Celebrating our anniversary in Boston:
Wesley (age 3) didn’t come to Boston, but he’s been busy too.
I've Been Married to Anna for 10 Years and Known Her for 12: The 12 Best Read More »
By David Swanson
The president’s open government site was supposed to allow brainstorming through May 28th, but the top policy proposal and third highest ranked proposal overall, as of the end of the 28th, was “End the Imperial Presidency.”
It is not too late for you to vote for this proposal.
That’s because the Open Government just changed the rules and won’t be moving on to phase 2 until June 3rd, and will be leaving phase 1 (brainstorming) open until June 19th.
Weaseling Out of Top Proposals on Open Government Site Begins Read More »
By David Swanson
You might want to hurry because the open government is about to close. Participation in the “Brainstorming” phase 1 of President Obama’s online Open Government Initiative only lasts from May 21st to May 28th. To find it, go to http://www.whitehouse.gov/open You’ll see listed there three phases, with the “Discuss” and “Draft” phases not yet active.
Top Ten Proposals on Obama's Website Read More »
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Hosted by Keith Murphy on XM Satellite Radio Channel 169, "The Power" daily, Monday through Friday, 8pm Eastern and the special encore edition at 5am.
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Also Progressive Democrats of America has posted a recording of an Accountability & Justice Conference Call held on May 13, 2009. Go here and skip the first 6 minutes of people calling in and introducing themselves.
Accountability Audio Read More »
By David Swanson
I’ve just interviewed Les Leopold, who blames the recent financial disasters on trends that began over 30 years ago, explains how a great deal of Wall Street’s “investing” has had as much connection to the real economy as fantasy baseball has to baseball, diagnoses the failures of labor and the left to resist the financialization of the economy, views the current situation with genuine optimism as a rare moment in which we might be able to make necessary
"Looting of America" Author Sees Opportunity in Meltdown Read More »
By David Swanson
Candidate Obama asked for our opinions through a website. Our top demand was that he keep his promise to vote against immunity for telecoms that spied illegally. He ignored us, promised to do better as president, and hasn’t.
President-Elect Obama asked for our opinions through his transition website. Our top question was whether he would appoint a special prosecutor for Bush, Cheney, and gang. He refused to answer the question until asked by the corporate media, and then
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By David Swanson
The United States has had 44 presidents and nobody knows who the 45th will be. For the sake of argument let’s imagine for a minute something that is a very definite possibility. Let’s imagine that the 45th president will belong to a political party you detest, will espouse the opposite position from yours on matters dear to your heart, and will strike you as completely unlikeable, untrustworthy, irresponsible, and dangerous. Let’s imagine that #45 will want to
The 45th President Read More »
By David Swanson
An association representing top advertisers on broadcast and cable television has proposed the creation of a new Cheney Channel dedicated exclusively to the Cheney family, the primary motivation apparently being to get Dick and Liz off all the other channels where their presence seems to be hurting the sales of advertised products.
OK, not really, but it wouldn’t surprise me. One of the products that Liz Cheney seems to be hurting is in fact Dick. Ray McGovern just pointed
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