By: Movetoamend.org On January 21, 2010, with its ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Supreme Court ruled that corporations are persons, entitled by the U.S. Constitution to buy elections and run our government. Human beings are people; corporations are legal fictions. We, the People of the…
By Jim Hoover Flaming faucets, poisoned water, chemical burns, and even earthquakes could be a legacy of Dick Cheney, our last Vice President of the United States. His secretive energy agreement with energy company big-wigs during Bush's first term still does widespread damage to Americans; but one corrosive practice…
Lately, my son and I have been going at it about Ron Paul and whether he is qualified enough to become President of the United States. He plans on voting for Ron Paul because he is pissed off at Obama for signing into law the National Defense Authorization Act…
By OcJim Feckless Republicans and mealy-mouthed Democrats are willing to forsake the livelihood, indeed the future of the planet, for a comparatively few shekels and short-term comfort. To justify their impersonation of viable human beings, many say that climate change, supported by 99% of the world’s scientists, is a…
By Tom Hastings @ Hastings On Nonviolence Propaganda. That's what Hugo Chavez uses to cover his ugly tracks when he imprisons judges who don't rule the way he wants. That's what Fidel used for decades of enslaving the Cuban people and making them feel happy to be in chains.…
There has been an ongoing war between the sexes in the Black community for decades and it is time for it to end because it's pathetic and the only people hurting are the children. 70% of Black children reside in a single parent household; usually the mother and Black…
By OcJim Grover Norquist is an American lobbyist, conservative activist and founder of Americans for Tax Reform. Most Republicans have signed his pledge not to raise taxes under any circumstances. Where does that leave us? When Republicans have a majority in the House and the means to hamstring any…
By: Justin Finneston The news is aflutter with Obama's recent issue of an executive order that effectively warrants the detainment of enemies of the United States deemed "terrorists" indefinitely. Constitutionally, the executive order is in the gray area. Historically, though, it's not unprecedented. Most commentators seem to have forgotten…
By: Jack Synten Since James Kirchick's 2008 discovery of Ron Paul old (though not that old) newsletters from the nineties, Paul has been back-tracking quite a bit. His newsletters expose Paul's tendencies towards the conspiratorial, as he espouses ideas that a "race war" is soon to begin, the IRS…
By Tom Hastings @ Hastings on Nonviolence The US military message machine never sleeps, is everywhere, and spends $billions on being dominant in the category of conflict turn-to sources for members of the American mainstream media. Editors want experts and they want experts who have been on the ground…