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Born in the USA, living in Canada for the past 41 years, I'm a Vietnam war resister, a revolutionary democratic socialist, a member of Canada's New Democratic Party, on the executive committee of the St. Paul's NDP constituency association; a retired hospital worker, a member of Local 1.on of the Service Employees International Union and of the SMART reform caucus of SEIU.

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1 Articles, 82 Quick Links, 119 Comments, 3 Diaries, 0 Polls

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Monday, January 2, 2012 at 10:15:04 PM

Article : "The Libyan Tragedy: lessons for the western left"

Liberals, not the left ...


Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 12:46:51 PM

Quicklink : "The Time Has Come: Justice Party USA"

What you need in the States


Monday, December 12, 2011 at 12:12:14 AM

Article : "What's the Biggest Event or Thing that Happened This Year?"

The biggest thing?


Sunday, December 11, 2011 at 12:30:59 AM

Poll : "Poll: What if the Constitution no longer applied? What would"

Enforce it.


Sunday, August 21, 2011 at 9:20:24 PM

Article : "BREAKING: Rebels Close To Toppling Gadhafi"

How close?


Friday, July 29, 2011 at 6:37:47 PM

Article : "EU Bailouts: Serf's Up"

Only one quibble ...


Friday, July 29, 2011 at 6:33:35 PM

Article : "EU Bailouts: Serf's Up"

Serf's Up


Sunday, July 24, 2011 at 2:19:43 PM

Article : "Time To Back Our President"

What have I done?


Saturday, July 23, 2011 at 4:23:51 PM

Article : "Time To Back Our President"

Your President


Friday, July 1, 2011 at 12:15:11 PM

Article : "Breaking: Greek Coast Guard Has Stopped 2011 Flotilla/US Boa"

Overthrow this pack of traitors


Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at 1:17:01 PM

Article : "This Boomer Turns Sixty. Advice?"

Happy Birthday!


Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 8:22:29 PM

Article : "Abolish the Police"

Abolish the Police


Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 8:14:21 PM

Article : "Let's Not Take America Back!"

Let's not ...


Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 9:33:44 AM

Quicklink : "Blog Warfare: Right-Wing Sock Puppets Pretending to Be Liber"

Blog warfare


Friday, May 13, 2011 at 3:05:09 PM

Article : "Barack Obama: The Return of the Cool"

Return of the Cool


Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at 4:40:30 PM

Poll : "Poll: If Conditions Were Right, Would You Vote Third Party?"

I live in Canada ...


Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at 10:50:56 AM

Article : "The Fortress Like Siege of Tripoli by Qaddafi, a Humanitaria"

Illegal under international law


Sunday, January 30, 2011 at 9:46:59 PM

Poll : "Poll: Are the US, Obama, Hillary Doing Enough for the People"

Only thing he needs to do ...


Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 5:17:11 PM

Article : "Guns For Killing Cops and Soldiers?"

I did not vote in the poll ...


Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at 9:47:36 PM

Quicklink : "Scam Alert: 809 Area Code Scam"

Snopes has a lot to say about this one:


Sunday, November 7, 2010 at 2:25:55 AM

Poll : "Poll: Should Obama Be Primaried?"

I voted "not sure"


Saturday, November 6, 2010 at 12:44:02 AM

Article : "Where else are you going to go?"

Rebuilding and reuniting the union movement


Friday, October 15, 2010 at 1:10:46 PM

Article : "Open Memo To: Nancy Pelosi From Cindy Sheehan"

Demagogue, Repugnican, banker


Friday, October 15, 2010 at 1:02:16 PM

Article : "The 'Teach-the-Dems-a-Lesson' Myth"

On article titled: "The 'Teach-the-Dems-a-Lesson' Myth"


Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 12:58:31 PM

Article : "Racing to the Bottom with Phony "Two-Party" Politics"

Racing to the bottom ...


Sunday, August 15, 2010 at 1:11:53 AM

Article : "A Third Party: The Choice for the African-American Masses"

Freedom Party and Reconstruction Party


Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at 4:24:06 PM

Quicklink : "Making the Link: The Inside Story of How Health Professional"

Reminds me of Captain Levy ...


Friday, July 16, 2010 at 10:32:25 PM

Article : "THE MAN WHO PUT THE WORD "FIRE" INTO FIREBRAND--BILLY MCKINN"

RIP


Sunday, July 11, 2010 at 12:26:31 PM

Article : "Israel, the Palestinians, and the Apartheid Analogy"

On the existence of a separate Palestinian nation-state


Thursday, July 8, 2010 at 11:14:43 PM

Article : "The USA Needs a New Party-- 'N'? 'D2.0'?"

Labor Party


Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at 10:55:50 AM

Article : "Schumer calls for State Dept. to investigate Al Qaeda ties t"

Expect a State Department investigation to be objective?


Saturday, May 8, 2010 at 10:39:21 AM

Article : "Will Obama Say Yes to Afghan Peace Talks?"

Great. Do we really want both the wrong sides to amalgamate?


Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at 12:39:27 AM

Article : "Why Americans Get Upset Over Some Museum Exhibits"

Revisiting history


Thursday, April 22, 2010 at 12:08:28 PM

Article : "Chomsky, fascism and the working class"

I'm with you up to a point ...


Thursday, April 22, 2010 at 11:58:48 AM

Article : "You can't be a meat-eating environmentalist"

Environmental concerns do not imply vegetarianism


Thursday, April 22, 2010 at 11:43:20 AM

Article : "The Reality Of Politics Today In America"

And if you are outside the 2-party system


Monday, March 22, 2010 at 11:18:25 AM

Tweet : "The Profound Impact of Kucinich's Vote for Obamacare"

Tweet: Well-written!


Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 2:10:53 PM

Article : "Kucinich and the Media"

Dang, now I am disappointed.


Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 7:35:08 PM

Article : "ARRIVAL TIME, 2010; A VIABLE THIRD-PARTY OPTION"

There is a viable option in Philadelphia right now


Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 2:04:50 PM

Article : "ARRIVAL TIME, 2010; A VIABLE THIRD-PARTY OPTION"

I would submit


Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 10:28:38 AM

Article : ""We Have 51 Senate Votes for Public Option" Adam Green to Ed"

They will stop it anyway


Monday, March 8, 2010 at 12:41:46 PM

Tweet : "DeLay: People are unemployed because they want to be"

Tweet: DeLay: People are unemployed because they want to be: http://bit.ly/dfkaef


Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 4:17:49 PM

Tweet : "The Democratic Party's Plan To THROW The Next Couple Electio"

Tweet: You are about to be betrayed again.


Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at 12:35:43 PM

Article : "How Kucinich Resolution Will Help End Afghan War"

Typo


Monday, February 22, 2010 at 11:30:40 AM

Tweet : "Feds Wanted Private Data on Visitors to Liberal News Site"

Tweet: Feds Wanted Private Data on Visitors to Liberal News Site: http://bit.ly/a1ezfa


Friday, February 19, 2010 at 1:42:54 PM

Article : "CA Dem Party: What Is It Good for?"

Boxer, Feinstein and Pelosi


Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 12:52:16 PM

Article : "BlackBoxVoting's Bev Harris Tackles the Holt Bill"

Scrutineering at the ballot count


Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 3:05:44 PM

Tweet : "President Obama's State of the Union Address Whoppers"

Tweet: President Obama's State of the Union Address Whoppers: http://bit.ly/adIcHI


Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at 11:11:30 AM

Tweet : "Howard Zinn on "The People Speak," the Supreme Court and Hai"

Tweet: Good stuff again.


Friday, January 22, 2010 at 5:06:56 PM

Article : "CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVES CAN CREATE A PROGRESSIVE PARTY: A"

A PROPOSED LETTER


Friday, January 22, 2010 at 12:55:14 PM

Article : "It's Time for Kucinich, Conyers, Feingold and Other 'Progres"

Break with the Democrats


Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at 1:57:40 PM

Article : "Liberty Has Been Lost"

Torture and its condign and unmistakable punishment


Saturday, December 19, 2009 at 12:38:32 AM

Article : "Dred Scott Redux: Obama and the Supremes Stand Up for Slaver"

Hang them all.


Friday, December 18, 2009 at 3:12:59 PM

Article : "Keith Olbermann: "Ruined Senate health care bill unsupporta"

blame enough for all ...


Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 5:12:27 PM

Tweet : "The Democrats' Health 'Reform' Bill: Kill It Before It Comes"

Tweet: Correct. Kill it NOW.


Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 12:01:41 PM

Article : "Turn stepping out on the Democrats into a march"

It's time ...


Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 10:14:02 AM

Article : "Kucinich: Why I Voted NO"

Time for you and Conyers ...


Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 9:51:58 AM

Article : "A Progressive in Florida is running TODAY"

Gah. Bad memory syndrome


Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 9:45:22 AM

Article : "A Progressive in Florida is running TODAY"

The last time Fl had a guy like this running for governor


Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 11:49:18 PM

Tweet : "115 arrested so far in 18 cities to demand for health care f"

Tweet: The more things change ...


Friday, October 16, 2009 at 1:56:27 PM

Tweet : "An Interview with Dr. Ulrich Wiesner (Dr. Wiesner Filed a L"

Tweet: eVoting and fraudulent democracy


Monday, October 12, 2009 at 11:42:22 AM

Tweet : ""Spoiler Theory" Spoils Democracy"

Tweet: False progressivism


Monday, October 12, 2009 at 11:36:51 AM

Article : ""Spoiler Theory" Spoils Democracy"

Having a genuine party of labour has not hurt Canada


Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 4:49:06 PM

Tweet : "We Were Arrested for Speaking"

Tweet: Re: We were arrested for speaking ...


Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 4:45:35 PM

Article : "We Were Arrested for Speaking"

Speech for which one is subject to arrest


Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 11:01:14 AM

Article : "The Man Who Held the Queen to Ransom and Sent Parliament Pac"

Coups d'etat


Sunday, October 4, 2009 at 4:25:20 PM

Article : "Grayson: the New Face of the Democratic Party?"

Good stuff ...


Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at 11:23:38 AM

Tweet : "Indoctrination & Education: Who's REALLY Brianwashing Our Ch"

Tweet: Presidential addresses to schoolkids


Monday, September 14, 2009 at 8:07:54 PM

Poll : "Poll: Is there a relationship between political orientation"

Is there a relationship ...


Thursday, August 27, 2009 at 12:27:52 PM

Article : "What Ted Kennedy meant to me"

What Ted Kennedy meant to me


Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at 10:44:32 PM

Article : "Gun Toting Townhaller on Obama Route Calls For Blood"

GunToting Townhaller


Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at 3:11:42 PM

Article : "Why Single Payer Advocacy Matters Now More Than Ever"

the bill you keep quoting is not "single-payer"


Friday, July 24, 2009 at 6:48:17 PM

Article : "The Big Stupid in Cambridge"

Absolutely unbelievable


Monday, July 13, 2009 at 6:11:06 PM

Quicklink : "There Should Be No Clash Between Public Option and Single Pa"

It's a real fight; "Public Option" is not an option


Friday, July 10, 2009 at 10:37:34 PM

Article : "Ancient Israeli Myths Deter Peace"

the Khazar descendants


Monday, June 29, 2009 at 10:36:51 AM

Diary : "Memo to OEN Members June 27"

1966?


Saturday, June 27, 2009 at 10:47:29 AM

Poll : "Poll: POLL: Is Iran Being Worked by the CIA or Do you Suppor"

I support the protestors


Friday, June 26, 2009 at 1:04:38 PM

Article : "Why Small Business Owners Should Demand the Public Option Pl"

Not good enough


Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 5:07:01 PM

Poll : "Poll: Is Revising an Article's Contents, Then Pretending the"

Banning


Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 7:57:36 PM

Article : "Iran's 3rd Revolution: 7 Protesters Killed, Journalists Thre"

Best of the bloggers


Monday, June 15, 2009 at 10:19:03 AM

Article : "Can We Truly Understand What's Happening in Iran?"

Talk to Iranians


Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 2:52:19 PM

Article : "Wingnut Murder Spree or Are WE Part of the Problem?"

left-wing extremist websites?


Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 11:31:47 PM

Article : "Newt Gingrich Declares: "I Am Not A Citizen Of The World!""

Not a citizen of the world?


Saturday, May 30, 2009 at 11:48:03 PM

Article : "Obama Didn't Betray the Left, the Left Betrayed the Left"

A good war in Afghanistan?


Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 12:49:04 PM

Poll : "Poll: Did the CIA Lie? Did Nancy Pelosi lie?"

Poll results


Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 6:05:51 AM

Poll : "Poll: Do You Believe Your Freedom Comes From the US Constitu"

Do You Believe Your Freedom Comes From the US Constitution's


Monday, May 18, 2009 at 12:47:35 PM

Article : "The Health Care Industry: Protectionism the Free Traders Lov"

An even easier way to reduce the cost of US healthcare


Sunday, May 17, 2009 at 9:57:18 PM

Article : "The 6,000 year old 'Have' and 'Have Not' War is now in our f"

Eat the rich


Friday, May 1, 2009 at 9:59:59 PM

Article : "In Defense of Jewish Survival"

The only homeland Jews are permitted?


Sunday, April 26, 2009 at 7:18:15 PM

Article : "God, and the death of Atheism"

The death of atheism


Friday, April 3, 2009 at 9:39:11 PM

Quicklink : "Obama Administration to Push hard for a Palestinian State"

A (separate) Palestinian State


Monday, March 23, 2009 at 4:27:33 PM

Poll : "Poll: Should OpEdNews Publish Articles From Monsanto?"

Posting articles from corporations


Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 6:50:21 PM

Article : "When Hippies ruled the worlds."

When Hippies Ruled the Worlds


Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 5:48:09 PM

Article : "The Decline and Fall of AARP"

The Decline and Fall of AARP


Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at 1:36:16 PM

Poll : "Poll: Who Or What Is Barack Obama"

Who or What?


Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at 6:04:14 AM

Poll : "Poll: Are You Happy?"

Am I happy?


Saturday, February 21, 2009 at 10:08:43 AM

Article : "The One State Solution to the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict"

Peace in Canaan


Sunday, February 8, 2009 at 10:10:04 AM

Article : "Reminiscences of the new anti-Semitism"

Reminiscences


Sunday, January 25, 2009 at 5:19:45 PM

Poll : "Poll: How Is Obama Doing So Far?"

No worse than I was expecting


Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at 4:46:27 PM

Poll : "Poll: Taking Guns Away"

Taking guns away

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