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Tell Comcast to Broadcast Al Jazeera English Now!

Today’s cause is a petition to Comcast to broadcast Al Jezeera English, considered to be “one of the most influential news networks in the world.” Their reason is that there isn’t sufficient demand. Not so. Read the message from my friends

Tell Comcast to Broadcast Al Jazeera English Now!

Today’s cause is a petition to Comcast to broadcast Al Jezeera English, considered to be “one of the most influential news networks in the world.” Their reason is that there isn’t sufficient demand. Not so. Read the message from my friends

Batten down the hatches. Irene’s on her way.

The last few days on Tybee Island where we spend a chunk of our summer, heavy thunder storms, lightening and torrential rain spurts started up telling us its time to make preparations to begin our trek home. During the daytime,

Batten down the hatches. Irene’s on her way.

The last few days on Tybee Island where we spend a chunk of our summer, heavy thunder storms, lightening and torrential rain spurts started up telling us its time to make preparations to begin our trek home. During the daytime,

Hoplerin and Wirch beat Tea Party & GOP Challengers in Wisconsin Recall Election

Senate Democrats in Wisconsin win in the last recall election this week, leaving Republicans/Tea Party members with a slim margin of 17-16 in Wisconsin’s senate. Clearly, the citizens of Wisconsin are tired of the push back on Democracy that the

Hoplerin and Wirch beat Tea Party & GOP Challengers in Wisconsin Recall Election

Senate Democrats in Wisconsin win in the last recall election this week, leaving Republicans/Tea Party members with a slim margin of 17-16 in Wisconsin’s senate. Clearly, the citizens of Wisconsin are tired of the push back on Democracy that the

Stop GOP efforts to block No-Cost Birth Control for all women.

There’s no let up by far right-wing groups and their war on women. Of late, its birth control. Go figure. Isn’t this a bit punitive? No abortion and now no birth control and certainly no free contraceptives. I find this

Stop GOP efforts to block No-Cost Birth Control for all women.

There’s no let up by far right-wing groups and their war on women. Of late, its birth control. Go figure. Isn’t this a bit punitive? No abortion and now no birth control and certainly no free contraceptives. I find this

Classic, a Target clothing factory in Jordan, escalates abuse of whistle-blower rape victims ahead of rape trial.

My friends at Change.org need our help in stopping what’s happening in Jordan. Supervisors at Target’s clothing factory in Jordan routinely rape young girls who go there to work. Some brave young girls have stood up to this abuse and

Classic, a Target clothing factory in Jordan, escalates abuse of whistle-blower rape victims ahead of rape trial.

My friends at Change.org need our help in stopping what’s happening in Jordan. Supervisors at Target’s clothing factory in Jordan routinely rape young girls who go there to work. Some brave young girls have stood up to this abuse and

America to Congress: Its the economy, now!

The debt ceiling should have not been an issue. It was a waste of time, money and ingenuity that lawmakers could have spent on dealing with growing our economy. And what is so insulting is all the discussion about winners

America to Congress: Its the economy, now!

The debt ceiling should have not been an issue. It was a waste of time, money and ingenuity that lawmakers could have spent on dealing with growing our economy. And what is so insulting is all the discussion about winners

Firedog Lake to SEC: Revoke S&P’s authority as a credit rating agency.

So what’s up with Firedog Lake and its petition to the SEC to revoke Standard & Poor’s authority as a credit rating agency? Standard & Poors has gotten into the political arena doing its best to be a kingmaker for

Firedog Lake to SEC: Revoke S&P’s authority as a credit rating agency.

So what’s up with Firedog Lake and its petition to the SEC to revoke Standard & Poor’s authority as a credit rating agency? Standard & Poors has gotten into the political arena doing its best to be a kingmaker for

Voter Suppression is not a myth, and neither is the system of apartheid.

Voter suppression is not a new strategy for the GOP, it’s a standard. In the words of Paul Weyrich, co-founder of The Heritage Foundation, Moral Majority and some other far-right of the right groups, had this to say about “getting

Voter Suppression is not a myth, and neither is the system of apartheid.

Voter suppression is not a new strategy for the GOP, it’s a standard. In the words of Paul Weyrich, co-founder of The Heritage Foundation, Moral Majority and some other far-right of the right groups, had this to say about “getting

Speaker Boehner does what we thought he would do all along – cave into Tea Party demands..

House Speaker John Boehner says today he’s talking about jobs — NOT. He says he put revenues on the table and yet there isn’t anything in his current bill that remotely resembles revenues. It’s just more show, albeit a little

Speaker Boehner does what we thought he would do all along – cave into Tea Party demands..

House Speaker John Boehner says today he’s talking about jobs — NOT. He says he put revenues on the table and yet there isn’t anything in his current bill that remotely resembles revenues. It’s just more show, albeit a little

Mother and son hit by drunk driver. Drunk driver get 6 months. Mother faces 3 years.

Here’s one that will rock your senses. A mother and her small children exit a bus to get home. They stand at a street corner waiting for the light to change. But the mother’s young son bolt’s from her side

Mother and son hit by drunk driver. Drunk driver get 6 months. Mother faces 3 years.

Here’s one that will rock your senses. A mother and her small children exit a bus to get home. They stand at a street corner waiting for the light to change. But the mother’s young son bolt’s from her side

First Lady’s partnership with nation’s grocers has many benefits.

Amid all the news noise over the debt ceiling and the lack of governing know-how displayed by core Tea Party members of Congress, there is good news for the health of our nation and more. First Lady Michelle Obama meets

First Lady’s partnership with nation’s grocers has many benefits.

Amid all the news noise over the debt ceiling and the lack of governing know-how displayed by core Tea Party members of Congress, there is good news for the health of our nation and more. First Lady Michelle Obama meets

Murdoch flies to London to close tabloid

Many see the scandal of personal phone and email hacking by Murdoch’s News of the World media group in the UK as a significant blow to Murdoch’s political clout. Could this be the beginning of the unraveling of an empire?

Murdoch flies to London to close tabloid

Many see the scandal of personal phone and email hacking by Murdoch’s News of the World media group in the UK as a significant blow to Murdoch’s political clout. Could this be the beginning of the unraveling of an empire?

Party continues in South Sudan

south Sudan, world’s newest nation. Party continues in South Sudan, posted with vodpod

Party continues in South Sudan

south Sudan, world’s newest nation. Party continues in South Sudan, posted with vodpod

The Star Spangled Banner – Jimi Hendrix

Happy Fourth! The Star Spangled Banner – Jimi Hendrix, posted with vodpod

The Star Spangled Banner – Jimi Hendrix

Happy Fourth! The Star Spangled Banner – Jimi Hendrix, posted with vodpod

Supreme Court overturns ban on violent game rental and sale to minors.

The recent ruling by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (California) finding a ban on the sale and rental of violent video games to minors unconstitutional is unsettling. This is especially true when taking into consideration the rise of bullying

Supreme Court overturns ban on violent game rental and sale to minors.

The recent ruling by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (California) finding a ban on the sale and rental of violent video games to minors unconstitutional is unsettling. This is especially true when taking into consideration the rise of bullying

Our voice does matter; even in the face of great odds.

There’s hardly a week that goes by that I don’t post a message about a petition and a cause from my friends at Change.org. Sometimes, the odds seem insurmountable. Sometimes the cause is a fight taking place on the other

Our voice does matter; even in the face of great odds.

There’s hardly a week that goes by that I don’t post a message about a petition and a cause from my friends at Change.org. Sometimes, the odds seem insurmountable. Sometimes the cause is a fight taking place on the other