Elections

Networks Sleep While Democracy Burns

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:19:10 -0400

Networks Sleep While Democracy Burns

by Timothy Karr

Sometimes mainstream media reveal their failures in displays so stark that it makes the job of media critics too easy.

Biden, Iraq, and Obama’s Betrayal

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:47:25 -0400

Biden, Iraq, and Obama’s Betrayal

by Stephen Zunes

Incipient Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama’s selection of Joseph Biden as his running mate constitutes a stunning betrayal of the anti-war constituency who made possible his hard-fought victory in the Democratic primaries and caucuses.

David Crosby Not Shy About Which Side He's On

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:59:26 -0400

David Crosby Not Shy About Which Side He's On

by Ricardo Baca

It's hard to believe, but David Crosby, an artist celebrated for his liberal activism as much as for inspired songwriting, will attend his first-ever Democratic National Convention, in Denver next week.

Which Side Are We On?

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:13:29 -0400

Which Side Are We On?

McCain's Plan to Privatise Veterans' Health Care

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:11:02 -0400

"Ideologues like John McCain and George Bush hate the fact that the VA exists," Paul Sullivan, a Gulf War veteran and executive director of the non-partisan Veterans for Common Sense told IPS, noting that the Republican candidate also wants to partially privatise social security and offer private school vouchers to students currently enrolled in public schools.

Northwest Airlines Asks Clear Channel to Pull Science Group's Anti-Nuclear-Weapons Ad in Minneapolis Airport

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:52:10 -0400

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These Revolutionary Times

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:41:58 -0400

Revolutionary Times

by Bill Vitek

I am not prone to tirades or radical behavior. I have never participated in a public protest and refuse to sign most petitions. In the classroom I offer both sides of an issue. I have a stable job and hope to someday spend the money collecting in my retirement account. In British America in 1775 I would have been a loyalist.

"Caroline: Pull a Cheney!" An Open Letter to Caroline Kennedy from Michael Moore

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:38:19 -0400

"Caroline: Pull a Cheney!" An Open Letter to Caroline Kennedy (head of the Obama VP search team) from Michael Moore

Dear Caroline,

The Plot Against Liberal America

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:05:51 -0400

The Plot Against Liberal America
by Thomas Frank

Aug. 18: Presentation and Discussion on the Nursing Home Crisis

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:51:01 -0400

The Nursing Home Crisis: Problems and Solutions
Presentation and Discussion with Tara McCauley

The Champaign County Nursing Home faces a fiscal crisis due to the County Board's
neglect of their oversight responsibilities. The home recently moved into a newly-built
$24 million facility and has an outstanding reputation for care, yet preservation of the