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Sheehan: We Need “Don’t Go, Don’t Kill (DGDK)” More Than a Repeal of DADT

Posted on December 27, 2010 by iwilder

The recent repeal of the US military policy of “Don’t ask, don’t tell” is far from being the human rights advancement some are touting it to be. I find it intellectually dishonest, in fact, illogical on any level to associate human rights with any military, let alone one that is currently dehum … Read More […]

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Pharmaceutical Industry Fraud By Ralph Nader (via Dandelion Salad)

Posted on December 27, 2010 by iwilder

The corporate defrauding of taxpayers (eg. Medicaid and Medicare) and prescription drugs with skyrocketing prices was the subject of a report by Public Citizen‘s Dr. Sidney Wolfe and his associates (see Citizen.Org). Dr. Wolfe’s team compiled a total of 165 federal and state settlements since 1991 totaling $19.8 billion in penalties. A key finding is […]

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United for Peace and Justice Issues Weekly Afghanistan War Reports; Nation Interviews Matthew Hoh (via Peace and Justice Online)

Posted on December 27, 2010 by iwilder

A recent edition of United for Peace and Justice’s  “Afghanistan War Weekly” notes that President Obama has “reaffirmed his commitment to ‘win’ the war.”  The report also points out that much of President Obama’s recent speech, as well as the Executive Summary of the administration’s annual report, discusses Pakistan’s crit … Read More via Peace […]

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Green Party certified as ballot qualified Party in NY

Posted on December 27, 2010 by iwilder

The Green Party was officially certified Monday December 14 by the NYS Board of Elections as the newest ballot qualified party, with the  Gubernatorial ticket receiving 59,928 votes. 50,000 votes for Governor is needed to qualify a party. The Greens received 49,201 votes outside of NYC. Key issues for the Green Party in 2011 will […]

Filed under: 3rd party, activism, Ballot issues, campaign finance reform, Ecology, economy, Education, election, Election 2010, Election Night 2008, elections, energy, Environment, governor, grassroots democracy, green, Green Party, health, health care, Healthcare, new york, New York State Politics, politics, Press Release, US Politics | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments »

Cornel West on the Democratic and Republican Parties

Posted on December 26, 2010 by iwilder

http://twitter.com/#!/CornelWest/status/19100688868974593

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Michael Moore Uses Wikileaks to Expose Bush Sicko Lies and Ignore Obama Lies

Posted on December 26, 2010 by iwilder

IW: Just as amusing as the Obama administration‘s  “Don’t look at the man behind the curtain” stance on Wikileaks is watching Michael Moore’s contortions to use Wikileaks proves that the Bush administration was evil while ignoring that the Obama administration is committing the same atrocities.  In case Moore forgot, Sicko promoted Single-Payer Healthcare.  Bush and Obama opposed it. […]

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The BRAD BLOG : NY, AK Election Contests Demonstrate, Again, Why Paper Ballots Need to Actually Be Counted

Posted on December 25, 2010 by iwilder

h/t TruthOut Having paper ballots is one thing. Seeing them actually be counted, unfortunately, continues to be quite another matter. For those of you who may not understand why it’s not enough to merely have hand-marked paper ballots that are tallied only by oft-failed, easily-manipulated computers — even if those paper ballots could be counted […]

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A Christmas Message of Peace (from libertarian Lee Wrights)

Posted on December 24, 2010 by kwilder

KW writes: Thanks to my IPR community for the tip on this story… From a press release by Wrights 2012 Exploratory Committee: Christmas present to the troops – bring them home “They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks; one nation shall not raise the sword against another, nor shall […]

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Rent Is Too Damn High candidate to run for President

Posted on December 24, 2010 by kwilder

KW writes: Thanks to my IPR community for the tip on this story… From The New York Observer/PolitickerNY: Jimmy McMillan Says He Will Challenge Obama in ’12 (Story with video) By David Freedlander / December 23, 2010 Perhaps the whole country now will hear the baby’s stomach growl. Rent Is Too Damn High gubernatorial candidate […]

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Stop the Inhumane Treatment of Bradley Manning

Posted on December 23, 2010 by kwilder

More info and action link at Firedoglake.com: here. Bradley Manning is the 23-year-old Army Private accused of leaking classified documents to Wikileaks. For the last five months, he has been detained in solitary confinement enduring conditions that are cruel, inhumane, and bordering on torture… Bradley Manning deserves humane treatment while he awaits trial.

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135 arrested at White House, protesting war

Posted on December 22, 2010 by kwilder

Story at Democracy Now… As the Afghan war review was released, an estimated 135 people were arrested outside the White House in an antiwar protest led by the group Veterans for Peace. The protesters were detained after chaining themselves to the White House fence… Commentary by Ray McGovern, one of the arrested, at OpEd News: […]

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Cheaper Food = Worse Health (via Eclectic Edibles.)

Posted on December 19, 2010 by iwilder

h/t Organic Consumers Association I think you get the idea here. I have no idea why Mr. Lieberman thinks that paying less for food has anything at all to do with quality of life. Diabetes, obesity, coronary disease…these have all increased dramatically as we decrease what we spend in food. I can’t speak for all […]

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Comic strip: Santa’s secret list revealed

Posted on December 18, 2010 by kwilder

Cartoon by Kevin Eastwood. Thanks to Kevin and the Babylon Beacon for permission to reprint. If you would like to donate to Wikileaks, see the onthewilderside post with link: here.

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How to donate to Wikileaks (and story about Bank of America attack)

Posted on December 18, 2010 by kwilder

Kimberly writes: Bank of America has stopped processing donations it “believes” are intended for Wikileaks. Story here and at bottom.Wikileaks responds (see Twitter announcements in the middle of this post.) So…if you want to defend Free Speech, protect your right to spend your own money without interference from the corporate-elite-military-industrial-complex, and send a donation to […]

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