The Fight Doesn’t End Here
In 2012, we did some good things. It was an election year and we succeeded in keeping Mitt Romney and the Republicans out of the White House for another four-year term. And on the state […]
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A Brief Review of 2012: The Gun Culture of America
Jan. 8, 2011, Tuscon, Arizona: A man had gone to a political town meeting at a supermarket, with the intent to murder Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. He killed six and wounded 14, including Giffords, who was shot […]
The Season for Giving
It is the season of giving, we’re told by commercial after commercial. This time of year we are inundated by advertisements for what will make your daughter, son, mother, father, husband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend, man-on-the-side, […]
Happy (Belated) Birthday, Bradley Manning!
December 17th, was PFC Bradley Manning‘s 25th Birthday, making this his third birthday in prison without trial. Bradley Manning is accused of releasing information, including the Collateral Murder video which shows a U.S. Apache helicopter crew […]
Mothers United for Sustainable Technologies Video Series, Episodes 1-3
Editor’s Note: Thanks to Raging Chicken Press Facebook Fan Spirito Di Verità for letting us know about this series. This is the kind of on-the-ground activism by everyday people that is critical to protect our […]
Marcellus Shale Pale Ale for Your Holiday Celebration
This “commercial” should be on every radio station in PA. Something you can get this holiday season with all that money you got from selling your land to the fracking companies. Cheers.
Push Back the Assault on Workers in Michigan: Mass Protest in Lansing, MI @ 8am, Tuesday
Early tomorrow morning (Tuesday, 12/11/2012), thousands will gather in Lansing, Michigan to protest right-wing “Right-to-work-for-less” legislation passed by that state’s GOP-dominated legislature last week. The rally will be at the Capitol beginning at 8:00 am. Activists, […]
Dissolving a Stain Painted by Henry Ford
Mark Fields is the new chief operating officer of the Ford Motor Co., second only to the CEO of the 164,000 person multinational corporation. Normally, this would not be of much concern except to avid […]
The U.S. and the Wrong Side of History
On Monday, November 19th, the U.N. General Assembly’s human rights committee once again voted for an international moratorium on capital punishment. The fourth draft resolution was adopted, with 110 states voting in favor, 36 abstaining, and 39 voting against […]