Great Moments in Dem accountability to constituents (not)
Many Dem congress men and women have stated their positions on the House leadership vote. I just called the field office of my representative, Ed Markey of MA, to see where he stood. I was told that...
View ArticleBush's New Way Forward: Dog ate my homework edition
Just heard that Bush's new Iraq policy, expected to be delivered in a speech before Christmas, will not be rolled out until early January. This was sourced to "a number of officials" by Kelly O'Donnell...
View ArticleActivism on Telcom Immunity that speaks to Everyman
Readers here are much more informed regarding the details of telcom amnesty than the public at large, yet if yesterday's heartening developments, thanks to Senators Dodd, Feingold and Wyden, are to...
View ArticleAsk Jay Rockefeller to return telcom money
A diary written yesterday asks what we can do about the appearance of "blatant corruption" inherent in Jay Rockefeller's acceptance of donations from Verizon and AT&T shortly before he engineered...
View ArticleIs Dodd heir to the legacies of Gene McCarthy and George McGovern?
I've been waiting for someone in the party to step up in the tradition of McCarthy and McGovern ever since, as a mere child and then a young teen respectively, I observed first-hand how their...
View Article1-800-GOT-JUNK: Pushing racist buttons for profit or just another wingnut off...
Update: Received a call from a public relations rep at the corporate office. She stated unequivocally that this ad violates their corporate policies. She promised to look into it and get back to...
View Article1-800-GOT-JUNK? got principles too and reign in talk radio host Michael...
Tuesday morning past, I heard conservative talk radio host Michael Graham use thinly-veiled racist and classist rhetoric while reading an ad for 1-800-GOT-JUNK? on WTKK FM in Boston. I set out to...
View ArticlePakistan developments bring many layers of concern
Update: Musharraf is live and making a statement in English. Have some notes, but he is invoking Lincoln's actions as a justification for his actions.Seems like this is a good topic for a thread this...
View ArticleTrying to listen to what Pakistanis say
It all over the news and its all over the blogs. Most of the statements we hear come from leaders, politicians, pundits, and some of the scene whose comments are put forward by the main stream...
View ArticleNinety-two year old among antiwar veterans arrested in Boston
The full story really wasn't told by this article in my dead-tree version of The Boston Globe this morning. Thanks to blogger NTodd posting at Pax Americana, we get a better picture of what went on at...
View ArticleVeterans Day 18 arraigned in Boston: Please support Veterans for Peace
In a previous diary, I told you about the arrests this past Sunday of members of Veterans for Peace at a Veterans Day event in Boston. Since then, I have learned a lot about this remarkable group and...
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Progressive blogosphere talks antiwar talk while elderly veterans walk the walk
Did that headline provoke enough righteous indignation to get you to start reading this diary? Good. Feel free to unload on me in the comments and tell me why my lede is unfair given all you do for...
View ArticleWAR IS OVER.....if you want it
This just turned up in my inbox. Thought I would share it with those who may not otherwise see it.Dear FriendsThis December 8th is the 27th anniversary of John Lennon's passing.Please visit at any time...
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