Wealth Gap Grows on Republican Policies
Over the last five years, there has been a new concentration of wealth in the hands of the few in the US. Meanwhile, middle and lower-income families have seen their already precarious financial solvency eroded by rising debt and stagnant wages.
Adultery is serious; this is just the Constitution
A growing grassroots campaign is demanding the impeachment of President George W. Bush.
Allan Burns Seeks US House Seat from Rightwing Extremist
Allan Burns, running against the powerful incumbent, US Rep. John Linder (R-GA), in Georgia's 7th Congressional District, knows he has an uphill battle.
Florida Legislator denies separation of church and state
Rep. Katherine Harris (R-FL) has gone on record as stating that the separation between church and state is 'a lie.' Harris gained notoriety when, as Florida's Secretary of State, her decisions resulted in awarding Florida's electoral votes to George W. Bush in November of 2000.
Vote No to Save Civil Rights in Michigan
A group of wealthy out-of-state businessmen have financed a ballot initiative to turn back the clock on civil rights in Michigan. They spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to force the people of Michigan to vote on their divisive views this November 7th and misleadingly called their campaign the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative.
What Might Tom Paine Have Said About George Bush?
In 1775, Thomas Paine stated his belief that 'any excuse can be made to serve the purpose of malignity when it is in power.' A perfect example of this more than two centuries later is President George W. Bush's claim that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.
The Real Terrorism Plot
And yet another menacing terror plot was thwarted 10 August, with the arrest of 24 suspects, all British Muslims. It was an ominous conspiracy aimed at committing 'mass murder' on an 'unimaginable' scale, British authorities quickly concluded.
Voter ID Law Halted but Not Defeated
(APN) ATLANTA – While Georgia voters were not limited to five forms of ID, instead of the current seventeen, in the recent Primary and Runoff Elections, the possibility is still there that poor, elderly, and disadvantaged voters may be effectively disenfranchised in the General Election or some future election.
McKinney Pursuing Legal Challenges to Elections in Atlanta
(APN) ATLANTA -- US Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) is pursuing numerous legal avenues to challenge the so-called 'results' of not only her recent Primary and Runoff Elections, but also the fundamental reality that the current E-voting system in Georgia does not provide us with 'results' that are in any way meaningful.
“The Constitution in Crisis” – preview upcoming House Judiciary Report
Ranking member of the House Judiciary Cmte. John Conyers and his staff are assembling a blistering followup to last year’s report “The Constitution in Crisis.” Though the Administration’s power grab has met some effective resistance in 2006, Conyers warns in his preview report that “the unfortunate reality is we are a long way from being out of the constitutional woods under the dangerous combination of an imperial Bush presidency and a compliant GOP Congress.”
