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glen @ October 31, 2008 # No Comment Yet
An ‘Idiot Wind’ John McCain’s latest attempt to link Barack Obama to extremism From The Washington Post(Full Story Here) WITH THE presidential campaign clock ticking down, Sen. John McCain has suddenly discovered a new boogeyman to link to Sen. Barack Obama: a sometimes controversial but widely respected Middle East scholar named Rashid Khalidi. In the [...]
glen @ October 31, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Over the last 30 years, America has seen a major shift away from policy that promotes community, social welfare and family growth. Two worker households leave children to babysitters and daycare and television, while struggling to afford sending their kids to the best school districts they can. At the same time, lack of corporate oversight [...]
glen @ October 31, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Just when you thought this president’s disastrous policies and ignorant decisions were gone, the Bush administration is set to deregulate this country back to the 1950′s. The environmental results will be another disaster of global proportions. “They want these rules to continue to have an impact long after they leave office,” said Matthew Madia, a [...]
glen @ October 30, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Link to DPA news. What’s Wrong With the Drug War? From The Drug Policy Alliance Network: Everyone has a stake in ending the war on drugs. Whether you’re a parent concerned about protecting children from drug-related harm, a social justice advocate worried about racially disproportionate incarceration rates, an environmentalist seeking to protect the Amazon rainforest [...]
glen @ October 30, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Please read the full story here. Prop. 5 ensures that the new system of care meets the full spectrum of youth needs, including family therapy, educational and employment stipends and more. These services seek to address the roots of the problem, and not just the symptoms.
glen @ October 30, 2008 # No Comment Yet
If you listen to the ads, you would think we are missing a huge opportunity. Claims from special interest groups and T. Boone Pickens would have us believe natural gas is the future. What these guys fail to mention is that according to the 1970′s congressional report on natural gas (The document the gas industry [...]
glen @ October 30, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The 20-Hour Workweek The unemployment rate seems low. That’s because it’s not counting all those underemployed workers .
glen @ October 28, 2008 # No Comment Yet
On the economy, McCain offers some relief for homeowners facing foreclosure, but only within a context of classic Republican trickle-down economics. He wants to lower taxes on business and rejects Obama’s plan — raise income taxes for the wealthy and lower them for the middle class — as rampant socialism. If you set aside the [...]
glen @ October 24, 2008 # No Comment Yet
From the New York Times: (Full Story Here) Mr. Obama has met challenge after challenge, growing as a leader and putting real flesh on his early promises of hope and change. He has shown a cool head and sound judgment. We believe he has the will and the ability to forge the broad political consensus [...]
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