California schools to include gay historical figures
In 2009 California established Harvey Milk Day to recognize the efforts of the slain gay rights activist. © AFP/Getty Images/File Justin Sullivan AFP LOS ANGELES…
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Fed says US must heed warnings from debt raters
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke warned lawmakers against a protracted battle over raising the debt ceiling © AFP/Getty Images Mark Wilson AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) –…
Mullen says N. Korea poses ”very real” threat
Admiral Mike Mullen (R), chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, and South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-Jin © AFP Jung Yeon-Je AFP SEOUL…
The Long-Term Unemployed Meets The Company Men
Gaye Levy, Contributing Writer Activist Post Last week I read about the woes of the 99 week unemployed, referred to by some as the 99-ers. …
Cuban dissidents push for opening to democracy
A range of outlawed small parties and movements in Cuba have called for a transition to democracy in the country © AFP/File AFP HAVANA (AFP)…
Corporations are laughing at taxpayers
Ralph Nader Ralph Nader Madison Online The all-consuming wrangling over debts and deficits, spending and taxing is excluding a large reality of how these financial…
The Debt Ceiling Show Must Go On
The Burning Platform The Debt Ceiling Reality Show is winding down to its dramatic conclusion on August 2. I think Fox should capitalize on the…
Arab world’s ratings of Obama, US plummet: poll
A young Egyptian protester waves his national flag in Cairo’s Tahrir Square © AFP Mohamed Hossam AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – Two years after US President…
Put Down Your Rights and No One Needs to Get Hurt!
Flickr/ photographer padawan *(xava du) Wendy McElroy The Future of Freedom Foundation Few activities are as dangerous as watching a cop too closely, as John…
Obama’s Secret Wars: How Our Shady Counter-Terrorism Policies Are More Dangerous Than Terrorism
Obama should be held accountable for vastly expanding the military establishment’s worldwide license to kill. Photo Credit – Alternet Fred Branfman AlterNet Although President’s Obama’s…
Obama blasts Syria’s Assad after embassy attacks
Pro-government protesters plant the image of President Bashar al-Assad on a damaged vehicle outside the French Embassy © AFP Louai Beshara AFP DAMASCUS (AFP) –…
Police: Internet providers must keep user logs
Declan McCullagh CNET Law enforcement representatives are planning to endorse a proposed federal law that would require Internet service providers to store logs about their…
Southern Poverty Law Center labels Senator Rand Paul an ‘extremist’
Editor’s Note: A terrific counterweight to this latest nonsense coming from the “hate group hedge fund” SPLC that just put Rand Paul and a few…
Who’s Afraid of Ron Paul?
Bankers, War Mongers, Drug Dealers, The New York Times, The Military-Industrial Complex, the Neo-Cons, The Wall Street Journal, The DEA, Organized Crime, The CIA, the…