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Friday, January 13, 2012 at 8:43:07 PM
Article : "Israel as the Apartheid State"
End the occupation, peace will come
Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 11:12:07 PM
Article : "Let's Play: Name That Candidate"
Ron Paul a charlatan
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 9:57:43 PM
Article : "Growing Sino-Pakistan military ties ring alarm bells in Indi"
WTF?!
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 9:03:20 PM
Quicklink : "Money can't heal their wounds"
Saudi Arabia, Enemy of the US
Thursday, November 3, 2011 at 9:14:19 AM
Article : "The West To Gain From Gaddafi Assassination"
Assault on Libya all about the oil.
Thursday, November 3, 2011 at 9:03:47 AM
Quicklink : "The Answer To Economic And Soiety Meltdown"
Interesting video
Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 9:56:46 AM
Article : "Naked, Bloody Imperialism Or "we Came, We Saw, He Died""
Imperialism at its most bloody obvious.
Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 9:44:19 AM
Article : "Animated Videoclip About Globalization"
Good material
Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 9:35:17 AM
Article : "Participation Or Infiltration? When The Tea Party Comes To ""
Tea Party losing steam while Occupy gains
Friday, October 21, 2011 at 4:31:43 PM
Quicklink : "Herman Cain, The "happy Go Lucky" Darky"
Tough words
Friday, October 21, 2011 at 4:00:02 PM
Quicklink : "Conservative Crime Bill Will Have 'Enormous Negative Impact'"
Canadian GOPers?
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 9:12:26 AM
Article : "Israel's Not So Generous Offer"
Pro Israel bias in media prevents honest reporting
Monday, October 17, 2011 at 12:18:38 PM
Quicklink : "Obama Official Defends Controversial Immigration Policies "
End Gestapo tactics
Monday, October 17, 2011 at 12:06:29 PM
: "Occupy: A Rope to Raise a Flag"
Hope is a good thing
Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 9:11:11 AM
Article : "Canada Pursues U.S.-Style Security and Foreign Policy"
Canada no longer beacon of peace.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 8:24:50 AM
Article : "And The Hate Goes On: Has The Death Of Matthew Shepard REALL"
Bigotry and discrimination alive and well
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 8:06:07 AM
Quicklink : "A Homeless Blogger in NYC: Homeless 101.2: Happy, Scared, Kn"
Myths about homelessness
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 12:14:12 AM
Article : "The "Kyiv Post's" Survey of German Experts on Ukraine II: Wi"
Ukraine course hazardous
Monday, September 26, 2011 at 9:59:34 AM
Article : ""Puncture" The Movie.....Will Congress Answer?"
Health care system crashing and burning.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 6:27:30 PM
Article : "Former OEN Managing Editor Files Lawsuit Against Philly Poli"
Constitution out the WIndow
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 9:14:49 PM
Article : "The Curse of Cindy Jacobs: Joining The Latest In Genocide En"
Sick of bigoted psychopaths
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 10:54:58 AM
Quicklink : "Candidate for Congress Calls for Deeper Investigation into E"
Fight for the Truth
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 9:35:41 AM
Article : "Death and Texas"
Perry a lunatic
Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 10:20:33 PM
Article : "RICK PERRY: the MAN BEHIND the MASK"
Yeech!
Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 10:17:35 PM
Article : "Mr President, Let Us Live in Peace on a Healthy Planet Earth"
Campaign blather
Friday, September 9, 2011 at 10:44:49 AM
Article : "Social Security is No Where Close to Being a Ponzi or Pyrami"
Republicans hate Social Security
Friday, September 9, 2011 at 10:16:55 AM
Article : "The Last Mountain"
Greed destroying environment
Friday, September 9, 2011 at 10:12:33 AM
Article : "Primary Teachers and Their Pedagogy"
Teachers, Public Education under constant assault
Thursday, September 8, 2011 at 9:35:08 AM
Quicklink : "Every Single Day $12 Million Tax Dollars Are Wasted On Priva"
War complex out of control
Thursday, September 8, 2011 at 9:13:00 AM
Article : "Son-of-a-glitch: The bi-partisan selling of Medicaid"
On it goes
Thursday, September 8, 2011 at 8:37:02 AM
Quicklink : "NATO's Glorious Race War in Libya, by B.A.R. Executive Edito"
B.A.R pulls no punches
Thursday, September 8, 2011 at 8:32:49 AM
Quicklink : "Journalists who engage in war propaganda must be held accoun"
War cheerleaders must be held accountable
Thursday, September 8, 2011 at 8:24:28 AM
Quicklink : "The Angel Soon will Sing: Obama Readies Jobs Plan While The "
Obama no job creator
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at 9:36:53 AM
Article : "Canada's wartime legacy ripe for pillaging"
Labels are important
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at 9:31:49 AM
Article : "Workers and Environmentalists Unite!"
Corporate power running amok.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at 9:04:51 AM
Article : ""This is BS..." Trumped-up war, deaths, PTSD, foreclosures.."
The refuse of war
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at 9:40:03 PM
Quicklink : "Former jihadist at the heart of Libya's revolution, By Nic R"
Libyan morass
Saturday, September 3, 2011 at 12:55:27 AM
Article : "Pipeline Would Hurt U.S. Long-Term"
Tar Sands folly
Friday, September 2, 2011 at 9:39:08 AM
Quicklink : "Dick Cheney, the Ultimate American Terrorist, by William Riv"
Cheney whitewashing his legacy
Friday, September 2, 2011 at 9:18:40 AM
Article : "Perry's Handling of Our Tax Dollars Raises Questions"
Another Texas blowhard?
Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 12:43:10 AM
Article : "Why You Won't See Veterans For Peace on the Cover of TIME Ma"
End War!!
Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 12:34:07 AM
Article : "The Tea Party and Fake Libertarians: Rebellion, Backlash or "
Paper tigers
Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 12:30:32 AM
Article : "Super Democracy and Supreme Imperatives"
Time to build a new way
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at 11:36:24 AM
Article : "THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY (NSA) AND THE MORMON CHURCH (L"
Tyranny
Monday, August 29, 2011 at 9:00:46 AM
Article : "Keep On Rockin'"
Civil Disobedience works
Sunday, August 28, 2011 at 11:51:18 PM
Article : "The Medicine Show"
Sad but true
Sunday, August 28, 2011 at 11:28:37 PM
Quicklink : "Monsanto GM Corn in Peril: Beetle Develops Bt-resistance, by"
GMO crops making bugs stronger
Friday, August 26, 2011 at 10:28:44 AM
Article : "American Muslims alarmed at CIA-NYPD covert surveillance"
End Gestapo tactics
Friday, August 26, 2011 at 10:11:24 AM
Article : "Assorted Evils of Capitalsim, Libertarianism, and Objectivis"
Countering the many myths of capitalistic dominionism
Friday, August 26, 2011 at 9:14:08 AM
Article : "The Trouble with Gold"
Gold standard is a dead end
Friday, August 26, 2011 at 9:01:45 AM
Article : "Media Roots -- Afghanistan: Endless War for Resource Control"
War of stupidity
Friday, August 26, 2011 at 8:42:19 AM
Article : "2001-2011: A decade of civil liberties' erosion in America -"
Losing civil liberties
Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 10:30:00 AM
Quicklink : "Obama's Responsibility to Protect is a License to Kill - In "
Thank you B.A.R.
Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 10:19:19 AM
Quicklink : "Ohio Congressman Has Cops Confiscate Cameras At Town Hall Me"
GOP = Fascist
Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 10:06:31 AM
Article : "2001-2011: A decade of civil liberties' erosion in America -"
Fascist America?
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 5:05:12 AM
Article : "THE NORMALIZATION OF THUGGERY"
Tea Party equals Brown shirts
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 4:33:22 AM
Article : "A Letter To The President The One I Voted For..."
Downward spiral
Monday, August 22, 2011 at 10:00:03 PM
Article : "Looters, Rioters, Bankers, Petitioners and the Rest of Us"
UK turning fascist
Monday, August 22, 2011 at 9:37:38 PM
Article : "Ukraine's Achievements After 20 Years of Independence: Answe"
Context necessary
Friday, August 19, 2011 at 10:20:58 AM
: "Obama Had Ayers But Bachmann Has WALDRON! THE CHRISTIAN CINE"
GOP, living the dream
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 8:59:21 AM
Article : "66 Years of USA Nuclear Insanity"
End US Militarism
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 10:29:35 AM
Article : "SCO vs Bilderberg: Where are real decisions being made?"
An Empire's fall.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 10:19:44 AM
Article : "Afghanistan, It Is Time to Leave"
End the War
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 9:22:51 AM
Article : "A Jewish King and Queen of England? It's Possible"
No degrees of separation
Friday, June 17, 2011 at 8:53:05 AM
Article : "Coalition campaigns and the 2010 race for Minnesota's Govern"
Coalitions: Partnering up for success.
Monday, June 13, 2011 at 9:13:45 PM
Article : "Does the NSF Stand for Needless Science Funding?"
Republicans fear the real world
Monday, June 13, 2011 at 9:07:39 PM
Article : "Confessions of a Welfare Recipient"
Confront the clueless
Monday, June 13, 2011 at 8:58:51 PM
Article : "About bloody time, it is!"
Summers just another shyster
Monday, June 13, 2011 at 10:04:34 AM
Article : "Workers of the world unite; the "moneymen" are coming"
Capitalist greed
Monday, June 13, 2011 at 9:51:11 AM
Quicklink : "F.B.I. Giving Agents New Powers in Revised Manual"
Domestic spying running amok
Monday, June 13, 2011 at 9:46:28 AM
Article : "Clash of the Half Wits"
Alternate reality show
Monday, June 13, 2011 at 9:40:42 AM
Article : "The REAL "Sissy Boys" And What They're Doing To America!"
GOP Bigotry
Monday, June 13, 2011 at 9:19:19 AM
Article : "Extra-judicial killings in Pakistan"
Pakistan a powder keg waiting for a match
Monday, June 13, 2011 at 9:14:22 AM
Article : "EU and NATO Policies in Eastern Europe: Contradictory or Com"
Russia's relationship with the world
Monday, June 13, 2011 at 8:52:05 AM
Article : "A "Silver Bullet" - Create Millions of Secure Jobs Without D"
Debt noise
Sunday, June 12, 2011 at 6:11:22 PM
Article : "ALEC: One Stop Shopping For Legislation Meant To Be Shared B"
Some call it a cartel
Friday, June 10, 2011 at 9:11:15 PM
Article : "QE2 - THE BERNANKE CHRONICLES"
Fed Duplicity
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 9:24:17 AM
Article : "Excerpt of IAEA report on Fukushima nuclear crisis"
End reliance on nuclear power
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 6:18:14 AM
: "91-Year old Woman Makes $60 Selling Death"
Waiting for the good ol' days
Monday, May 23, 2011 at 9:04:20 AM
Article : "Dr. King Spanks Obama: Part 6"
The art of the possible
Saturday, June 27, 2009 at 9:03:00 AM
Quicklink : "Ideas Have Consequences"
This makes NO sense at all
Saturday, June 6, 2009 at 10:25:19 AM
Article : "Financial aid for college: I love this country, but does it"
Stop perpetuating myths!
Saturday, August 23, 2008 at 9:05:05 AM
Article : "Joe Biden: The Yang to Obama's Yin"
Populist appeal? How?
Saturday, August 23, 2008 at 8:58:38 AM
Poll : "Poll: US Missle shield"
Missle shield
Friday, December 21, 2007 at 7:11:13 PM
Article : "Turning online popularity into real world votes: how Ron Pau"
Ron Paul psychosis
Monday, July 30, 2007 at 12:58:24 PM
Article : "Blind Party Loyalty is a Mental Illness"
Interesting points