Gore wants civil disobedience against pollution
Quoting a NY Times column by Nicholas Kristof, in which Al Gore encouraged young people to act against polluters, Glenn Hurowitz at Open Left proposes that Gore lead the way …
2008 National Conference for Media Reform
I’ve never been to one of these, though each year I want to and hope for some miracle that will allow me to. I know a couple of OK Greens …
Media miss: mainstream thinking
May 23, 2007, 6:11 pm A New Silent Majority By Mark Buchanan Something seems a little out of whack between the mainstream media and the American people. Take the arguments …
Pope Poops on Native Americans
He proved again how clueless and heartless he is during his visit to Brazil, where he said (referring to the native peoples of the Americas, particularly Latin America where the …
Bye buy, Allstate
I switched my auto insurance yesterday from Allstate to Oklahoma Farm Bureau. It’s a lot cheaper there, but that’s not why I switched. Allstate is apparently the worst offender in …
Restore Habeas Corpus
Join me and Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn): On Tuesday, I re-introduced the Restoring the Constitution Act of 2007. The bill will restore Habeas Corpus protections to detainees, bar information acquired …
I’m Spartacus
Why we’re feared:
U.S.A., R.I.P.
The United States of America is now, officially, no longer a democracy. There are many things that are deeply distressing about the Military Commissions Act of 2006. One of the …
The Freewayblogger in Texas
Texas Scares Me I met Scarlett P. when he was at CC3. Not at all what I expected, but in a good way. Quiet, understated. Cool pics of anti-Bush signs …