Random RecitalsIf liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in the government to the utmost. Lively LinksLinks change randomly each time the cache is refreshed. |
Article by John on February 9th, 2010 at 10:16 am Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. Corporatocracy, Joe Bageant and why President Obama cannot fix anything until things get more broken. Here is some white trash talk: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] var wordpress_toolbar_urls = ["http:\/\/www.democracyforvancouver.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/miss-me-yet-billboard1.jpg"];var wordpress_toolbar_url = “http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-toolbar/toolbar.php”;var wordpress_toolbar_oinw = “oinw”;var wordpress_toolbar_hash = “aHR0cDovL3d3dy5kZW1vY3JhY3lmb3J2YW5jb3V2ZXIub3JnL2NvbmdyZXNzL3RydXRoLWV2YXBvcmF0aW5nLzx3cHRiPlRydXRoIGlzIEV2YXBvcmF0aW5nPHdwdGI%2BaHR0cDovL3d3dy5kZW1vY3JhY3lmb3J2YW5jb3V2ZXIub3JnPHdwdGI%2BRGVtb2NyYWN5IGZvciBWYW5jb3V2ZXI%3D”;
Article by John on February 6th, 2010 at 5:36 pm Fixing the campaign finance system is one of the very few ways we can fix our government. And yet most of us spend far too much time and effort complaining about and/or trying to fix what is caused by not fixing the campaign finance system. How to Get Our Democracy Back Fix Congress First Fix Campaign Finance, Support FENA.
Article by John on January 23rd, 2010 at 6:36 pm So I can claim IT as a dependent but not have to support IT. The Pinocchio Project
Watching as the Supreme Court turns a corporation into a real live boy.
By Dahlia Lithwick var wordpress_toolbar_urls = ["http:\/\/www.slate.com\/id\/2242208"];var wordpress_toolbar_url = “http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-toolbar/toolbar.php”;var wordpress_toolbar_oinw = “oinw”;var wordpress_toolbar_hash = “aHR0cDovL3d3dy5kZW1vY3JhY3lmb3J2YW5jb3V2ZXIub3JnL2VsZWN0aW9ucy9raWQtY29ycG9yYXRpb24vPHdwdGI%2BSSBXYW50IE15IE5leHQgS2lkIFRvIEJlIEEgQ29ycG9yYXRpb248d3B0Yj5odHRwOi8vd3d3LmRlbW9jcmFjeWZvcnZhbmNvdXZlci5vcmc8d3B0Yj5EZW1vY3JhY3kgZm9yIFZhbmNvdXZlcg%3D%3D”;
Article by Angie in WA State on January 23rd, 2010 at 6:13 am Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) has been less than a quiet first term Congressman, to say the least. He shook up the MSM when he stood on the House floor and called Republicans out on Healthcare Reform, wherein he said, “the Republican healthcare plan is: Don’t get sick. They also have a backup plan: If you do get sick, die quickly. This was quite an introduction [...]
Article by John on January 22nd, 2010 at 10:45 am Just read the latest post from Cenk Uyger. He recommends: So, in financial reform Obama shouldn’t ask Republicans to vote with him, he should dare them not to. He should say:
“You want to vote with the bankers. Go ahead. I dare you. Every day I’m going to talk about how these bankers took hard-earned taxpayer money and turned it into record bonuses for themselves. I’m going [...]
Article by John on January 21st, 2010 at 4:00 pm var wordpress_toolbar_urls = [];var wordpress_toolbar_url = “http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-toolbar/toolbar.php”;var wordpress_toolbar_oinw = “oinw”;var wordpress_toolbar_hash = “aHR0cDovL3d3dy5kZW1vY3JhY3lmb3J2YW5jb3V2ZXIub3JnL2VsZWN0aW9ucy9jbGVhbi1lbGVjdGlvbnMvbGVzc2lnLXNjb3R1cy1jYW1wYWlnbi1maW5hbmNlLW9waW5pb24vPHdwdGI%2BTGVzc2lnIG9uIFNDT1RVUyBDYW1wYWlnbiBGaW5hbmNlIE9waW5pb248d3B0Yj5odHRwOi8vd3d3LmRlbW9jcmFjeWZvcnZhbmNvdXZlci5vcmc8d3B0Yj5EZW1vY3JhY3kgZm9yIFZhbmNvdXZlcg%3D%3D”;
Article by John on January 20th, 2010 at 5:57 am Correction: Democrats HAD a super majority. It is all about money. “Connect the Dots” CITIZEN FUNDED ELECTIONS Change-congress.org If you are in Washington State, Washclean.org “We won’t get our democracy back until they stop selling it.” Update: Here is Governor Dean spot on about the Brown win and how Congress must change its tactics. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, [...]
Article by John on January 10th, 2010 at 1:51 pm The Observer of Guardian Uk has an article about the resurgence of Howard Dean in the national debate concerning health insurance reform and as champion of a rebellion within the Democratic Party. Much of the success of Obama’s campaign was copied from Howard Dean’s original campaign for the Presidency. However now that we are a year into the Obama presidency, it is evident that “Obama the [...] | |
Current Comments