This is Not MoveOn.Org’s Bulls**T Campaign Ad

By: Thursday October 21, 2010 10:53 am

This Ad is not paid for by the corporate front groups, oil billionaires, or foreign entities that are trying to buy this election for the Republicans.

Consumer Action Is The Only Hope For Fighting Climate Change

By: Monday October 18, 2010 6:27 am

There is great concern and potential for action on climate change in the general public. The problem is that most people feel that it’s the government’s job to change things, or that the individual citizen is powerless in the face of such a daunting challenge. With some fresh ideas and renewed efforts at coordination, I hope we can change that.

CA Gubernatorial Candidate Arrested at Debate: So Much for Open, Free and Fair Elections

By: Friday October 15, 2010 8:09 am

Despite recent polls indicating major support for candidates who could provide an alternative to the Democrats or Republicans, incidents against candidates running in the 2010 midterm election continue to persist. One of the most recent incidents is the arrest of California gubernatorial candidate Laura Wells.

The Fight Against Climate Change: What Now?

By: Tuesday October 5, 2010 6:44 am

The Kerry-Graham-Lieberman bill was likely the last hope for major climate-change legislation for a number of years. With Obama on the defensive and unwilling to spend political capital on the issue, and with Congress certainly getting more Republican in November, a great window of opportunity has been missed.

Don’t Corporations Have the Same Rights as People?

By: Wednesday September 29, 2010 9:09 pm

Corporations given okay to trade slaves in ruling.

Movement to End Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Raises Hell in D.C.

By: Wednesday September 29, 2010 10:38 am

Over a thousand Appalachian residents and activists participated in a rally and march in Washington, D.C. on Monday, September 27th. The action was the culmination of a multi-day convergence that had been put together by a coalition known as Appalachia Rising, which organized the activity to advance the movement to abolish mountaintop removal coal mining in the United States.

A Failure to Bring Hope and Change Will Create an Enthusiasm Gap Every Time

By: Monday September 13, 2010 9:44 am

The media’s legitimization of fringe lunatic Terry Jones last week, the man with a history of actions only people sympathetic to the Westboro Baptist Church would support, had one effect that Democrats can be thankful for: it pushed aside talk of an “enthusiasm gap” between the Republican base and the Democratic base, which many think will produce big wins for the GOP in November. At least, that’s the conventional wisdom or meme the media is promoting.

Watercooler – Stuck With A “Too Big To Fail” Mortgage

By: Friday September 3, 2010 7:00 pm

My mortgage was sold to Wells Fargo, a bank I would never choose to patronize, without my consent. Why is this practice, which robs the consumer of freedom of choice, accepted?

A Roar of Anger Against the Coal Industry That Cannot Be Ignored or Silenced

By: Thursday September 2, 2010 9:52 am

The anger and courage of Americans who have been expressing opposition to the coal industry and expending energy to chip away at the power coal companies have to destroy America’s environment is paying off.

Why Are the Blue Dogs in Trouble?

By: Sunday August 22, 2010 5:06 pm

Why Are The Blue Dogs In Trouble?

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