G20 Activists: Why Am I Here Today?

Published on Friday, September 25, 2009 by Greenpeace G20 Activists: Why Am I Here Today? by Michelle Frey The banner has come down. Greenpeace activists are safe. And, after two hours hanging from the West End Bridge, the 80×30-foot banner spoke to world leaders meeting in Pittsburgh at the G20 summit. “Why am I here [...]

Iran Admits to Secret Second Nuclear Plant Built Inside Mountain

Published on Friday, September 25, 2009 by The Times Online/UK Iran Admits to Secret Second Nuclear Plant Built Inside Mountain by Michael Evans, Defence Editor and Nico Hines Iran has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency that it has been building a previously undeclared nuclear facility to enrich uranium, raising fears that Tehran is closer [...]

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Coal cannot be clean

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09265/999733-109.stm/ Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Coal cannot be clean It’s a dirty business from start to finish Tuesday, September 22, 2009 The G-20 summit is coming to Pittsburgh this week because, in President Barack Obama’s words, the city stands as a “bold example” of how to succeed in “transitioning to a 21st-century economy.” So it’s [...]

UN Security Council Endorses Nuclear Disarmament

Published on Thursday, September 24, 2009 by Agence France Presse UN Security Council Endorses Nuclear Disarmament by Jo Biddle and Gerard Aziakou UNITED NATIONS  – World powers Thursday adopted a landmark resolution seeking to rid the planet of nuclear arms at an unprecedented Security Council summit hosted by US President Barack Obama. “Although we averted [...]

‘World Must Move in a New Direction,’ Obama Tells UN

Published on Thursday, September 24, 2009 by Inter Press Service ‘World Must Move in a New Direct Published on Thursday, September 24, 2009 by Inter Press Service ‘World Must Move in a New Direction,’ Obama Tells UN by Haider Rizvi UNITED NATIONS – Is the United States willing to give up its role as the [...]

Obama Tightens State Secrets Standard

Published on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 by The Washington Post Obama Tightens State Secrets Standard New Policy May Affect Wiretap, Torture Suits by Carrie Johnson The Obama administration on Wednesday announced a new policy making it much more difficult for the government to claim that it is protecting state secrets when it hides details of [...]

Papantonio: They Hate Their Emancipated President

Papantonio: They Hate Their Emancipated President http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOGDhCU7MBc&feature=player_embedded Joe Wilson was my Congressman when I lived in SC.  I had no idea he was Sons of the Confederacy.

Obama Administration Seeks Renewal of Three Key Parts of PATRIOT Act

http://www.democracynow.org/2009/9/22/obama_administration_seeks_renewal_of_three Obama Administration Seeks Renewal of Three Key Parts of PATRIOT Act I think this is terrible that he would  extend these powers.  He should be revoking these powers.

Ralph Nader on the G-20, Healthcare Reform, Mideast Talks and His First Work of Fiction, “Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us”

http://www.democracynow.org/2009/9/21/ralph_nader_on_the_g20_healthcare Ralph Nader on the G-20, Healthcare Reform, Mideast Talks and His First Work of Fiction, “Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us”

CIA Torturers Running Scared

Published on Monday, September 21, 2009 by CommonDreams.org CIA Torturers Running Scared by Ray McGovern For the CIA supervisors and operatives who were responsible for torture, the chickens are coming home to roost.  That is, if President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder mean it when they say no one is above the law [...]