an Iraqi vision. "We can't give any schedules or dates, but the Iraqi government sees the suitable date for withdrawal of the U.S. forces is by the end of 2010," he told reporters.

Unrest Surfaces in Fallujah Again Despite all the political ballyhoo about the so-called recent surge success, the fact is more American troops died in 2007, than in any other year of the war. Dahr Jamail, independent journalist on the ground in Iraq, reports the truth.

Mary Ann Gould: *Ready or NOT for Election 2008? The State of the States On Voice of the Voters 7/23/08 (2 comments) ELECTION OUTLOOK 2008: "State of the states" report: Is YOUR state prepared for November 2008? Will reported results match voter intent and include all legitimate voters? 8PM ET Wednesday, July 23,Voice of the Voters begins a series of reports on election readiness in various states. Part 1: grassroots activists from CT, TX, and VA give their view on election integrity in their states

Video and photos from Sweatfree Communities rally and worker testimony in Philadelphia July 12, 2008: Video footage from the anti-sweatshop rally across from the National Association of Governors meeting in Philadelphia.

Mitchell Bard on Huffpost Challenges "Surge is Working" Mantra Why won't even the most liberal pundits challenge the conventional wisdom that "the surge is working?" Bard lays out why they should in HuffPost. In addition, "The troop escalation ... allowed the ethnic cleansing of the Sunnis of Baghdad and the expulsion of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis from the country," according to Juan Cole on his blog. It's time to beg to differ.

Israeli official: U.S. intervention in minor Palestinian issues could damage ties A senior Israeli official said that the person behind this growing American criticism is the U.S. consul in Jerusalem, Jacob Wallace. "Every week, he receives dozens of complaints from Palestinians and transfers them to Washington without examination," the official said. "He's really inflaming the atmosphere, causing public relations damage to Israel and even may damage our relations with the U.S."

Medvedev’s Message to Ambassadors Russia has finally recovered. It has risen from its knees and is ready for the next stage – forcing the rest of the world to their knees. The new concept for Russian foreign policy was presented last week by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

West to flex military muscles against Iran The United States is set to lead a joint military exercise in the Atlantic Ocean to show off its combat capabilities as a warning to Iran. The Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) 08-4 'Operation Brimstone' will take place on July 21-31 in North Carolina and off the eastern US coast from Virginia to Florida, involving France, Britain and Brazil.

GOP Tech Guru Mike Connell 'High IQ Forrest Gump...At Scene of Every Single Crime' Say Ohio Attorneys 'Whether He's Pulling the Gun or Not..He's the Guy Who Made the Gun,' Allege OH Lawyers About Man Said to Have Been Behind Florida '00,Ohio '04,RNC Emails,Congressional Computer Networks & More..Then you put him in charge of building the security and firewall for the US Congress?Dealing with the most sensitive matters?All of the emails and communications of the party that he hates?How can you do that?It's an invitation to spy.

JGideon: 'Daily Voting News' For July 22, 2008 a collection of local, state, national and international articles on electronic voting and election issue

New oil field discovered in southern Iran According to Iran Oil Minister Gholam-Hossein Nozari, a new oil field was discovered in the city of Abadan with an estimated reserve of 500 million barrels.

Officials fear Dolly could break Rio Grande levees Tues night or Wed morning, the area along the Rio Grande River will likely be inundated. Evacuation plans are made because the last big hurricane was in 1967. Dolly is expected to be as bad as Beulah. Good report of where and how plans are made.

Investor Document Says Payne Was Key Bush Campaign Operative Seems a recently resurfaced investor doc for Worldwide Strategic Energy reveals Payne a key player. EXCERPT: "Spending hundreds of days on the road for the Bush/Cheney Campaign in 2000 and 2004, Mr. Payne was part of a small team of five Bush operatives, including former White House Chief of Staff Andy Card, who coordinated the campaigns' efforts for the three Presidential debates held that year. "

Big Oil profits steered to Investors Oil companies insist they're using record profits to explore and develop new oil fields that might help bring down gas prices, but the actual money they spend on exploration is nothing compared with what they spend on stock buybacks and dividends. This may be good news for shareholders but no help to average Americans already making drastic cutbacks to offset the high cost of fuel.

US lawyer seeks to sue Washington over Iran threats Lawyer Francis A. Boyle has called on Tehran to back his efforts to take the US and Israel to the ICJ over their threats of military action against Iran.

Gitmo judge excludes coerced evidence The judge in the first American war crimes trial since World War II barred evidence on Monday that interrogators obtained from Osama bin Laden's driver following his capture in Afghanistan.

Burma: Buddhist migrants pressured to convert to Christianity violence on religion

Booming oil means record 2Q sales for Halliburton War profiteers are cleaning up as the economy flounders thanks to crony capitalist mismanagement

Raw Story: Savage Goes After Autistic Kids This is beneath contempt. Sure, we all have free speech rights, but do we all have the right to have a radio show?

Big Oil Profits Go To Investors -- Not R&D or Exploration More Than Half The Money Made By The Five Largest Oil Companies Goes To Stock Buybacks And Dividends. The percentage spent to find new deposits of fossil fuels “has remained flat for years, in the mid-single digits.”

Larisa Alexandrovna: *Paul Minor Targeted by Rove- In Prison, Kept from Dying Wife (2 comments) Don Siegelman is out now,but others are not,including Paul Minor.His wife is dying of cancer and he cannot even get out on an appeal bond (just like Siegelman).I ask that you try to help Paul Minor the way you have so kindly been helping Don Siegelman.If you have the time,please write a letter of support to Mr. Minor,who is in prison because of his politics and whose life has been destroyed simply because Rove targeted him.

Wachovia's Separation Package for ex-CEO Thompson in millions as bank reports $8.8 billion 2nd qtr Loss (1 comments) According to a filing with the SEC outlining Ken Thompson's retirement package, he will receive severance equal to 16 months of his base salary, or $1.45 million. The package also includes accelerated vesting of his outstanding stock awards worth $7.25 million. Thompson is also eligible for pension benefits, deferred compensation and reimbursement of up to $50,000 for legal expenses incurred in negotiating the agreement.

Wachovia reports $8.9 billion loss, slashes dividend Wachovia Corp. announced a whopping second quarter loss of $8.9 billion this morning, and outlined a turnaround plan that includes discontinuing wholesale mortgage origination. The bank will almost annihilate its dividend payment to shareholders, cutting it to 5 cents per quarter per share from 37.5 cents. A year ago, Wachovia was paying 64 cents.

Conservative Lawyers Urge Bush To Issue ˜Pre-Emptive Pardons' To Officials Involved In Illegal Programs (8 comments) Such a pardon would reduce the risk that a future administration might undertake a criminal investigation of operatives or policy makers involved in programs that administration lawyers have said were legal but that critics say violated laws regarding torture and surveillance. A BEFORE YOU GO TO JAIL, GET-OUT-OF-INDICTMENT AND-PROSECUTION' CARD?

Gabe Shames: Is there a North American Union forming, and why? (24 comments) The Security and Prosperity Agreement (SPP) signed in 2005 by Bush, then-Presidente Fox, and the then-Prime Minister of Canada, has sparked waves of fear across the continent. Many are concerned it's not just an "agreement" but the start of the removal of all three countries sovereignty to form a continental superstate. Could this be true or will it just be a "community," or is it in fact just an agreement?

Bill Samuel: Can We Defeat Terror by Escalating the War In Afghanistan? (33 comments) Escalation of war in Afghanistan is a major campaign position of Barack Obama. Do you agree his assumptions are correct.

Marta Steele: "Peace Economy"--workshop held at Peace Action congress A recap of a great workshop on peace economy led by Rev. Bob Moore, exec. director of the Delaware Valley Coalition for Peace Action--workshop held at the 50th Annual Peace Action Congress

Monday, July 21:

Linn Cohen-Cole: *Tomatoes and Osama (4 comments) Are tomatoes the problem or jalapenos? Or is something else going on that is more worrisome? Between terrorists scares and food scares, the Bush Administration is used to creating hysteria and getting bills pushed through Congress to give more power to itself and its corporate friends. They are still at it.

Man convicted of hate crime for accosting Wiesel Last year a young man whose last name is Hunt tried to pull Elie Wiesel, 79, off an elevator in San Francisco. There was possible evidence that the youth was medically insane. However, he had written emails to Wiesel. Final outcome was that he was not a holocaust denier and therefore the sentence will be 3 years. With proper medication the outcome may work out for all concerned, despite Wiesel's original alarm.

CEO Salaries Weather Mortgage Crisis (6 comments) CEO Salaries Weather Mortgage Crisis CEOs of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac last year reaped roughly $30 million in salary, incentives and other perks, despite setting their banks on courses which now require government bailouts. This is corporate welfare at it's finest. Companies have all the resources to make educated decisions but if they are foolish and wasteful the taxpayers are forced to bail them out.

Author: Officials against torture memo feared wiretaps, physical danger According to Jane Mayer, author of The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals, two top lawyers in the Justice Department who attempted to push back against the authorization of torture by Vice President Cheney's staff became so paranoid that they worried they were being wiretapped and even feared they might be in physical danger.

JGideon: 'Daily Voting News' For July 21, 2008 a collection of local, state, national and international articles on electronic voting and election issue

Laundromat Royale Sen. Carl Levin said he had proposed a law that would "attack tax havens head on." He said the Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act would create the presumption that a US taxpayer who forms an entity in an offshore secrecy jurisdiction or who sends assets to or receives assets from an entity in a tax haven is liable for the income tax on those assets. The person would have to refute that presumption with evidence.

N.H. will accept free oil from Chavez after all Two years ago, New Hampshire refused to accept heating oil from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the pro-Castro U.S. critic who once called President Bush "the devil." But with fuel prices rising, well, free oil is free oil.

Cybersecurity Will Take A Big Bite of the Budget HEADS UP, INTERNET! President Bush's single largest request for funds and "most important initiative" in the fiscal 2009 intelligence budget is for the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative, a little publicized but massive program whose details "remain vague and thus open to question."

McCain Warns Of 'Hard Struggle' On The Iraq-Pakistan Border' (1 comments) McCrazY!!! THERE IS NO IRAQ-PAKISTAN BORDER!! Iraq is nowhere near Pakistan. In fact, Baghdad - the capital of Iraq - is over 1,500 miles from Pakistan's capital of Islamabad

Detainee's Trial in Military System Begins Today Salim Ahmed Hamdan,Osama bin Laden's former driver is scheduled to go on trial Monday in the first test of whether that system can dispense fair and impartial justice.

Logs Show Activist Surveillance Continued Despite Lack of Criminal Findings (1 comments) To the activists, it was as noteworthy as a PTA gathering. To "Analyst Sparwasser," an agent for the Maryland State Police's Homeland Security and Intelligence Division, it was a target for undercover infiltration.

Amy Fried: McCain Surrogate: "The Muslims have said either we kneel or they're going to kill us." (8 comments) McCain's surrogate - on a campaign conference call - implied that the status of our national security boils down to a struggle with all Muslims. McCain did not challenge the statement. How does that reflect on his fitness for the presidency?

Meryl Ann Butler: Calling All Women to the White House (3 comments)

Saturday, July 19:

Xanadu Zinnia: How to Save the World? (9 comments) Given the current state of our planet, what should we focus on to save the world?

Sherwin Steffin: Confident, Hopeful, Wishful, or Fantasy (12 comments) This poll asks for your assessment of the likelihood that America will eventually return to being the nation we all expected it to be.

Friday, July 18:

Bia Winter: Re-Defining "Terrorism" (20 comments) Who and what is a "Terrorism?

Paul Kruger: Congress, Rove & Contempt (14 comments) Rove and inherent contempt.

Kevin Gosztola: Should activist, citizen, and advocacy groups go to the DNC or RNC to protest? (26 comments) I believe this poll will help us have an important discussion and would greatly appreciate hearing from members of the OEN community and others on this.

Rob Kall: Do You Support Cindy Sheehan's Campaign Run Against Nancy Pelosi (23 comments) Pelosi or Sheehan? Will you be helping Sheehan or Pelosi?

Wednesday, July 16:

Kevin Gosztola: Should there be a massive anti-war march at the Democratic National Convention? (17 comments) Anti-war leaders do not know if they should have a mass march or little marches at the Democratic National Convention. Help them decide.

Tuesday, July 15:

Casey Reed: Separation of Corporate and State (13 comments) Do we need a Constitutional amendment to regulate the influence and current dominance of corporations and the rich and powerful interests? Should there be a separation of corporate and state?

Cindie Frap: Racial Divide (8 comments) Is there a racial divide in our country more now than before?

Monday, July 14:

Amy Fried: How do you feel about the New Yorker's satirical Obama cover? (58 comments) Reactions to The New Yorker's satirical cover featuring smear-inspired stereotypes of the Obama's.

Michael McCoy: Post 911 and Bush, what concerns you about America? (14 comments) With the profound change in the methods and tactics by which America is governed, what concerns you most about the lives of you children and grandchildren?

Gabe Shames: Are 'Chemtrails' a form of Government suppression? (23 comments) Have you heard of the supposed difference of regular airplanes excreting contrails (the short-duration line of exhaust) and what many are arguing are 'chemtrails?' Chemtrails are supposedly longer (continue instead of fading) and sometimes expand outward to unprecidented widths. Those in favor of the chemtrail theory often say they are purposefully sprayed by government-issued planes to control populations. What do you think?

PrMaine: What Happened on 9/11? (45 comments) What do you feel was the most likely explanation for the events of 9/11/2001?

Gene Cappa: Should ACLU Release Another Impeachment Pamphlet? (10 comments) The ACLU is in the forefront of defending the Constitution and should be releasing a new "Impeachment Pamphlet" INFORMING the American people why impeachment proceedings are urgently required presently?

Sunday, July 13:

Bill Samuel: Vote major party or not? (10 comments) Some people say you should vote for a major party candidate because these are the only ones with a chance to win. Others say that you should vote for someone with whom you agree on most major public policy issues, whether or not they appear to have a chance to win. Many OpEdNews readers really face this question, as they have major problems with thepositions of major party candidates.

Paul Kruger: Based on the Senate betraying America, who would support this campaign? (25 comments) Who here would activly support a campaign to remove from office EVERY single member of Congress who voted FOR IMMUNITY in both the House and Senate at the next possible election?

Friday, July 11:

Rob Kall: If Pelosi Changes Her Impeachment Position Will It Change Your Attitude Towards Congress (64 comments) What will it take to get you to approve of Pelosi's congress

Tuesday, July 8:

Linda Bemis: Should we eliminate medical insurance as we know it and replace with our own. Poll on whether we should eliminate employer insurance, Medicare, Medicade, Veterans health care, all medical insurance companies, etc.

Gene Cappa: Should John Conyers Hold Impeachment Hearings Anyway? (11 comments) Should House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers hold immediate impeachment hearings anyway even though his House Speaker Nancy Pelosi took impeachment "off the table" for Cheney and Bush, and Conyers has stated he is documenting everything for his next democratic president Barack Obama?

Rob Kall: Have Obama's Centrist Policy Policy Declarations Surprised You? (99 comments) Did you think Obama was a progressive or did you see him, from the beginning as a centrist moderate? If you saw him as a centrist moderate from the beginning, then his positions will not be as big a surprise as if you saw him as a progressive from the beginning.

Monday, July 7:

Professor Emeritus Peter Bagnolo: POLL IS THE Ancient Tablet Predating Jesus as Messiah and Resurrection Fraud Or Truth (15 comments) The Tablet now known as "Gabriel's Revelation" has stirred quite a controversy among, Christians, Jews and others. Many Hebrew scholars believe the stone to be authentic and if so it would to confirm the expectation of just such a Messiah even before Jesus was born. What do you think? Read and tap the link to read the original article and let us know.

Rob Kall: Which News Network Favors Right Wing Messages More? CNN or MSNBC? (15 comments) When you add Keith Olbermann, Andrea Mitchell, JoeScarborough and the rest on MSNBC and, Wolf Blitzer Lou Dobbs, Jack Caffrey, etcetera on CNN, which network cuts the right, McCain, Bush, etc. more slack, repeats the right wing message more?

Professor Emeritus Peter Bagnolo: Should Organized Religion Focus more on The Evils of Avarice/Greed Than on the Bedrooms of (6 comments) American Churches and governmental agencies are shown by polls to be the most self-righteous, sexually uptight on the planet and never once have they expressed indignation at the despicable nature of Human Avarice/greed. It's time we found out what the people think.

Sunday, July 6:

Edwin Rutsch: Why do conservatives value Self-Righteousness and Hypocrisy? (7 comments) Why do conservatives value Self-Righteousness and Hypocrisy?

Paul Kruger: Are there too many similar causes diluting available resources? (21 comments) Should similar causes/groups narrow their focus and refer donors to each other on specific issues with regards to supporting action on those issues?

Saturday, July 5:

Sherwin Steffin: Impeachment update (43 comments) This poll is an update of my April 30th poll, asking for your assessment of then likelihood that either/or Bush and Cheney will be impeached by the House, and convicted by Senate

Paul Kruger: Should the Feds be handed all of your credit card transactions? (12 comments) Should the federal government have the right to demand records of every American's credit and debit card transaction?

Thursday, July 3:

Professor Emeritus Peter Bagnolo: SHOULD NO-BID CONTRACTS BE ABOLISHED? (10 comments) NO-BID Contracts perpetuate the notion that the contract awardee is so "Uniquely Qualified" at whatever he is "bidding" upon, as to be spared the indignity of having to compete with others, the Hoi Polloi whose bids are an insult to the No-Bidder guys. In my experience I have found NO evidence to support such an assumption.

Rob Kall: I'm Holding Back on Contributing to Obama Because of his Move to The Right (60 comments) I either will escrow money to give later, just wait and see where he ends up, or vote for someone else.

Wednesday, July 2:

Edwin Rutsch: How many readers of Opednews.com will be going to Netroots Nation Conference? (1 comments) The Netroots Nation Conference will be held in Austin, TX from July 17-20. How many readers of Opednews.com will be going to Netroots?

Professor Emeritus Peter Bagnolo: Should Individual States and Cities Indict Cheney/Bush For Murder? (9 comments) GW Bush and Dick Cheney have been let of the hook for impeachment, but that does not mean that we, the citizens of America need to sit idly, impotently, by and let him bully his way out of prosecution. Should we indict them for murder in cities and states all across our nation, thus pinning him down or forcing him to go to war with the states with his mercenaries?

Brett Paatsch: Have you checked whether your rep has read Kucinich's 35 articles of Bush impeachment ? (3 comments) This is a poll to see what portion of Opednews readers have personally checked that either their congressional representative or a member of the House Judiciary Committee have read Kucinich's 35 articles of impeachment for President Bush.

Ben Kall: Mrs. McCain or Obama; Who Is Evading Media Coverage More? (1 comments) who's the more private?

Kevin Gosztola: What issue will Obama move to the center right on next? (5 comments) Obama's ever-increasing impulse to be on the center right of as many issues as possible could potentially be detrimental to progressives/liberals who think he is no match for McCain in November. Many are already calling his moves a sign that he suffers from a "character flaw." What issue will he move to the center right on next?

Tuesday, July 1:

Gene Cappa: Do YOU Support An Independent International 911 Invesitgation? (18 comments) Scientific and eyewitness evidence shows that the 9/11 Commission Report is a fraudulent document and those behind the report are guilty of covering up what really happened on 9/11/2001. This evidence overwhemlmingly supports the conclusion that World Trade Center Towers, 1, 2, and 7 were brought down by demolition explosives and official theory of airplanes and ensuing fires is irrefutably false.

Professor Emeritus Peter Bagnolo: IN YOUR OPINION, IS MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL FIXED? (2 comments) Some statistics indicate the the steroids issue is a faux issue designed to deter people from examining the horrible calls by umpires. which most often seem to favor the home team. Well, guess what, they do favor the home and and for a good reason, doing so is VERY profitable. If the home team wins more often or at least almost wins pretty often, fans keep on coming. So, then are baseball game outcomes fixed?

Frank J. Ranelli: Is Barack Obama moving too far to the right just to be elected? (11 comments) In recent days, Obama has been accused of moving to the center and triangulating, a course and tactic that Bill Clinton used to get elected, and flip-flopping on many positions he held during the protracted, 16 month, Democratic primary. Today, Barack Obama announced if elected he would expand President Bush's Faith-Based Initiative programs.

Edwin Rutsch: Is Congresswoman Maxine Waters correct that conservatives value Blame, Hate & Lying? (4 comments) Is Congresswoman Maxine Waters correct that conservatives value Blame, Hate & Lying?

Rady Ananda: Lever Voting Machines or Computerized Systems? (1 comments) Which voting system do you trust more?

Saturday, June 28:

Edwin Rutsch: What social or political movements would psychopaths and narcissists join? (29 comments) What social or political movements would psychopaths and narcissists, who don't value empathy, tend to join?

Kevin Gosztola: Our Nation's Independence Day (6 comments) What are you thinking about this year's Fourth of July?

Friday, June 27:

Edwin Rutsch: Worst of the Failed Conservative Values that James Dobson exemplifies? (13 comments) What is the worst of the Failed Conservative Values that James Dobson exemplifies?

Gene Cappa: Will Bugliosi Succeed in Getting Bush Indicted & Prosecuted on Murder Charges? (18 comments) Over 4,000 American soldiers have lost their lives fighting in George W. Bush's war in Iraq on "false pretenses". Can Bush be indicted and prosecuted for murder and conspiracy to commit murder charges?

Professor Emeritus Peter Bagnolo: Should The Catholic Church Excommunicate Justices Alito, Scalia, and Thomas? (35 comments) Since, in my opinion, the below have not only acted with sycophantic accord with the powerful, corporate wealthy and in the best interests of encouraging a fascist dictatorship, and have done incredible harm to our Constitution and people, since they are CATHOLIC; Should The Catholic Church Excommunicate Justices Alito, Scalia, and Thomas?

Thursday, June 26:

Sherwin Steffin: The Article, "Using Cross Tabulation." Valuable or Not? Select the Poll Response which best expresses your Evaluation of the article, "Using Cross Tabulation."

Professor Emeritus Peter Bagnolo: CAN ONE BE A CHRISTIAN AND A CONSERVATIVE AT THE SAME TIME? (36 comments) I wish to know if you think CAN ONE BE A CHRISTIAN AND A CONSERVATIVE AT THE SAME TIME?. I do not, therefore, yes, or no!

Rob Kall: Should House Pass HR 362, Calling for prohibiting of refined petroleum products to Iran (15 comments) Some say this could lead to Bush/Cheney justifying a Naval Blockade as a congressionally approved way to escalate a confrontation.

Wednesday, June 25:

Edwin Rutsch: Dealing with Failed and Failing Conservative Values (22 comments) Conservative values have failed and continue to fail. 70-80 percent of Americans say they feel the country is going in the wrong direction. Since conservatives say their policies are based on their values, we can assume that Americans are rejecting them. How do you think conservatives will deal with the failure of their values.

Professor Emeritus Peter Bagnolo: SHOULD SCALIA BE IMPEACHED? (25 comments) Scalia Cites False Information in Habeas Corpus Dissent Marjorie Cohn says, "Scalia bolstered his hysterical claim that the Boumediene decision 'will almost certainly cause more Americans to be killed' with stale information that was proven to be false a year ago."

Tuesday, June 24:

Edwin Rutsch: Is authoritarianism a Failed Conservative Value? (1 comments) Is authoritarianism a Failed Conservative Value?

Saturday, March 15:

Sponsored by www.worldproutassembly.org: "Building a New World" Conference The deep longing for positive, lasting change is the bedrock upon which this conference is based. How do we fix our country and our world? And how can we form one mass movement to address the crisis? (Event Date: May 22, 2008)

Sponsored by ourfuture.org: Take Back America a meeting of progressives (Event Date: Mar 17, 2008)

Wednesday, December 31:

Sponsored by Freedom Ambassadors: Walk for Human Dignity A national coalition of over 50 local, state and national organizations are participating in walk from Tucson to Phoenix beginning May 2 to call for an end to racially fomented hate crimes. The ten-day peaceful walk will end with a rally in downtown Phoenix on Mother's Day, May 11, honoring mothers for teaching children to treat all human beings with equal dignity. (Event Date: May 1, 2008)

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Wednesday, July 23:

Maya Schenwar | On Iraq: Wiping Out the Legend BOOK REVIEW: A silent mythos is enveloping the liberal consciousness in the waning days of the Bush presidency.

Solar power from Saharan sun could provide Europe's electricity, says EU A tiny rectangle superimposed on the vast expanse of the Sahara captures the seductive appeal of the audacious plan to cut Europe's carbon emissions by harnessing the fierce power of the desert sun. Dwarfed by any of the north African nations, it represents an area slightly smaller than Wales but scientists claimed yesterday it could one day generate enough solar energy to supply all of Europe with clean electricity.

Tuesday, July 22:

Theresa Paulfranz: We Have Sexy Bodies and Brains....Why Not Sexy Culture and Sexy Planet? (7 comments) In this lopsided culture archetypal feminine thinking is missing. Humans have sexy bodies and sexy brains. So too, archetypally, they should have a sexy culture.

Georgianne Nienaber: Guitar Virtuoso Jimmy Robinson at New Orleans' Ogden: "After Hours"

Do IMF loans lead to higher rates of tuberculosis? Findings: In all of the countries under scrutiny, as IMF loans increased, so did TB death rates. For every 1% increase in credit, the TB mortality rate climbed by 0.9 percent. The longer IMF loans lasted, the greater the rate of TB deaths: Every extra year of money was associated with about a 4% increase in deaths. Those numbers are pretty striking...

What the Public Really Wants on Science Polls show that the public is more than just excited about science-they overwhelmingly think that it can make our lives better and that scientists should have a larger role in public policy decisions.

Michael Dewey: *Rocking Down Angels

Allen L Roland: *ONLY LOVE UNITES AND HEALS What lies deepest within us is a state of love and soul consciousness ( The Unified Field ) which extends beyond time and space and reveals itself in its universal urge to unite. It gently holds us, as if in two giant hands, and asks only that we play our part in a universal loving plan . It also exists beyond lifetimes whereas those who we love deeply become part of us forever : Allen L Roland

Monday, July 21:

Quarter of the planet to be online by 2012 (2 comments) According to the report by Jupiter Research, the total number of people online will climb to 1.8 billion by 2012, encompassing roughly 25 percent of the planet.

Are You Getting What You're Paying For? 25 Online Tools to Test Your Internet Service Most people pay a hefty amount of money every month to ensure that they have a quality connection to the Internet. But are you really getting what you pay for? Your speed, quality of service, and even the sites you're allowed to use may be interfered with. Put these tools to work to make sure you're getting everything you've been promised.

Advance brings low-cost, bright LED lighting closer to reality Researchers at Purdue University have overcome a major obstacle in reducing the cost of "solid state lighting," a technology that could cut electricity consumption by 10 percent if widely adopted.

Swiss man, moved by the sun, produces solar-powered car The 36-year-old Palmer is five months away from circling the globe in his solar powered car -- a trip that will take him across 40 countries and 36,000 miles. The United States is the 28th country he's visited in the Solar Taxi -- and he's driven more than 23,000 miles. His mission is to show people that automobile travel is possible without spending a single cent at the gas pump -- or negatively impacting the environment.

Jane Stillwater: Operation Hydra: Air Force disaster relief training, flying all over California, GWB & me.... I recently went on a tour of the USAF's Contingency Response Wing's readiness training exercise, in case of a major disaster. This article is rather long but you should slog through it anyway. Why? So you would know what our military is capable of in case of another Katrina or 9-11. Also Bush showed up for a Republican fund-raiser at our airbase that day. And us taxpayers paid for his transportation. That sucks eggs.

Park tests hybrid buses in McKinley's shadow The 230-horsepower hybrid bus white and sporting pictures of Denali on its sides. The plan is to test it this summer to determine its potential for replacing the park's 110 diesel buses. This is the type of program the government should be jumping in to finance Think of all the school buses polluting the air every morning. not only would it be govs and schools green but if big US auto was in that would be some real jobs to

Sunday, July 20:

Jim Miles: Descent Into Chaos - Book Review An excellent work that examines the previously poorly chronicled affairs between the United States, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Jim Miles: Marching Toward Hell - Book Review The shackles of oil and Israel, the elitist ignorance of the American government, the antagonism of the Muslim world supported by the predictions and indictments of bin Laden have created a losing position for the Americans no matter what they attempt to do.

Appalachian English: Speaking the stereotype Kentucky is such an unusual state," Deem said. "You get this great diversity of accent, dialect and language usage."

One Soldier's Interview after Leaving the Service "When I showed up at the first coal mine where I worked ... I didn't get a lot of initial guidance, which was hard for me," he said. Making a decision of whether to be a lifer or get out, the man describes how he chose, then found he could sign up for the Guard and be useful in training recruits. Just good human interest.

Saturday, July 19:

Rady Ananda: Warning: This Product Is Hazardous To Your Freedom (25 comments) Top shelf; the creme de la creme; the most succinct, in plain English best quotes by computer security experts. Do we really want to vote on this "crap?"

mikel paul: Welcome to the Earthly Ice Crème Shoppe (18 comments) ...owned and operated by and for all its inhabitants. Close to seven billion flavors and counting. Way more than 31. Some flavors will make you gag or worse. But many more will have you wondering why you waited so long to have a lick.

Allan Lichtman: Conservative Denial (2 comments) This article opens a discussion of the history and current status of American conservatism through a response to David Frum's review of my book, White Protestant Nation: The Rise of the American Conservative Movement.

Mole's Progressive Democrat: The Tangled Web of the Organic Industry (2 comments) This blogger, who is a biologist living in Brooklyn, discusses organic food. What's really organic (or nearly so), and which corporations have the most involvement in the food industry. Interesting charts.

Synthetic Pot as a Military Weapon? Meet the Man Who Ran the Secret Program Ketchum was into weapons of mass elation, not weapons of mass destruction. From before the Viet Nam War, as the Army researched new chemical warfare techniques, this doctor worked on compounds which would render enemies incapable of action without killing them. Articles updates issues of medical marijuana and decriminalization.

Richard Volaar: Misogyny And the Beer-Bellied Portion of the Bell-shaped Curve (7 comments) A shocking retort to those who would shy away from the defense of things manly and untoward

Swiss Man, Moved By the Sun, Produces Solar-Powered Car (2 comments) A car with Swiss license plates cruising along roads on the sunburned hills of Merced County isn't exactly common sight. An even less common sight is a solar-powered car that produces zero carbon emissions. That's exactly what a small group of residents saw Friday, as Swiss schoolteacher and world traveler Louis Palmer rolled into UC Merced with his Solar Taxi.

The Crisis is Upon Us by Ron Paul (15 comments) The doctor/Congressman/scholar writes about the economic calamity facing the world and discusses what we can do to lessen its impact.

Rady Ananda: Debunking Pre-Election Testing Myths (1 comments) Debunking myths can be a full time job in the election integrity world. Here are 12 expert quotes on testing election software. Malware (malicious software code) can easily defeat pre-election testing and certification processes: logic and accuracy tests cannot "prove" that software is free of malware.

mfaison: Plan X: My Deferred Dream Plan (2 comments) creative writing expressing feelings concerning economic and occupational uncertainties

Allen L Roland: *RACISM RAISES ITS UGLY FACE ON NEW YORKER COVER (2 comments) Racism has subtly raised its ugly face for all to see, courtesy of the New Yorker, but it was always there beneath the surface ~ so now we no longer have to deny its presence nor its role in an election where 45 percent of Americans believe Islam encourages violence: Allen L Roland

Friday, July 18:

SolarCity provides SF power below grid price If you are a San Francisco resident considering solar panels, now is the time for action, says Lyndon Rive, CEO of SolarCity, a start-up that leases panels to homeowners. Since the city solar-incentive program came into effect in July, it has become financially viable for even small energy consumers to install solar-power systems.

Homeowner boards can't exclude democracy Prof. Political Science and Homeowner rights advocate criticize HOAs for lack of democracy. The NJ Supreme Court heard this case pertaining to free speech rights at a cost of $500,000 to the HOA.

We thought we were safe Not in Paradise! A pensive tale of a man's escaping the fires of Northern California with his horse, and only memories of a house they had spent four years building. It happened June 12. A month later, he thinks about when he will get his horse back home.

Dr. GLEN MABSON, Phd. Epileptic Foundation of Maui dba Pacific Epilepsy Society: Epilepsy Study Incriminates Aspartame in Medications (6 comments) Shocking analysis of the large numbers of victims of Epileptic Seizures in Hawaii, tying it in to their use of the artificial sweetener and neurodegenerative carcinogen, Aspartame, still commonly added to many medications!

Strongest Material Ever Tested: Graphene, praised for its electrical properties, has been proven the strongest known mat Materials scientists have been singing graphene's praises since it was first isolated in 2005. The one-atom-thick sheets of carbon conduct electrons better than silicon and have been made into fast, low-power transistors. Now, for the first time, researchers have measured the intrinsic strength of graphene, and they've confirmed it to be the strongest material ever tested.

Quantum Leap: Researchers have controlled the position of a single electron in a silicon circuit. An international team of researchers has shown that it can control the quantum state of a single electron in a silicon transistor--even putting the electron in two places at once. Their discovery could help pave the way toward a practical quantum computer.

Automated Precision Satellite Guidance Of 9/11 Type Aircraft Largely Possible Just Before Attacks Because information collected after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 has raised questions about the alleged ability and motivation of the people accused of piloting Boeing 757 and 767 planes into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, speculation has since lingered regarding the covert use of technology to precisely self-navigate all 4 airliners into targets that day.

The Risks of Obama's Iraq Strategy (2 comments) This CQ piece analyzes flipflopping of both candidates and sees past where they are inconsistent on Iraq War strategy. Did I get the impression right? That it says Obama's problem is he doesn't see that the surge is working?

Tidal power feeds electricity to National Grid in world first The first ever commercial electricity powered by the tides has been put on the National Grid, project managers said today. The £10million SeaGen turbine based in Northern Ireland's Strangford Lough generated enough green energy to supply 150 homes in a test. Full-blown production is expected in a few weeks' time.

Ray Louis: Spoiler Alert! The Dark Knight is an Unmasked Bush Apologist (5 comments) This is partially a review of the new Batman movie (The Dark Knight), as well as a look at the questionable actions and the cultural impact of the comic book character. Bruce Wayne/Batman is clearly a villain, not a hero.

Steve Windisch (jibbguy): Free Energy and the Open Source Energy Movement (Part 3) (4 comments) Third article in the series; discussing Dr. Eugene Mallove and Cold Fusion, the non-profit organization Panaea-BOCOF, and an interview with Mr. Ashtweth Palise.

Ferdinand: Prepare Yourself (2 comments) The news articles will be meant to instill fear and create confusion. Do not believe any of them without serious thought and consideration, no matter their apparent credibility. We could never trust the mainstream media and its pundits...

Thursday, July 17:

Rachel Maddow, Host Apparent: Analyst "At The Top" Of "Very Short List" For Next MSNBC Opening (5 comments) For eight nights beginning just before the 4th of July, Rachel Maddow, the host of a program on Air America, the liberal talk-radio network, served as a substitute for the vacationing Keith Olbermann. "At some point, I don't know when, she should have a show," said Phil Griffin, hours before he was promoted on Wed to president of MSNBC. "She's on the short list. It's a very short list. She's at the top."

Microgeneration could rival nuclear power, report shows British buildings equipped with solar, wind and other micro power equipment could generate as much electricity in a year as five nuclear power stations, a government-backed industry report showed today.

How You Can Turn a Vacant Lot Into a Community Garden (1 comments) If you see a vacant lot in your neighborhood that would make a great garden, here's how to get started:

German Expert Predicts US Solar Energy Boom There's something incongruous about experts from normally cloudy Germany coming to California, the land of eternal sunshine, to teach the locals about how to harness solar power. But that's was happening this week in San Francisco, where organizers of the world's largest solar exhibition, Germany's Intersolar, launched an American version of their confab amid predictions of a massive solar boom in the ailing US economy.

High Density Vertical Growth (HDVG) Garden An intro to "vertical gardening"; beat the high cost of good by growing your own- and break the corporate stranglehold on human life at the same time.

The Power of Solar Communities The great innovations of the 21st Century will be social. I predict that the solutions to our greatest challenges will emerge through new ways of coming together. Case in point, the Drake Landing Solar Community is a fully integrated housing development that takes solar to the next level. Solar panels channel heat through a series of underground pipes to produce a reservoir of energy for warming the 52 home neighborhood

robert braunstein: The Noose Media theater and distractions, false consciousness; form as content

George Staropoli: HOAs: Exchanging individual property rights for property values (1 comments) Homeowner associations are continuing to spread across the country. Yet, very little is said by the real estate special interests about the loss of individual rights and freedoms. These private government authoritarian regimes have the mission to protect property rights, first and foremost, and there is no bill of rights protections within the private HOA "constitution".

Rady Ananda: 2008 Bibliography of Scientific Studies on Software Driven Voting Systems (3 comments) Bibliography of over 50 scientific studies on software driven voting systems, consulted in preparation for contemplated litigation in New York.

andi novick: Lever Lawsuit Gears Up; "Stealing America" Premiers Aug. 1st (1 comments) NY gears up for the battle of mechanical levers vs. software driven voting systems. Sequoia's software suffers a statewide failure of 50%; and an 85% failure rate in Nassau County. But NY proceeds with Eyes Wide Shut. Why reject software? See "Stealing America, Vote by Vote," premiering in NYC on August 1st.

Compusician: Time Travel: Yes and No? (3 comments) Is time travel possible? Do the scientists have it right? How did logic escape our most masterful minds, including Einstein?

Wednesday, July 16:

Mark Biskeborn: Book Review: Generation Kill Under Bush, Rumsfeld and Cheney decided to wage a conventional war against a soveriegn country, Iraq. Meanwhile they talk endlessly about bringing justice to the guerrilla warrors of 9/11.

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