CommonSense2 December 2009
From all of us at CS2, have a wonderful holiday. Remember to step up your activism and to do it with joy–just like I.F. Stone.
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Mahmoud Darwish Contemplates Justice
As we may, when we consider the fate of a disposessed nation.
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David Swanson on the Imperial Presidency and Your Activism
“Please stop promoting the idea that the Republicans matter. We gave the Democrats all the power in Washington. We’re waiting for them to use it.”
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PA Single Payer Gains New Co-Sponsors
I’d like to see our Berks reps, Tim Seip and David Kessler add their names in support of the PA single-payer bill.
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What’s Hot and What’s Not in 2010
I’ve heard several attempts to explain why it was that Democrats had such a poor showing in this year’s election – frustration with Congress, frustration with President Obama, low turnout in off-year elections, difficulty beating incumbents, etc. I’m not buying it.
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THOUGHTS FROM AN UNQUIET MIND VI
Melville the man grows in my affections through his letters. I am glad I wrote in his defense against Edward Dahlberg’s ridiculous calumny (to the effect that in his subconscious mind M. desired to go to bed with a whale in preference to his wife Elizabeth).
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DIRT IN ITS POLITICAL AND OTHER FORMS
The GOP crimes involved “two distinct criminal conspiracies,” Corbett said. The first of those alleged conspiracies is that under the direction of Perzel, the House Republican caucus repeatedly contracted with the same two companies, using millions of taxpayer dollars, to build the complex software they allegedly used to try to influence elections. Corbett also alleges that evidence was removed and forged by some of those indicted in an effort to obstruct the investigation.
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