Ordinary citizens should not be spied upon by their own government

Since Bush came, the FBI, the NSA, and the Pentagon have been watching and keeping files on peaceful activists, and infiltrating groups like Greenpeace. In January 2007, the president announced that he's allowed to open Americans' mail.

A New Resource for the 2008 Election

New polling data indicates that growing numbers of likely voters, both Republicans and Democrats, are concerned about hunger and poverty.

Just a blue girl in a red state with a green tomato tart

Mince up your fresh thyme and sprinkle on the tomatoes. If you like pepper, generously sprinkle fresh ground pepper over them too. Now top your tomatoes with slices of garlic cloves.

You see me. So what?

What I want is a president that understands - in the gut - that the middle class is this nation's body of people - the middle class is American's brain, torso, arms, legs and heart.

How the giant cursed and came out to fight

On Thursday, the Secretary of the Kansas Dept. of Health and Environment (KDHE), Rod Bremby, turned down permits for the building of two new coal-fired power plants in southwest Kansas.

Does climate change have anything to do with world peace?

As global and local carrying capacities are reduced, tensions could mount around the world, leading to two fundamental strategies: defensive and offensive. Nations with the resources to do so may build virtual fortresses around their countries, preserving resources for themselves.

Those children are our children because they are his

Excerpt: "I wish to ask my Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim and Agnostic friends to bear with me during this blog post.

This is what George Bush did two days later

Today we learned that the same president who is willing to throw away a half trillion dollars in Iraq is unwilling to spend a small fraction of that amount to bring health care to American children," said Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.).

Let Justice Roll: Stories of resilience and calling

The "calling" came on a Friday afternoon, spring, 1994, when the phone rang. After some time of discussing matters with the attorney on the other end of the line, he said something to the effect of "I think I have failed to communicate to you, Dr.

Couldn't Rudy, John, Mitt and Fred muster up the courage?

I suppose those Republican front runners may be counting on people like me just not making it to the polls in November 2008.

What the Media Missed in the John Edwards vs. Hillary Clinton Debate

The mainstream media missed an important moment in last week's Democratic Presidential debate. It happened when the moderator asked John Edwards about his criticism of Hillary Clinton.

What the Media Missed in Last Week's Debates

The mainstream media missed an important moment in last week's Democratic Presidential debate. It happened when the moderator asked John Edwards about his criticism of Hillary Clinton.

This Draining, Desultory, and Dreadful Occupation

Congress and the American public were treated to a sales job on Iraq that would have made any used car salesman proud.

Cost of 41 Days of the Iraq War = Cost of 365 Days of Health Care for 10 Million Unprotected Children in America

The majority of American children (56 percent) receive health insurance through employer-sponsored health plans. Other children are covered by various other plans that their parents can afford to buy individually.

A Force for Good

This simple sentence "I want to be a force for good", is one that seems to challenge me more as an artist, than it does simply as an individual living in the world.

He says a Democrat did it better

Greenspan paints a picture of George Bush as a man driven more by ideology and one that is incurious about the effects of his economic policy. The book implies that the Bush administration is one incapable of executing economic policy.

Iraqis Say Things Are Worse & They Want Us to Leave

Barely a quarter of Iraqis say their security has improved in the past six months, a negative assessment of the surge in U.S. forces that reflects worsening public attitudes across a range of measures, even as authorities report some progress curtailing violence.

Will We Tolerate Congress' Continued Abandonment of Their Responsibility?

There has never been a more urgent need to preserve fundamental privacy protections and our system of checks and balances than the need we face today, as illegal government spying, provisions of the Patriot Act and government-sponsored torture programs transcend the bounds of law …

Actions to Stem the Rising Tide? When?

Affordable cost of continued inaction by our political leaders to reform our health care system will result in an even more vicious cycle of more uninsured Americans, higher health care costs and poorer quality of care.

Labor Pains

You would never know that Labor Day began as a celebration of the struggle for workers' rights. Union organizers pushed President Grover Cleveland into signing a law creating Labor Day to avoid labor strife.

Does It Matter? Can We Save Money, Time and Lives?

Canada, with a system of universal health insurance, spends about half as much on health care per capita as does the United States, yet Canadians live 2 to 3 years longer. United States residents are less able to access care than are Canadians.

My Heart Still Breaks

It's been two years but my pain has not abated. My eyes still well up with tears. I remember the grandmothers in wheelchairs, the young mothers without diapers, and the children feeling terror, real bone chilling terror, for the first time in their innocent lives.

Shame on America

He said, "I roamed through the crowd making apologies for the overcrowded conditions, our inadequate seating and the long wait for attention. The day was beyond bitter sweet. We need change. We all need to work for it. All who have voice need to speak up as never before.

A Battle Was Won on August 26th

They were spit upon, beaten, scorned, and jailed. Three times a day for three weeks, prison authorities forced a tube down her throat and poured liquids into her stomach. Despite the pain and illness the force feeding caused, she refused to end the hunger strike.

Take a Stand on August 28th!

In September, the White House is going to issue its report on the "surge" of troops in Iraq. They'll try to convince Congress (and American citizens) that the occupation of Iraq and Bush's "surge" are working.

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  • Ordinary citizens should not be spied upon by their own government

    Since Bush came, the FBI, the NSA, and the Pentagon have been watching and keeping files on peaceful activists, and infiltrating groups like Greenpeace. In January 2007, the president announced that he's allowed to open Americans' mail.

  • A New Resource for the 2008 Election

    New polling data indicates that growing numbers of likely voters, both Republicans and Democrats, are concerned about hunger and poverty.

  • Just a blue girl in a red state with a green tomato tart

    Mince up your fresh thyme and sprinkle on the tomatoes. If you like pepper, generously sprinkle fresh ground pepper over them too. Now top your tomatoes with slices of garlic cloves.

  • You see me. So what?

    What I want is a president that understands - in the gut - that the middle class is this nation's body of people - the middle class is American's brain, torso, arms, legs and heart.

  • How the giant cursed and came out to fight

    On Thursday, the Secretary of the Kansas Dept. of Health and Environment (KDHE), Rod Bremby, turned down permits for the building of two new coal-fired power plants in southwest Kansas.

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