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

Posted on December 20, 2009 by kwilder

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 – […]

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It’s snowing on Long Island: What to do

Posted on December 19, 2009 by kwilder

The snow is really coming down. Ian and I got some holiday shopping in earlier. And, we used a gift certificate he got for Hanukkah to have a nice dinner out (at a place right up the street.) If you are having trouble thinking of what to do inside all day and night, here is […]

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

Posted on December 19, 2009 by iwilder

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, […]

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

Posted on December 19, 2009 by iwilder

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. […]

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

Posted on December 19, 2009 by iwilder

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 […]

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Hospital cleaners worth more to society than City bankers, says new nef research

Posted on December 19, 2009 by iwilder

New method calculates social value of different jobs: think-tank advocates a fundamental rethink of how the value of work is recognised and rewarded. The research reveals that overall: Elite City bankers (earning £1 million-plus bonuses) destroy £7 of value for every £1 they create. Hospital cleaners create over £10 in value for every £1 they […]

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US looks stupid granting the Shinnecok what they already knew

Posted on December 18, 2009 by iwilder

Shinnecock Block by Jed Morey I hope the Shinnecock gain the full recognition they seek. Then I hope they build the biggest and most ostentatious casino on the planet right smack in the middle of Shinnecock territory. An edifice so big and so bright it keeps the neighbors up at night and catches errant golf […]

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

Posted on December 18, 2009 by iwilder

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, […]

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Annie Leonard presents The Story of Cap & Trade

Posted on December 18, 2009 by iwilder

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

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“Progressives For Obama” Change Name To Omit the President

Posted on December 18, 2009 by iwilder

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 […]

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Update on Emily’s List decision and other campaign finance matters

Posted on December 18, 2009 by kwilder

KW: The Green Party believes that one way to free our government from corporate control, is to tighten up campaign finance laws, for example not taking money from corporations or taking soft money from PACS. If I understand it, the position of some Libertarians is that any person or entity should be able to give […]

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

Posted on December 17, 2009 by iwilder

Update: According to Newsday, the pro-council district proposal failed. The Town of Huntington will still vote for council members in an at-large system. “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 […]

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This is your child’s brain on violence

Posted on December 17, 2009 by iwilder

I saw a report on one of the morning happy talk shows that said that inner city chilkdren were affected by the violence around them.  That the continual exposure to violence affected the development of young brains.  Taht the teens they talked to had trouble coping, learning and became disaffected to higher and hoghter levels […]

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Rededicating the Temple – A Hanukah Homily

Posted on December 17, 2009 by iwilder

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, I became increasingly concerned about Israel’s treatment of […]

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