Citizens United comes to the heartland
In their decision in Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission, the Supreme Court of John Roberts twisted the knife in for the kill of representative democracy in this country. Literally …
Internet access for the people of Libya
Dutch ISP provider XS4ALL has set up an internet dial-up service for Libya. Use your modem to dial +31205350535 username: xs4all password: xs4all Spread please.
The Oklahoman's pity party
An open letter to the OKC Council & mayor: Dear Oklahoma City Council members and Mayor Mick Cornett: “Pity the members of the Oklahoma City Council.” Thus began an editorial, …
Poem I wrote 20 years ago about Tank Man
Most of the world was moved by Tank Man, the unknown rebel to the Chinese government’s violent crackdown on the student democracy movement in Tienanmen Square during the Spring of …
5 year blogiversary, or, my Thanksgiving story
I started blogging on Thanksgiving weekend in 2003. I was inspired by an Oklahoma blog I started reading shortly after moving to the state in January. That blog: JMBzine and …
Out of the gate running: Obama unveils change.gov
See update below. Barack Obama isn’t wasting any time promoting and setting up a process for implementing his plan for change. There is a new web site up, CHANGE.GOV, where …
The Obama era begins
Barack Obama has won in a landslide and will soon be at the helm of this nation. Thank all powers, large and small, for that. A new era is beginning, …
Urgent: Take Action Now to Stop Racist Voter Suppression
Sign the online petition at http://www.iacenter.org/stopvotersuppression Online Petition Text: To: President Bush, Senator McCain, Governor Palin, Attorney General Mukasey, Governors of Key States, Congressional and Republican Party leaders and members …