I'm not sure what to make of this. It explains her rightward movement and her top-down politics but it seems a little far-fetched. I'll grant that Huffington Post is not 'objective' but I wouldn't call it paranoid either ( Read more... )

For as long as I can remember, if you had asked em to identify the single most important political issue we faced at any given time I would have said "the Environment." I said that because I believe that the environment is a fundamental issue. It's an issue that all other issues depend on. Without clean air, clean water and healthy soil ( Read more... )

Since at least 1992 we have been hearing a familiar refrain from the democrats, "we must unify in order to win ( Read more... )

Every time I go anywhere near the issue of racism I come away with the same feeling. "Forget the humans, save the animals."

And yet,

I never learn.

It's like some form of post-natal amnesia.

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Yesterday the Democrats handed the Republicans another victory and further alienated a growing segment of the left ( Read more... )

Up until about 30 min ago, the impeachment resolution was proceeding as expected. Kucinich made the motion and a Republican moved to table. The vote proceeded swiftly until the vote was over 2:1 in favor of tabling with about 40 dems and 20 reps voting against tabling ( Read more... )

Now this is innovative and imaginative. Take 150 useless grocery store plastic bags and crochet them into one useful, STRONG, reusable bag;

http://community.livejournal.com/environment/741724.html


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What happens when the only two congressman worth their seats get together? We finally get a Health Care Reform bill worthy of consideration. The Conyers-Kucinich Bill provides for Universal Health Care and coverage for all Americans including at least ( Read more... )

Wouldn't it be nifty if we could ALL* vote for president? If our votes actually counted ( Read more... )