691 Articles

Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Will SuperDuper Delegates Change The Race?
(7 comments) There have been a few superduper delegates so far. Will more of them announce themselves and when they do, will they totally change the primary race?

Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Zogby Polling :Female Voters Deserting Hillary
(17 comments) Zogby polls in the past week show steadily declining support for Hillary among women. Blacks, and under 70s. moving to Obama driving the change.

Sunday, May 4, 2008
Interns Wanted for OpEdNews.com
(1 comments) An internship at OpEdNEws offers incredible opportunities to experience the best, most cutting edge aspects of journalism, and new media today. Interns will have opportunities to build their resume's with serious work assignments and projects.

Friday, May 2, 2008
Time to Hit Back Harder
(58 comments) tamp down your tolerance of right wing BS and speak up

Thursday, May 1, 2008
Hero Mandela On US Terrorist Watch List"- Could it Affect AIPAC and Mideast?
(16 comments) Mandela has to get special permission from Condi to come to the US, because he's on terrorist watch lists. Steps are being taken to change this "shameful" situation. But the effort could find opposition from AIPAC, because of the precedent it might set.

Tuesday, April 29, 2008
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Monday, April 28, 2008
Is The SCOTUS Picking Another President?
(47 comments) Who does today's Scotus Decision help more, Obama or Hillary? In this case, timing is everything.

Wednesday, April 23, 2008
No End in Sight... Well, not until Denver.
(8 comments) It's becoming clear. This will not end in June. It will not end when the superdelegates commit to Obama. It will go all the way to the convention and there, the Clintons will start to REALLY turn on their ugliest efforts to persuade the delegates that Obama has been irreparably damaged.

Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Progressives vs. Liberals. How are they different
(5 comments) some polling data comparing liberals and progressives. And hope that we can have a conversation on the differences between them.

Monday, April 21, 2008
Book Review The LAST LECTURE by Randy Pausch
(3 comments) The first and only book that made me cry through half the chapters. Randy Pausch is dying of cancer. As is traditional at many universities, he gave a "last lecture" which is usually given by elder, retiring professors. But Pausch's last lecture because an internet youtube phenomenon. And now, after a book he did is out, it is a huge, runaway bestseller, so hot, they literally can't keep the books in stock in bookstores.

Friday, April 18, 2008
Take Back Control of Debates From the Networks
(23 comments) How About Debate Integrity... and taking Control Back From the Networks? It's time for the major parties to refuse to allow the networks to plan, script and program debates. They've made it clear they are incapable of doing what's best for Americans, for democracy.

Thursday, April 17, 2008
Will Hillary Take SS Benefits Away From The Boomers
(17 comments) David Axelrod says "baby boomers could see their social security benefits cut.

Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Explosive Food Inflation-- The Big Presidential Issue?
(11 comments) Could the price and availability of food become one of the 2008 campaign's biggest issues? Or maybe, we should be asking, why the explosive inflation in food prices is not already THE issue, after the economy.

Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Hillary, Sans Q&A
(11 comments) last night I attended a Hillary rally in suburban, blue collar Philly, then had dinner with some Hillary supporting friends.

Monday, April 14, 2008
Time To Pepper Obama and Clinton With Progressive Questioins, Like Impeachment
(36 comments) At every campaign Clinton or Obama event, progressives should be asking tough questions that push Obama and Clinton left, or nail down their positions on progressive issues like impeachment

Monday, April 14, 2008
Did Hillary Do A "Man Thing" Dukakis Moment?
(9 comments) first there was dukakis in a tank, then Kerry going hunting, and now, there's Hillary, belting down shots and beer.

Friday, April 11, 2008
Book Review: The State of HEALTH ATLAS
(1 comments) a fascinating book that visually maps health and the causes of disease throughout the world.

Thursday, April 10, 2008
Randi Rhodes Gone From Air America
(14 comments) after episode where she called Clinton and Ferraro names, which led to her suspension, Rhodes calls it quits with AAR.

Thursday, April 10, 2008
Randi Rhodes To Start on NovaM Radio on Monday
(7 comments) "It's a done deal!" Randi Rhodes to appear on Larry King Show

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

"So?"

(37 comments) This is an op-ed about Iraq, about Dick Cheney and about what could be a psychological pathology that leads right wingers to keep the USA in Iraq, causing the waste of trillions of dollars and tragedy for millions of families.

Monday, April 7, 2008
New Pennsylvania Poll: Clinton and Obama Dead Even
so much for the vaunted double digit Rendell lead.

Monday, April 7, 2008
Hillary's History of Failure to Vet Facts And Use Them With Good Judgment
(1 comments) Hillary's repeated gaffes over claims about her past, about the patient who died without health insurance-- they tell us she does NOT have what it takes to take information, process it, and make those three AM decisions.

Sunday, April 6, 2008
Time to Attack The Right Wing's Core Values-- Less Taxes and Less Government
(94 comments) You Want to talk about less Government and less Taxes? Make My Day.

Friday, April 4, 2008
Desperate Times Demand Revolutionary, Visionary Response
(57 comments) Liberals have gone limp. Progressives have wilted their passion, or lost sight of their mission. Democrats have been co-opted and are settling for far too little. We've made progress in waking up America. Now it's time WE wake ourselves up, elevate our standards, reinvigorate our values and make a lot of noise and DEMAND a hell of a lot more from the current crop of candidates.

Friday, April 4, 2008
Clintons Reveal Income of Over $109 Million since Bill Left Office
income details

Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Specter Plans to Shut down the Senate
(17 comments) Specter claims to be spitting mad about the Dem failure to confirm Bush appellate court Judge nominees. So he plans to slow or shut down the US Senate. One problem. He's Waay off on his assessment

Monday, March 31, 2008
BEWARE Do NOT Trust Paulson's Plan to "Protect" and "Regulate"
(25 comments) Trust former Goldman Sachs CEO Paulson as much as you trust Bush to do the right thing and tell the truth. Expect the plans to hurt consumers, take away protections, de-regulate industries, take away the influence of congress, increase partisan influence, corporate influence and protect corporations from litigation and prosecution.

Saturday, March 29, 2008
Reading Bob Casey's Obama Endorsement and the future of the Democratic Party
(21 comments) Casey's endorsement says a lot about what's going on in the Democratic party and what progressives need to be doing.

Monday, March 24, 2008
Hillary Calls for Alan Greenspan and Robert Rubin to Fix Economy
(9 comments) going backwards one mis-step at a time

Sunday, March 23, 2008
"Who is this guy, Obama? He Scares me," a dear friend asks.
"I don't want to hear about character," he said, "I want to know he can kick ass at the negotiation table and be tough as necessary when things get tough."

Friday, March 21, 2008
Hillary's 3 AM Girl Likes Obama, Makes Own Ad
(11 comments) two videos

Thursday, March 20, 2008
A Report on Take Back America 2008
(2 comments) a report on the meeting, some quotes, some color, with an idea of what I did there.

Thursday, March 20, 2008
Photo Shows Clinton Met With, Received Wright
(39 comments)

Sunday, March 16, 2008
Spitzer's Whore Should Not Make a Nickel
(98 comments) letting her get rich after being used for a Spitzer sting will set a very bad precedent

Sunday, March 16, 2008
Is The Word "WHORE" Offensive? Is it a dirty word?
(109 comments) let's discuss this. I think there is a different perception for men and women and would like to sort it out and understand it better.

Thursday, March 13, 2008
A Post-Bush/Cheney To-Do List of Herculean Proportions
(28 comments) As soon as Bush slithers out of the Whitehouse, the next president, presumably a Democrat, unless the Dems totally screw up, will have a huge cleanup job. Hillary and Barack both talk about the mess they'll need to clean up. It would be useful to put together a list of things to-do, to recover from the Bush-Cheney disaster. Here's my shot at it. I'm hoping you'll help fill it in using the comments.

Wednesday, March 12, 2008
OpEdNews; Beyond a News Site-- it's your community
(23 comments) OpEdNews is an evolving entity, more than a news site. It's an evolving, ever changing experiment and YOU are a part of that experiment.

Tuesday, March 11, 2008
What is the DLC and Who is Its Queen?
(13 comments) The DLC is one of the clearest enemies of the Progressive movement. This article discusses what the DLC is its queen, Hillary.

Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Jason Leopold Wins Religious Freedom Foundation Award
(3 comments) Regular OpEdNews.com contributor Jason Leopold has won the prestigious Religious Freedom Foundation's Thomas Jefferson Award.

Monday, March 10, 2008
Spitzer Hires A Hooker, MSM Goes Ballistic
(21 comments) thoughts on Spitzer's situation

Friday, March 7, 2008
Superdelegates WILL Decide: Will They Allow Clinton To Take the Scorched Earth Path?
(37 comments) The real Democratic primary is over. Obama won. Hillary lost. The DNC and Dem leadership must decide-- Do nothing and allow a Clinton scorched earth attack or cut the required delegates to win by the number of MI and FL delegates no longer counted, in which case, Obama wins handily, exceeding the number needed to win, if even a small percentage of remaining uncommitted superdelegates commit for him.

Thursday, March 6, 2008
Explosion On Times Square
(25 comments) military office hit. Fears that it may be terrorism related has whole area in a lockdown, CNN reports.

Thursday, March 6, 2008
DNC and Howard Dean Should Tell Florida Republicans and Gov Crist Where to Go
(19 comments) the right wingnut majority in the Florida legislature is playing malicious games, trying to manipulate the Democratic Party's primary.

Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Hillary Takes Three Out of Four, McCain Comes to End of Primary Trail
(21 comments) all the winners and Huckabee.

Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Right Wing Canadian Prime Minister Tied to Leak Slurring Obama
(28 comments) yesterday I speculated that there was no reason to trust the Canadian right wing leadership regarding reports of Obama signaling a different message regarding his stand on NAFTA to the Canadian embassy. Today, that speculation is supported by...

Monday, March 3, 2008
Do You Trust Bush Appointees? How about his Canadian Right Wingnut Ally's Appointees?
(22 comments) today's trash is a report that Obama sent a rep to tell the Canadian embassy that he's not serious about his NAFTA talk. Do you believe it?

Monday, March 3, 2008
Canadian Govt: No Contradiction From Obama
a formal statement from the Canadian govt disputes Clinton camp claim that Obama sent message to Canada that he doesn't mean what he says about NAFTA

Sunday, March 2, 2008
Ricin Man Identified-- Home, Warehouse to be Searched
(29 comments) unfolding story raises more questions than answers.

Saturday, March 1, 2008
Who Is the Ricin Man? No Terrorism During Bush's Watch... Except for Anthrax and now, Ricin...
(25 comments) Ricin found in a Las Vegas hotel room, along with an anarchist book, guns, and no reason to consider terrorism? Oh, and by the way, we can thank George Bush for protecting us from terrorism for the past seven years... at least from knowing about it.

Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Impeachment; a Challenge to Dem Integrity and Courage
(33 comments) Dems face a decision-- do the right, courageous thing, and have an opportunity for incredible new levels of long term power in congress, or reach for new lows of spineless cowardice and settle for holding on to or slightly increasing their power, for a short time, in the congress.

Monday, February 25, 2008
Did Bush Unintentionally Help Obama Beat Hillary In Texas
(6 comments) Bush's dumping and leaving almost a quarter million Katrina victims, mostly black, in Texas, may be a big gift to Obama.

Friday, February 22, 2008
Only The Power of Story Can Save Clinton's Campaign
(32 comments) This morning, Terry McAuliffe sent out an email, linking to a video that he thought was Hillary's most persuasive moment in last night's debate. The problem is, Hillary totally blew it. She didn't answer the question and she should have. If her campaign team had understood STORY and prepared her, she would have, instead of avoiding it, embraced the question as a gift offering her an opportunity to show who she really is.

Friday, February 22, 2008
Congressman Rick Renzi (R-AZ) Indicted
ethical cloud turns to torrent.

Thursday, February 21, 2008
Rove Goes After Obama, With Hillary's Help... Or Helping Hillary
(9 comments) Good thing Karl Rove has a job writing for the Wall Street Journal, because his latest political thoughts are pretty limp. Of course, Rove is not honored by those on the right for his political writings. He's revered as a dirty trickster-- brewing up false accusations, third party attacks, disenfranchisement of minority voters. I review Rove's OP-Ed in today's WSJ, attacking Obama.

Thursday, February 21, 2008
OpEdNEws Demands Civility Among Disagreeing Progressives
(111 comments) It is healthy for progressives, who share agreement on many issues to disagree on some-- candidates to support, immigration, Israel/Palestine, 911 Truth, Atomic Energy, Ethanol... and the best approach, in my opinion is to keep the conversation open-- sans nastiness. But we're going to get tough on people who refuse to be civil.

Thursday, February 21, 2008
Rioters in Belgrade Serbia Set US Embassy on Fire
riots are real. Fake comments are inspired by the Onion.

Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Obama Crushes Hillary in WI and HI
(8 comments) Trounces Hillary even among demographic groups she was depending upon to win.

Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Is Obama Liberal Enough
(4 comments) the right is spinning Obama as a "hard left" liberal. Fact is, most hard left liberals aren't satisfied with Obama's liberal credentials.

Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Dear Excite. Why Are You Blocking Email from OpEdNews.com
(12 comments) excite AND hotmail are both blocking emails from OpEdNEws. Let them know they are the dupes of right wingers trying to sabotage us.

Monday, February 18, 2008
Time to Re-Assess How We Celebrate Presidents Day
(12 comments) We've had enough BAD presidents so it is time to reconsider HOW we spend presidents day

Sunday, February 17, 2008
Obama Votes Stolen in NY; The Good News and Bad News
(7 comments) voting trustworthiness at risk again.

Friday, February 15, 2008
Some Views on Obama and Clinton Campaign Spins
(6 comments) some of the claims for strength from the Obama and Clinton camps can be interpreted very differently

Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Holding Progressive Things Together
(48 comments) Things can fall apart. I see it happening in little ways. We have to DECIDE to hold them together as new frictions develop between Hillary and Obama supporters and third party supporters.

Monday, February 11, 2008
Freedom of Speech vs Article Rejection
(62 comments) is it a violation of freedom of speech to reject an article submitted to OpEdNews? Here's a look at some correspondence between a writer whose article was rejected by a volunteer editor and me, the publisher. The writer accused me of violating first amendment rights.

Sunday, February 10, 2008
This Time, Will it be "The Integrity Stupid"
(9 comments) the Clintons are sliding down a slimy slope, going from bad to worse. When voters have a choice between competence and integrity, there is usually no issue.

Saturday, February 9, 2008
Hillary Clinton-- Victim of the War on the Feminine, Just like the 9/11 Victims
(67 comments) the right's hate of the archetypal feminine runs deep and parallels the Islamist extremist mindset that responds to western secular values and media with terrorism.

Friday, February 8, 2008
Book Review; The 4-Hour Workweek; Escape 9-5, LIve Anywhere and Join the New Rich
(1 comments) not at all about politics, possibly politically incorrect, but full of useful ideas and questions. -- #1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller

Friday, February 8, 2008
Matthew Rothschild Reveals New, Fascist FBI Project that Looks Like Communist Insider Program
(1 comments) The state sets up a cadre of loyalists, people delegated to be insiders, in times of martial law, given special powers, even authorization to kill to protect institutional property. That's right these comrades of the state are authorized to kill citizens,if, for example, they throw a can of blood red paint on a building.

Friday, February 8, 2008
John Conyers; Don't Be Brave. Be Smart- Smart Enough to Use the Claw of the Impeachment Hammer.
(28 comments) What it will take for John Conyers to go from not yet to NOW on impeachment.

Friday, February 8, 2008
MSNBC's Schuster's "Pimped Out" Chelsea Remark Draws Clinton Camp Ire
(1 comments) Schuster puts MSNBC on the Clinton sh*t list.

Thursday, February 7, 2008
Breaking; Romney Withdraws-- McCain Becomes GOP Candidate
(20 comments) Says it will aid a surrender to terror by making it easier for Hillary or Barrack to Win. That pretty much makes McCain the GOP Candidate for President

Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Editing the OpEdNews queue

Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Obama Tops Hillary In Super Tuesday Delegates
(15 comments) as expected, Obama did better than older polls had predicted. And, as predicted, the spin war is on.

Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Who WIll Decide? Will Super Tuesday, Dem Machine Superdelegates, Super Money, Diebold, the Corpstream Media Or Super Th
(10 comments) There are way too many ways that candidate choices are influenced-- that should not be.

Monday, February 4, 2008
Zogby Poll: Obama Soars Past Hillary in CA,
(6 comments) poll data shows Obama developing a growing lead in CA. In many states, the undecided will decide the outcome.

Monday, February 4, 2008
Endorsement, Poll, Campaign Article Link Roundup
(5 comments) links to loads of articles on endorsements, polls emerging in anticipation of Super Tuesday

Sunday, February 3, 2008
Two Superbowls, Please!?
(5 comments) who's playing? That's right. Until today, if you asked my the teams playing, or where they were playing, I wouldn't know.

Saturday, February 2, 2008
Superstar Weather Guy Punxsatawney Phil Predicts
(1 comments) what kind of weather will we have for the next six weeks? Phil knows.

Saturday, February 2, 2008
Slay That Green Dragon
(205 comments) The pseudo-neurobiology of green dragon syndrome- angry rejection of both Obama and Hillary

Thursday, January 31, 2008
Clinton to 9/11 Truther; "Look Like Idiots" Now Go Away
(11 comments) Bill is not very nice to 9/11 truthers

Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Conyers Tells Rob Kall: Impeachment Not Off the Table; A You Tube Video
(115 comments) Rob Kall interviews John Conyers-- and uber blogger Matt Stoller video recorded it. Youtube link, transcript included. And Conyers says, on tape, Impeachment is NOT off the table, and more.

Tuesday, January 29, 2008
OpEdNews Report on Senate Dem Progressive Media Summit
(6 comments) Harry Reid Tells Progressive Media, "but for you, this country would be in much worse shape than it is today." at an invitation only Progressive Media, over 20 US Democratic senators and house leaders meet with leading progressive media talk radio hosts, bloggers, writers and executives.

Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Hillary's Gambits-- Dirty or Brilliant?
(6 comments) There are two ways you can look at the way Hillary has been playing the primary game.

Sunday, January 27, 2008
Edwards Beats Hillary Among White Voters
(26 comments) some possible good news on a day when most Edwards supporters are feeling dejected and disappointed

Saturday, January 26, 2008
Trolls, Anger, Taking Offense and One-Hit- Wonders
(69 comments) In which I explore dealing with trolls, anger, taking offense, flaming and reasons to find tolerance, forgiveness and appreciation, even amongst assholes, myself included.

Saturday, January 26, 2008
Poll: Paul Pulls 50+% of 18-24 Vote, Twice as Many Women
(1 comments) fresh poll data, just in

Friday, January 25, 2008
Poll: Edwards up 40% in Last 4 Days in SC. Obama down 10%
(17 comments) Edwards is surging as Obama drops. if this continues, Edwards could pass Clinton in polls. Already, he's in a statistical dead heat.

Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Screw the Bandaids. Pull the Goddamn Knife Out
(32 comments) Congress is playing the snuff videographer role-- in the worst kind of reality show imaginable.

Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Is the Dem Congress Criminally Insane?
(73 comments) This coming year will be a time when the damage Bush and Cheney have done so far will seem miniscule, compared to what they can and will do if allowed to continue running the US into the ground. In the SC debate, yesterday, the DEM candidates agreed that Bush has been incredibly destructive. Failure to impeach and quickly end the occupation will send the US into an irreversible nosedive.

Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Is the Dem Congress Criminally Insane?
(73 comments) This coming year will be a time when the damage Bush and Cheney have done so far will seem miniscule, compared to what they can and will do if allowed to continue running the US into the ground. In the SC debate, yesterday, the DEM candidates agreed that Bush has been incredibly destructive. Failure to impeach and quickly end the occupation will send the US into an unrecoverable nosedive.

Monday, January 21, 2008
Bloody Tuesday? Global Markets See Worst Day since 9/11.. US to Follow?
(48 comments) Will presidential primary candidates deal with the REAL news that is happening as the worthless, corpstream MSM media almost ignore it. Today, global markets saw their worst day since 9/11. NINE ELEVEN!. And we hear about minutiae about the Florida Primary, about Rudy Giuliani's failing campaign. Wake Up America!! We are in dire economic danger.

Sunday, January 20, 2008
Bio-Politics; Nature vs Globalism, Conservatism and Libertarianism
(24 comments) The laws of life are harsh. Fail to respect them and you die. Why should we expect the world of mankind to not be subject to those same laws?

Sunday, January 20, 2008
Nevada/South Carolina Primaries Update With Stats
(4 comments) updates and stats from yesterdays primary events

Sunday, January 20, 2008
The Gift of Edges
(3 comments) a poem

Sunday, January 20, 2008
Obama Puts on the Gloves for Bill Clinton
in just 100 words Obama confronted, challenged and cut down former President Clinton for his out-of-line advocacy for his wife's presidential campaign.

Saturday, January 19, 2008
Hillary, Romney Win Nevada, Ron Paul comes in 2nd, McCain Wins SC
(8 comments)

Friday, January 18, 2008
When All You Think You Have to Fix the Economy is A Prime Rate Cut and Tax Rebate.... You Better Think Again
(22 comments) Psychologist Abraham Maslow had a saying, "When all you have is a hammer, everything is a nail." We need to be smarter and not give money to people to pay off bills or buy imported junk from China. A flat tax rebate give-away is a VERY bad idea.

Thursday, January 17, 2008
Deleted Whitehouse E-Mails; Another Bush Criminal; Another Reason to Impeach
(14 comments) Tools have different uses. You can use a claw hammer to hammer in a nail or pry a nail out. Impeachment is a tool. Dems rejecting impeachment focus on the "hammer" aspect of impeachment focuses on voting to impeach in the house and convict in the senate. It was the "claw" aspect of impeachment that pried out the evidence which pushed GOP senators to do "THE WALK" to the whitehouse which persuaded Nixon to resign...

Wednesday, January 16, 2008
How to Love Right Wingers
(35 comments) There are a plethora of toxic books by right wingers, excoriating liberals. So I came up with an idea. Do the opposite. Write a fun, funny book about how to love right wingers. This is the first in a series of articles I'll be doing, and I invite others to get involved. How can you not love someone whose brain is so confused, so mushy, that he actualy prefers Dubya over... almost anyone? You have to have loving compassion.

Tuesday, January 15, 2008
They're Ba-ack... So What? congress that is
(5 comments) back in time to do more nothing, to block investigations of criminals, to keep the war going... to keep their super health care benefits... and what about that economy? that war? that tattered constitution? What about the fact the US is now rate as a high surveillance, low privacy nation? Never mind, just pay attention to the dangling story of Brittany Spears, back and forth-- Bad Kevin, Bad Brittany, kidnapped children...

Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Kucinich out, Romney Wins, Paul beats thompson and Giuliani
(11 comments)

Monday, January 14, 2008
Questions We Should be asking of and About Candidates
(10 comments) Here's an incomplete list of questions we should all be asking ourselves about the remaining candidates? And maybe, just maybe, the corpstream, lamestream media ought to be asking these questions at the entertainment debates, instead of the weak, shallow questions they tend to ask. "Diamonds or pearls?" Unbelievable!

Monday, January 14, 2008
Superdelegates... Bad for Democracy
(13 comments) Don't like the electoral college and the idea that a president can be elected without a majority? You'll hate the way superdelegates can and will affect the primary election process-- unless you like feudalism.

Sunday, January 13, 2008
USA's Economic Disaster Tsunami Is Under Way. Ordinary Solutions Won't Work to Save Us
(54 comments) Bush's presidency, with his rubberstamp Republican and Democratic congresses, was the earthquake. Now we face the economic disaster tsunami produced by the earthquake. The ordinary solutions-- income tax cuts, prime interest rate cuts-- they won't help and could make things worse. Visionary, courageous leadership is essential.

Friday, January 11, 2008
The Wall/Murdoch-Street Journal Asks, "Barack or Hillary?"
(17 comments) The question is all about which Dem candidate is going to be easier to beat. " Mr. Obama? If he really has tapped into something deep in the American soul, and if he can keep tapping until November, it's conceivable he could bring with him a new wash of Democratic seats that could reshape the Washington political landscape for years to come."

Thursday, January 10, 2008
Do New Hampshire Vote Count Questions Harbinger Super Tuesday Vote Theft Disaster?
(37 comments) We were warned that there could be problems with vote counts, because of e-voting vulnerabilities. The warnings came true. And now, we face a disastrous set of e-vote rigging risks on Super Tuesday.

Wednesday, January 9, 2008
New Hampshire-- The Comeback State and the Races are Wide Open
(27 comments) New Hampshire turns the pollster predictions upside down on the dem side. GOP candidates are in a wide open race.

Tuesday, January 8, 2008
An Iran Gunboat War Start Fantasy Scenario
(29 comments) Would Bush or Cheney rig the start of a war with Iran? If so, what might it look like?

Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Since Change is THE Issue, What is Change?
(13 comments) I'm a quotation addict, so this was an excuse to create a file of quotations on CHANGE. So here's a big batch, wherein you get to read what a few hundred some wise folk say about change--

Monday, January 7, 2008
Is Obama the Drug High America Wants and Needs? Politicapharmacology 101
(32 comments) No joke. Obama literally has a drug advantage over his opponents and even arch right wingers are doing the drug, getting high on Obama.

Saturday, January 5, 2008
URGENT: Complain to ABC Advertisers About Its Ban of Kucinich, Gravel and Hunter from Tonight's Debate
(51 comments) It shouldn't matter if you support any of these candidates. Disney's ABC network is acting in an anti-democratic, anti-American way. They must be sent a message.

Friday, January 4, 2008
Iowa Wrap up
(9 comments) stats and observations

Friday, January 4, 2008
Paul Supporters Fight Back-- Dump Fox News Stock Intent on Sending it Tumbling
(5 comments) Striking back at Fox News for leaving him out of a debate in New Hampshire, Ron Paul supporters have dumped their holdings in Fox News. The graph shows their success

Thursday, January 3, 2008
HUGE News for Dems: Iowa Dem Caucus Turnout Could Double GOP Turnout
(22 comments) a landslide of independents on the Dem side suggests that Republicans are in big trouble

Thursday, January 3, 2008
Could the Conventions Decide Candidates In Both Parties
It's been a long time since a primary was decided at the party convention, but it could happen.

Thursday, January 3, 2008
Obama, Hope and HIstory
(29 comments) There is something in the air tonight. It's the stirring of history, mixed with hope fulfilled.

Saturday, December 29, 2007
The War Against Humanity; Targeting the Real Axis of Evil
(6 comments) Corporations, corporatism, corporate personhood are the subject of this article.

Friday, December 28, 2007
How to Erode and Destroy Democracy-- a Dozen Tested Strategies
(16 comments) tips to fascists, dictators, corporatists, militarists, imperialists, neocons, right wingers, theocrats, theofascists and terrorists...

Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Can We Talk Strategy-- Even if it includes thinking about Right Wing Candidates
(55 comments) yesterday, I wrote an article, endorsing Ron Paul for the Republican presidential primary (NOT for president.) Some friends and readers challenged me on this. Over 100 Kos readers treated me to the most horrific day of insults and name calling I ever experienced in my life. Here, I try to explain my ratioinale for the endorsement and call for support for Ron Paul, in a broader framework.

Monday, December 24, 2007
Endorsing Ron Paul, and Why Progressive Dems Should Support Ron Paul
(184 comments) Even if progressives don't vote for Ron Paul, there are some great reasons why his candidacy is good for the progressive cause and why progressives should support him as the Republican primary candidate of choice.

Sunday, December 23, 2007
Move Review: Charlie Wilson's War--
(7 comments) this is a movie that produces confusing emotions. You want to root for Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts, but they are doing bad things, the kinds of things that Dick Cheney and Ollie North like.

Saturday, December 22, 2007
Electing a Leader For President; What Leader Traits Do YOU See?
(27 comments) What are the criteria, the skills, abiltiies, talents, the behaviors that make a good leader? What do you think-- about each candidate's leadership history, skills and promise?

Friday, December 21, 2007
How About an Impeachment Truth Movement?
(37 comments) Too many people are thinking about impeachment as an act aimed at removing the president. And it's true, that is one aspect of the impeachment process. But that's putting the cart before the horse. The most important reason to impeach is to open up hearings-- hearings that Bush is not allowed to claim presidential privilege to block subpoenas.

Thursday, December 20, 2007
4.5 Billion Year Old Meteorite Creates 65 ft. Crater And Gases which Sicken Onlookers
(5 comments) video

Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Jacksonville Explosion-- Domestic Terrorism?
(5 comments) There's an Explosion at a Jacksonville, Florida, chemical plant, with evacuation of half a mile radius. That's the kind of ripe, easy-pickings target that has been described as particularly vulnerable to terrorists-- and that evacuation is the kind of result that terrorists would love. But if terrorism was involved, do you think there is any chance that we'd be told by the government? I don't.

Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Russian Nuclear Fuel Delivery to Iran Proves Bush/Cheney War Drums Are Illegit
(6 comments) more evidence that Bush and Cheney trade in lies and fraud to trump up war and continuation of the occupation in Iraq

Monday, December 17, 2007
Dodd Proves Dems Can Filibuster-- Or Threaten to-- And that It Can Work
(6 comments) FISA bill delayed, at least until Jan 15. That's right. Delayed. The Dems WILL cave.

Friday, December 14, 2007
Schussing or struggling through slopes and life
there are two kinds of skiing-- hard work, straining, easily tiring, thinking yourself down the mountain, or effortless, easy, natural schussing, where you see the mountain a whole different way. And in life the same is true-- some postures cause pain and ineffective hard work. Others elevate you to success almost effortlessly.

Thursday, December 13, 2007
Anti Climate Change Right Wingnuts Spin and Twist Pope's Message On Global Warming
(7 comments) They must be getting desperate. Bali climate change meeting, Nobel Prize for Al-- the right wing, anti global warming spin is getting lamer and even bizarre.

Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Tools for Warming the Heart-- and Having a Happier Holiday
(5 comments) this has zero to do with politics... It's some wisdom I've gleaned from the Positive Psychology hat I've worn the past 25 years

Friday, December 7, 2007
Rebuttals to Reasons NOT to Impeach
(22 comments) Even people who believe Cheney and Bush broke the law, lied us into war, betrayed the constitution-- some don't think impeachment is a good idea. This article provides rebuttals to reasons Not to impeach.

Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Post NIE-tal Thoughts...Congressional Medals of Honor, Journalistic Testicles, Impeachment Urgency and Pelosi's Treason.
(25 comments) the intelligence officers who mutinied against Cheney deserve congressional medals of honor for stopping a war that would have been treasonously started with lies and deception. These revelations provide further proof that Cheney, then Bush should be impeached. Failure to put impeachment on the table, by Pelosi, makes her an accessory, aiding and abetting Bush's and Cheney's crimes

Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Bush Hearts Uranium
(8 comments) in which rob half jokingly engages in half poetry, writing, half stream of thought, as Bush gives and takes at his press conference, in response to the NIE.

Saturday, December 1, 2007
What The Hell Are Dem Leaders Doing, Blowing Money In Dem Primaries
(18 comments) why are the dem leaders throwing away money interfering in primaries that local dems should be deciding?

Friday, November 30, 2007
Living in the Post-Election Era and Really Protecting the USA
(15 comments) I look at the news of elections coming in Pakistan, Russia, votes on constitutional changes in Venezuela... and I think of the USA's last two flawed presidential selection events... and I wonder, "have we entered the era where elections WERE?? Have elections become a joke, a sham, a ploy used by people and groups with great power to steal the ultimate power-- of leadership of a nation?

Wednesday, November 28, 2007
The Mideast Peace Summit-- Joke, Holy Grail, Fool's Errand and Bush's Hell
(12 comments) We see images of Bush with Olmert and Abbas. If there were comic strip "thought bubbles" over the heads of these leaders, the words "What the hell is this moron going to do?" would have to be writ large. And then, we'd see, in the next box of the comic strip, more thought bubbles, "Oh well. We're being paid."

Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Impeachment Forum in Bucks County PA, with Rob Kall, Dave Lindorff, Elizabeth Holtzman
(1 comments)

Monday, November 26, 2007
Trent Lott Resigns, Joins Hastert in Republican Leader Rush to Avoid New 2008 Lobbying Regulations
(9 comments) New lobbying regulation laws that go into effect in 2008 could produce a rush of end of year resignations by Republicans dreading working in a congress with an ever greater Democratic Majority.

Sunday, November 25, 2007
Disaster Capitalism and its Shock Doctrine-- making Nazism seem tame
(30 comments) Naomi Klein's book SHOCK DOCTRINE describes perhaps the most horrific, monstrous movements in the history of the world-- Disaster Capitalism's Shock Doctrine. It has caused the deaths, maiming and torturing of millions throughout the world. It's supporters and promoters should be tried, convicted and imprisoned in the deepest, nastiest prisons.

Saturday, November 24, 2007
Another Prime Bush Ally Dumped-- Aussie Howard "Suffers Humiliating Defeat"
(27 comments)

Friday, November 23, 2007
Pentagon Lies: Omits 20,000 Brain-Injured Vets from Count of Injured
(3 comments) far more victims exist, but are not reported because of bogus counting policy. And the count could actually be in the hundreds of thousands.

Thursday, November 22, 2007
Sardonic Thanks-- 16 or so things to be somewhat thankful for
(8 comments) the world hasn't blown up yet. We can still select which worthless mainstream media channels we watch. We're still in happy denial about...

Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Treasury Sec Paulson Expects Tidal Wave of Mortgage Problems; and One Republican Senator is blocking Major Interventions
(4 comments) While all the signs of a perfect economic storm are registering more and more clearly, Bush admin is waffling and barely waking up, while a single lone Republican senator is blocking even minimal intervention.

Monday, November 19, 2007
Blame Invertebrate Congressional Dem Leaders For Local Campaign Losses
(5 comments) Thousands of local Democratic candidates for office in local elections nationwide- line candidates, candidates for supervisors, council seats and the like lost in close races because of the spineless or compromised failure of Pelosi and Reid to do what the dem majority in congress was mandated to do-- end the war. The tragedy is that the local candidates and dem leaders did what they were supposed to and should have won.

Sunday, November 18, 2007
Book Review: Hero With a Thousand Faces
(1 comments) One of the Top 100 Most Important Books of the 20th Century, Joseph Campbell's book is a treasure trove with a map inside that can help you understand some of the most important stages and journeys in your life. Or, you can use its ideas to write better stories or plan for changes, planned or unexpected, in your life, your work, your relationships...

Friday, November 16, 2007
Swiftboat Innoculation; Can the DNC Plan Ahead, Smart?
(5 comments) Beating Right Wing Fear And Smear Tactics with Innoculative Political Advertising The DNC has a LOT more money than the RNC. They ought to consider investing in some general ads that INNOCULATE voters against future republican attack, swiftboat and fear induction ads. Call it "Swiftboat Innoculation."

Friday, November 16, 2007
Thoughts on the Las Vegas Dem Debate.
(13 comments) Edwards, Richardson and Biden came off very solid, with strong ideas. I think the three of them did best in this debate. Hillary didn't lose or gain ground. Obama failed to look like a rock star, standout, dynamic leader.

Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Help Build a List of Arguments AGAINST Impeachment
(34 comments) If you're going to discuss impeachment with anyone-- centrist Democrats, liberals, right wingers, Nancy Pelosi, etc. you ought to be able to answer the most common objections. So, the first step is to list the most common objections.

Saturday, November 10, 2007
A Book Review; The Terror Dream: Fear and Fantasy in Post-9/11 America by Susan Faludi
(2 comments) dissecting the myth that emerged after 9/11 attacking strong women, inventing strong men. Great writing, brilliant reporting and weaving history and contemporary events with new eyes.

Friday, November 9, 2007
Lions for Lambs; Movie Review
with Robert Redford, Meryl Streep and Tom Cruise, this movie delivers

Thursday, November 8, 2007
Shameful! Big Tobacco Swiftboats Healthcare for Children
(6 comments) Were tobacco lobbyists behind the failure to overcome Bush's veto of the SCHIP bill?

Thursday, November 8, 2007
Military Blocks Marine's Testimony That Torture Derailed Terrorist's Prosecution
(4 comments) Can Bush block any person from testifying before congress? Will congress back down on this and give up even more of the power that balances our system of government?

Thursday, November 8, 2007
Is Chris Matthews Shooting for White House Press Secretary?
(1 comments)

Wednesday, November 7, 2007
American Freak-- Surgery and Other Treatments Needed
(33 comments) so far the treatments attempted have failed. The patient-- American democracy, the constitution, America the good influence on the world- has mutated into a horrific, metastasized freak, infected by right wing and weak dem parasites, vermin and toxic germs.

Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Rosie May Be Moving to MSNBC 9 PM After-Olbermann Slot, As MSNBC Moves Left
(10 comments)

Tuesday, November 6, 2007
A Day in The Trenches-- Working the Polls, Then Watching the Counts Come In
(1 comments)

Monday, November 5, 2007
Chicago H.S. Students Face Expulsion Following Peace Sit-in
(25 comments) Last Thursday, Oct. 1, students at the Morton West High School in Berwyn Illinois held an anti-war peace rally at ten AM. They'd planned it for a few days. About 70 students showed up, the student we interviewed, who asked to be anonymous, told us. By the end of the day of peaceful, non-violent, courteous protest, around 30 students were suspended, told they would be expelled

Sunday, November 4, 2007
Pakistan "Emergency" Ban of Constitution, Independent Media-- A Media Emergency In USA Too
(10 comments) Pakistan should be THE News this morning. But America's mainstream media has pretty much died. Infected by corporatism, it has become the corpstream media-- corpselike and corps controlled. We are living in dangerous times. We have much to fear-- not the the things the Bush administration and the right wing suggest-- but the things the Bush administation and the right wing perpetrate. WE in the new media must do their job.

Thursday, November 1, 2007
Who Are the Most Influential Progressives, DINO Moderates, Cross-Partisans and Conservatives in America
(10 comments) a partial listing, supplementing a list started by the UK's Telegraph. We're depending on you to help put together this list.

Thursday, November 1, 2007
Kucinich's UFO Experience-- An Excuse for The MSM to Pull a "Dean Scream" Media Hit Job?
(33 comments) I like the fact that Kucinich has seen a UFO. It's one more bit of evidence that he's a man who has the courage to explore the edges of what it is to be human. But his strong rise in polls and his tough positions on health care and other issues make him a targe for the same kind of media hit job attack that Howard Dean suffered.

Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Covering the Dem Debate in Philly for OpEdNews and Gravel's Counter Event
(8 comments) this is barely about the debate, more about my experience of covering it, with multiple agendas, with photos. I drop a lot of names here. Plus-- Cutting Mike Gravel out, Kucinich on UFOs, Men for Hillary

Monday, October 29, 2007
Do Reid and Pelosi WANT The Occupancy of Iraq to Continue?
(36 comments) I think Reid and Pelosi are part of the problem. They could end the occupation/war now and they keep telling us about needing 60 votes in the senate. That's pure BS.

Sunday, October 28, 2007
What Will it Look Like After the Dems Declare they Refuse to Further Fund the War
(37 comments) I asked leading progressives what it will look like when and after the dems inform Bush that they will no longer fund the occupation. Responses came in from Dennis Kucinich, Cindy Sheehan, Jeff Cohen, Mike Malloy, David Swanson, Swami Beyondananda, Brent Budowsky

Thursday, October 25, 2007
Interview with Dennis Kucinich; "Fear is not a basis to run a government in a Democracy."
(19 comments) I interviewed Dennis Kucinich about the details of a plan to refuse to fund the war. What would it look like? He replied with the quote in the title in answer to my comment that Democrats are not refusing to fund the war because they are afraid the Republicans will accuse them of refusing to fund the troops.

Thursday, October 25, 2007
Book Review: Thom Hartmann's Cracking the Code
If Persuasion is Power, Thom Hartmann's newest Book Can Enable You To Achieve Your Maximum. Thom Hartmann, one of the top progressive talk radio "stars," has delivered a gift to anyone who wants to persuade others. It will be required reading for anyone trying convince people to act, take a stand or vote in some way.

Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Shame on NBC for Banning Mike Gravel From Its Next Debate
(14 comments) Gravel was notified that he did not meet the NBC criteria for debate participants. This is a dangerous step. What right do the media have to decide who has a shot at winning. Contact info included, so you can tell NBC they are wrong.

Monday, October 22, 2007
Hillary or Giuliani, democrat or republican-- It's all in the Questions
(27 comments) questions and answers-- who would you rather have as leader if we are to fight Iran? Who would you rather have if you want to prevent a fight with Iran? Hillary or Giuliani? A Dem or Rep? Which question do you think right wing talk show host Michael Smerconish asked his base?

Sunday, October 21, 2007
Fractal Politics-- Local Trickle Down of Campaign Lie, Distortion Tactics
(1 comments) In Bucks county, where I live, we see attack ads, framing and distortion and lies that come from the same mold that spawned the ugly campaign strategies of Karl Rove and Grover "starve government to make it small enough to drown in a bathtub" Norquist. The next few weeks should be spent on local politics, building the base, doing GOTV, and reminding voters which candidates and parties got them in the mess they are now in.

Sunday, October 21, 2007
Invertebrate Dems' Congressional Failure Hurting Candidates Chance in Nov Elections
(6 comments) The invertebrate Democrat congress is doing more than failing at their mandate to bring the troops home. Their repeated failures have driven their poll ratings down to pathetic lows and this is now affecting, adversely, their potential to maximize any hopes for victory they will have next year.

Friday, October 19, 2007
Term Limits; Good or Bad
(22 comments) do term limits throw away valuable experience? Or do they prevent fossilization of legislatures?

Friday, October 19, 2007
Joke: Outsourcing Help Hotlines
(3 comments) I was feeling a bit depressed the other day, so I called the "Help Hotline". The call went through to a 'call center' in Pakistan.

Thursday, October 18, 2007
The DCC Just Hung Up On Me
(55 comments) I won't tolerate being in an abusive relationship... and that's what it seems to be turning into between me and the Democratic congress. Shame on them.

Thursday, October 18, 2007
Rep Pete Stark on Youtube, Speaking Truth to Power, Really Pissing off Right Wingers
(31 comments) Stark spoke in during the time when the veto over-ride vote on SCHIP was being held. "The truth is, Bush just likes to blow things up."

Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Monster Corporation Advertisements in the MSM-- Buying the MSM, making it Lamestream
(1 comments) I picked up the daily paper I have delivered to my home and there was an insert in the plastic bag they put the paper in. It was a big, four color, two sided, 22 x 34 inch glossy coated paper ad with a picture of a helicopter-- from United Technologies on one side and a drawing of an Olympic facility on the other. Now why would I be given an ad like that?

Sunday, October 14, 2007
Prophetic Dream? Or Screamingly Obvious Nightmare About Our Fascist Future
(29 comments) A "dream" or nightmare woke me up last night. On the surface, it was fairly harmless. The monster wasn't ugly, or horrific, simply an administrator with power to abuse.

Friday, October 12, 2007
Ralph Nader: Things Are a Lot Worse than We Thought!
(6 comments) Bush calling for martial law, cancelled 2008 elections-- as reasons a congressman gives for NOT impeaching

Thursday, October 11, 2007
Can Patrick Murphy End The War; Is He Dem Leader,Future President or Get Along Guy?
(6 comments) as the only Iraq vet in congress, Murphy could, with more credibility than any other member of congress, call for ending the funding of the war and the military-- something that the dem led congress DOES have the numbers to do now, in both the house and senate. This would be a major act of leadership by Murphy, but could put him at odds with the Dem congressionial leadership.

Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Obama Says He Will Vote for NAFTA Expansion
(13 comments) same day the wall street journal reports that the globalization is worsening the divide between rich and poor. If you wondered whether Obama is too friendly with corporatists, this may give you an inkling.

Sunday, October 7, 2007
FBI Puts Antiwar Protesters on Criminal Database; Canada Uses It To Ban Protesters From Entry
(22 comments) "The FBI's placing of peace activists on an international criminal database is blatant political intimidation of US citizens opposed to Bush administration policies," says Colonel Wright, who was also Deputy US Ambassador in four countries. "The Canadian government should certainly not accept this FBI database as the criteria for entering the country."

Friday, October 5, 2007
Wake Up Time for the "Stupid White Man"
(15 comments) the strongest supporters of the right wing are white males. They need to be reconsidered as voters who can wake up and vote on the left. The fact is, they have long been victims of right wing policy. The Dems would be smart to figure out how to reach them.

Friday, October 5, 2007
Save the Date October 27 for A Major AntiWar Event, Possibly in Your Backyard
This demonstration will be at a lot of cities-- Boston, Chicago, Jonesborough, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Seattle... So make sure you make it.

Thursday, October 4, 2007
Judge Rejects Larry Craig Request To Withdraw Plea
(1 comments)

Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Shut Limbaugh Down In Iraq, for his sibilance at the end of soldier
(32 comments) lamestream media sell Limbaugh's lame excuse. House Dems should dump Limbaugh and replace him with Thom Hartmann-- attaching this as an amendment when they, spinelessly hand over funding of the war to Bush.

Tuesday, October 2, 2007
How Website Owners Can Share the Wealth with Currently Unpaid Writers
(35 comments) Currently, the vast majority of people who post content to blogs, blogging communities and websites don't get paid. The owners of the site make the money from ad and sales commission revenues. It could be different. Without losing much revenue, website publishers could share the wealth.

Tuesday, October 2, 2007
WSJ ReportsGOP Losing Grip On Long Loyal Business Vote
(6 comments) Long loyal leaders in business are bailing from the Republican party as they perceive it being more and more controlled by religious, social conservatives who give a back seat to long help economic conservative priorities such as fiscal responsibility, small government, restrained government spending

Sunday, September 30, 2007
Will UAW/GM Health Care Deal Doom Universal Single Payer Health Care?
(17 comments) Should Congress Block the GM/Auto Workers Union Health Deal? Will Union Management of Bazillion Dollar Health Plans Hurt Universal Single Payer Health Care (USPHC) Progress Will GM's exit from health care start a run, where employers rush to get out of health care provision? Is there an opportunity here for USPHC advocates to make a quantum leap in progress?

Sunday, September 30, 2007
Do the Progressives, Liberals and Even... the Moderates You Love Depend Upon the Lamestream Media?
(6 comments) If you knew someone you cared about was afflicted with a brain disease that could be easily treated and possibly cured with a simple intervention, wouldn't you tell him or her about it? Well, what about all the people you know suffering from lamestream media addiction and chronic true media dietary starvation? Here's a simple solution

Saturday, September 29, 2007
Bill Clinton at His Best
(21 comments) Clinton brings together 52 current and former world leaders and many more luminaries-- heads of corporations, NGOs, etc. to make some positive changes happen, through commitments.

Friday, September 28, 2007
Take Limbaugh Off the Air in Iraq
(54 comments) Don't let Limbaugh get away with calling soldiers who support withdrawal from Iraq "phony soldiers."

Thursday, September 27, 2007
Saddam Could Have Been Removed Without Iraq War
(12 comments) Saddam offered to go into exile if allowed to take a $billion dollars with him. Bush turned him down and began an unnecessary war.

Tuesday, September 25, 2007
microlithiasis, testicles and effing googling
(3 comments) I become a victim of medical googling

Friday, September 21, 2007
Rudy's Phone Call Interruptus
(4 comments) What does it mean when a guy doesn't have either the self discipline or assertiveness to turn off his phone, to not answer it when he's doing something important. A staged con?

Thursday, September 20, 2007
Urgent!! Dems Must Defend Moveon from the Right Wing's "Betray Us" Attack
(35 comments) There's a swiftboat type ad running on TV that attacks moveon.org for the Betray Us ad it ran in the New York Times. It's very smart, very dangerous and absolutely something which the leaders of the democratic party-- Howard Dean, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, Stenny Hoyer and Rahm Emanuel should be very careful in the way they handle.

Monday, September 17, 2007
Sally Field Censored by Fox
(21 comments) "I would've liked to have said more bleeped-out words, but that's life."

Monday, September 17, 2007
Will Iraq's Blackwater Ban Raise Troop Levels in Baghdad?
(15 comments) After a firefight, allegedly involving blackwater, which produced 8 civilian deaths and 14 wounded, Iraq has "withdrawn Blackwater's license to operate in Iraq. Will the ban have teeth? and, if thousands of blackwater security and mercenary workers have to leave, or can't work, will General Petraeus have to INCREASE troop deployments to Baghdad?

Saturday, September 15, 2007
Bill Maher Doesn't Quite Get His Hands Around 9/11 Truthers
(9 comments)

Thursday, September 13, 2007
President Petraeus?
(6 comments) The general every member of congress loves to suck up to as apolitical and straightforward wants to be president, according to sources.

Thursday, September 13, 2007
Assassination of Sunni Sheikh "Ally Against Al Qaeda" Reveals Charade Petraeus Fronted to Congress
(17 comments) Like so many of the fictions the Bush administration has perpetrated, events have unfolded that revealed the underlying truths and the lies used to hide them. Who would have thought the Petraeus fronted fiction would unfold so fast? The assassinated Sheik turns out to have been a con man, a front man Petraeus has used to put a "face" on his "success." But the death proves the failure and shows the lies underlying Petraeus plan

Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Time to Confront the Desperate Losers Who Speak of Victory in Iraq
(27 comments) Once the Dems find their spines and take their stand, a lot of other things will fall into place. The right wingers will collapse even further into their failure, looking more incompetent, foolish and traitorous to the US, the troops and democracy than ever. The Dems will charge forward with their hearings. The clouds will disperse. The sun will shine.

Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Did Israeli Jets Violate Syrian Airspace to Test New Russian Defense Technology Also In Iran
(10 comments) adding to the Iranian brew- Russian and Chinese munitions?

Sunday, September 9, 2007
The Price of Their Fears
(9 comments) Buy their fear and you buy a lot more to be afraid of that they don't tell you about. Face them and find your heart and ...

Friday, September 7, 2007
Zionism, Zionists; Defining meaning, Abuse, Overuse
(22 comments) Let's try to discuss this with civility and without namecalling.

Thursday, September 6, 2007
Murdering Democracy
(3 comments) Bush, Right Wingers, Trans-national Corporations, Media Oligopolies and Fundamentalists with loyalties other than the USA are savagely attacking and endangering American Democracy.

Thursday, September 6, 2007
Introducing "Think Twice" Word Detection System To OpEdNews
(91 comments) the system detects words that we think content submitters should consider carefully before using. Some are abused and used to express hate. Some are "languaged" and have extra meaning imbued in them by language strategists like Frank Luntz, and some are foul language, which we are trying to discourage the use of. There is no censorship at all, only suggestions to think twice.

Monday, September 3, 2007
Don't Allow Invertebrate Dems In Congress to Insult You. They CAN Stop the War
(20 comments) The dems CAN stop the war, even without enough senate votes to pass a bill, even without enough votes to over-ride a Bush veto.

Sunday, September 2, 2007
As Republican Hypocrisy Party Tanks, Conservatives Lean Libertarian
(13 comments) and a homework assignment for Sunday morning political news watchers

Saturday, September 1, 2007
MoveOn Shows Their Bias Again, In Another Flawed Poll
(6 comments) this is the third or fourth time Moveon has run a bogus poll, setting up the answer by providing incomplete, biased information, this time on a bad bill it looks like they want to support. So they leave out key information, ask members to vote, and if they do, based on the info Moveon provides, it looks like moveon got member support. Shame on Move on

Friday, August 31, 2007
Using and Banning Handles and Pseudonyms on OpEdNews
(124 comments) it looks like, for articles, pseudonyms and handles will be banned for article bylines, and this article invites you to comment on considerations to ban handles for comments on articles, bylines for diaries and comments on diaries or other content.

Friday, August 31, 2007
Review: Open Focus Brain-- a landmark book that explores how we pay attention and how to do it better
an important, groundbreaking book that promises to become a classic over the decades. More than any other book, it reminds me of Herbert Benson's RELAXATION RESPONSE. Just as Benson took a simple concept-- relaxation-- and created a landmark book on how to do it... simply, Les Fehmi, with co-author Jim Robbins, has laid out an approach to attention that is remarkable in its simplicity and power to change lives.

Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Banning some words HERE on This Website
(254 comments) we've set a policy of banning some words that tend to be abused for hate. Mention any high traffic progressive websites that allow as wide a discussion, including postings of articles and blogs on the middle east as OpEdNews. Most block all discussion or only allow or encourage articles and blogs on one side or the other-- Pro-palestinian and anti-Israel, Anti- zionist or Pro-Israel. Before crying censorship name a site.

Monday, August 27, 2007
Gonzales Resigns...Finally
(4 comments) Will it slow the momentum of congressional investigations?

Monday, August 27, 2007
Dem Congress Must Insist Gonzo's Replacement Must Promise to Open the Books
(9 comments) And the Dem Congress must insist that Bush appoint a replacement who will be trusted and respected by all Americans-- someone who will begin to heal our wounded nation

Saturday, August 25, 2007
Will Chertoff Replace Gonzales As AG?
(28 comments)

Thursday, August 23, 2007
Creating a Set of Laws for All Religions, Like Asimov's Laws of Robotics
(21 comments) I believe that a short collection of basic laws or rules need to be developed that civilized, mature, evolved religions all subscribe to. These rules should aim toward supporting humanity, earth and life with respect for differences

Thursday, August 23, 2007
Christiane Amanpour's "God's Warriors"
(40 comments) Toxic Distorters of original teachings

Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Movement Metaphors and Finding Heroes In Congress
(7 comments) Tapping all the power at your disposal is not an easy thing. Great power comes with great risks and some danger. But wisdom, strength, confidence and determination, added together enable the strong to make full use of their power. This is lofty territory....

Monday, August 20, 2007
Drive, Don't Vote the "Ripe" Right Wing Incumbents Out of Congress
(2 comments) Think of all the Republicans who WERE committee chairs, who USED TO wield incredible power, who are now relegated to observer status, forced to watch as the Dems make policy. It's time to target the right wing incumbents who are ready to "fall off the vine" and retire-- to make them so miserable in their job, that they don't want to come back, that they'd rather sign up for a cush job in the private sector instead.

Saturday, August 18, 2007
Judge Asks Whitehouse for Permission to Release Info to ACLU
(1 comments) Secret Court Asks For White House View on ACLU Inquiry

Friday, August 17, 2007
Did Another "Brownie" KILL Three Utah Mine Rescue Workers?
(15 comments) If the lamestream major media were doing their job, they would not mention the mine disaster without mentioning the fact that Bush appointed Stickler circumventing the will of both parties in congress, and the fact that Murray's mines had been cited for so many regulation violations

Monday, August 13, 2007
Karl Rove To Resign August 31
(14 comments) Says Dems will be split by FISA battle, that Hillary will be Dem 2008 Pres candidate

Monday, August 13, 2007
Rove Announcement Shows How Murdoch's Wall Street Journal Buy Affects WSJ and Fox News
(2 comments) Today, we see a few ways that the Murdoch buy of the Wall Street Journal will affect the vernerable newspaper.

Sunday, August 12, 2007
Iowa Straw Poll-- Did Romney Spend over $1000 a vote to win it? Either Way This is a Loss for Republicans
(18 comments) A vote with little meaning and bad news for Republicans should hearten the Democrats

Saturday, August 11, 2007
Movie Review; Stardust does its magic
fun, definitely worth seeing

Monday, August 6, 2007
Weapons killing our troops; From Iran or From US?
(10 comments) Why aren't the lamestream, stenographic media asking what's going on with the missing weapons?

Monday, August 6, 2007
Time To Privatize Bridges? Or Time to protect America from Privatizers with Federal Regulations?
(12 comments) One of the biggest items on the transnational corporate, globalist right wing agenda is privatization. In the third world, they aim for privatizing water, oil, energy... So, it is no surprise that the Wall Street Journal, on it's right wing extremist, wild and crazy editorial page, defends the idea of privatizing bridges.

Friday, August 3, 2007
Coming Next From the Lamestream Media; Bloated, Rotted Bodies
(1 comments) there's ever reason to expect the worst of the mainstream media in the coming days, as bodies of the missing show up.

Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Using Fly Psychology To Kill
(6 comments)

Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Disaster! Freeway Bridge Collapses in Minneapoplis MN

Tuesday, July 31, 2007
WSJ RIP
(3 comments) Murdoch's buy of the Wall Street Journal looks like it's going through.

Monday, July 30, 2007
Legislate for Wind and Solar Power-- Against Selfish Neighbors
(5 comments) It's time for congress to start supporting local, individual efforts to create American independence... and to protect them from selfish neighbors.

Monday, July 30, 2007
Dems to Start Gonzales Impeachment
(27 comments) sweet!

Sunday, July 29, 2007
Home Depot Supports O'Reilly, but Lowes Pulls Ads; Which Box Will YOU Do Business WIth?
(15 comments) to boycott or not... or to reward good behavior

Saturday, July 28, 2007
Night Thoughts on Taking Our Progressive Acticism to the Next Level
(9 comments) ideas, strategies you CAN do.

Friday, July 27, 2007
Did Bush Admin Order Tillman Murdered to Silence Him?
(49 comments) Tillman, a courageous, patriotic pro football hero was coming out against the war. If he spoke out to the media, attacking the war and the Bush administration it would have been devastating to US support for the Iraq war and the 2004 campaigns of George W. Bush and his Republican supporters. If Tillman returned home from his tour of duty, opposing the war and supporting Kerry, his voice could have changed the 2004 Elections.

Friday, July 27, 2007
Cheney Getting Re-Wired-- Going Under Knife
(5 comments) It's said Cheney's personality changed when he had his last pacemaker implant in 2001-- that it affected his brain. Is Cheney being re-wired with some new chips?

Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Revolutionary Woman-- a book review
(1 comments) It's hard to know how to start writing about Gioconda Belli's autobiography, The Country Under My Skin: A Memoir of Love and War, since it reached and touched me in so many ways. This is the story of a woman, a mother, a revolutionary fighter, now living in Santa Monica, who used to wear a machine gun as a part of her JOB!

Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Time to Take Action; Depending on Congress is Not Enough
(24 comments) Alcoholics living the 12 steps face the fact that there are things they can't change. We progressives must face the fact that there are things the Democratic congress WON'T change. We're going to have to do it some other way.

Saturday, July 21, 2007
Republicans Lose When They Win
(6 comments) When the Dems pulled a bipartisan majority in their overnight effort t