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Sunday, February 7, 2010
U.S.-Supported Night Raids Bring Terror to Afghanis
(9 comments) An assortment of American military, security contractors from the U.S., and Afghani security and police organizations that likely answer to U.S. military leaders engage in war on a daily basis and, as Anand Gopal recently detailed, are subject to targeted assassinations, night raids, secret detention centers, disappearances, and other acts of "counterterror."

Friday, February 5, 2010
Banner Drop in Chicago Calls Attention to Chase's Funding of Dirty Energy
A group of activists affiliated with the Rainforest Action Network (RAN) attached a banner to the headquarters of JPMorgan Chase in downtown Chicago. Activists with RAN's local chapter sought to bring attention to Chase's funding of environmental destruction--mountaintop removal, which they have become the largest financier of.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010
In the Face of King Coal, Tree Sitters Triumph
(2 comments) As the Obama Administration continues to glorify the use of "clean" coal to solve America's energy problems, a movement of Americans in Appalachia consistently is engaging in nonviolent civil disobedience against coal interests in West Virginia, which support a destructive form of mining known as mountaintop removal (MTR) that involves blowing the tops off of mountains to get to the coal.

Friday, January 29, 2010
The People's State of the Union
(10 comments) In honor of the people's teacher, Howard Zinn, this is the State of the Union that gives voice to the people who are not traditionally given a voice in state of the union speeches. This address isn't an update on how the president is doing. This is an update on how the people are doing and why they must act independently and not wait for the President or Congress to act.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010
State of the Corpo-Nation
I am here tonight to not only address the distinguished men and women in this great chamber and their corporate financiers but also the very people who I depend on for small donations to make it seem like I am not under the control of corporate and special interests in Washington.

Monday, January 25, 2010
...And Crown Thy Good With Corporate Personhood
(3 comments) The backlash against the recent Supreme Court decision on corporate spending is predicated on the notion that somehow we as a people have freedom of choice in our democracy. The reality is that we've acclimatized ourselves to voting for the lesser of two evils in each election. Perhaps now is a good time to no longer be so comfortable with having only two flavors of political parties to choose from.

Thursday, January 21, 2010
What's It Gonna Take for America to Shut Down Guantanamo?
(5 comments) When we consider the indignity and inhumane treatment that detainees at Guantanamo have experienced and the torture and abuse which has surely inflamed Islamists who fill the ranks of al-Qaeda-like networks, what is our nation's collective reaction? How do we respond? Does the thought of Guantanamo even matter to us?

Wednesday, January 20, 2010
One Year Into Obama's Presidency, A Brown Turd Drops on Democrats
(14 comments) Coakley's defeat in Massachusetts gives Blue Dogs an opportunity to blame progressives. Will voters take the opportunity to examine how America's political system lacks freedom of choice? And will they consider challenging the system so more voices and more choices can be viable candidates in elections?

Friday, January 15, 2010
Will USAID, Right Wing Think Tanks & Private Interests Create Aftershocks in Haiti?
What will happen to the people of Haiti after the earthquake? What private interests or U.S. interests will seek to control the direction of Haiti? Will interests seek to capitalize off the crisis? In this article, why the people of Haiti are impoverished, the history of U.S. intervention, the kidnapping of Aristide by the US, economic shock therapy in the aftermath of disasters, and more are explored.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Media Coverage of Reid Deepens America's Illiteracy, Fear, and Anxiety Toward Race
The media spent a full day on Monday, January 11th, dissecting and reconstructing the surface meaning of Sen. Harry Reid's remarks on Obama, which most pundits and political leaders have characterized as racist. It's a good thing the media was given this distraction because with health care slipping into oblivion and the CIA bomber in Afghanistan and the botched bombing on Christmas Day the media was probably getting...

Monday, January 11, 2010
American Comedy & My Interview with BBC World Today on Airport Security
An article I wrote---"He Tried to Blow Up the Plan with a Condom Bomb & Why Getting Hysterical About Airport Security is Wrong"---was, perhaps, one of the most oddball humorous op-ed pieces I have ever written. But, someone with BBC World Today came across it, wanted to discuss airport hysteria & found that I would make a good fit for a two or three minute interview on reactions to the Christmas Day botched bombing.

Wednesday, January 6, 2010
He Tried to Blow Up the Plane With a Condom Bomb: Why Getting Hysterical About Airport Security Is Wrong
(8 comments) Sheer hysteria or the illusion of hysteria dominates the conversation in the media right now. How much are we willing to give for the delusion of airport safety?

Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Give Obama a Chance to Do What? Revisited
(3 comments) There are lines in this article that are very striking because they were written based on instincts and intuition months ago. There was no way of knowing what Obama would do. But, When a president squanders political capital during a valuable opportunity to radically revitalize and re-envision a society spiraling downward, that president deserves to be criticized.

Saturday, December 26, 2009
With Change, Americans Shouldn't Make the Enemy the Good of the Perfect
(7 comments) A lot of individuals keep telling me not to make the perfect the enemy of the good. I'm being told that when it comes to health care we cannot let the perfect be the enemy of the good. This means that incremental change or reform is what we must accept.

Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Obama & Democrats Give Americans a Healthcare Con Job for Christmas
(13 comments) Corporate Democrats and the Obama Administration stand ready to deliver a gift to Americans on behalf of the pharmaceutical companies and private insurance industry in America: health reform.

Sunday, December 20, 2009
Avatar: A Cinematic Event for the Spiritually and Critically Conscious
(3 comments) The immersive experience of Avatar would be enough on its own. That you are taken into a world where you essentially take part in the journey and evolution of a hero that deals with a supreme conflict just makes this film even more worth experiencing in an IMAX theatre. Avatar takes you on a hero's journey, a journey that ultimately is spiritually uplifting.

Monday, December 14, 2009
History Channel's "The People Speak": A Much-Needed Lesson in Hope and Change for a Nation's People
(1 comments) How to pare down a 752-page book into a 2-hour cable television event must have been a challenge for the producers of The People Speak, but those behind The People Speak succeed beautifully in presenting a tableau of Zinn's revolutionary piece of nonfiction.

Saturday, December 12, 2009
Anti-War Movement Wakes Up From Obama-Induced Slumber
(1 comments) The antiwar movement wakes up tomorrow and holds its first national rally since Obama hit the campaing trail as the Democratic nominee for president. A coalition of antiwar organizers, peace and justice advocates, and citizens of conscience disagree and are not willing to let Obama's efforts to deflect criticism and tamp down outrage toward the Afghanistan War.

Friday, December 11, 2009
Anti-Afghan War Escalation Rally to Reach for a World That Ought to Be
(1 comments) A new coalition of antiwar organizations---the End U.S. Wars Coalition---aim to address such questions and will come together this weekend for a rally on Saturday, Dec. 12th, in Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C. Not far from the White House, they will challenge the Nobel Peace Prize winner President Barack Obama and his administration to halt the escalation in Afghanistan.

Monday, December 7, 2009
Brothers: A Film with Striking Resonance After Obama Pledges a Surge in Afghanistan
(2 comments) Brothers is a film with striking resonance especially since Obama just made the decision to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan. It isn't an antiwar film. It isn't a film designed to make people want to end the war. But those skeptical of these wars in the Middle East will surely watch the drama unfold and be compelled to speak out even louder against any future decisions to expand the war in Afghanistan (or Pakistan).

Monday, December 7, 2009
A Grim Review of Current Actions Against the Afghan War
(5 comments) All over the U.S. in the beginning of the week, between Black Friday and Dec 2nd, there were actions organized to bolster opposition to the Afghan war escalation that Obama was going to defend in his West Point speech on Tuesday. In total, there were thousands of people who came out to call for an end to the occupation of Afghanistan. But, come Saturday, Dec. 5th, where were liberals and progressives?

Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Waiting to See What Obama Says on Afghanistan
The nation awaits an announcement from President Barack Obama tonight that will confirm that Obama has, in fact, pledged to send 35,000 more troops to Afghanistan to escalate war. We await confirmation that some soldiers for Christmas will be getting the gift of deployment to an American theater of war in Afghanistan.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Escalating to End the Afghanistan War: Invoking Iraq, the Troops, and the Oft-Exploited Tragedy of 9/11
(9 comments) Obama's speech at West Point Academy made a case for escalating the war in Afghanistan by deploying 30,000 more troops and laid out justifications for escalation that would deflect criticism. The speech largely avoided the sloganeering and Manichaean flourishes that Americans became used to under President George W. Bush, but it also setup a key paradox .

Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Single Payer Advocates Address Deep Flaws in Democratic Health Bill
(5 comments) On the day before Thanksgiving, members of single payer advocacy organizations gathered for a press conference to voice strong concerns with a Democratic health bill that they feel fails to address the biggest problems with health care in America.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009
TPM Writer Falsely Represents Single Payer Press Conference as Anti-Sanders Event
(3 comments) TPM writer Evan McMorris-Santoro characterized a press conference that was organized by single-payer advocates and held at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. today at 10 am ET as an event aimed at bashing Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Monday, November 23, 2009
Rejecting the Narrative for Health Reform in America, Believing in a Better Way
(9 comments) To the extent that politicians in Washington, D.C. have not attempted reform of this magnitude with a concerted effort for a decade (perhaps, decades depending on how you regard Hillary Clinton's past efforts), the recent votes on health reform in the House two weeks ago and in the Senate this weekend are historic. But the dominant political culture has channeled righteous outrage into something terribly inadequate.

Friday, November 20, 2009
Weak Public Option Myths That Liberals Believe
(7 comments) As the Senate takes its first vote on moving the debate on health insurance legislation forward, doctors from prominent organizations for universal healthcare speak out about the myths surrounding the public option.

Thursday, November 12, 2009
Obama Should Consider Public Option When Deciding Future of Afghan War
(1 comments) Obama rejects all four military options on the war that vary from sending 20,000 to 40,000 more troops to the war in Afghanistan. Unfortunately, there is no reason for those hoping for a U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan to be happy with news of Obama's recent rejection. That's because none of the options being considered by Obama include withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Where Does Single-Payer Go From Here? (Part 1)
In the run-up to the vote on health reform legislation Saturday, the possibility of getting a vote on single-payer in Congress was looking more likely each day. Leaders were admitting privately if not publicly that single-payer grassroots groups were keeping reform legislation from dropping the public option entirely.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Lieberman Gets Another Visit from the Grassroots for Single-Payer (Updated)
(1 comments) The grassroots organization, Mobilization for Healthcare for All, returned to Sen. Joe Lieberman's (I-CT) D.C. Office on Tuesday morning and confronted Lieberman for taking money from insurance companies and opposing healthcare as a human right.

Thursday, November 5, 2009
VIDEO of Healthcare Action in Lieberman's Office
(3 comments) At 9:20 AM ET, Senator Joe Lieberman received a visit at his D.C. Office from a band of citizens determined to make sure Lieberman is not allowed to govern on behalf of insurance companies or obstruct health care reform with shameless tomfoolery any longer.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Sit-In at Pelosi's Office After Breaking Promise on Kucinich Amendment
(3 comments) 15-20 people engage in a sit-in at Nancy Pelosi's Office in San Francisco. Americans who want a single payer system in America instead of the Health Insurance Enrichment legislation being discussed in Congress should contact Nancy Pelosi now to voice support for real health care reform.

Monday, November 2, 2009
One Year On, Obama's "Yes We Can" is Now "Incremental Change We Can Believe In"
(11 comments) A week or two ago I began to think about the reality that it had been about a year since Obama won the election. And, about a week or two ago, I began to see and read the first conversations about how the 2012 Election is set to begin in the spring of 2010. I do not know how many Americans can handle the beginning of another election right now.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Doctors Risking Arrest for Healthcare for All, Challenging a System That Makes Doctors Complicit
At least three doctors will be risking arrest in civil disobedience actions during Mobilization for Healthcare for All's third wave of actions this week, which are being held to demand an end to insurance abuse and to demand real health care reform for all.

Monday, October 26, 2009
What I See at the Showdown in Chicago
The American Bankers Association (ABA) and the banks and people of Chicago saw at least a thousand people get off buses and surround the entrance of Goldman Sachs headquarters in Chicago.

Sunday, October 25, 2009
A Broad Coalition to Take on the Banksters
(3 comments) George Goehl, a member of a broad coalition behind the organization of the Showdown in Chicago, which will take place October 25-27, sees this action as a way to target the banks and direct a message to Congress that they need to stand up for the American people and pass real reforms.

Sunday, October 25, 2009
Will the Showdown in Chicago Live Up to Progressive Hype?
(2 comments) The Showdown in Chicago is here and I wonder if it will live up to the hype that organizers have created around it. Certainly, there has been a lot of buzz and with the support of organizations like the National People's Action and the SEIU it seems like political momentum could potentially be created.

Saturday, October 24, 2009
What Goes for Family Farmers Goes for the Rest of the Country
(5 comments) Larry Ginter is just one of the many ordinary folks looking to gain a sense of faith, hope, and dignity from taking part in the Showdown in Chicago, which will happen October 25-27 as the American Bankers Association hold their convention at the Sheraton Hotel in Chicago.

Friday, October 23, 2009
Mad as Hell Doctor Part of the Problem in America's Sick Care Non-System
(13 comments) Emergency physician Paul Hochfeld from Portland, Oregon, who traveled from Portland to Washington, D.C. with a group of doctors from different associations affiliated with the Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP). argues that doctors like him are a huge part of the problem. Hochfeld traveled across the country with Mad as Hell Doctors.

Friday, October 23, 2009
Living on Less in an Age Where Banks Are Thriving on Excess
Wall Street doesn't want to be told what it can and cannot do, but at the Showdown in Chicago, folks like Ferol Wagner, who have lost major portions of their retirement savings, will come out to “demand responsibility, accountability and restitution for their greed and fraudulent acts.”

Sunday, October 18, 2009
Making the Ultimate Sacrifice for Health Care Reform
(40 comments) Updated With NEW VIDEO --- Sam Pullen, 31, honored his mother's spirit on October 15th by engaging in a sit-in at a Blue Cross in Los Angeles with a group of individuals who gathered to demand that insurance companies immediately grant approval for treatment of all their members with life-threatening conditions.

Friday, October 16, 2009
Greenspan Suggests Breaking Up "Too Big to Fail" Banks
(2 comments) Just over a year after a wave of bailouts for financial institutions that the American people were told were “too big to fail,” Wall Street's addiction to legalized greed and to crony capitalism continues. Worse, the White House and Congress are complicit in allowing this perversion of America's free market system to continue.

Sunday, October 11, 2009
National Equality March: “The Beginning of the Struggle” (Updated)
(4 comments) In less than two hours, one of the most important social and political events in the history of the fight for LGBT equality will begin. A march in D.C., a culmination of a weekend of breakout sessions, trainings, breakfasts, dinners, will take off and head to the Capitol Building. I spoke with the co-communications director for the National Equality March, Phil Siegel. He addressed...

Saturday, October 10, 2009
Kissinger Congratualates Obama: Cheers to a New American Century!
(8 comments) The Nobel Peace Prize, to me, seems like the last thing progressives or liberals would want the president to win. I do not know where Obama goes from here or where the people will go with Obama but I do know that Obama can now privately discuss what it's like to have a Nobel Peace Prize with Henry Kissinger.

Friday, October 9, 2009
Chicago: "Cigna 7" Arrested for Mobilizing for Healthcare for All
The morning after a powerful, invigorating, heartfelt Special Comment from Keith Olbermann on his news show, Countdown, a small group of civil rights advocates came together to directly challenge the operations of Cigna Insurance in our nation's health care system.

Monday, October 5, 2009
On Afghanistan, Listen to Your Base, Obama & End the War
(3 comments) Obama should begin to make decisions based on what the people think of this war. Obama must know that Americans are not going to sit here and let a general pursue a war in Afghanistan that may require 500,000 more troops over a span of five years.

Monday, October 5, 2009
UPDATE: 82 Arrested Outside White House, Hundreds Show Up to Protest War in Afghanistan
(2 comments) When a major protest event happens, you can count on your friendly mainstream media to be M.I.A. unless the protest involves a band of angry thuggish teabaggers sporting posters comparing Obama to Hitler or Stalin. Through Facebook, Twitter, and independent media, I was able to learn a bit about what took place today outside the White House. According to Peace Mom Cindy Sheehan, she and at least 81 others were arrested.

Friday, October 2, 2009
Barack Obama: A Love Story
(2 comments) Michael Moore's film is refreshing. It makes you want to go out on behalf of the voiceless ---the poor, the working class, the middle class, etc--- and fight the power and challenge the evils of capitalism which Moore examines in his film. But, Moore does not do enough to dissuade Americans of the idea that Obama is the answer to fighting capitalism.

Thursday, October 1, 2009
We Don't Need PATRIOT-ism, We Need JUSTICE
(5 comments) If replacing an Orwellian-sounding act with another Orwellian-sounding act seems bad, well, there's always the possibility is. On the other hand, perhaps it's all part of the game now and this act to reform the worst parts of the PATRIOT Act is worth talking about and supporting.

Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Conservative Media Echo Chamber Dominates, Steers Democratic Party
The Right is proving that, through certain apparatuses and organizations, it can determine the shape and outcome of policy and who or what organizations will be allowed to be affiliated or involved in government as these policies or reforms take shape. Democrats have done virtually nothing to prevent conservative media from being successful.

Monday, September 28, 2009
Review: "Capitalism: A Love Story" is High Art, Demands Action from Americans
(2 comments) Michael Moore showed up in Chicago to premiere his new film "Capitalism: A Love Story." Moore conducted a Q&A after the film and introduced the film by telling the audience that the Republic Windows workers from Chicago were in attendance as their story was featured in the film.

Saturday, September 26, 2009
Visions of a Future That Isn't Defined by G20 Summits
Three individuals participating in actions organized in response to the G20 summit in Pittsburgh describe their plans for promoting action and engaging citizens. Teach-ins and tribunals were organized to educate public on neoliberalism and globalization.

Friday, September 25, 2009
From the Ground: G20 Summit Brings Martial Law to Pittsburgh
(2 comments) First-hand accounts from individuals organizing in response to the G20. Details from Thursday afternoon and actions in the night and discussion of the military and police occupation of Pittsburgh.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Science Suggests Torture Probably Didn't Prevent Any Attacks
(3 comments) A recently published scientific paper suggests that “harsh interrogations” (torture) most likely “impaired the memories of suspects, diminishing their ability to recall and provide the detailed information” the CIA wanted. Torture could have even caused suspects to create and believe false memories.

Monday, September 14, 2009
"Creation" Producer: Theory of Evolution Too Provocative for America?
(9 comments) Who knows what Jeremy Thomas, the producer of Creation a film on Charles Darwin's life, has and has not done to find a distributor in the U.S. He may have not shopped around enough, but recent polls indicate that it certainly is possible that U.S. distributors are telling him Creation starring Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connolly is “too controversial for religious America.”

Friday, September 11, 2009
To Those Afraid of Asking Questions about 9/11
(13 comments) Eight years later, the attacks still strike indignation in the hearts and minds of Americans. But, do Americans even know what the U.S. is still responding to? I write that with the utmost respect for all the 9/11 First Responders and families who were involved in pulling bodies out of the rubble or who were involved in the clean up in the aftermath of the attacks.

Thursday, September 10, 2009
Now, Let's Get the Health Care Job Done!
(5 comments) The speech put forth a good argument for moving reform forward in Congress, but it was also a blunt reminder to those who think health care should be a human right and not a privilege that Obama has no problem with protecting the interests of private health insurance companies. what if Americans no longer want health care to be something they have to go shopping for?

Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Obama's Primetime Speech a Result of Squandered Opportunity
(1 comments) The primetime speech has been scheduled so Democrats can salvage a push for reform that they have screwed up miserably. It has failed because they have tried to preserve the interests of private insurance companies and develop real reforms that will help Americans at the same time. The White House strategy has been to silence the base of support that helped Obama win in November and this has made it easier for myths to spread.

Monday, September 7, 2009
"Keep It Closed Campaign" Against Abortion Clinic Falters
A campaign against Dr. Leroy Carhart's abortion and contraception clinic in Nebraska struggled to find grassroots support for its activities, which were planned for last weekend. Over a hundred clinic defenders met a mishmash of pro-lifers head on, muddying their plans to launch a campaign against Dr. Carhart and his clinic.

Monday, September 7, 2009
Doctors Aided CIA Interrogators, Participated in Human Experimentation
(1 comments) A Physicians for Human Rights report titled "Aiding Torture" was recently released and analyzed the approved techniques that appeared in the 2004 CIA Inspector General report released over a week and a half ago. The contents of this report show that not just lawyers and members of the military, CIA, and the Bush Administration deserve to be prosecuted. Doctors and physicians should be held accountable too.

Saturday, September 5, 2009
Shadow Army Now Outnumbers U.S. Troops in Afghanistan
(3 comments) A Congressional research group report says private contractors now outnumber U.S. troops and also reports that it's difficult to hold the contractors accountable for abuse and crimes committed. (Question: Why are Congressional research groups just now coming to this conclusion? Why weren't they reporting this two or three years ago?)

Friday, August 28, 2009
Pro-Choicers Come out to Defend Carhart's Abortion Clinic
(1 comments) In Bellevue Nebraska, pro-choice and pro-women advocates have gathered to support to Dr. Carhart and his abortion clinic, as right wing forces begin to escalate a campaign against him.

Friday, August 28, 2009
Forces That Killed Dr. Tiller Plan Campaign to Terrorize Dr. Carhart & His Clinic
(7 comments) Reporting from Bellevue, Nebraska as people from across the U.S. defend Dr. Leroy Carhart's clinic from right wing forces who have designated Carhart as their next target now that Dr. George Tiller is dead.

Wednesday, August 19, 2009
The Enemy in the "War on Terror is Us, We Continue to Fight at Our Own Peril
Underneath the takeover of the health care debate by right wing mobs, beneath the dumbfounding and ostentatious discussion on whether the U.S. economy is out of a recession or has saved itself from a depression, is the central issue of the "global war on terror,"- an agenda pursued by "the terrorism industry"- that could hold Americans hostage over the next few decades.

Monday, August 17, 2009
Maddow, Olbermann & Shock Troops for the Radical Right
(4 comments) How shock troops for the radical right are impacting America as politicians and leaders in positions of authority foment outrage and encourage their fearmongering activism.

Monday, August 17, 2009
40 Years On: My Generation and Woodstock
(3 comments) Forty years ago, hundreds of thousands of people descended on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in the rural town of Bethel, New York to enjoy "3 Days of Peace & Music."- Forty years later, I compare my generation to the Woodstock generation and contemplate what a "Woodstock Festival" organized by people from my generation would be like.

Sunday, August 16, 2009
The Enemy in the "War on Terror is Us, We Continue to Fight at Our Own Peril
(6 comments) Underneath the takeover of the health care debate by right wing mobs, beneath the dumbfounding and ostentatious discussion on whether the U.S. economy is out of a recession or has saved itself from a depression, is the central issue of the "global war on terror,"- an agenda pursued by "the terrorism industry"- that could hold Americans hostage over the next few decades.

Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Blackwater Founder's Visions of Christian Supremacy in Iraq
(9 comments) As allegations of Erik Prince's possible involvement in murder become public, consider why he would have murdered in the first place.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Obama Considers Courtroom-Within-a-Prison Complex for Indefinite Detention
(6 comments) The Obama Administration may have made a decision over the weekend on how to deal with closing Guantanamo Bay prison before Jan 22, 2010, the date set by an order signed by President Obama. The administration is considering the unprecedented creation of a courtroom-within-a-prison complex in the U.S. for terror suspects

Sunday, August 2, 2009
The Right Wing War on Reproductive Health Care for Women
(1 comments) Those against abortion or a woman's right to choose are mobilizing against the public option that may or may not be in the health care bill Obama eventually signs at the end of this year. Although the bill makes no mention of abortion, anti-abortionists are politicizing the reform bill and suggesting that the public option will mandate coverage for abortions.

Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Senate Drops Public Option: Is Real Health Care Reform Dead?
(8 comments) A bipartisan agreement or "compromise"- was agreed upon by "six bipartisan members"- of the Senate Finance Committee on Monday which did not include any plan or language for the creation of a "public option."- The public option has been the hope for millions of Americans especially progressives who have chosen to support this "public option"- instead of fighting for single-payer health care (a Medicare for All system).

Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Why Bush Considered Sending Military into Buffalo, NY
(7 comments) The Bush Administration considered a proposal to deploy U.S. military to make arrests of terror suspects. The proposed idea was legally justified by John Yoo and supported by Dick Cheney. It would have violated the Constitution and the Posse Comitatus Act.

Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Key Gitmo Reports Delayed: A Win for Secrecy and Lawlessness in America?
(2 comments) News that two reports concerning the closing of the Guantanamo Bay prison have been delayed (one from a task force charged with creating detention policy and one charged with examining interrogation policy) shows that the Obama Administration is, once again, dithering and dragging its feet at a time when actions must be taken.

Saturday, July 4, 2009
The Looming War on Bloggers
(3 comments) Those who run the gigantic news corporations, the accredited news organizations, those who are members of the press gaggle that far too often choose access over practicing investigative journalism---Those who control and work in the media with which we get the majority of our information on news and current events from are seeking to prevent the rise of bloggers in this nation.

Saturday, July 4, 2009
A Nation of Rebels Celebrates Its Independence Day
(5 comments) I find there is no better way to mark Independence Day than to honor those who currently carry on the American tradition of agitation, struggle, and rebellion.

Sunday, June 28, 2009
And the Michael Jackson/Iran Mash Up Was Born
(3 comments) When Iranians take the music of Michael Jackson and use it to push for freedom and democracy in Iran, what does this say about the power of culture and new media?

Friday, June 26, 2009
Freedom Agenda Underway in Iran
(1 comments) Reports from Iranian state news organizations may be the stuff of paranoia, but is this paranoia really just part of a show the Iranian government would like to put on? Or, is it possible that the U.S. has elements in Iran that are fueling the uprising and subverting the rule of the Iranian regime?

Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Uprising of Iranians Spurs Democratization of News Media
(2 comments) As the Islamic republic of Iran faces a crisis of legitimacy and authority, another totality faces a great crisis of legitimacy and authority as well.

Monday, June 15, 2009
Can We Truly Understand What's Happening in Iran?
(36 comments) While we watch video and images from Iran, blog and tweet and become transfixed and mesmerized by what is unfolding, how possible is it for us to understand and grasp what is really happening in Iran?

Saturday, June 13, 2009
Do We Understand Terrorism?
(7 comments) It is easy to be appalled at the news that someone, an anti-Semite and Holocaust denier, would walk into such a museum and threaten the lives of guards and others inside. What is not so easy is considering the act within the context of our understanding of terrorism. But, we must. In fact, it is imperative to our future as a society.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Hillary Clinton Renews Talk to "Obliterate Iran"
(2 comments) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential candidate who, while on the campaign trail, said if Iran attacked Israel America would be able to "totally obliterate them," has renewed talk of such an action.

Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Obama Spoke to Muslims for Oil, Not Humanity
(1 comments) Obama's speech to Muslims, which he made during his trip to the Middle East last week, may have seemed like it was made to show America shares "principles of justice and progress, tolerance and dignity of all human beings," but more precisely, this was a speech to the Muslim world that Obama made so America could ensure access to Islamic oil.

Tuesday, June 2, 2009
GOP Governor Defends Against Obama's Imperialist Global Warming Policy
The GOP had Mitch Daniels deliver a weekly address recently where he came out against the Waxman-Markey legislation (the Obama Administration's and Congress' answer to concerns over global warming). He condemned the establishment of a cap-and-trade system, characterized the legislation as "a poster child for government that cannot work," and went on to discuss what would happen to jobs in the Midwest and Midwesterners if passe

Friday, May 29, 2009
Obama Didn't Betray the Left, the Left Betrayed the Left
(16 comments) From Iraq to health care to the economy to torture to issues of transparency and accountability, it looks like a feeling that Obama has betrayed progressives or liberals is suddenly sweeping across the left political spectrum. But, let's be honest here---Obama didn't betray the left. The left betrayed the left.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009
So, It's Like Rendition Without Airplanes?
Exploring the Obama Administration's widening of reliance on foreign intelligence services to capture, interrogate, and detain high level suspects outside battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan

Sunday, May 24, 2009
Healthy Skepticism Toward Memorial Day
(22 comments) Much of the American population from the Vietnam generation on are those who have grown to accept debates over the value of war. They now have second thoughts about sending their sons and daughters off to war. That's nothing to be ashamed of. As the clich� goes, war is not the answer. And just because traditionally America's men and women have served with honor doesn't mean that war should ever be.

Friday, May 22, 2009
Should Americans Allow 9/11 and the Perceived Threat from al Qaeda to Dictate Our Future?
(7 comments) Too many seem to have a desire to cling to the neoconservative imperialist policies of the past, and isn't that desire a bit extreme? And why do we feel the need to maintain what's left of these policies which were executed with brutal inhumane consequences throughout the Bush Administration? For what?

Monday, May 18, 2009
How a Bunch of Ragtag Militant Protesters Turned the Gates of Notre Dame into the Gates of Hell
(6 comments) Every person who showed up to the gates of the University of Notre Dame to "welcome" Obama with clenched fists and some open arms all had the right to be there and they all had the right to practice their First Amendment rights. But, others have the right to describe what was happening at the gates of Notre Dame from this morning through the afternoon candidly-many of the protesters were in fact turning a place of faith and sa

Sunday, May 17, 2009
At the Middle of this Struggle over Catholic Identity, Notre Dame Students Will Graduate
(1 comments) ...And President Obama will speak. His plane lands at the South Bend Airport at noon ET and at 2pm ET he will be participating in the commencement ceremony for Notre Dame Graduates.

Thursday, May 14, 2009
Obama Employs Bush Administration Tactic to Halt Release of Detainee Photos
(11 comments) On Wednesday, Obama said he "would try to block the court-ordered release of photos showing U.S. troops abusing prisoners." The release, which was to be the result of a Freedom of Information Act request made by the ACLU, had been reasonable in the final weeks of April, but today, Obama chose to come out against the release.

Sunday, May 10, 2009
It's the Least We Can Do For Our Mothers
(1 comments) Being a mother is the hardest thing to do. Imagine having to give nonstop service and unconditional love for continuously for any period of time longer than a few hours. Step outside the aspects that society focuses on, step away from the day itself that shopping centers and restaurants all welcome because sales will go up marginally.

Friday, May 8, 2009
Are the Days of Free Internet News Coming to End?
(12 comments) But like the free tap water you took for granted as a child, which is now bottled and sold for a pretty penny, the free Internet news some grew up being able to get whenever they wanted may, in the not-so-distant future, cost a pretty penny. That is, if �ber capitalist extraordinaire Rupert Murdoch is able to get his way.

Sunday, May 3, 2009
"Audience of One" Documentary Review
(2 comments) A documentary about Pentecostal Pastor Gazowsky who thinks God wants him to direct a big-budget Christian epic. He sets out to create a film that he describes as "Star Wars meets The Ten Commandments."

Wednesday, April 29, 2009
The Obama 100th Day Extravaganza
(2 comments) The media has succeeded in making an arbitrary date a point in Obama's presidency that requires comprehensive evaluation so that Obama can continue his presidency appropriately.

Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Nearly 100 Days into Obama Presidency, Specter Switches Parties
(1 comments) In many respects, this raises the question of what is the future of progressive politics within the Democratic Party. Doesn't the switch and Obama's welcome signify that the party would like to maintain this image that they are a moderate or left of center party? And, isn't it interesting how the Democratic Party is more appealing to moderate Republicans?

Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Waterboarding to Complete My College Papers
(2 comments) If CIA are not to be held accountable or responsible for crimes, then maybe they didn't commit a crime at all.

Friday, April 17, 2009
The American Inquisition Was Willing to Use Insects on Detainees
(9 comments) It is tough to grapple with the reality that our military, with the support and consent of psychologists and medics and government officials, thought that using insects could help us in our effort to "win" the so-called "war on terror."

Thursday, April 2, 2009
Give Obama a Chance to Do What?
(196 comments) If it weren't for all the excuses being made for Obama's and his administration's actions, I would feel a whole lot better. I think others who suffered under the Bush Regime would too.

Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Obama on the Auto Industry
(6 comments) When Will Obama Question the Viability of "Too Big to Fail" Financial Institutions?

Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Obama's Press Conference on the Budget and Economic Recovery & the Media Involved
(2 comments) Can Obama continue to ensure Wall Street has a significant say in what path America takes to economic recovery or will the American people make it untenable for him to keep inviting members of Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, and other entities who benefited from the deregulation in the '90s and who created this mess to the table?

Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Happy Birthday, Iraq! America's with You 'till the Bitter End
(4 comments) We Americans hope you enjoyed this year's celebration of the anniversary of you liberation and we hope you are not too troubled by the lack of resistance to the inhumane policies being imposed on your people.

Friday, March 20, 2009
When Corporate Pirates Commit Class Economic Rape
(3 comments) The rapaciousness of media occurs in the same manner that the rapaciousness of corporations like A.I.G. occurs. All function in a system which allows for greed and corruption to subvert the well-being of communities and taxpayers nationwide.

Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Jim Cramer-Style Infotainment: CNBC Journalists Embed Themselves in America's Financial Crisis
(4 comments) or the most part, it seems like financial "journalists" who appear on television are embedded in this crisis like journalists were embedded in the U.S. military during the Iraq War. There seems to be an understood agreement (or maybe a contractual obligation) to not beat up on Wall Street, to not fan the flames of populism.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Twenty-One Years Later: A Financial Apocalypse, Two Wars, Global Warming, and Obama
(7 comments) As I celebrate my birthday, this is my attempt to ruin it by over-thinking and ruminating on what it means to turn twenty-one. I ramble on and discuss pressures, politics, and basically my worldview of alcohol that will no doubt leave you wondering how I expect to make it at all in this nation we call America.

Monday, March 9, 2009
The Thing With Obama is Yoo Get Away With Murder
(13 comments) President Barack Obama may have come into office pledging to end torture, but Obama has shown no indication that he will condemn the Nuremberg defense ("only following orders") when used by former members of the Bush Administration who have been accused of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Friday, March 6, 2009
Man on Wire: Beauty and the Challenge of Impossibility
(1 comments) A review of the Man on Wire documentary which won the Academy Award for Best Documentary recently.

Monday, March 2, 2009
A Limbaugh-Ron Paulian Republic? The Youth Will Decide
(9 comments) The youth will decide whether CPAC provided a new breadth of life for the GOP or not. Youth will decide how progressivism is defined in American politics. Youth will lead the way forward.

Monday, February 23, 2009
Equal Rights for All Americans Championed at Oscars
(4 comments) By the time Sean Penn came on stage to accept his award, there was already this sentiment in the air that an overwhelming issue for humanity in America was lingering. The issue was in the back of the minds of all those at the Oscars---LGBT rights.

Saturday, February 21, 2009
Take Back NYU's Occupation: A Young Progressive Movement with Campus Occupations?
(2 comments) The action could be considered a good signal that students are willing to make sacrifices for change, but was the NYU occupation a good thing for NYU students? And what effect did the inclusion of a section for Palestinians in Gaza have on their "success"?

Friday, February 13, 2009
Judges Paid to Send Teens to Juvenile Detention Centers
A case in Pennsylvania, a case that right now centers around the reality that "two Pennsylvania judges have been charged with taking millions of dollars in kickbacks to send teenagers to two privately run youth detention centers." One of the victims of this alleged scheme was Hillary Transue.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Obama and the First Pragmatic Presidential Press Conference of His Presidency
(3 comments) The first press conference on television last night was more proof that Bush is an easy act to follow. How refreshing was it to have a president speak coherently without smirking and furrowing his brows at every question that protrudes and probes at future decisions the president may or may not make?

Friday, February 6, 2009
Slumdog Millionaire: What Can a Slumdog Possibly Know?
(3 comments) The film, Slumdog Millionaire, is about a slumdog from Mumbai, India who is turned millionaire when he gets a chance to be on India's version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?". It provides quite the look at slums in Mumbai and how a slum's people can be totally won over by a Western game show especially one that might allow one to move up a class or two.

Thursday, February 5, 2009
How Does a Young American Student Stand Such Times and Live?
(17 comments) I may not have done anything to make the world the way it is, yet I have a responsibility to respond appropriately in these times and must respond even if it means sacrificing an opportunity to move up a rung on the class ladder. I have the capability to cling to the courage of my convictions and compel others to consider reacting to the concerns confidently rather than cynically.

Saturday, January 31, 2009
Chief Justice Roberts and His Federalist Society Ideology
(4 comments) A recent court decision of 5-to-4 in the case of Herring v. United States shows that the "exclusionary rule" may be at risk and the man leading the onslaught on the rule may be Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr, a Bush Administration lawyer through and through who many now know as the guy who fumbled words when administering Obama's oath of office.

Friday, January 30, 2009
Returning to a Pre-9/11 Approach to the "War on Terror"
(5 comments) Jane Mayer, author of "The Dark Side", and chief architect of Bush policies of torture, John Yoo, each published their reaction to Obama's executive orders which reformed key Bush policies.

Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Will the U.S. Peace Envoy Usher in Truth and Reconciliation for Israelis and Palestinians?
(6 comments) Rabbi Michael Lerner, Yousef Munayyer of the ADC, and Josh Ruebner of the U.S. Campaign to End Israeli Occupation react to the appointment of George Mitchell, Congress, and a shifting of consciousness among the American people and the role alternative news media has played in that shift.

Sunday, January 25, 2009
The Wrestler: Of Love, Pain, and Glory
(2 comments) "The Wrestler" is a film that takes one deep into the heart of what one might term a "washed-up" star to experience his passion. It takes one deep into the soul of this same character to understand his pain, and it gives one an opportunity to sympathize and empathize with his desire to constantly come running back for glory.

Friday, January 23, 2009
Obama's Inaugural Address: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
(4 comments) The past eight years featured Wall Street bailouts, raging militarism and violence in the Middle East, warrantless wiretapping, torture, arbitrary detention of human beings, moves toward theocracy, a suppression of science, and a rise in the culture of greed, intolerance, and bigotry in America. All of this was a result of U.S. government. The hope for change must be a hope that love has the last word.

Tuesday, January 20, 2009
About the Millions That Braved the Cold for Obama
(12 comments) Braving the cold, I went to the Inauguration at 5 am and was out freezing with millions of other Americans who clamored into public areas to witness history.

Monday, January 19, 2009
Un-Jading Myself for Hope and Change in D.C.
(1 comments) Today's big event, "We Are One", happened in front of the Lincoln Memorial with crowds gathering around the Reflecting Pool. The crowds stretched back to the Washington Monument. It was a scene constructed for the picturesque and historic qualities it could evoke.

Saturday, January 17, 2009
The Visitor and the Value of Human Connection
(2 comments) The Visitor is about finding one's place, struggling to maintain it, and then being forced to do the inevitable. It would just be another human tragedy if it wasn't for the presence of Walter, whose assistance in the struggle adds a poignant dimension to the tragedy unfolding.

Friday, January 16, 2009
Bush Farewell Muted By Plane Crash
(11 comments) The normal barrage of punditry that comes after significant speeches of this nature was ditched last night so that coverage of the plane crash into the Hudson River and Attorney General-nominee Eric Holder's confirmation hearing could be covered. How interesting is it that a plane crash would lead to news coverage of Bush's farewell being cut off?

Friday, January 16, 2009
Chicagoan Activists Occupy Sen. Dick Durbin's Office
(1 comments) Peace and justice activists respond to Durbin's support of Israel's ongoing military offensive in Gaza.

Thursday, January 15, 2009
Dammit, Hamas! Put Your Rockets Down Now!
(29 comments) I've had it up to here with you, Hamas. And, you know what? The people of the Palestinian territories suffering under Israeli apartheid have had it too.

Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Affirming More Bloody Incursions
(5 comments) As the Bush Administration prepares to exit and leave stage right, it seems the members of the Bush Administration would like to make it so that when Barack Obama enters stage left he will have no choice but to continue the many bloody incursions around the world that the U.S. is involved in.

Sunday, January 11, 2009
Bottom Line Blues
(1 comments) Providing a gateway to a playlist of blues jams and a brief description of a folkie musical establishment that is an unforgettable part of music history especially in New York

Saturday, January 10, 2009
Gran Torino and the Politics of 'Get Off My Lawn!'
(14 comments) The endearing aspect of Clint Eastwood's "Gran Torino" is not that Clint Eastwood's character Walt is a vigilante character (similar to many of the characters that Eastwood has played). What makes this film stick with you is the way with which Eastwood's character navigates a world he knows he has lost control of---a world that has gotten out of hand.

Thursday, January 8, 2009
After January 20th
(28 comments) On Wednesday, another reporter made a valiant attempt to convince Obama to break his silence on the horror and terror unfolding in Gaza. In response to Obama's deafening silence, here is a poem.

Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Scenes from Dante's Inferno
(31 comments) The U.S. continues to support and condone the actions of Israel as it pressed on with its "urban offensive" or rather, its act of aggression toward Palestinians. The United Nations, on behalf of the Arab states, pushes to pass a statement condemning the actions of Israel which may call for a ceasefire. And, doctors cry out in horror as they witness what could be best described as hell on Earth.

Tuesday, January 6, 2009
The Invaluable PalestineChronicle.com Hacked by Israeli Hackers
(18 comments) Palestine Chronicle provides a voice for the oppressed Palestinians. Currently, some hackers have stopped the site from promoting pro-Palestinian views.

Tuesday, January 6, 2009
On Israel-Gaza Crisis: Obama, How About a Game of 20 Questions?
A game of 20 questions. One on one, the citizens of the world might be able to deduce what Obama is thinking and pry some of his thoughts from his brain on the conflict.

Sunday, January 4, 2009
Israel's "Right to Exist" vs. Hamas' Right to Resist"
(6 comments) Further exploration of philosophy toward Israel and Hamas is needed if we Americans are going to get closer to a way to an end in the brutality.

Thursday, January 1, 2009
Israel Stands Up to Hamas While Cynthia McKinney Almost Starts WWIII
(9 comments) The following is a transcript from a New Year's Eve broadcast of the Government Record from the Government News Network. It is an update on the situation in Gaza and Cynthia McKinney's boat trip.

Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Another Lousy Good-for-Nothing Review of 2008
(6 comments) The human ritual of looking back and examining the year concluding and the year that lies ahead is a common one indeed. Many individuals engage in the act of assessing the year from January to December and seek to summarize what the year has been and suggest what the coming year will be.

Tuesday, December 30, 2008
2008 Recounted with Heart and Soul
(11 comments) From the Iowa Caucuses to Obama vs. Hillary to the haunting rise of Sarah Palin to the Wall Street bailout (which both Barack Obama and John McCain supported) to the celebrated election of Barack Obama, 2008 was a year where anything and everything happened

Sunday, December 28, 2008
What Israeli Brutality in Gaza?
(7 comments) What is the likelihood that any American sees the unfolding massacres on television and walks away with some commentary that will truthfully illuminate what is happening between Israel and Palestinians in Gaza right now?

Saturday, December 27, 2008
Gaza Attacked: Why is Hamas Firing Rockets at Israel?
(26 comments) More than 200 have been reported dead in Gaza after Israeli attacks which were in response to ongoing rocket fire from Hamas. Israel's hammering of so-called Hamas targets have left over 300 injured and Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak has said Israeli attacks will go on for "as long as necessary."

Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Have a Very Merry Secular Christmas
(6 comments) Christmas may have been a holiday for celebrating the so-called birth of Christ long, long ago. But, alas, I do not think it is anymore. The holiday now is based on consumerism and is fueled by rampant commercialism.

Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Don't Tell Me to Chill Out About Rick Warren!
(11 comments) An interview with Fred Karger from DumpRickWarren.com and then additional commentary involving Rick Warren and evangelicals in America.

Friday, December 19, 2008
Why Rick Warren?
(11 comments) The recent announcement that the man who may lead the most "purpose driven life" in American society, Pastor Rick Warren, will be providing the invocation proves...

Friday, December 19, 2008
4,000 Americans Had to Die for What?
(5 comments) The world can expect to see more and more engineers of this phony and illegal "war on terror" appear in the public sphere and justify the Iraq War as Bush spends the last month defining what his legacy will be. And, this is because a key component of the Bush Administration's legacy will be how members sum up the illegal war and occupation of Iraq, which more than three quarters of America want an end to now.

Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Cheney Admits Authorizing Torture (Or, If You're Going to Do Something Illegal and Immoral...)
(36 comments) Cheney can admit to any war crime right now. He can admit to torture or waging illegal war. He and his friends could trot out in front of some member of the press and reveal one more element of his Project for the New American Century plan every day until Obama is inaugurated and expect nothing to happen.

Sunday, December 14, 2008
Now More Than Ever, The World Needs A Bold U.S. Antiwar Movement
(15 comments) In response to the proposed escalation of U.S. military actions in the Middle East and the further institutionalization of lawlessness by the American government, Chicago activists came together for a rally in Chicago Saturday afternoon called "Now More Than Ever, No More Wars for Empire."

Thursday, December 11, 2008
Does Blagojevich's Idea to Shakedown a Children's Hospital Mean He's a Madman?
(4 comments) The Chicago press has been suggesting Blagojevich is crazy and they have been doing this for quite some time.

Friday, November 28, 2008
Mumbai Attacks: Result of American Destabilization or Indian Discrimination and Violence?
(15 comments) What is bothersome is how this situation is taking on more dimensions due to its victims. Not only were Americans and Brits targeted, but a Mumbai-based Jewish rabbi and wife were killed.

Thursday, November 27, 2008
The Turkeys Should Be Choosing Which Bush Admin Official to Pardon
(5 comments) I'm trying to wrap my head around the concept of Thanksgiving. I have always had problems with the holiday but my personal hang-ups with Thanksgiving have increased due to the fact that so many Americans are approaching this holiday with more illusion than ever before.

Monday, November 24, 2008
Can the World Wait?
(5 comments) Success at the World Can't Wait (WCW) National Meeting this weekend rested upon whether those participating would be able to deliberate and synthesize ideas so that an agenda of goals and objectives could be formulated in the not-so-distant future.

Sunday, November 23, 2008
Re-branding the World Can't Wait
(8 comments) Update from the World Can't Wait National Meeting in Chicago. Leaders in the movement to drive out the Bush Regime are discussing what to do now that Obama is elected.

Saturday, November 22, 2008
How Many Clinton Retreads Does It Take to Screw Up an Obama Administration?
(30 comments) While I suppose many Obama supporters and fans have not been vetting Obama's picks for his staff and his Cabinet, I have by going through Internet databases and Google to find information on any person Obama has selected to be part of his administration. And, it appears that Americans who wanted real change have been deluded. Not tricked but deluded.

Saturday, November 15, 2008
Elections Ought to Matter
(3 comments) Obama's win presents the Democrats with an opportunity. In fact, we should all treat Obama and opportunity as if the two are interchangeable.

Thursday, November 13, 2008
Turning Hope into Reality: Overturning Bush's Executive Orders
It's widely expected that president-elect Barack Obama will do something about George W. Bush's executive orders, which have played a significant role in dismantling America's system of "checks and balances" over the past eight years. Obama, in addition to doing something about Bush's executive orders, is expected to also issue a few executive orders of his own.

Monday, November 10, 2008
The Obama Win: Handle As Little and as Gently as Possible
(2 comments) Progressives/liberals might worry extensively about mucking up or tarnishing a good thing. This may prevent action toward real change.

Friday, November 7, 2008
Defining Hope and Change With Laser-Like Focus on Congress
(5 comments) The Nader/Gonzalez campaign will be more than a third party campaign and will help put forth resources so Congress watchdog groups can be established as part of a November 5th Movement. (november5.org)

Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Yes We Did (And What We Must Do)
(12 comments) The high-flying rhetoric of Barack Obama coasted into Chicago, Illinois on Election Night with thousands (if not over a million supporters) lining up from 11 am to 8 pm CT to get into the Obama rally where many expected he would give his victory speech.

Tuesday, November 4, 2008
George Carlin and the 2008 Election
(2 comments) Cynicism, youth, Chicago, the Obama rally, change, hope, voting, choices, shifting the power, and progressivism---We the People will Decide, Right?

Monday, November 3, 2008
The Unexpected Easiness of Voting (Or, Don't Waste Your Vote on a Blowout)
One might wonder why they should be interested in my voting experience and anything that I have to say, and I cannot offer you much incentive for reading this expect for the fact that I did not vote Barack Obama. I also am a student who voted at school and for the past month I had been wondering what I would do so that I could participate in this election.

Sunday, November 2, 2008
The Lens with Which We View This Election
(22 comments) No doubt I have irked many readers and writers with my persistence and vigor in arguing on behalf of third parties in this election. I ask that you understand this persistence and vigor stems from the lens which I view this election through.

Saturday, November 1, 2008
Obama, the Chosen One
(22 comments) You see, Barack Obama is the "Chosen One", one who would bring balance to "The Force" or this energy that unites us all. He will also destroy all the Sith (which in this case are all those closely linked to Bush).

Friday, October 31, 2008
A Progressive Interview with Matt Gonzalez
(13 comments) Call me psychotic, but I've been walking around lately wondering why I feel so different from everybody. So, I called up Matt Gonzalez over at the Nader/Gonzalez campaign (the vice presidential candidate for the Independent ticket in this presidential election) and asked him if he could diagnose my problem.

Thursday, October 30, 2008
Is Howard Zinn a Parasite?
(21 comments) Why in this historic election is Zinn, the people's historian, not going to vote for Barack Obama, who just might become the first black president in American history?

Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Political Bigotry (Or, Why Would You Ever Vote Third Party?)
(18 comments) It must be asked of people eschewing third party voters---What did you do since 2005 to make sure you and other Americans wouldn't have to hold their nose and vote in this election?

Monday, October 27, 2008
In the Meantime, Syria Was Attacked by the U.S.
(2 comments) Don't expect Obama, McCain, or the U.S. news media to report on this. Here's an aggregate of information on the attack from international news and Internet news sources.

Saturday, October 25, 2008
Just Another Candidate for Governor or a Real Maverick?
In West Virginia, the governor of the state used to be the Secretary of State in charge of the voting machines. The governor, Democrat Joe Manchin, is now in a race against two candidates, state senator Russ Weeks, a Republican, and Jesse Johnson, a Mountain Party candidate (the Mountain Party is affiliated with the Green Party). Johnson was a 2008 Green Party presidential nominee.

Friday, October 24, 2008
What the McCain-Obama "Debates" Should Have Been Like
(3 comments) The third party debate sponsored by the Free and Equal Elections group just finished airing on C-SPAN2. While it only included Ralph Nader and Chuck Baldwin, two of the six presidential candidates on enough ballot lines to win in a free and fair election, the third party debate showed what the debates between McCain and Obama could have been like.

Monday, October 20, 2008
Ralph Nader Earns Mainstream Media Attention
A third party candidate, Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader, has broken through a barrier and will be on mainstream media tonight. He will appear on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams.

Thursday, October 16, 2008
Iraq War Veterans Arrested at Final Debate
(10 comments) On the night of the final debate, which was held at Hofstra University, Iraq Veterans Against the War along with other antiwar groups came to the debate with the intention of rallying, marching, and risking arrest.

Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Joe the Plumber Is Focus of Third Debate
(1 comments) The third and final debate spent more than a half hour on Joe the Plumber. It was indicative of the lack of attention to key issues, the inadequate moderation, and the lack of substance which have been key problems for all three presidential debates.

Monday, October 13, 2008
How Do Republicans Plan to "Win"?
(2 comments) McCain is prepared to cry fraud if the election is close and he has come out on the losing end. And here is why.

Sunday, October 12, 2008
Six Years Since What?
(1 comments) Yesterday, October 11th, was the anniversary of the Iraq War authorization vote in Congress. Unfortunately, it would seem that much of the progressive news community including OpEdNews could not be bothered to focus in on this regrettable anniversary.

Saturday, October 11, 2008
The October 11 National Day of Antiwar Action
The Wall Street bailout and our nation's financial turmoil have become the elephant in the room that will be on the minds of everyone, but today, thousands across America will go out into the streets to once again call for an end to wars being waged in the Middle East.

Thursday, October 9, 2008
Truth Is We're Obsolete
(2 comments) Every Tuesday on FOX, Americans can tune in to a new show that's now on television called "Fringe." The show is from J.J. Abrams (creator of "Lost"), Alex Kurtzman, and Roberto Orci.

Wednesday, October 8, 2008
The Second Debate: What They Don't Know and How They Plan to Find It Out
(1 comments) Did McCain win? Did McCain lose? Did Obama win? Did Obama lose? Well, liberals and progressives, it doesn't matter, but for what such inconsequential talk is worth, McCain AND Obama won.

Monday, October 6, 2008
How Do You Reconcile With Obama's Record and Ultimately Vote for Him on Election Day?
(9 comments) Knowing that Barack Obama has compromised himself, knowing that he has been censoring himself since he first took office in Illinois, how can anyone rationally think that he will use any opening whatsoever to do anything for the poor, working, and middle class of America that is being cleansed of all its assets by the corporations and politicians in Washington?

Saturday, October 4, 2008
To Pre-Empt or Not to Pre-Empt
The recent bailout of Wall Street is quite a wonderful thing and I think it's just the tip of the iceberg for a culture that really drinks fear on a regular basis like it's a specialty coffee from Starbucks or a 44 oz. soft drink from 7-Eleven. If anything gets people going, it's the idea that they have to DO SOMETHING.

Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Life Begins When You Stand Up to Casino Capitalists
(1 comments) What's most important to note as we take in the fact that the Senate just passed a bailout bill that the media is telling us was "loaded with extra goodies" to get members of the House to vote for it is that Barack Obama suggested that we could wait to pass a bailout.

Monday, September 29, 2008
"9/11" Occurs on Wall Street: Are Lawmakers Responsible?
(2 comments) Turn on the television and prepare to be blasted left and right with point after point of nonsensical reasoning to make you the pathetic American believe that the House of Representatives just committed a terrorist attack on Wall Street.

Sunday, September 28, 2008
A Third Party Debate with McCain and Obama?
The Ron Paul money bombs were imaginative and creative. It was unconventional and energizing to the Ron Paul campaign to know that there was this power at the fingertips of the campaign to run a real campaign for liberty. That power the people wielded can be wielded again and exercised by we the people.

Friday, September 26, 2008
In Case You Favor More Voices, More Choices...
The debate scheduled tonight has a fundamental flaw. If you care, please read.

Friday, September 26, 2008
The First Debate: Iraq or Afghanistan, and No Solution for the Economy
(22 comments) Neither really appeared to care about the American people. Both were doing a fine job of posturing to be the next commander-in-chief.

Thursday, September 25, 2008
What's a Young Person to Do In These Times?
(2 comments) As far as my youthful mind can tell, we stand at a time in history where something radically different could be created in our name. The systems in this country have spiraled downward and are now utterly dysfunctional---they are plunging this nation into definite ruin.

Friday, September 19, 2008
"Honest Talk" and "Real Solutions" Courtesy of Barack Obama
(4 comments) I don't disagree with your call for "honest talk" and "real solutions."

Thursday, September 18, 2008
Under the Thumb of Corporations
(6 comments) How do you grapple with the Dow falling 500 points in one day? How do you comprehend the largest bankruptcy in American history? And how do you even begin to understand the implications of the Bank of America's buyout of Merrill Lynch or the implications of the nationalization or quasi-socialization of banks as the government bails out banks whose board of directors conducted operations like gamblers at a casino?

Friday, September 12, 2008
Do They Put Lipstick on Pigs at the Funny Farm?
Obama now must find a way around a charade that has played out before the American people's eyes. The Lifetime-HBO-E! True Hollywood cock and bull story titled, "A Tale of Two Mavericks," is getting Nielsen ratings that few television programs achieve.

Wednesday, September 10, 2008
I Won't Settle For Nothing, And Neither Should You
Without reversing the cycle of lowered expectations, we will continue to see a dangerous dynamic that has dire effects for our democracy and its future.

Sunday, September 7, 2008
Proceeding Onward in the Face of a Dark Political Climate
(10 comments) In the past two weeks, I've been to Denver and St. Paul for the Democratic and Republican conventions. What I've found the two conventions to have in common is that both the parties subscribe to the politics of the possible and limit the terms for change and advancement of policies whether liberal or conservative.

Saturday, September 6, 2008
What is At Stake Here At the RNC (Or What Was At Stake Here)
(1 comments) On-the-ground report from the skirmish on Thursday evening when anti-war activists attempted to march to the Xcel Energy Center and a description of the police state and its effects on the peace and social justice groups which protested the RNC

Wednesday, September 3, 2008
So...That's What Police Repression Looks Like
(14 comments) After a few hours in St. Paul, I witnessed an unpermitted march end with police firing at protesters

Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Police and Twin Cities Authorities Effective in Creating Disorientation Within Groups Protesting at RNC
(2 comments) Protesters decide what to do next as police and authorities oppress those engaged in marches and those who are in jail.

Monday, September 1, 2008
Amy Goodman Arrested At RNC (And More)
(3 comments) A small collection of the latest happenings in the Twin Cities. Check out ColdSnapLegal's invaluable twitter. You will know what is happening every minute from now until Thursday.

Sunday, August 31, 2008
Democracy in a Cage
(7 comments) Are you inside or outside of the cage?

Sunday, August 31, 2008
Respond to the RNC Police State: A Call to Action for OEN Journalists
(5 comments) "In this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than just ideals to be valued - they may be essential to survival." -Noam Chomsky

Saturday, August 30, 2008
The Perfect Blend of Populism and Nationalism
(7 comments) Inside Invesco Field, Obama and his Democratic supporters were having what could only be characterized as one big Demogasm. You could say this was like the Woodstock of all presidential candidate events in our history

Thursday, August 28, 2008
With IVAW, the People Courageously Crossed the Line
(3 comments) The people stood with IVAW yesterday after Rage Against the Machine played a concert and demanded that Obama incorporate their "three point of unity" into his policy.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008
IVAW to March on the DNC
(4 comments) In an unpermitted march, IVAW joined by Rage Against the Machine band members will march on the DNC demanding their "three points of unity" be embraced by the Democratic Party. Because the march does not have a permit, the possibility of acts of nonviolent resistance or civil disobedience will be even higher.

Tuesday, August 26, 2008
The First Casualty of War is the Truth
(7 comments) IVAW's action and more from outside the DNC in Denver

Monday, August 25, 2008
Standing at 16th St & Champa: Stories from the DNC in Denver
(10 comments) On Day 1 of the DNC, I recount the past 24 hours in Denver which includes protest news and a police state update.

Sunday, August 24, 2008
Speaking Out in the Denver Police State
(18 comments) Details on the situation in Denver as the DNC gets ready to begin

Thursday, August 21, 2008
Things to Do in Denver
(2 comments) Highlighting events to occur outside the Democratic National Convention

Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Why is This Election So Unnervingly Close?
(17 comments) The base that coalesced behind Obama earlier in this election providing a burst of energy that ultimately boosted Obama's campaign to the top has become extraordinarily limp lately. Whether this is indicative of the character of the progressive movement and its leaders or not, the moral fortitude to put forth an agenda that makes Obama more different than McCain is necessary.

Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Affecting the Outcome of This Election
(17 comments) Progressive participation required.

Monday, August 18, 2008
Why Did Obama Win the Nomination?
(20 comments) If we do not answer the question of why Obama won the Democratic nomination collectively and respond to that answer with action, McCain will win in November. More importantly, repugnant Bush Administration policies will continue after the election is over for sure.

Tuesday, August 12, 2008
This Is Not News, This Is Propaganda
(10 comments) A look at the coverage of the Russia-Georgia conflict, which has a tendency to be overtly anti-Russia despite the fact Georgia initiated the current battles in the region

Tuesday, August 12, 2008
You May Be Georgian Today, But I'm Not
(6 comments) John McCain stepped up his rhetoric on the Russia-Georgia conflict today condemning Russia's "aggression" and declaring today that "we are all Georgians now."

Friday, August 8, 2008
Lesser Evils, Psychoses, and the Perils of Voting Your Conscience [Part 1]
(15 comments) The current attitude of Americans towards third party and Independent presidential candidates has led to much discussion here on OpEdNews. This first part continues the discussion by looking at the "Lesser Evils" in this election.

Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Hello, My Name Is Kevin and I am a Recovering Democrat
(14 comments) Written with the hope of inspiring others to break out of a system that paralyzes activists and concerned citizens nationwide especially during presidential elections

Thursday, July 31, 2008
Obama's Vow to Reverse Executive Orders a Breath of Fresh Air?
(3 comments) Bush resorted to executive orders once again to overhaul intelligence without approval from Congress days after Obama vowed to expunge any executive orders that "trample on liberty."

Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Obama Supporters Victims of Political Slavery
(14 comments) Why do Americans every four years give up the power they are supposed to have during an election by agreeing to play the rigged game that is electoral politics?

Wednesday, July 23, 2008
The Erosion of Thinking
(8 comments) How Americans Restrict the Discussion for Political Change and Why We Will Never Take Back America Until We Broaden the Debate

Thursday, July 17, 2008
Why Help Solve the DNC's or Obama/Clinton's Financial Woes?
(4 comments) The Democratic Party is struggling to pay for all that it wants to during this election. I cannot think of a good reason to help bail them out.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Updated: Anti-War Leaders Must Stand Up Against Democratic Leadership Complicity
(1 comments) An OPEN letter to anti-war activists and leaders that calls on leaders to have one unified march instead of several little marches. List of those signed will be updated as they are sent to my email address.

Monday, July 14, 2008
Growing the Green Party is an Imperative: A Referendum on the Democratic Party in 2008
(5 comments) Much-needed coverage and illumination of the Green Party convention; a call to action for those who call themselves progressive news writers; a urge to McKinney to not be so kind to Obama

Friday, July 4, 2008
Happy Independence Day (Or Something Like That, Right?)
(2 comments) Shoot the fireworks, flip the burgers, and gather with the family. Celebrate our Independence Day, but take a look around while you're at it.

Friday, June 27, 2008
If Our Leaders Won't Stop Torture, We Will
(6 comments) At 5pm we headed out to Chicago's busiest Metra station. As the detainees and guard stayed frozen for three minutes the poem you hear over the video was read. Almost the second we started security was demanding we leave and they escorted us off the block. One guy cursed me and tried to snatch my paper. One woman went out of her way to come across the street and give me a high five.

Friday, June 27, 2008
National Weather Service on Flood Threat to Those Downstream
NWS on the Mississippi River

Wednesday, June 25, 2008
7 Things You Can't Say in '08: In Memory of George Carlin
(6 comments) A presidential candidate offers a tribute to the great George Carlin

Saturday, June 21, 2008
Levees in Danger, Red Cross Responds
(3 comments) The Red Cross continues to help the Midwest combat levee breaching despite the lack of money in the organization's Disaster Relief Fund.

Saturday, June 21, 2008
Understanding and Analyzing What Can Happen Downstream
(1 comments) USGS readings on the Mississippi River that indicate what lies ahead for those who live near the river.

Friday, June 20, 2008
Afterwards They Descended Into a Political Orgy
(4 comments) The FISA debate should have been a showdown. Instead, it was a prime example of what American politics has become.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Democratic Party Logic Means Investigations of McCain Should Be Off the Table
(2 comments) Either you commit to following, upholding, and seeing to it that the the rule of law is enforced or you blatantly disregard this nation's established laws. To pick and choose what laws or regulations should be followed is political strategy at the expense of democracy.

Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Send Pocket-Sized Constitutions to Conyers
(9 comments) Every time Conyers has to engage in political posturing, idle subpoena threats, or the convening of ineffectual hearings, he forgets another section of an article in the Constitution.

Monday, June 16, 2008
Newspaper Editorial Board Cabals
(2 comments) Newspapers plotting to assassinate the political fortitude and careers of our nation's best political leaders

Sunday, June 15, 2008
You Can't Take a Poll to Decide if the Law Should Be Enforced
(1 comments) Admit waiting for the election is not "wiser" and could cost Democrats the election. After admitting this, act on it and fight for impeachment. You will not only be saving this nation from ruin but will also be doing the Democratic Party an immense favor.

Friday, June 13, 2008
Write Letters on Impeachment to Corporate Media
(1 comments) Make them work for you---the people who wish to restore this country's constitution and hold Bush and Cheney accountable for war crimes and crimes against humanity as well as other impeachable offenses.

Wednesday, June 11, 2008
War Does Not Sell
The word from the NCMR was that the media conveniently claims war does not sell. Are we going to let the media continue to make this claim?

Sunday, June 8, 2008
Black and White Liberals: Confronting the Progressive Divide
(4 comments) Black radio broadcasters and black journalists offer insight into the a deep divide between progressives that needs fixing.

Sunday, June 8, 2008
The Spirit of Nader Haunts NCMR Attendees
(18 comments) Ralph Nader has a presence at this conference. As an advocate for media reform, that's not surprising. It's just bothersome in this election year when Obama needs a win.

Saturday, June 7, 2008
Uncovering Elections
(1 comments) John Nichols, David Sirota, Robert "Biko" Baker all talk about the way media has covered the election and what we should think and do about it at the NCMR

Friday, June 6, 2008
Organizing, Advocating, Educating for Media Reform
(5 comments) Reporting from the opening session of the first day of the National Media Reform Conference in Minneapolis

Sunday, June 1, 2008
Luck and Opportunity
(8 comments) I spent the last week in the hospital. This is my reflection.

Friday, May 23, 2008
The Call for Bush-Cheney's Resignation
(10 comments) A group of Americans led by Nader will be in Washington, D.C. rallying with a call to Bush-Cheney to resign.

Thursday, May 22, 2008
Would You Like to Sign to Get an Independent Candidate on the Ballot?
(3 comments) The trials and tribulations of my petitioning adventures in Chicago, Illinois

Monday, May 19, 2008
I Don't Want to Work for "The Man" This Summer
(2 comments) Sustaining life through the summer without working the generic summer job.

Sunday, May 11, 2008
The Fight to Fire, Disbar, and Try America's "Torture Professors" for War Crimes
(2 comments) Phillippe Sands pulls the curtain open on the "culture of cruelty" that has been ushered in. Organizations across America step in to do what Congress is unwilling to do---hold the lawyers accountable for their actions.

Monday, May 5, 2008
Tapping the Power of Youth
(2 comments) Raising sights, widening visions, challenging people, and taking charge of a battle that must be waged to redefine and restructure democratic society

Monday, April 28, 2008
Who's Looking Out for You?
(2 comments) Politicians are playing it politically safe and it's hurting you. What are you going to do for yourself in this election?

Saturday, April 26, 2008
Of Alienation and Division in the Democratic Party
Racial divides, the forsaking of activism, the ignorance of Middle East policy as the candidates get "tough" on Iran, white working class "bitter"-ness and more

Thursday, April 24, 2008
Make the War an Issue on Your School's Campus
(2 comments) College students can make this war an issue on their campus. They can also be leaders in educating high school students who do not know what joining the military could mean for them at this point in our nation's history.

Tuesday, April 22, 2008
After Barack Obama Seals Up the Nomination Today
(1 comments) What to do next if Obama puts an end to Hillary's campaign for the Democratic nomination

Sunday, April 20, 2008
What Will the Democratic Candidates Fail to Acknowledge This Week?
(1 comments) Who's saying no? What is being ignored now and why? And what will be ignored next?

Saturday, April 19, 2008
What Do You Do With Your Day?
(13 comments) I spend my time these days trying to save democracy. What do you do?

Thursday, April 17, 2008
Update Your Profile on Facebook Some More
(2 comments) Are we amusing ourselves to death at a time when corporate control seems irreversible or are we amusing ourselves to death because we feel corporate control is irreversible?

Thursday, April 17, 2008
What's All the Fuss About the ABC Debate?
(5 comments) Who are we kidding ourselves? There wasn't going to be a debate. These corporate media debates don't raise any issues.

Monday, April 14, 2008
Where are Students in This Time of War?
(11 comments) Students are struggling to pay for college and make sense of the presidential race and future of America. They are also becoming more and more active in resisting our government's ongoing occupation of Iraq and refusal to impeach Bush/Cheney.

Thursday, April 10, 2008
Wexler: A Lone Hero at the Petraeus/Crocker Hearings
(9 comments) Robert Wexler is the only Democrat worth supporting. He is the only Democrat that did not drop the ball when it came to challenging Petraeus and Crocker in the hearings this week.

Saturday, April 5, 2008
Letter to the Editor: The War
(3 comments) This is a letter I had published today in my local newspaper in Indiana. People from the region are calling me to thank me for writing this piece.

Monday, March 31, 2008
Holy Name 6 Face Death Threats, Need Letters of Support
(9 comments) Please send letters of support to my OpEdNews account or post them in the comments section.

Saturday, March 29, 2008
Why Is He Still Our President?
(10 comments) And why are we letting the Democratic nominees for president ignore the necessity of impeachment?

Friday, March 28, 2008
Hillary Clinton Visits My High School Alma Mater
Hoosiers just want to feel important and feel like they have a say in this democracy. And today, Hoosiers showed that they knew with Obama and Hillary clamoring for delegates, Hoosiers have a chance to make that clamor continue and maybe even help hand Hillary a victory.

Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Two of the Four Activists Who Staged Easter Mass "Die-In" Have Been Released, Abuse of Activists Being Reported
(6 comments) On Easter Sunday, Catholic Schoolgirls Against the War disrupted the mass to bring attention to the need for an end to the illegal and immoral war in Iraq. This action occurred three days after the peace movement spent all day Thursday, March 20th, engaging in creative nonviolent actions throughout the city.

Saturday, March 22, 2008
Students Organize Media Reform Group, Make Plans to Send Group to NCMR
(5 comments) In my efforts to further commit myself to pushing progressive reforms in communities I am part of, I have recently decided to head a media reform student organization at Columbia College Chicago. This group is making plans to send a bus of students to the Free Press' National Conference on Media Reform in Minneapolis in June.

Thursday, March 20, 2008
Chicagoans Refuse to Be Silenced After Permitted March
(8 comments) Coverage of Chicago's anti-war events tonight. Intense and stunning, it was proof that all hope is not lost for America. We are the change and we can put pressure on our leaders to change.

Wednesday, March 19, 2008
The True Colors of America
(1 comments) Protests are underway in D.C. and San Francisco Bay. Other protests and actions are occurring nationwide and 6 pm marches in each of the respective time zones are planned for today. Rise up America and take on this Bush regime and its complicit enablers!

Monday, March 17, 2008
March Madness Begins (And So Does a Sixth Year of Occupation)
(2 comments) The truth is that more Americans are interested in who will win March Madness than when this illegal and immoral occupation of Iraq will come to an end.

Sunday, March 16, 2008
Students Engage in "Day of Resistance" on March 20th
(2 comments) For those wondering what you can do to disrupt the occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan, halting enlistment into the military is one objective that must be accomplished. Providing students other options for a future that are not military is vital for America's future. All it takes is a core of 5-10 people to engage in calling for an end to enlistment so this illegal war can be brought to an end.

Friday, March 14, 2008
The Irony and Absurdity of Occupation (Winter Soldier Day 2)
(5 comments) This is an open thread for Day 2 of the Winter Soldier or the first full-day of hearings. Add coverage and comments to this article. Or, post links to your own editorials in the comments section.

Thursday, March 13, 2008
What Can Students Do to End the War and Impeach Bush/Cheney?
(6 comments) Watch videos of the students standing up for freedom, peace, and the rule of law. Then, contact students nationwide or if you are a student, plan follow-up efforts in your area to build off what momentum is being built by students in D.C.

Tuesday, March 11, 2008
"There's Some Bitch Ass-Ness in the Democratic Party"
This is how the so-called "Obama generation" is characterizing the Democratic Party's handling of the presidential race.

Monday, March 10, 2008
My Life and "The Seventeen Traditions"
(7 comments) During the last moments of my teenage years, I find it worthwhile to look at each of Ralph's traditions and comment on the role each of his traditions have played in my life so far.

Monday, March 10, 2008
"The Seventeen Traditions" In My Life (Continued)
(2 comments) Ralph Nader's "Seventeen Traditions" are the type of moral values Americans should promote in society. Without knowing it, I have lived a life filled with much of these values.

Monday, March 3, 2008
The Pitfalls of the Antiwar Movement in America
(11 comments) Once you learn to hate America's foreign policy you then have to deal with those who also hate it and are incomprehensibly confused about how to organize and change the way America's foreign policy operates.

Sunday, March 2, 2008
Ralph Nader and the Antiwar Movement
(41 comments) Nader isn't just rejected by Democrats. He is rejected by the antiwar movement, which he supports fervently.

Thursday, February 28, 2008
The World Wide Website of Barack Obama
(6 comments) I ventured into Obama Land to see what he had to say and proposed to do about the issues facing America.

Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Why Do Progressives and Liberals Fear Ralph Nader?
(15 comments) Nader is responsible for Bush, will help McCain get elected, an egomaniac, has no respect for our democracy and more reasons why, according to liberals and progressives, Nader should not run.

Monday, February 25, 2008
The Future of the Peace Movement
(18 comments) Tips for the peace movement issued with the hope that some members of the movement will use these tips to make the movement more successful

Saturday, February 23, 2008
The Peace Movement is Failing
(7 comments) A look at the lack of success and abundance of failures the peace movement has had in their struggle to stop the Iraq War.

Friday, February 22, 2008
A Time for Pause and Reflection [PART 1]
(7 comments) A scathing and much-needed look at the successes and failures of the peace movement which asks how the movement will stay alive during this presidential election.

Thursday, February 21, 2008
Torture, Interrogation, and Intelligence
(Courtesy of Wikileaks) I thought this would be something people would be interested in.

Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Castro Resigns: A Victory in the "War on Terror"?
(2 comments) Key points on Castro's resignation

Thursday, February 14, 2008
This Is What I Have to Put Up With: A Brainwash Campaign Sponsored by David Horowitz
(18 comments) Coming to a campus near you...

Sunday, February 10, 2008
Progressive Media from the Metro Chicago Area Meet, Discuss New Ideas for Combating Corporate Media
(1 comments) Details on how everyday people are waging war on corporate media. It's easy. You can do it too.

Saturday, February 9, 2008
Spending Time in the Shadows
A look at Alex Gibney's film Taxi to the Dark Side which looks at the torture policy America has used.

Friday, February 8, 2008
Stand in Solidarity With Berkeley's Shutting Down of a Military Recruitment Center
(18 comments) Presidential Candidate Endorses Actions to Be Taken Against This Illegal War

Monday, February 4, 2008
Going Old South On Obama: Ma and Pa Clinton Flog Uppity Black Man
(1 comments)

Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Progressive Failures in the Democratic Party Benefit Greens
(4 comments) First they came for Kucinich. Then they came for Edwards. Then the American people saw two candidates left that were centrists and chose to abandon the Democratic Party.

Tuesday, January 29, 2008
How Could Impeachment Be in Conyers' Interest?
(8 comments) Leave the skepticism and pessimism at the door. And then come inside and talk seriously about getting Conyers to act on impeachment. Now.

Monday, January 28, 2008
Seeking Out Gravel Voters from South Carolina
(5 comments) I ask to hear from Gravel voters.

Sunday, January 27, 2008
Getting Ready for the Big Game
I can't stop thinking about the big game coming up between the Giants and the Patriots. That is, the Giants of Corporate America and the Establishment for the Preservation of the Status Quo and the Patriots who will put their neck on the line and maybe even risk losing their seat in office for the people when called upon to do so.

Friday, January 25, 2008
Where Do All the Devoted Kucinich People Go Now?
(36 comments) Dennis Kucinich had to drop out today to save his congressional seat. His fight continues for Americans with impeachment though. So what now for the Americans he has forever changed?

Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Hey, You're Spineless!
(14 comments) The Republicans are good at what they do. It's a dirty rotten game, but it seems like they've been bred to play it, which is the difference between Republicans and Democrats. The Republican Party is the party of the scoundrels and thieves and thugs while the Democrats are the party of the Mr. Smiths that lost their way.

Tuesday, January 22, 2008
It's the Economy, and I'm Stupid
(6 comments) The poverty of knowledge, understanding, and education in America is fueling the economic woes of this country.

Monday, January 21, 2008
"I Don't Take Money From Lobbyists"
(1 comments) The Democratic presidential candidates favorite fallacy to trot out every time they debate in front of you.

Friday, January 18, 2008
Why Should I Vote for Hillary: Hillary Supporters on Facebook
(8 comments) Conversations with young Americans for people curious about the future of America

Friday, January 18, 2008
Voters in Nevada Would Love a Kucinich Tax Break
(9 comments)

Thursday, January 17, 2008
Presidential Candidates Under the Influence of Securities, Investment, and Hedge Fund Money
(1 comments)

Tuesday, January 15, 2008
If You Boycotted the Debate, Didn't Watch, Or Didn't Care About What Any Candidate Was Going to Say...
(4 comments) I kept the TV off. What did you do?

Monday, January 14, 2008
Add a Podium: Judge Rules Kucinich Must Be Included
(2 comments) NBC is not done fighting. Supporters are calling people in Nevada to keep pressuring NBC until after the debate has aired with Kucinich included tomorrow.

Thursday, January 10, 2008
Friends in High Places: John Edwards & the Fortress Investment Hedge Fund
(7 comments) The asset that's keeping Edwards' campaign afloat.

Thursday, January 10, 2008
Change Prioritized
(12 comments) Ideally speaking, what would you like the next ideal president to do and in what order would you like to see it done?

Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Dear Democratic Establishment
(4 comments) A letter to the party that does everything it can to squelch real change and stunt progressive politics.

Sunday, January 6, 2008
Change by the Ounces or Change by the Gallons?
(2 comments) What degree of change can we hope to experience after either of these Democratic candidates take office?

Saturday, January 5, 2008
Who Really Benefits from the Narrative Being Set by the Media for This Election?
(7 comments) This election will be all about the story the media can create about a horse race they unabashedly love being able to report on.

Friday, January 4, 2008
We Can Take New Hampshire with Unity for Change
(13 comments) OpEdNews should endorse Dennis Kucinich because he more than anyone supports the narrative for "change."

Thursday, January 3, 2008
Rambling and Grumblings on the 2008 Election
(7 comments) Dennis Kucinich Barack Obama Hillary Clinton John Edwards....

Monday, December 31, 2007
A Year Spent Further Defining Madness
(3 comments) It was a good year for madness. Madness found the chance to manifest itself in many forms. Some would say too many, others would say not enough. Those who would say not enough would probably not think of it as madness like we do.

Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Slave to the Retailers
There's no rule or game we Americans won't play just so the retailers can have their way even after Christmas Day.

Monday, December 24, 2007
Dick "Harry" Cheney and Dubya "Marv" Bush Threaten Your Holiday Cheer

Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Lieberman's Endorsement of McCain a Hurdle for Obama?
(2 comments) Lieberman's right. McCain would be better at breaking partisan gridlock than Barack Obama.

Monday, December 17, 2007
Primary Democratic Challengers in Indiana (And How There Are None)
(11 comments) Sadly, the Democratic Party on the rise in Indiana sees no need to put up any primary challengers at all.

Thursday, December 13, 2007
The Weak, Spineless, Hapless, Gutless Ones
(3 comments) The Democrats, contrary to what Pelosi said, own this Iraq war now. They own the issue of torture. And they stand to lose in 2008 because they cannot stand up and take responsibility for these issues.

Thursday, December 13, 2007
What Thursday's Democratic Iowa Debate Was Missing
(4 comments) Something made this final debate before Iowa's caucus boring. Hmm, what was it? Why was this neither clever nor entertaining?

Monday, December 10, 2007
Halliburton/KBR's Gang-Raping of America
(1 comments) Halliburton/KBR isn't only guilty of covering up the gang-raping of women stationed in Iraq.

Sunday, December 9, 2007
Pelosi: Complicit in Torture, Complicit in Speeding the Downfall of the Democratic Party
(1 comments)

Saturday, December 8, 2007
Hegemony or Survival?: American Foreign Policy in the 21st Century

Wednesday, December 5, 2007
HillaryAttacks.com and What This Shows About Progressives in America

Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Obama the Terrorist: The Vote-Baiting Smear Begins
For people who don't think he's that imaginative, it's really difficult to talk to other Americans who think he's The One.

Tuesday, December 4, 2007
The REAL Game Kids Should Never Play
(4 comments) AOL is featuring 7 popular video games that parents should have a problem with. But they forgot one game that parents should have a problem with. And it's not a video game.

Saturday, December 1, 2007
Taking Direct Action to the Max (Updated)
(9 comments) Political ignorance calls for drastic action. When hostage taking becomes a rational calculated decision, America has a problem.

Saturday, December 1, 2007
Heartland Presidential Forum Promotes Community Values

Thursday, November 29, 2007
Annoyed by the DNC's Decision to Cancel the Dec. 10th Debate
(3 comments) This cancellation doesn't feel right to me. I think something fishy is going on and will until proven otherwise.

Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Confronting the FCC Monolith
Chairman Kevin J. Martin of the Federal Communications Commission or as we know it, the FCC, has put forth a plan in the past year to make big media even bigger or if you're a Republican, he's put forth a plan to make "liberal" media more "liberal."

Monday, November 26, 2007
The Peace Symbol Breeds Persecution of Students
(10 comments) Cocoa Beach students for peace undergo persecution that no student should have to go through.

Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Giving Thanks on Thanksgiving
(1 comments) On celebrating this "American" holiday of ours and what I am thankful for.

Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Time for a Military Coup
(7 comments) Assuming that military generals aren't participating in some sick charade to set up Iran, it would appear that a sense of reality is washing over the minds of leaders in our military as well as former military leaders.

Tuesday, November 20, 2007
I Could Have Been a "Future Soldier"
(8 comments) Insight on how army recruiters are going after students in high schools and what they are doing to get recruitment levels back up.

Saturday, November 17, 2007
This is What Democracy Looks Like
(25 comments) I took to the streets for regime change in America on Friday in the name of civil liberties and peace.

Friday, November 16, 2007
What Does it Matter if the Surge is Working?
The debate on Iraq was wrongfully focused on the surge as if its success will solve the problem of Iraq. The question of what these candidates will really do to get our troops out or if they even really plan on getting troops out is most important at this critical moment in American history.

Thursday, November 15, 2007
The Repression of Students in America
(7 comments) The Morton West High School students' expulsions were dropped but that does not mean they are now able to practice their freedom of speech rights on campus.

Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Excellent Inquiries
(2 comments) McCain's recent answer in regards to Hillary sets a new standard for Q&As on the campaign trail.

Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Tired of Reruns?
If the Writer's Guild strike upsets you, I know just how to make you feel better.

Monday, November 12, 2007
Clinton, Obama, Dodd, and Biden's Trend of "Not Voting"
(2 comments) Four of the Democratic presidential candidates are manipulating the system and hoping Americans do not notice. And I've got the roll call votes to prove it.

Saturday, November 10, 2007
"I'M MAD AS HELL AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE!"
(12 comments) More and more senators and representatives are having Howard Beale moments thanks to the repression of Pelosi and the DLC in addition to the Bush administration's repression which they have been victim of for the past six years.

Friday, November 9, 2007
Using Your Limited Power as an American Citizen Effectively
(2 comments) Everybody talks about fixing all of these huge problems and defending against all of these grand injustices. But without having connections locally, how do you expect to make changes on a grand scale?

Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Politics Turns on Me
(5 comments) "If you don't turn on politics, politics will turn on you." -Ralph Nader

Monday, November 5, 2007
Getting Reps to Vote "No" to Tabling the Resolution on Impeachment
(2 comments) A practical message to convince our representatives to discuss the "I" word on the House floor.

Thursday, November 1, 2007
Dissecting the Debate in Philly (Part 3)
The third in a series on Tuesday's debate. We need to talk about these candidates and find the best one America. So, what's your opinion on what was said?

Thursday, November 1, 2007
Dissecting Tuesday Night's Debate in Philadelphia (Part 4)
The fourth installment covering the remarks that kicked off the second half hour of the Tuesday night Democratic debate in Philadelphia

Thursday, November 1, 2007
Dissecting the Democratic Candidate's Responses in Philadelphia (Part 2)
(2 comments) The second installment (reposted with technical difficulties fixed). Thank you for your patience. Now how about those Democratic candidates America?

Thursday, November 1, 2007
Part 5 of Dissecting the Philadelphia Debates
(5 comments) The fifth installment in a series on the Democratic Debates.

Thursday, November 1, 2007
Part 6 of Dissecting the Dem Debate in Philly
(2 comments) The sixth installment in a series on the Democratic debate in Philly on Tuesday night.

Thursday, November 1, 2007
Part 7 of Dissecting the Debate in Philly
The seventh installment in a series on the Tuesday night debate with the Democratic candidates.

Thursday, November 1, 2007
Part 8 of Dissecting the Debate in Philly
The eighth installment in a series on the Democratic Debates held in Phlly on Tuesday night.

Thursday, November 1, 2007
A Campaign Built on Policy Not Money
(4 comments) One candidate has been hugely successful in using policies, bills, resolutions, and plans to gain attention from the media and support from Americans. He has been proving that perhaps vast amounts of money isn't absolutely required if one expects to gain in the polls during a presidential election.

Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Dissecting the Philly Debate (Part 1)
(1 comments) A series to be completed in the next 48 hours on Tuesday's debate with the Democratic candidates and the NBC network

Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Kucinich Will Force Vote on Impeachment Before Thanksgiving
(1 comments) Impeachment of Cheney enters its next phase now. Thanks to Dennis Kucinich we are moving one step closer to holding this administration ACCOUNTABLE for its actions. And by accountable, I do not mean it in the way that Pelosi or Reid does.

Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Iran and Separating the Sheep from the Goats
(4 comments) A Zogby poll says 52 percent support striking Iran. Unacceptable. We must fight now before America is led into another war based on false pretenses.

Monday, October 29, 2007
United We Stand Divided
While we all marched on Saturday in solidarity, we were more divided than we cared to realize. After all, do any of us agree on how to get out of this mess we're in?

Thursday, October 25, 2007
MUGSHOTS of those Who Joined Republicans in Voting to Censure Pete Stark
(3 comments) TAKE A GOOD LOOK AND REMEMBER THESE MEN ARE LETTING AMERICA DOWN

Thursday, October 25, 2007
Help Me Form a Statement for a Youth Speak Out
(4 comments) Kucinich is not the messiah. But he's getting closer to being just that every day and so if you are with me, please help me sell him to youth in the Chicago area by dropping some suggestions as to what I can say for this Saturday's rally and march.

Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Loosen Your Tie, Tucker Carlson!
(14 comments) Flustered. Agitated. Confused. Such is the state of Tucker Carlson, an MSNBC pundit who just can't stomach the fact that so many Americans believe the American government was involved in the 9/11 attacks.

Monday, October 22, 2007
Screw Up Your Courage America!
(7 comments) At a free advance screening of the upcoming film Lions for Lambs, I failed to step out of my comfort zone and speak up when I had the opportunity. But never again. Let this story inspire you to abandon politeness and become as bold and passionate as you can be.

Sunday, October 21, 2007
Hope for the Hill
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton think they can win because you support them. You are fueling their "grassroots movements" on the local level. Is this a myth or reality? Truth or half-truth?

Friday, October 19, 2007
America to Blame for Pakistan Blasts?
(10 comments) Admit it. All Americans bear the burden of being part of a country that allows and supports international terrorism despite our so-called "war on terror." So really, why was Bhutto's life recently threatened in Pakistan?

Thursday, October 18, 2007
Our Deteriorating Democracy Can Be Rescued by Those Here and Outside of OpEdNews
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Wednesday, October 17, 2007
South Carolina to Move Primary to Tuesday before Thanksgiving
(2 comments) You may want to see if your state's primary is happening next week. It just might be.

Monday, October 15, 2007
The Pelosi Paradox
(8 comments) Americans are gunning for Pelosi and rightfully so. Pelosi has failed Americans and further divided Americans on how to end the Iraq War and whether or not to pursue impeachment.

Monday, October 15, 2007
Russ Feingold Writes Bush Urging Him to Come Clean on CIA Methods of Torture That Have Been Used
Sometimes the most concise response to an action taken by a politician is all that he or she deserves. Anything more is superfluous.

Friday, October 12, 2007
To All Contractors for Chaos: Who Wants to Help with Iran Reconstruction?
(3 comments) The next administration will need to know where to go to get help with Iran Reconstruction. Who they gonna call? Ghostbusters? I don't think so. Guess again.

Friday, October 12, 2007
A Party for the Mainstream
(8 comments) While the Democratic Party has Dennis Kucinich, the logic that is driving people to support Dennis should be driving them to join the Green Party instead. That party is an entire party based on the ideology Dennis preaches and campaigns on.

Wednesday, October 10, 2007
I Wish I Could Have a Private Conversation with Dennis Kucinich
(5 comments) After five weeks of foreign policy class, I can't take it anymore. All of what I've learned makes sense and I need Dennis Kucinich to answer my questions so I can decide what to think next.

Saturday, October 6, 2007
The Revolution on Leadership Fraud in America Begins Today!
(2 comments) "Wolves in sheep's clothing", "spineless,gutless,hapless" leaders, people who have no respect for the processes in America, Republicans, Democrats, etc. All in all we've let people we trust abuse us and it's time to put a stop to it. Here's a call to arms: a questionnaire for leaders who wish that we Americans grant them power.

Wednesday, October 3, 2007
What You Cannot Enforce, Do Not Command
The first ten days of October 2007 will be used to mark the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war authorization. Two Democratic candidates are touting their work to fight the authorization five years ago. Each hopes that what he did will get him more votes.

Monday, October 1, 2007
Rush Limbaugh Exposes the Weakness of the Democratic Leadership
(3 comments) Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid allowed Rush Limbaugh to strike at the heart of the Democratic Party and show why the Democratic leadership is weak and why it continues to fail the American people.

Sunday, September 30, 2007
Who Wants to Play Russian Roulette? Anyone?
(1 comments) With Iran and the U.S. both considering each other's countries to have "terrorist organizations", it seems a game of Russian roulette has been initiated. Worse, the Democrats are willing to play this perverted game with them if it means they can hang on in the polls and beat Republicans in 2008. Only Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich, and Jim Webb seem to have a grasp of reality. Let us look to them for guidance.

Sunday, September 30, 2007
Conversations with the Young and Politically Motivated
(3 comments) I sat down and engaged in a conversation with two leaders of the Barack Obama campaign at Columbia College in Chicago, Illinois. This is an exact representation of how young people are thinking politically today. I confronted tunnel vision and did my best to set a few innocent naive souls straight. Maybe I came off arrogant but understand it's all just passion for my country.

Saturday, September 29, 2007
Health Care Not Warfare, People Before Profits...All Great Mottos for Fueling a Fight for Single-Payer Health Care
(2 comments) I spoke at a single-payer health care rally on September 28th. I realized how important it is to fight for our American right to single-payer health care and joined in solidarity with the Chicago Single-Payer Action Network. How much longer will we allow this to go on? SiCKO got the ball rolling. We need to keep the momentum from dying.

Thursday, September 27, 2007
A 19 Year-Old Kucinich Volunteer Responds to Democratic Candidates in "FANTASYLAND"
(7 comments) After taking notes while watching the debate posted on MSNBC.com, I felt compelled to formulate my notes into a response that would help Americans deal with FANTASYLAND, as Gravel brilliantly characterizes the part of the stage with Democratic candidates who are detached from reality.

Wednesday, September 26, 2007
RaGiNg AgAiNsT the CoNgReSsIoNaL WaR MaChInE
(1 comments) The Congressional War Machine won't defund war and is not against military operations in Iran. Today, I was met with the dilemma of having a Republican Senator vote against the Iran bill and a Democratic Senator vote for the Iran bill. I am still not done beating my head against my kitchen wall. The bruise I gain will remind me to never support any Republican or Democrat again without drilling them incessantly with questions.

Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Fight the Power and Bust a Move
Freedom of speech has been under attack for much of the last few weeks. Now your freedom to fight the power and bust a move has come under attack. Rappers come together with their masters, the corporate heads, and discuss how corporations can sell a product that's misogynistic, violent, and downright offensive.

Monday, September 24, 2007
No End in Sight? Hell No!
(1 comments) Assess the situation. Take a moment to promote a plan out of this mess. And let me be your guide.

Monday, September 24, 2007
All Hail Mahmoud bin Laden Chavez! F@#k Bushler! (A Shameless Advancement of Freedom of Speech)
(1 comments) Recent news on freedom of speech and reaction to violations/threats and American rationalization of such violations/threats

Saturday, September 22, 2007
When Skin Color Matters
(1 comments) With the Jena 6 dispute renewing cries against racism, why was Obama not at last week's march? Is he really a "black candidate" for president? That is, does he really care about what the majority of African-Americans are affected by or what they care about?

Friday, September 21, 2007
"I Cannot Be Bought or Bossed"
(3 comments) The idea of a candidate not being "bought" or "bossed" is examined thanks to campaign contribution numbers from OpenSecrets.org.

Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Will You Be One of the 2,500 to Support Democratic Organizers?
Should liberals/progressives or most importantly, Americans support DNC Chairman Howard Dean's is request to support Democratic organizers?

Monday, September 17, 2007
Democrats Prove Themselves to Be Moral Cowards
(1 comments) Recent news proves that Democrats do not wish to stick up for the American people and bring our troops home. This is ridiculous and insane and must be stopped now. We must not allow postponement of a debate on funding the war.

Sunday, September 16, 2007
Why Can't the Democrats Win Elections?
(19 comments) The Democrats have lost the last two presidential elections. What makes Americans believe a Democrat can win this election in 2008? When considering the history of the party in the last half century, one can't help but wonder where this disaster of a party is going and how much longer the American people are going to allow it to be so weak and unorganized.

Saturday, September 15, 2007
Stuck in the Gears of Dead-End Democracy
(2 comments) Today marks the beginning of a couple weeks of protesting in Washington, D.C. But does anybody really expect this to be worth all the time and money it takes to organize these protests? Why is it that these events will be ultimately worthless?

Friday, September 14, 2007
Obama's Foreign Policy: A Detailed Analysis
A diabolical analysis of Obama's foreign policy as found in Foreign Affairs under the title "Renewing America's Leadership" in the July/August 2007 issue. The analysis heavily criticizes and examines the flaws in the policy and amplifies the similarities between Obama's policy and the Bush Doctrine that provides the basis for our current foreign policy. It is a lengthy piece but nonetheless, a loaded commentary for anyone want

Thursday, September 13, 2007
Giving the Presidential Candidates an Offer They Can't Refuse
Ed Schultz gave presidential candidates an offer they cannot refuse and Dennis was the first one to accept Ed Schultz's offer and come on the show. This article covers Dennis' 3 hour radio appearance, however, it leaves out details on health care and other issues. Mainly, this lays out how Dennis is different from all other Democratic candidates, who he is personally, why he's running, and how he will better America.

Wednesday, September 12, 2007
"That really pisses me off down there, those assholes"
(17 comments) A sneering comment on Ike Skelton's remark that was picked up by a Wall Street Journal reporter. Skelton is used to attack the Democrats for ignoring plans to defund the war and bring troops home now.

Saturday, September 8, 2007
Al Gore: The 2008 Election Wild Card
(10 comments) Al Gore continues to show up in media polls and on polls across the Internet. Yet, as he stands firm and refuses to run, what stands to happen to these voters who want Gore to run? Who will they support? Also, Gore previously mentioned he would endorse somebody and not necessarily Hillary. What exactly does that mean for the Democratic presidential race. Could a stale election suddenly become interesting again?

Wednesday, September 5, 2007
The Consequences of No Agenda in Iowa
Dennis Kucinich has claimed to have the answers/policies for getting America back on track. His "Strength Through Peace" idea is impressive except for the fact that the campaign this slogan represents has been poorly run thus far. For a man who expects to be closing in on the top candidates and who has all the cards stacked up against him, Dennis' campaign needs to get on the ball and put what money the campaign has to use now

Monday, September 3, 2007
Happy Labor Day Or Thank God for My Union Endorsement
(2 comments) Happy Labor Day. This article covers union positions, free trade/fair trade records, and other information that is necessary to note when choosing the Democratic candidate to support for 2008. The article takes into account the recent union endorsements Clinton, Dodd, and Edwards received and assesses whether they should have won those endorsements or not.

Sunday, September 2, 2007
How to Address America's Altering of Earth's Climate
(2 comments) A detailed analysis of six of the eight Democratic candidates who have garnered much attention for their plans to address global climate change. America has single-handedly been the cause of climate change, an obstacle to action, and an aggressive denier of the future effects of global warming. The next president must step up and halt this crisis.

Friday, August 31, 2007
Should Americans Support a Candidate Who Allows or Ignores the Privatization of Iraqi Oil?
(12 comments) With eight Democratic candidates running for election in 2008, only one has stood up and spoken about the plans to privatize Iraqi oil. He has detailed what it means for U.S. troops. Essentially, we cannot bring our troops home until the Iraqi government agrees to let U.S. companies steal a major source of their nation's wealth.

Thursday, August 30, 2007
Anybody But... That Other Guy
(2 comments) Our nation seems to be entranced by this philosophy that we have to choose between those who are electable and who are not. This is particularly the case with the Democrats, as they are still playing the same game that caused them to lose the election in 2004. When will the Democratic Party learn to run a strong progressive candidate? Americans should hope that lesson is learned now.

Monday, August 27, 2007
Vote "Seabiscuit" and Get One of Your Own in the White House
(4 comments) The perfect antidote to the mainstream media who are ignoring the campaign of a man who deserves to be given more respect and attention than he is getting. This article is for those who are unfamiliar with Dennis Kucinich.

Sunday, August 26, 2007
Why Kucinich And Not Ron Paul
(35 comments) A simple look at the major differences between two of America's best presidential candidates that shows just how much better Kucinich is when compared to Ron Paul.

Saturday, August 25, 2007
Why Obama?
(19 comments) This article sheds some light on Obama's policies and stances and comments on how he has fared with the media and his supporters thus far in this presidential election.

Thursday, August 23, 2007
"Actually, George, This Debate is Insufficient"
(16 comments) A dissection of the debate on Aug. 19 where Kucinich was rudely pushed aside by moderator George Stephanopoulos and later led to him being ignored and hidden by ABC when he won the Internet polls. The article specifically focuses on the first half hour where the main focus seemed to be whether Clinton or Obama was fit to run.