http://iam.bradleymanning.org/ released the following powerful video in support of Bradley Manning: Somehow I received by email a message from Forward Progressives, containing an article by Alan Clifton: Like it or Not, Bradley Manning is a Traitor — Not a Hero. Despite the occurrence of the word “progressive” in the site’s name, Forward Progressives strikes me…
from the Budget & Policy Center
Conservatives are eager to destroy public education, to complete their plan to dismantle the New Deal and to further enrich the 1%. Their favorite stratagem is to blame public schools for failures of education in poor communities. But let’s look at the facts. Internationally, do the nations with the best school systems have public schools…
Via Rep. McDermott Chides Tea Party For Acting Like Poor Innocent Victims in IRS Examination McDermott said But as I listen to this discussion, I’d like to remind everyone what we are talking about here. None of your organizations were kept from organizing, or silenced. We are talking about whether or not the American taxpayers…
On the 3d virtual world Cloud Party (which runs in your browser — chrome or firefox), I’m building a Peace & Justice place, in Peaceful Acres. Come join me — I’m Alan Ramona there. I want also to build a Museum of Accountability about the crimes of our governments…. So far it has cost me…
Seattle: Free Bradley Manning! March (International Day of Action) Date/Time: June 1 (Saturday), 2-4pm Location: Westlake Park, 4th and Pine, Seattle/March to Victor Steinbrueck Park in Pike Street Market Sponsored by: Greater Seattle Veterans for Peace Chapter 92
The Nation is reporting today “Beginning at 10:30 PM Pacific Time Wednesday, workers at dozens of Seattle fast food locations plan to strike, launching the nation’s seventh work stoppage by fast food employees in eight weeks. Organizers expect workers from chains including McDonald’s, Burger King, Taco Bell, Subway, Arby’s, Chipotle, Qdoba, and Jack in the…
by MartinTheCoug
The collapse of the Skagit bridge over I-90 has generated lots of discussion about the need to maintain our infrastructure, and about the need to raise tax revenue to do so. Someone suggested we should blame anti-government terrorist Tim Eyman for the collapse, since lack of funds resulted in poor maintenance. Someone else said that…
The National Campaign to End Corporate Personhood and Demand Real Democracy! They Broke IT… Corporate Personhood (Citizens United) legalized a tsunami of money from PACs, lobbyists and multinational corporations under protection of the First Amendment. We the People will Fix IT… Corporations are NOT people and Money is NOT speech. We are going to amend…