October 13 is National Freeway Blogger Day
On October 13, all over the US, look as you are driving around and see what will happen on our freeways. Signs will be going up all over the place against the Bush administration. Some will be funny....
View ArticleOUR October Surprise: Theocracy Watch
I am writing to recommend some wonderful and very hard-hitting work being done through the Center for Religion, Ethics and Social Policy at Cornell University by a scholar named Joan Bokaer. Her...
View ArticleMilitary service records of players in Congress and the Election Fray
My apologies if this has been seen here before (or came from here). Since things slide down the page so fast, perhaps we could keep this up for awhile: > Do You See A Pattern Here? This is...
View ArticleTIAA CREF and Sinclair
A lot of academics have their retirement in mutuals through TIAA-CREF. Can someone who is savvy on how these things work report if TIAA-CREF has any portfolios with Sinclair in them? If so, I think...
View ArticleTIAA-CREF and Sinclair: What to do
Since most all academics have their retirement holdings with TIAA-CREF, I called their office and asked them where the Sinclair stocks are and how to know if I have holdings including Sinclair stocks....
View ArticleThe Democratic Compromise
The Democratic Compromise in Favor of the Common Good: A Premise about Stable Democracy and Four Points If you have a TV or read the news, you see these horrible images around the world of angry mobs...
View ArticleFrom Lithuania: Views on the Crises
I am writing this post from Lithuania, where I am lecturing for a week at Vilnius University before heading home to work with election protection on November second. (I already voted before leaving.)...
View ArticleGOP (via third group) Solicits Funds for "Stolen Honor"
I signed up for GOP alerts in August before the GOP convention because I wanted to see what they were telling "the base" about the demonstrations in which I took part. NOw, I get all of them (so I...
View ArticleI AM THROWING A PARTY: AND YOU SHOULD TOO!
If you are like most of us in the great blue state of New York, each morning this week has been hard. We are feeling stunned, scared, powerless, and kind of like we woke up in our worst nightmare....
View ArticleMaking Darkness Visible: Focusing Legislative Attention on Ohio Recount and...
I have followed the discussion on the Ohio recount and alleged election fraud very carefully here on Kos. I have appreciated the concern with fact over conspiracy theory, verifiable evidence, and a...
View ArticleReid's "War Room" Echoes Our Concerns
Here on Daily Kos a number of us have been encouraging the establishment of a "shadow government" similar to the way the UK system works. It seems that the Democratic Party is getting the message....
View ArticleReclaiming Our Party and the Local: A Modest but Heartfelt Proposal
Dear Folks, A few weeks ago, while sitting in a hot tub in San Antonio, Texas, I had a moment of reckoning. It was this: I do not want to be an angry activist. An activist, yes, but an angry one, no....
View ArticleReport from the Counter Inaugural Demonstrations in Washington
While I realize that the news is all of a few days old at this point, and people have moved on to new topics, I have finally had a chance to sit and write a report on the Thursday demonstrations in...
View ArticleBlogging 101: A Workshop for the Media Frustrated
Today my twelve year old son, several local bloggers, and I did a workshop in Ithaca for people interested in liberating themselves from the mainstream media, learning how to use blogs, making their...
View ArticleBlogging for Our Politicians: A Cry to Kossacks for Help
This morning I met with elected officials concerned about the media, how it fails to get their issues out, distorts the news, demonizes them, or simply fails to get the story at all. All of these...
View ArticlePutting Some Positive into the Blogosphere
(Sung to the tune of "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished") There is something in here for you to actually do and feel good about yourself afterwards, so keep reading. Reading the complaints about KOS having...
View ArticleIntroducing Chris@grasstopsusa.org: The Religious Right's on-line...
A good while ago, long before it was fashionable to know such things, I figured it out: The religious right is mighty well organized and they are coming to make us a god-fearing nation. So, I did what...
View ArticleFraming Taxes for Education: My letter to the PTA in Ithaca, NY
One of the overt agendas of the current administration's plan or our country is to weaken public education. There are even people who would propose that we abolish the Department of Education. (See...
View ArticleDefending DeLay: Or Political Lying 101
I am always stunned and amazed at how easy it is to lie to some people, and how happy some people are to do that lying. When I was about nine years old, there was a very accomplished liar living in my...
View ArticleGrasstops Activists Ramp Up to Keep DeLay
Yesterday I had a diary about how the right wing Christian internet group organized by Chris Carmouche called GrasstopsUsa is appealing to all its recipients to use their BLAST FAXES to try and...
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