November 7th Is Tuesday
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Oneonta
By David Swanson
There’s a small college town in New York state called Oneonta. Some of the students at the state university there organized an event Monday night that had terrific turnout, and for once the crowd at a college political event was made up of mostly college students. I’m used to seeing adults in the majority at campus events related to political activism.
I was one of 10 speakers on a variety of topics related to the influence of campaign “contributions”.
To the Virgins, to Make Less of Passing Legislation
By David Swanson
So you think you can pass bills now
You’re dipping your quills now
You’re ready to legislate
Scattering flower seeds on asphalt
Instructing lions in vegetarianism
Writing a contract with a stick in the sand
Teaching surgery to your rhinoceros
Thinking with the television on
Filling out college applications in your death bed
Blow drying your hair in a rain storm
Passing legislation with a dictator in the White House
Are laws for framing on your wall or enforcing?
What
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Republicans for Slave Labor
By David Swanson
What if there were Republicans in Congress who supported forced abortions and prostitution and slave labor? And what if there were progressive Democrats running against them? Meet Republican Congress Members John Doolittle and Richard Pombo and their challengers in California’s 4th and 11th districts Charlie Brown http://www.charliebrownforcongress.org and Jerry McNerney http://www.jerrymcnerney.org .
Now visit the beautiful tropical islands described by disgraced House
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An Important New Source of News
Glen Ford, who for years edited the brilliant and informative BlackCommentator.com, has now launched a new publication: The Black Agenda Report. Already the Black Agenda Report is becoming an invaluable resource for progressives and activists. The cover story in the November 8th issue has a working headline of “Impeach! Impeach! Impeach!” We can expect the same insight and experience to be brought to that issue that was brought to so
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Karl Rove Announces Plans to Steal Election
By David Swanson
White House political head honcho Karl Rove was interviewed by National Public Radio yesterday. He effectively announced plans to steal the coming elections. The polls point decisively to a Democratic majority in the House, and possibly in the Senate. Yet Rove told NPR he was certain of Republican majorities in both houses, and gave laughable reasons for his claim. Rove had no actual evidence to point to.
Now, this could be seen as the obsessive lying of a political hack,
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AUDIO: 2006 Mid Term Election Primer with David Swanson of Impeachpac.org
Talk Nation Radio for Thursday October 26, 2006
David Swanson of Progressive Democrats of America joins for a discussion about how to get ready for election day. Can you volunteer? What web sites are best for monitoring the vote? Where to get your news? And what issues must we know about?
David Swanson has been updating web pages and getting information out about the candidates and the issues. He touches on the most important topics and takes a few chances on guessing what October Surprise might
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Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld To Be Prosecuted By Ed Asner
By David Swanson
The evidence that Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld lied us into a war is overwhelming but also dry and dense. But imagine seeing it presented coherently and systematically in a dramatic performance full of humor and emotion. That is the gift that playwrite Craig Barnes has given us in “A Nation Deceived.” The script is available now at http://www.anationdeceived.org and Barnes encourages
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