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Greed Trophy up for Grabs by Jim Hightower 2/17

Published on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 by Creators Syndicate By gollies, the top executives of health insurance corporations are not giving up without a fight! To paraphrase every high school football coach who ever lived, “When the going gets ugly, the ugly get going.”During the past...

Obama: Cut Domestic, Increase Military 1/26

Institute for Public Accuracy 980 National Press Building, Washington, D.C. 20045 (202) 347-0020 * http://www.accuracy.org * ipa@accuracy.org ___________________________________________________ JO COMERFORD, http://nationalpriorities.org Executive director of the National Priorities Project, Comerford said...

Granny D Wisdom at 100: Defend Democracy Against the Corporate State 1/21

Published on Thursday, January 21, 2010 by CommonDreams.org by Doris ‘Granny D’ Haddock Ten years ago, I walked from California to Washington, D.C. to help gather support for campaign finance reform. I used the novelty of my age (I was 90), to garner attention to the fact that our democracy,...

Democrats Boosting Right-Wing Populism by Norman Solomon

Published on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 by CommonDreams.org Democrats Boosting Right-Wing Populism by Norman Solomon In his triumphant speech on election night, the next senator from Massachusetts should have thanked top Democrats in Washington for all they did to make his victory possible. For...

Climate Change Conspiracy Theorists Are Today’s Flat Earthers 12-10

Published on Thursday, December 10, 2009 by CommonDreams.org Climate Change Conspiracy Theorists Are Today’s Flat Earthers by Dave Lindorff When I was back in eighth grade, my science teacher, Mr. Malone, a brittle old man with a shock of white hair and a stern classroom demeanor, but a sharp sense...

The Shame and Folly of Obama’s War in Afghanistan 12/7

Published on Monday, December 7, 2009 by CommonDreams.org The Shame and Folly of Obama’s War in Afghanistan by Dave Lindorff There are so many things wrong with Obama’s “New and Improved” Afghanistan War that it’s hard to know where to begin, but I guess the place to start...

Single Payer Activists to Congress: Defeat Democratic Health Bill 11/23

Published on Monday, November 23, 2009 by CommonDreams.org Single Payer Activists to Congress: Defeat Democratic Health Bill by Russell Mokhiber The Democratic health care bill is a massive bailout of the private health insurance industry. It is convoluted and complicated. And it should be defeated. That’s...

Michael Moore’s Action Plan: 15 Things Every American Can Do Right Now 10/22

Published on Thursday, October 22, 2009 by CommonDreams.org You’ve Seen the Movie — Now It’s Time to ACT! by Michael Moore Friends, It’s the #1 question I’m constantly asked after people see my movie: “OK — so NOW what can I DO?!” You want something...