49 Articles

Sunday, November 8, 2009
We're Not There Yet, But Health-Care Legislation Takes Giant Step Forward
(31 comments) Some highlights of the newly passed HR 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act

Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Spirit of Mahatma Gandhi Comes to DC
Memories of Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, recalled on the occasion of the Fifth Annual Unity Walk in honor of 9/11

Saturday, October 17, 2009
The U.S. Democratic Process As It Relates to the Imminent Future of Life on Earth
(3 comments) U.S. prospective health care legislation in the context of the near future and reality as we know it. Dwarfed but Gigantic.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Greedocracy? A Love Story?
(1 comments) Review of Michael Moore's newly released film Capitalism: A Love Story

Sunday, July 5, 2009
What Is Independence: A Gaggle of Definitions
(3 comments) A race through various perspectives on Independence Day and what to do about them.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009
The All-Time Greatest Moment in [Film] History
A brief review of Palast's trio of short documentaries, Palast Investigates, in which the Truth Sleuth is at his best, turning over new rocks and shattering at least some of them.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Taxation with Representation Finally? If Not Now, When?
(11 comments) HR 157, which would open the door to congressional representation for the District of Columbia, officially a federal territory, is being discussed in the House Subcommittee on the Constitution.

Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Dreams in the Dearth of Winter: Who Needs Hollywood?
(4 comments) The trend today is a reality we can face instead of try to escape. The long, terminal illness has miraculously been arrested.

Tuesday, January 13, 2009
A Minimalist Review of Two Heavy Flix
A minimalist review of the films Doubt and The Reader in which surprising comparisons and contrasts emerge.

Thursday, January 1, 2009
More Ideas for New Years Eve from the Mountain Overlooking . . .
Some questions and prognostications as we face another year out of hell, maybe worse, in many ways anyway.

Monday, December 29, 2008
Sweet Little Buttercup, She!
A gentle critique of Caroline's Senate aspirations and the anguish of her stepping into Hillary's shoes. Does she really want to be on a 24/7 fireline? Indeed, she may end up with that position.

Tuesday, December 2, 2008
The Storm's Mixed Metaphors
As the dreariness of winter sets in, the Mumbai crisis and its implications evoke the other crises afflicting humanity, and to too many metaphors.

Friday, November 21, 2008
A Chat with Destiny
Meandering around what may be the most crucial issue of the twenty-first century and proceeding to ideas and the ideal.

Friday, November 7, 2008
The Augean Stables of America
(4 comments) A rasher of advice for the President Elect from one who knows.

Saturday, November 1, 2008
Parable for the Undecided
Some advice for those who have not yet decided on a candidate. It is in the form of a parable, which may appeal to those religiously inclined.

Monday, October 27, 2008
Canvassing by Phone and Other Hang-ups
A commentary on how my campaigning experiences are influencing the outcome of the coming election.

Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Brennan Experts in DC for State of Election Science Update
An account of a press event today in DC held by representatives of the Brennan Center for Justice, NYU Law School. We were brought up to date on the most glaring issues confronting voters as we approach Election Day, were provided with some optimistic aspects of what promises to be a tidal wave of disaster and corruption and advised of ways to combat it.

Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Oktoberfest without Beer, in the United States
Foreseeing What May Be within a month, and How, and Hoping I'm Not Right on the Mark

Monday, October 13, 2008
The Most Endangered Species of Them All
A hellfire and brimstone threat that if we don't do something quickly, Bomb Bomb and Bam-Bam will instead. And so the earth will become an empty planet, just like the rest of them, having tried to distinguish itself. We mavericks, we paved it with a parking lot of toxicities.

Sunday, September 21, 2008
Ballade of the Ballot Brouhaha
A ballade of the ballot, simply that, paper and cyber and so much more.

Friday, September 12, 2008
"Uncounted" Counts 400 Viewers at Silver Spring Theatre
(2 comments) A showing i Silver Spring, Maryland, of "Uncounted," produced by David Earnhardt who, along with four other well-known and expert panelists, discussed among themselves and with the audience the film's implications after the screening.

Friday, September 5, 2008
No, They Can't!! Random Thoughts on the RNC
(2 comments) Random impressions as I forced myself to watch as much as I could of the RNC. It ends with a bang. Pow (not as in P.O.W.)!!!

Saturday, August 16, 2008
Free for All, a feature documentary by John Wellington Ennis
A review of Free for All, a feature documentary by John Wellington Ennis, focusing on Ohio 2004 and 2006--what we can learn from it and what we can do about it: outstanding production, outstanding cameos

Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Reviewing a Review: Stealing America
(1 comments) Response to a glib, smug, totally abusive NY Times review of Stealing America, Vote by Vote

Sunday, August 3, 2008
"Swing Vote" Really Rocks, even with glitches
A review of the newly released satire Swing Vote, which provides some important insights into what it is to be an American, a father, and a Voter. In the process the protagonist, Kevin Costner, wakes up out of a nightmare to put on a suit and assume respectability.

Thursday, July 24, 2008
Around the Capital Hilton: Thousands Line Up to Save Their Lives
(3 comments) An acocunt of a five-day "occupation" of the Capital Hilton by the Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA), desperately reaching out to the droves of Americans facing foreclosure, with free counseling and attempts to restructure their mortagages more affordably.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008
"Peace Economy"--workshop held at Peace Action congress
A recap of a great workshop on peace economy led by Rev. Bob Moore, exec. director of the Delaware Valley Coalition for Peace Action--workshop held at the 50th Annual Peace Action Congress

Thursday, July 10, 2008
Review: Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Efforts to Fight Terrorism
(2 comments) A review of the biography of Greg Mortenson, veteran mountain climber whose ultimate summit became his goal to spread education to the remotest parts of the world, and with that, peace and understanding.

Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Review of Uncounted, a Film by David Earnhardt et al.
(2 comments) Yet another review of the magisterial chronicle of the last eight years of corruption that has violated our voting rights to a critical point. Our democracy is in grave jeopardy and not only does Earnhardt urge us to action but proves why.

Friday, May 23, 2008
Ready, Set, Vote and Other Strategies
An account of the May 21 edition of Voice of the Voters, a Socratic conversation that considers both the pragmatic and theoretical aspects of voting.

Thursday, May 1, 2008
Remote Voting--Who's Counting?
An account of the 4/30 edition of Voice of the Voters, on the subject of preventing "voter fraud" at the level of remote voting.

Thursday, April 17, 2008
Hopping around with Hope
An account of the last edition of "Voice of the Voters" before the Pennsylvania primary. Three interviewees describe various issues and problems affecting Georgia, Florida, and Pennsylvania, all involving indifference to EI and what has been done and how the fight is progressing.

Thursday, April 3, 2008
Helpless, Helpless, Helpless
(3 comments) An edition of Voice of the Voters that includes news of the opposite fates in committee of two relevant House bills. There is also an interview of Clint Curtis, once a computer programmer, since then a whistleblower, and now a candidate for the U.S. Congress in Florida, for the second time. Against whom is he running? The infamous Tom Feeney. Read on for more.

Thursday, March 20, 2008
The Skeptical Patriot
A recap of this evening's edition of Voice of the Voters, which starred Mimi Kennedy, founder and head of PDA, Progressives for a Democratic America.

Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Democrats: Stop Dissing Our Candidates and Stop Them from Doing It Too!
An argument, or plea for the Democratic candidates to stop dissing each other, fodder for McCain, and set a historical precedent by praising each other instead.

Thursday, February 21, 2008
Dry Ice and the DRE Dumpster
(2 comments) An account of a rally held on Feb. 19 to demand paper ballot voting and discard the Danaher touchscreens, to improve accountability and set a precedent for the rest of PA, most of which still votes on touchscreens.

Thursday, February 14, 2008
Taking Back the Fourth Estate
(2 comments) Yesterday's edition of Voice of the Voters featured an award-winning producer of shows for the three major networks-60 Minutes, Dateline, 20/20, Nightline, Melissa, who shared her insights about "the new media" and how citizens can get their messages out.

Thursday, February 7, 2008
"Double Bubble Trouble" on Voice of the Voters
(4 comments) Voice of the Voters devoted an hour of this week's "double header" to voting issues in Virginia. The second hour focused on Bucks County, PA, New York State, and California.

Thursday, January 31, 2008
VOV 1/30/08: Around the Country and the Counties
"Around the Country and the Counties" explored various adverse situations in counties across the country, interviewing activists for the first hour. The second hour was devoted to interviews of the head of the National Association of Counties and a commissioner of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. A magnificent achievement summarizing so much of what is wrong with our voting system and the heroism of the activists fighting back.

Thursday, January 24, 2008
History Made on a.m. 1360: Jennifer Brunner
The January 23, 2008 edition of Voice of the Voters featured Ohio's SoS Jennifer Brunner for the second time in three weeks, answering questions from citizens nationwide; opednews.com was also quoted as carrying important news about South Carolina's constitution: it forbids secret voting and the state votes on DREs!

Thursday, January 17, 2008
In a Rush Back toward Democracy
1/16/08 edition of Voice of the Voters featured Congressman Rush Holt, Dr. Steve Freeman, IT specialist Bruce O'Dell, and John Gideon of votersunite.org.

Thursday, January 3, 2008
New Year's Resolutions
Four guests were interviewed on this week's radio program Voice of the Voters, including Mayor Rocky Anderson of Salt Lake City, Utah.

Thursday, December 20, 2007
Will Ohio Be the Next Ohio in 2008?
(1 comments) Voice of the Voters, 12/19, featuring Ohio SoS Jennifer Brunner and Dan Lopresti of Lehigh University; impetus is the relase of the "bombshell" report EVEREST

Thursday, December 13, 2007
Silent Media, Silent Scream
A summary of the 12/12 edition of Mary Ann Gould's Voice of the Voters. This evenings guests wereBob Koehler, David Earnhardt, and John Gideon.

Thursday, December 6, 2007
A Kall for the Grail, That the People Prevail
Summary of VoV 12 5 07, including follow-up on previous article and interview of Rob Kall.

Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Flash: NJ S. 507 Out of Committee 12/3/07!!!
A review of last week's Voice of the Voters, decribing a new novel on voting integrity as well as the latest state legislation under consideration and its possible reverberations beyond.

Sunday, November 18, 2007
Talking with Tehran (part II of Experts on the Expected)
This is part II of the World Affairs Council set of panel discussions on Iran; the first emphasized geopolitics, economics, and economy. This discussion focuses on ways to communicate with Tehran and the dire necessity to do so.

Sunday, November 11, 2007
Experts on the Expected
(2 comments) A summary on two panels discussions on the geopolitics and economics of Iran sponsored by Atlas (two Canadian think tanks) and held in the Dirksen Senate bldg. on 11/5.

Thursday, November 1, 2007
The Metaphysics of Change
(4 comments) With Rosabeth M. Kanter, Harvard Business School professor and author of the acclaimed America the Principled: 6 Opportunities for Becoming a Can-Do Nation Once Again, Mary Ann Gould took us onto a rocket ship high enough to reveal our present-day reality. The short list is that change is needed, badly.