White House Tasks Itself With Controlling Speech On The Internet

By: Monday February 18, 2013 9:17 am

The War of on Terror continues with a new grave threat – people writing things on the internet. The government is now trying to find ways to counter “online radicalization to violence” a phrase so broad it could mean practically anything.

Noooo Americans Elect Whyyyyy

By: Friday May 18, 2012 6:01 pm

How could an idea as brilliant as Americans Elect fail? HOW???

Rania Khalek Discusses the Corporate Influence on US Diplomacy

By: Sunday August 14, 2011 6:00 pm

Rania Khalek, a blogger and independent journalist who writes for AlterNet, published two major WikiLeaks stories that garnered a lot of attention—”5 WikiLeaks Hits of 2011 That are Turning the World on Its Head—And That the Media are Ignoring” and “5 WikiLeaks Revelations Exposing the Rapidly Growing Corporatism Dominating American Diplomacy Abroad.” She’s recently been writing about the militarization of police and the ever-expanding surveillance state in America. [*Follow her on Twitter at @rania_ak.]

Debt Ceiling Deal Trickery: A Catalyst for an Uprising?

By: Tuesday August 2, 2011 7:25 pm

There are many initiatives going on in the country. Protests are happening every day and the people are coming out to show their leaders they are angry and outraged.

Kevin Zeese: “People are all reaching the same conclusion together. There is a groups consciousness that is developing that the dysfunctional government that’s corrupted by corporate dollars is not acceptable anymore.”

Report Shreds Argument Tasers Result in Less Use of Lethal Force by Arizona Police

By: Wednesday June 29, 2011 12:50 pm

The debate about Tasers has always been that they don’t do as much harm as a bullet. Too bad that is mostly marketing hype. When used on children and pregnant women they can be devastating.

Nearly a Third of Blue Dogs Became Lobbyists after 2010 Midterms

By: Monday May 16, 2011 10:30 am

Corporatist Democrats have a sweet scam going. Even when they lose an election, they still win.

GOP Job Creation Strategy Explained!

By: Friday March 18, 2011 6:01 pm

Why is it that Republican job creation strategies never seem to have anything to do with creating jobs? Just remember one simple rule, and it will all make perfect sense.

NYT Film Critic Accidentally Writes Column About Politics

By: Friday January 14, 2011 6:01 pm

The supposed struggle between powerful know-it-all elitist critics and courageous corporate-sponsored common folk sure does sound familiar…

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