More embarrassment for Oklahoma on the Rachel Maddow Show. This bit of infantalism from our duly elected GOP politicians, who don’t even want to be seen with a picture of the president. Not to worry, the fools in question will consider it a badge of honor to be mocked by Maddow.
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, … read more »
The Peace House announces:
Saturday, March 20 – – – Seven-year anniversary of the invasion of Iraq.
NW 23rd Street & Blackwelder, OKC (OCU,between Western & Penn Ave)
10:30: Drumming & Music (bring your drum)
11a.m.-Noon: RALLY: Speakers from student and faculty populations
Noon: Peace March begins, returns to NW 23rd & Blackwelder
Bring signs, banners, trumpets … read more »
Tonight I found out about yet another campaign of critical interest to progressive Oklahomans that is taking place all this month culminating this week with special events, and Friday at the state Capitol — and it’s Midnight of that Friday as I discover the info (rather accidentally) and write this.
Earlier this week, a health … read more »
Hey, there’s a new website in Oklahoma that Peace Arena readers might be interested in. Its goal is to advance progressive/liberal/independent perspectives in our state, filling a pretty big hole left by the traditional outlets. It is an ad-free, all-volunteer effort.
Oklahoma Citizen already has been getting a lot of buzz during a limited site reveal … read more »
New England United Antiwar Conference MIT Jan 30, 2010
Panel #1 The Drive Towards Empire and Endless War
Bruce Gagnon, Global Network
I worked with Bruce in his early days as a nuclear freeze activist in Orlando, Florida. He was a pretty good speaker and budding leader, though I had some minor issues with his style, but … read more »
I don’t know about you, but I don’t mouth words when I’m thinking. When I mouth words, slowly and carefully enough to be easily deciphered by non-professionals, I very much intend to be seen.
… the behavior of Justice Alito at last night’s State of the Union address — visibly shaking his head and mouthing the … read more »
Tristero echos Digby: “Don’t give up.”
This country’s politics are clearly in a state of rapid, dramatic transition. A transition to exactly what is far from clear. The way I see it, we may resume our rapid descent into the abyss of fascism so ruthlessly engineered by Nixon, Reagan and the two Bushes.To be sure, that … read more »
I hate all this ideological arguing right now on the Left blogs. It’s getting worse than the Obama/Clinton divide. This is when we desperately need to be working on strategy — you know, what will actually work.
I’m progressive as anyone, but we have to consider what’s feasible in the current political reality, which is … read more »
