Phishing from "the troops"
Well, this is a new take on an old con: From: Ronald Riling Gooday, My name is Sgt.Ronald Riling; I'm a US soldier, serving in the military with the Third …
Protest plans for 2008 major party conventions
GOP convention security in St. Paul may be sounds like a “good cop” story: There will be no police officers infiltrating protest organizations, [St. Paul police official in charge of …
Fannie Bates on the OKC bond issues
My friend Fannie, a hardworking OKC progressive activist, emailed me about her stand on today's election. Dear Rena, I will be walking in the rain to the polls today to …
Joining a Union — a human right denied to many American workers
Dear Rena, Today, Dec. 10, is International Human Rights Day. The day commemorates the 1948 signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which states, “Everyone has the right to …
Video Resources for Teaching Human Rights
In honor of today's celebration of International Human Rights Day, my friend Bill Bryant, who works with the local UN Association in Oklahoma City, sent the following message with links …
Dec. 10, Human Rights Day
Today is Human Rights Day, the anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the UN membership in 1948. Human Rights Day 2007 marks the start …
2007 Nobel Peace Prize awarded today
Today Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change were given the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize (announced in October). Watch the video and read the full text on Al …
Semi-annual funding appeal for OKIMC
My friend and cohort on OKIMC, James, has sent out a funding appeal for the project. Hello friends, Well it's me again with my semi-annual request for donations to help …
War drums won't stop for NIE on Iran's nuclear weapons program
Keith Olbermann's Special Comment tonight spikes the outrage meter, but in the past two days since the NIE on Iran was released, not only have the lefty blogs been on …