Random RecitalsWe've arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology. We have also arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. This is a prescription for disaster. We might get away with it for awhile, but sooner or later this combustible mixture of ignorance and power is going to blow up in our faces. Carl Sagan Lively LinksLinks change randomly each time the cache is refreshed. | Page 3 of 16«12345»Last »
Article by John on August 11th, 2009 at 1:29 pm This is complete crap. Next thing you know there will be an army of people with their guns strapped to their legs at every political rally in the country. If this guy came anywhere near a Bush speaking event, he would be hauled off never to be seen again. Just the sign he is holding up would [...]
Article by John on August 11th, 2009 at 9:41 am After all the flip flops and disappointments that are piling up around the President, his recent deal with the pharmaceutical companies is a hard pill to swallow. Here is a 53 minute film about these scumbag companies. Cenk Uygur reminds us that President Obama might be right with regard to his drug company deal. But if [...]
Article by John on August 10th, 2009 at 10:59 am Here is a health care PDF put out by the Kaiser Family Foundation which summarizes the various legislative proposals in Congress. Reading and disseminating this may help diminish the effectiveness of all the fear mongering that is appearing in the media and on the part of the regressives amongst us. If you want to be afraid, be afraid of [...]
Article by John on August 7th, 2009 at 5:41 am update: Single Payer health care advocates will be in front of the entrance beginning at 5:30 p.m. with signs and leaflets. Please join us. Rep. Baird’s town hall will move to Clark County Amphitheater by Allan Brettman, The Oregonian Friday August 14, 2009, 5:23 PM VANCOUVER — A controversial town hall hosted by U.S. Rep. Brian Baird, D-Wash., will be held [...]
Article by John on August 6th, 2009 at 2:30 pm Image via Wikipedia One would think that after the last town hall sessions where his anti-war constituents tore into him in a big way, Representative Baird would be tiptoeing around trying to stay out of the war zone. But no. Now he has compared the health care reform opponents to Nazis: “What we’re seeing right now is close to Brown Shirt tactics,” [...]
Article by John on July 17th, 2009 at 9:22 pm Thanks to Cindy Sheehan for showing this James McMurtry song on Facebook today. Enjoy
Article by John on July 15th, 2009 at 3:42 pm Firedoglake has a story about America’s Affordable Health Choices bill just released by the House. The proposed legislation conveniently delays the start of the Public Plan option until 2013 in order to buffer the cost projections and get the total under $1 trillion over ten years. How great is it that we may have a new President before the meat of the bill [...] Page 3 of 16«12345»Last » | Local TV Connect with Facebook |
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