One Down; Two to Go
The tide is slowly turning in America. —Things that seemed completely immutable just days before the Nov. 7 (2006) elections are no more so, as more and more people open their eyes to the grim reality.
Celebrate...and keep organizing
One of the inevitable aftermaths of an event as important as the Democratic party's capturing a majority in both the House and Senate as a result of the mid-term elections on November 7th is the plethora of 'talking heads' appearing on television to discuss what it all means.
Election 2006: An Ideological Sea Change?
After the Democratic congressional landslide of 2006, Republican pundits, including the president, have begun to spin their interpretation of the results wildly. The election was no repudiation of Republican ideology and policies, they claim.
A Bulk Rate on Printing Subpoenas?
Chairman John Conyers Jr. Chairman Henry Waxman. Those titles will prove to be the most important outcome of yesterday's elections, even if the Dems get the Senate too. It's investigation and impeachment time.
What Can Happen Here?
I keep a copy of Sinclair Lewis's prophetic novel, It Can't Happen Here prominently displayed on my desk. One book among the 10,000+ that I own.
It's a first edition (picked up for a dollar at a book auction I habitually attend.) The jacket reads;
What Will Happen When America Has A Dictator?
One More Day Until Victory
A President Hand-picked by Katherine Harris and the Supreme Court, Misleading a Nation into War, Outing an undercover CIA operative, New Orleans...
The Power of Our Participation
Were all set to vote again, this time to attempt to stifle the power and influence of the counterfeit loser at the head of our government who slipped accountability in the last election for the epic failures of his first term in office.
Ten Practical Reasons to Get Out the Vote and Get the Republicans Out
Defeating the Republicans decisively will enable trade unionists, civil rights activists, environmental activists, peace activists, and all progressive forces to push a Democratic Congress into trying to make these ten points part of new reality.
Republicans in the Hip Pocket of Big Oil
While nearly 3 out of 4 Americans believe global warming is real and requires serious measures to reduce greenhouse emissions to fix, no progress has been made on this issue in the last 12 years of Republican control of Congress.
'It’s done all the time': How Much does a Republican Cost?
According to a story posted yesterday on The American Prospect's website, beleaguered Sen. George Allen (R-VA) may have improperly accepted stock options from a now defunct technology company known as Xybernaut.
