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One Year After The BP Spill

April 20th, 2011, marks the one year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon disaster. I mark the BP Spill as a point in time which it became even more clear to me that the United States government is invested in protecting … Continue reading

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Legalize All Drugs Now

I don’t make a business of having popular opinions, and this rates as one of my least popular opinions: legalize all drugs, destroy the narco black market tomorrow. Some of these newly legal substances are more dangerous than others, a … Continue reading

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Boston Judge Rules Gay Marriage Ban Unconstitutional

A touch of good news out of Boston. It is about time the simple issue of a violation of equal protection under the law created by gay marriage bans of any sort was struck down as unconstitutional by a federal … Continue reading

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They’re Not Cleaning It Up, They’re Covering It Up

Kindra Arnesen is not the only one appalled at this sham of a clean-up effort and the corporate whitewash media-blackout over the level of sheer disaster currently ravaging America at the hands of BP and Transocean. Arnesen does not even … Continue reading

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MLA: Open Letter to Jan Brewer

At its May 2010 meeting, the Executive Council approved the following open letter to Governor Jan Brewer of Arizona. Dear Governor Brewer, We write regarding legislative and policy initiatives in the State of Arizona that concern us as teachers and … Continue reading

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Telemundo: Mentally Disabled American Deported

These are the kinds of incidents we can expect more of under the unconstitutional Arizona immigration power-grab and racial profiling law. TelemundoChicago.com: LOS ANGELES — The family of a mentally disabled man claims that the federal and local governments mistakenly … Continue reading

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Cities in Support of Boycotting Arizona

Many U.S. cities across this nation have taken a respectable stance against the state of Arizona for its “immigration law.” Austin, TX became the latest in a growing list of cities that are boycotting Arizona in some capacity to protest … Continue reading

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Arizona Expresses Their Racism

The Arizona Senate and Arizona Governor Jan Brewer have passed an unconstitutional and pro-racial profiling law that has sparked intense debate across the nation over the issue of illegal immigration. The law was written to pander to racist elements in … Continue reading

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Repost: Fox “Not-a-news-agency” News is Banned From White House Porch

(Chicago Tribune: Swamp Politics) Is it a good idea to single out just one outlet in the manner that The Obama White House recently has in the case of removing Fox Broadcasting from the press pool? – At first, I … Continue reading

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Tea Party Death Threats & Vandalism

The fractious ultra-conservative Tea Party Movement has finally morphed from bazaar partisan rancor into death threats and vandalism against the Democratic health care reform agenda. The racist language directed at John Lewis, the homophobic slurs directed at Barney Frank, the … Continue reading

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11th Hour of U.S. Health Care Reform

WASHINGTON — After a frenzied push to nail down final commitments and resolve lingering disputes in their ranks, House Democrats today are poised to pass the most sweeping change to the nation’s health care system since the creation of Medicare … Continue reading

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Moonhowlings: Al Alborn Part 3

U.S. Army veteran Alan P. Alborn expands upon his thoughts found on the Coffee Party USA YouTube channel: Coffee Party USA You might remember the two videos featuring me that Moon Howler posted on the anti-BVBL website earlier this week. … Continue reading

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