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Reading the subtext: Muslims and American politics
Posted by Manu Alfaro on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 9:17pm PTAmerican Muslims continue to engage in politics and are beginning to have more impact than before.
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Bush set to relax rules protecting species
Posted by Manu Alfaro on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 7:26pm PTWASHINGTON – Animals and plants in danger of becoming extinct could lose the protection of government experts who make sure that dams, highways and other projects don't pose a threat, under a r … [Read more]
Naomi Klein: The Borderline Illegal Deals Behind the $700 Billion Bailout
Posted by Manu Alfaro on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 1:51pm PTAmy Goodman: World leaders from nearly two dozen
countries met in Washington over the weekend to discuss plans to
increase regulation of international financial activity. … [Read more]
Taliban rejects Karzai's offer
Posted by Manu Alfaro on Monday, November 17, 2008 - 5:16pm PT
Mullah Omar, the elusive leader of the anti-government Taliban, appears to have rejected an offer from Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president,&n … [Read more]
Someone must be held accountable for the war in Iraq
Posted by Manu Alfaro on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 7:50pm PTThe Iraqi people’s human and civil rights were - and remain -swept aside by the acts of war and the continuing fact of occupation … [Read more]
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Lockdown America: Police and Prisons in the Age of Crisis
Posted by David Comfort on Sunday, October 26, 2008 - 9:43pm PT
Why is criminal justice so central to American politics? … [Read more]
Loser Take All: Election Fraud and The Subversion of Democracy, 2000 - 2008
Posted by David Comfort on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 10:10pm PT
Loser Taker All: Election Fraud and The Subversion of Democracy, 2000-2008 is an indispensable anthology of writings covering the vast election fraud that has been perpetrated by the GOP—with the Democratic Party’s acquiescence—since 2000. Among the subjects treated here are: the myth of George Bush’s victory in Florida in 2000, and FOX News’s key role in propagating it; Senator Max Cleland’s dubious defeat in Georgia in 2002; Bush’s “re-election” in 2004, including evidence of systematic fraud outside of Ohio; startling evidence of fraud committed in the 2006 midterm elections, which the Democrats appear to have won by a far larger margin than officially reported; and, crucially, evidence that the Republicans will attempt to steal the presidential election in 2008. … [Read more]
Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries
Posted by David Comfort on Saturday, October 18, 2008 - 10:22am PT
As the practice of democracy becomes a lost art, Americans are increasingly desperate for a restored nation. … [Read more]
Latest Blog Posts
ELECTION DAY 2008
Posted by Manu Alfaro on Tuesday, November 4, 2008 - 9:49am PTThe day has arrived in which we vote for our future President. I wish everyone the best of luck at the polls hoping that the 2008 voting experience will be positive. … [Read more]
The Final Debate
Posted by David Comfort on Thursday, October 16, 2008 - 8:53pm PTJohn McCain had a lot of ups and downs last night, whereas Barack Obama was cool, collected and level-headed. McCain can barely contain himself with the situation in which he is in. … [Read more]
California Propositions 2008 elections
Posted by Manu Alfaro on Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - 1:18am PTOk One World Wiki readers... So I couldnt sleep and due to that I decided to post some interesting stuff to my blog, which is especially important for people here in California. … [Read more]
Sarah Palin Suppported the "Bridge to Nowhere"
Posted by frodo on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 - 8:03pm PTSarah Palin during her Vice Presidential acceptance speech Wednesday lied openly and it is so sad. Here's a link to the picture showing Sarah Palin's boldest lie so far:
The Jed Report has "A fable for the gullible" with Sarah Palin holding a "Nowhere Alaska" t-shirt at a news conference in favor of the "Bridge to Nowhere".
Featured Videos
Amy Goodman on CNN Newsroom with Rick Sanchez, November 10, 2008
Posted by Manu Alfaro on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 2:00pm PTBarack and Michelle Obama in 60 Minutes
Posted by Manu Alfaro on Monday, November 17, 2008 - 5:12pm PTNo on Prop 8: Home Invasion
Posted by David Comfort on Friday, November 7, 2008 - 8:34am PT"Home Invasion" was produced by two of our friends in the progressive movement -- netroots activists and brothers Dante Atkins and David Atkins. … [Read more]
Aid arrives as Congo crisis deepens
Posted by Manu Alfaro on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 - 11:57am PTPresident-Elect Barack Obama in Chicago
Posted by David Comfort on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 - 8:37am PTBarack Obama was elected the 44th President of the United States on November 4th, 2008 in Chicago
Yahoo! Politics News
Gates would like to add US forces in Afghanistan (AP)
AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday he would like to add significant U.S. forces to the war in Afghanistan before national elections scheduled for next year, and that grim depictions of backsliding in the seven-year-old war are "far too pessimistic."
Democrats lay out conditions to consider aid for automakers (AP)
AP - Democratic leaders ordered Detroit's Big Three automakers Friday to submit what amounts to a detailed loan application to Congress so lawmakers can decide whether to give the beleaguered industry an emergency $25 billion lifeline.
White House political office will remain (Politico)
Politico - President-elect Barack Obama has answered bipartisan calls for the disbandment of the White House office central to the Karl Rove-style politics the Democrat condemned as a candidate. The office stays.
New lobbyist implicated in Abramoff investigation (AP)
AP - A former GOP lobbyist with ties to Jack Abramoff may be moving toward a plea agreement with the Justice Department in its wide-ranging corruption investigation, documents showed Friday.
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