Undoing the Imperial Presidency: David Swanson at U of Maine
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Weiner Amendment Vote on Friday Will Fail and Serve as a Cover for Removing Kucinich Amendment
By David Swanson
Word is that the full House will vote on national single-payer Medicare for All on Friday. This vote is a cover for the removal of an amendment that was in the House "healthcare" bill until Pelosi stripped it out. That amendment would have made it easier for states to enact single-payer, and still would if a conference committee is persuaded to reinstate it.
Of course we want to see a vote on a real
Demanding Justice for Bush in Dallas!
David Swanson is a U.S. author, blogger, and activist. He is the author of “Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union” and of the introduction to “The 35 Articles of Impeachment and the Case for Prosecuting George W. Bush,” by Dennis Kucinich. He co-founded AfterDowningStreet.org and is the Washington Director of Democrats.com
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Daybreak Events in PA, ME, MA Now
Nov. 3 Philadelphia PA
Nov. 4 Newtown and Kutztown, PA
Nov. 5 Bangor, ME
Nov. 6 Portland, ME
Nov. 7 M’s Vineyard, MA
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Between Hate Speech and Adoration
By David Swanson
Statements of undisputed facts about President Barack Obama’s actions can generate declarations on progressive websites that one has “gone too far” or said something that “should not be said.” Honesty has been replaced by loyalty.
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Catch Me on KDVS on Monday Morning and Online
8:30 a.m. PT and thereafter: HERE.
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The Two Percent Robustness
By David Swanson
Imagine public elections in which 2 percent are allowed to vote and Diebold gets to nominate the candidates. Or public parks with guest lists of 2 percent of the public, and private prisons for anyone else who tries to enter. Or how about public schools serving 2 percent of children with fully televised lessons broken up by commercials promoting illiteracy? Welcome to the world of the robust public option.
At first the “public option” was to be a massive but less-than-universal
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