Why do I have to read foreign papers to find articles arout these disturbing facts? “A shocking 37 million Americans live in poverty. That is 12.7 per cent of the population – the highest percentage in the developed world.“ And these aren’t unemployed or homeless folks. Most have jobs. Some more facts from the same […]
Counter the Nazis in Orlando
For those of you who believe in the power of prayer, or the power of focused energies, here is an area on which to focus for the next week. For those of you with cameras and the freedom to travel to Orlando, FL, here is an opportunity to shed so much light on the darkness […]
Raging Granny Round Up — From Sea to Shining Sea (and in the Desert Too!)
What these wise and war weary women are up to around the country. Really–all over the country. The Raging Grannies are everywhere. I personally believe the best (and Pinkest) recent Granny action was in our little old pueblo, when the Tucson Raging Grannies the first in the country to attempt to enlist (and to be […]
Still Raging!
Those Raging Grannies are still at it…this time at a Maryland recruiting station. They just wanted to enlist. And the eldest member of those “temporarily” arrested is 102! After being arrested the recruiters apparently thought better of it and dropped the charges, so the Grannies were “let off” with a warning. CODEPINK ladies also participated. […]
Collaborators and Other Creeps
We must start a massive boycott/stoppage of all communication companies who cooperated and turned over any of our information to the NSA. Which ones? Well this c|net article gives some information about which companies cooperated and and which did not. As soon as we (the progressive media, indy media and progressive bloggers) get some verification […]
Jennifer Harbury on Torture
Just saw a very interesting presentation on Book TV on C-Span 2 by Jennifer Harbury of the information in her new book: Truth, Torture, and the American Way published by Beacon Press. She presents a lucid detailed accounting of the whole sordid story of U.S. torture. Her recommendations — broader more flexible base (outraged Republicans […]