Green Party member’s civil action against Electoral College Mal-Apportionment goes to court 1/14/09

Green Party calls Asa Gordon’s action a demand for fair elections, voters’ rights, and racial justice
A major voting rights civil action filed by Green Party leader Asa Gordon is scheduled for oral argument in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (No. 09-5142) on Thursday, January 14, 2010.
The civil action seeks enforcement [...]

Safeguarding democracy. Safeguarding your vote. Support the watchdogs at BlackBox Voting

From Bev at BlackBox Voting:
Things are shakin’ and movin’ — please pass this along, feel free to post it or quote from this great new information. [Update on new machines in New York near the bottom.]
End of year tax-deductible donations – needed for 2010 work!
http://www.blackboxvoting.org/donate.html or mail to:
Black Box Voting – 330 SW 43rd St [...]

“The Copenhagen climate summit has ended without the fair, ambitious and legally binding agreement”

Not Done Yet | Amnesty International
More than 120 world leaders who gathered in Copenhagen have been unable to resolve the issues blocking the road towards a just outcome, leaving the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people at greater risk of losing their homes, health and livelihoods as a result of climate change.
Even so, it is [...]

“Not to stand up to protest the forces of death is to become part of them”: Hilary Rodham [sic]

We all know that Obama turned his back on the peace movement when he moved from the Illinois legislature to the US Senate.  But it is rarely discussed that Obama’s accomplice in promoting the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, was once part of an anti-war movement – – 40 years ago.
My [...]

I Dreamed I Saw Casey Sheehan Last Night–to the tune of Joe Hill (author unknown) by Cindy Sheehan

by Cindy Sheehan
Featured Writer
from Dandelion Salad
Cindy Sheehan’s Soapbox Blog
Cindy Sheehan’s Soapbox
Dec. 19, 2009
I dreamed I saw Casey Sheehan last night
alive as you and me
Says I, “But Casey, you’re two years dead,”
“I never died,” says he, “I never died,” says he.
“The oil bosses killed you my boy,
for greed and power they sent you to die”
“Takes more [...]

Contrary to popular belief, the US actually has 189,000 personnel on the ground in Afghanistan right now—and that number is quickly rising.

Stunning Statistics About the War Every American Should Know
by Jeremy Scahill
The Obama administration is continuing the Bush-era policy of hiring contractors to oversee contractors. According to the McCaskill memo:
In Afghanistan, USAID is relying on contractors to provide oversight of its large reconstruction and development projects.  According to information provided to the Subcommittee, International Relief and [...]

Annie Leonard presents The Story of Cap & Trade

for more information: http://storyofstuff.com/capandtrade/

“Progressives For Obama” Change Name To Omit the President

from Black Agenda Radio Commentaries
The left-wing Obamites were the nastiest of all. They viciously libeled anyone that advanced a Left critique of their hero, calling them enemies of a new “people’s movement,” when in fact it was they who were shutting the movement down in favor of a fan club and cheering section for Obama. [...]

Green Party Supports Huntington, NY Council District Vote 12/22/09

“The Green Party of Suffolk supports the proposition to bring council districts to Huntington town,” said its chair Roger Snyder, a Huntington resident. “A key value of the Green Party is Grassroots Democracy, and it is clear that at-large districts are the farthest from that ideal.”
On Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009,  voters in the Town of [...]

Rededicating the Temple – A Hanukah Homily

from Mark  Braverman
As a Jew born in 1948, I was taught that a miracle – born of heroism and bravery – had blessed my generation and redeemed my people from the suffering of millennia. Over the years, living for a time in Israel and visiting frequently, [...]

Legendary Lawyer Doris Brin Walker Dies; Represented Angela Davis, Smith Act Defendants

By Marjorie Cohn
Doris “Dobby” Brin Walker, the first woman president of the National Lawyers Guild, died on August 13 at the age of 90. Doris was a brilliant lawyer and a tenacious defender of human rights. The only woman in her University of California Berkeley law school class, Doris defied the odds throughout her [...]

NYCLU Sues New York City over Retaliatory Arrest of Critic of Staten Island Borough President

The New York Civil Liberties Union today filed a federal lawsuit against New York City and two police officers on behalf of a local environmental advocate who was targeted by police and unlawfully arrested last summer in retaliation for publicly criticizing Staten Island Borough President James Molinaro’s economic development policies and opposing his reelection.
Edward Kerry [...]

Cynthia McKinney’s Open Letter to Syracuse University about Dr. Boyce Watkins

Chancellor Cantor:
I write this letter with fond memories of interactions with the wonderful students at Syracuse University.  While on your campus, I found the students to be both thoughtful and welcoming:  perfect for a university campus.
I write to lend my full support for Dr. Boyce Watkins and his tenure application at Syracuse University.  Dr. Watkins [...]

“If Bush Was in Kindergarten, Obama Is in First Grade” – Indian Environmentalist Sunita Narain on US Climate Policy

from Democracy Now
As heads of state begin to arrive to the COP15 summit here in Copenhagen, the rift between rich and poor countries continues to widen. With less than three days to go, there is no final agreement or breakthrough on the future of the Kyoto Protocol, which industrialized nations, led by the United States, [...]