But WHY does Cheney support torture?
By now it is common knowledge that our VP wants the United States to be able to keep torturing prisoners. Cheney is so committed to torture that he's willing to fight Congress, in sight of the whole...
View ArticleIs the Presidency an outdated office?
One of the many nicknames applied to our current president is "King George". This is typically done with tongue in cheek, but in this past week's edition of the Washington Spectator, Ian Williams...
View ArticleNew Orleans: First US city to launch free wireless internet
Well, it looks like New Orleans will be the first US city to launch a largescale public wireless network. This is welcome news, and a smart move - with telecommunications infrastructure damaged by...
View ArticleO'Reilly: American companies who don't thank Jesus love insane Liberals
Bill O'Reilly is just something else. Yesterday he had a nice conversation with Fox's Neil Cavuto about the Incredibly Horrendous Liberal Plot To Kill Christmas. Is the man actually insane, or does he...
View ArticleChilling news on the climate front
Two of the more frightening predictions scientists make about climate change have just taken a step closer to becoming reality. Question: what do current sea levels and Europe's mild climate have in...
View ArticleNoam Chomsky: the Dems, Iraq and Activism
Noam Chomsky hits the nail on the head, again. Various nails, in fact, all in the course of one interview. Though this has been posted on WorkingForChange for a few weeks now, I just stumbled upon it...
View ArticleEducate fellow Kossacks: Recommend your favorite books!
The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man who'll get me a book I ain't read. - Abraham Lincoln
View ArticleEvangelical Leaders Call For Climate Change Initiative
Just last week the National Association of Evangelicals stated that it would not take an official position against climate change. This was quite a disappointment for many of us who care about the...
View ArticleHelp keep the Internet democratic!
The free and democratic nature of the internet is under attack by big telecom companies who want to wring more profits out of it. Two days ago, the Senate held a hearing on whether service providers...
View ArticleRep. Maxine Waters on Attempted Election Theft in Haiti
Yesterday, in a victory for democracy, Rene Preval was declared the official winner of Haiti's presidential election. This was despite the best efforts of the Bush Administration-backed Haitian elites....
View ArticleElections matter: Tea Party Governor's Assault on Workers
Absolutely unbelievable. In Wisconsin, our newly elected Tea Party governor is about to announce an unprecedented attack on public employees. No, it's not a vague "sometime in the future" kind of...
View ArticleMass Mobilization to Save Workers' Rights: From the Front Lines in WI
Wisconsin is in the middle of a massive popular uprising. Last Friday, our newly elected Tea-Party governor, Scott Walker, introduced a "budget repair bill" clearly aimed not at fixing our budget at...
View ArticleGovernor Walker Created the Deficit Being Used to Jusify Attack on WI's Workers
If we need any more evidence that Governor Walker's "budget repair bill" isn't about fiscal responsibility at all, but really about busting Wisconsin's unions, here it is. It turns out that the...
View ArticleTaking Back the "People's House": Resistance Through the Night in Madison
Last night in Madison was amazing. The noon rallies protesting Scott Walker's union-busting bill have drawn the largest crowds each day, but the protests are going on 24/7. I wish everyone across the...
View ArticleSuppressing Dissent: An Inside View of WI Governor Walker's Budget Address
This afternoon Governor Scott Walker gave his budget address, in which he presented his proposed budget for the next two years. This comes on the tail of the union-busting bill that has had hundreds of...
View ArticleClimate Change Turning Point? Your Chance to Make History
Something big is happening. It may prove to be a game changer in the fight against climate change. A turning point. Something your grandchildren will read about in history books. And you have an...
View ArticleObama, Be My Valentine: "No Keystone XL!" [PHOTOS]
Some holidays are political. The 4th of July. Presidents' Day. Even Christmas, at least to hear Bill O'Reilly tell it. But Valentine's Day?Well, for Barack Obama and John Kerry, Valentine's Day just...
View ArticleNoam Chomsky: the Dems, Iraq and Activism
Noam Chomsky hits the nail on the head, again. Various nails, in fact, all in the course of one interview. Though this has been posted on WorkingForChange for a few weeks now, I just stumbled upon it...
View ArticleEducate fellow Kossacks: Recommend your favorite books!
The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man who'll get me a book I ain't read. - Abraham LincolnThere are few things so enjoyable as curling up with a good book. Save, perhaps,...
View ArticleEvangelical Leaders Call For Climate Change Initiative
Just last week the National Association of Evangelicals stated that it would not take an official position against climate change. This was quite a disappointment for many of us who care about the...
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