Uneven Katrina recovery efforts often offered the most help to the most affluent

Posted on September 4, 2010 by iwilder

Washington Post: Uneven Katrina recovery efforts often offered the most help to the most affluent. IN NEW ORLEANS The massive government effort to repair the damage from Hurricane Katrina is fostering a stark divide as the state governments in Louisiana and Mississippi structured the rebuilding programs in ways that often offered the most help to […]

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GP Prez Cand Cynthia McKinney: An Unwelcome Katrina Redux

Posted on January 18, 2010 by iwilder

President Obama’s response to the tragedy in Haiti has been robust in military deployment and puny in what the Haitians need most: food; first responders and their specialized equipment; doctors and medical facilities and equipment; and engineers, heavy equipment, and heavy movers.  Sadly, President Obama is dispatching Presidents Bush and Clinton, and thousands of Marines […]

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Nader will release his new fiction book: Sept. 22, 2009

Posted on August 29, 2009 by kwilder

Thanks to Peter Orvetti at Independent Political Report for the news. Ralph Nader’s new, fiction book is: “Only the Super-rich Can Save Us!” It will be released by Seven Stories Press on September 22, 2009. Description from the publisher’s web-site, below: “In the cozy den of the large but modest house in Omaha where he […]

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SFBay View: Malik Rahim for Congress Dec. 6!

Posted on November 28, 2008 by iwilder

Malik Rahim for Congress Dec. 6! | San Francisco Bay View After a century of politicians, it’s time to elect a community organizer Message from Malik “Four days after Hurricane Katrina and two days before founding Common Ground, I made this decision to run for Congress,” Malik writes in a recent email to friends and […]

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blackagendareport: Community Organizer VS Corrupt Politician: The December 6 New Orleans Congressional Election

Posted on November 27, 2008 by iwilder

blackagendareport.com – Community Organizer VS Corrupt Politician: The December 6 New Orleans Congressional Election The December 6 New Orleans congressional election isn’t just a local choice between a privatizing “minority” Republican, a notoriously corrupt Democrat and a caring, competent community organizer running on the Green Party ticket.

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Message from Malik Rahim: Help me win a seat in Congress for environmental peace & justice

Posted on November 20, 2008 by iwilder

“…I want to remind you that I will work tirelessly for the people of District 2. But even if you are not in my Congressional District, your cause is in my heart; you will have not only a committed advocate, but an office to work out of on the Hill.” – Malik Rahim Dear friends […]

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National Green Party challenges NOW to support Cynthia McKinney/Rosa Clemente Presidential Ticket

Posted on September 30, 2008 by iwilder

Green Party National Women’s Caucus challenges NOW to support the historic McKinney/Clemente presidential campaign WASHINGTON, DC — The National Women’s Caucus of the Green Party of the United States has sent an open letter to the National Organization for Women urging support for the Green Party’s presidential ticket. The letter cites Green nominee Cynthia McKinney’s […]

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Support Malik Rahim for Congress!

Posted on August 29, 2008 by iwilder

[googlevideo=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7226475852159421918] Please forward this far and wide. Malik would make the best Congressperson ever but needs our help to make his campaign viable. Malik Rahim 331 Atlantic Ave. New Orleans, LA 70119 August 29, 2008 Dear friends in the struggle, Four days after Hurricane Katrina and two days before founding Common Ground I made the […]

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