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Platt (G-SC)submits electronic voting resolution to James Island PSD (via South Carolina Green Party)

Posted on February 22, 2011 by iwilder

Platt submits electronic voting resolution to James Island PSD James Island Public Service District Commissioner Eugene Platt has submitted a district condemning the deficiencies in South Carolina’s electronic voting machines. Platt’s resolution would ask the SC State Election Commission to investigate and pursue verifiable means of voting. This resolution would be the first of it’s kind in the state. Platt is a member of the SC Green Party steering committee and a 2010 Green Party candidate for state repres … Read More

via South Carolina Green Party

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Green Presidents, Before They Were on the Bills (via Autonomie Project’s Blog)

Posted on February 21, 2011 by iwilder

Green Presidents, Before They Were on the Bills It’s President’s Day! And what’s a better way to celebrate than to honor two of our most remembered Presidents: George Washington and Abraham Lincoln than to highlight some of their green achievements. You may think that going “green” is a relatively new movement, but some people have been watching out for our Earth for centuries. Even though neither George Washington nor Abraham Lincoln are known for environmentalism, both made their mark and se … Read More

IW:  Lincoln and Washington also bucked the 2-party monopoly.  Washington ran for President without a political party, and Lincoln won the Presidency on a 3rd party line.

via Autonomie Project’s Blog

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Reichel (G-IL) Exposes Opponents’ Lack of Fiscal Policy

Posted on February 21, 2011 by iwilder

In a statement released Saturday by 47th ward aldermanic Green Party candidate Matt Reichel, Reichel takes aim at all three of his opponents for their lack of a sound fiscal policy.

Reichel said:

In an election for municipal office at a time that the city has developed an over $600 million deficit, one would assume that any realistic candidate for alderman would address the need to create new revenue streams.

One candidate has proposed reducing aldermanic salary by up to 50%, which would save us $3-4 million. Another candidate has advocated raising fees on people in possession of illegal firearms, which would probably do even less towards closing the budget shortfall.

They have not made one proposal that would even begin to seriously close the deficit.  Read more »

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Obama Kills The Fourth Amendment » American Civil Liberties Union

Posted on February 21, 2011 by iwilder
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In 1994 the FBI decided it needed a surveillance system built into the telephone network to enable it to listen to any conversation with the flip of a switch. Congress obliged by passing the Communication Assistance to Law Enforcement Act CALEA, forcing the telecoms to rebuild their networks to be “wiretap ready.” Seventeen years later, law enforcement is asking to expand CALEA to include the Internet, claiming that its investigative abilities are “going dark” because people are increasingly communicating online.

via The Fourth Amendment is Going Dark » Blog of Rights: Official Blog of the American Civil Liberties Union.

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The Return of Union Busting? (via Autonomie Project’s Blog)

Posted on February 21, 2011 by iwilder

The Return of Union Busting? Often, we discuss labor issues and fair working practices around the world on this blog, as well as providing products that meet these high standards. But we take for granted the work that labor unions did within the US and the issues that still exist here.  As you may remember, labor unions formed in the face of poor and low paying working conditions within the US in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. Labor unions have been a huge force in … Read More

via Autonomie Project’s Blog

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Green Bay Packers Captain Charles Woodson Stands With Wisconsins Workers

Posted on February 21, 2011 by iwilder
Charles Woodson signing an autograph

Charles Woodson signing an autograph

STATEMENT FROM GREEN BAY PACKER CHARLES WOODSON IN SUPPORT OF WORKING FAMILIES IN WISCONSIN

Last week I was proud when many of my current and former teammates announced their support for the working families fighting for their rights in Wisconsin. Today I am honored to join with them. Thousands of dedicated Wisconsin public workers provide vital services for Wisconsin citizens. They are the teachers, nurses and child care workers who take care of us and our families. These hard working people are under an unprecedented attack to take away their basic rights to have a voice and collectively bargain at work.

It is an honor for me to play for the Super Bowl Champion Green Bay Packers and be a part of the Green Bay and Wisconsin communities. I am also honored as a member of the NFL Players Association to stand together with working families of Wisconsin and organized labor in their fight against this attempt to hurt them by targeting unions. I hope those leading the attack will sit down with Wisconsins public workers and discuss the problems Wisconsin faces, so that together they can truly move Wisconsin forward.

Charles Woodson, Green Bay Packer cornerback and one of the teams elected representatives to the players union.

via Dave Zirin: Packers Captain Charles Woodson Stands With Wisconsins Workers.

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Video: First wind, then snow

Posted on February 21, 2011 by kwilder

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Where is Bahrain? and What is happening in Bahrain?

Posted on February 21, 2011 by kwilder

Kimberly writes:

I will confess that I did not know what a Bahrain was as of last week. So, do not take my notes below as those of an expert. Rather, I figured I would share my personal, newbie, research with you. Some links to the current situation below. And, then my quick notes on where Bahrain is.

A Feb 19th report on Libya and Bahrain, which helps put things in perspective a bit:
Common Dreams

A Monday, Feb 21st report from al-Jazeera:
Al-Jazeera report (and be sure to plug into Al-Jazeera live-streaming for a progressive take on Middle East news. Al-Jazeera was right on top of the Egyptian revolution.) Read more »

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Will you attend the royal wedding (in person or via tv)?

Posted on February 20, 2011 by kwilder

Kimberly writes:

The invitations are out for the royal wedding. A yahoo story notes that 1,800 invitations went out for the April 29th nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton.

I am not that interested in the current, royal wedding. Kings and Queens seem so outdated and undemocratic.

Though, there was a time when I was obsessed with Princess Diana. So, I have an old poem about attending her wedding. I gave my poem from the last, big, royal wedding a mild polish and fact-check. Thought I would share it.

The Bluish Light, 1997 Read more »

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WI Green Party Stands With Public Workers (via South Carolina Green Party)

Posted on February 20, 2011 by iwilder

Green Party Stands With Public Workers Statement from the Wisconsin Green Party on the protests by public workers in that state: Supporters and Wisconsin public sector workers listen to a speech by Phil Neuenfeldt, President of the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO in the state capitol.  Flickr photo by wisaflcio, reproduced under Creative Commons License. Green Party Stands With Public Workers Thursday, 02/17/2011 The Wisconsin Green Party salutes the state’s public workers, and stands in soli … Read More

Wisconsin Green Party posting

via South Carolina Green Party

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Stepping up the Resistance to U.S. Islamophobia (via The War Resisters League Blog)

Posted on February 20, 2011 by iwilder

Stepping up the Resistance to U.S. Islamophobia As Peter King, the new chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, steps up the U.S. government attack against Muslims living in the U.S., saying that he will “rely on Muslims to make his case that American Muslim leaders have failed to cooperate with law enforcement officials in the effort to disrupt terrorist plots,” it becomes crucial to strengthen our organizing against the witchhunts targeting Muslim, Arab, and South Asian people. The … Read More

via The War Resisters League Blog

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Straight-Ticket Distorts Democracy In State Elections (via South Carolina Green Party)

Posted on February 20, 2011 by iwilder

Straight-Ticket Distorts Democracy In State Elections How is it possible that former Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Alvin Greene could go from 25% of the vote in a statewide contest to 1% of the vote running in his own hometown?  Alvin Greene attained 28% of the vote for U.S. Senate in 2010, yet he obtained only 40 votes in the Democratic Party primary for SC House of Representatives District 64. The answer is: there is no straight ticket vote in a primary election. Analysis of the November 20 … Read More

via South Carolina Green Party

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What’s happening in Wisconsin?: Union demonstrations

Posted on February 20, 2011 by kwilder

KW: I understand the need to stop Governor Walker in Wisconsin from abolishing collective bargaining power for unions there. Though, I hesitate to dive completely into this struggle, because I fear that some of this battle is a way for Democratic politicians to posture (in a fake and ineffective way) as heroes to the unions, without really doing anything. We shall see.

Some good links with update, info, and background:

Sunday update at ABC News:
www.abcnews.go.com Read more »

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How will Libya’s protests play out?

Posted on February 20, 2011 by kwilder

Al-Jazeera says the death toll in Libya is at 200 as of Sunday. Coverage from Al-Jazeera is: here.

excerpt from an opinion piece in The Guardian UK

How will Libya’s protests play out?

Two factors could be key: whether the violence spreads to Tripoli, and whether the army continues to fire on civilians…

The revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt took us all by surprise, and have still not played out. Libya is the least transparent country in the Middle East at the best of times. Just now, with most communications down, it is truly a mystery wrapped in an enigma. Read more »

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