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Diebold Vs. Instant Runoff Voting Diebold continues to drag its feet on Instant Runoff Voting in the East Bay....
Posted: Mon, May 23, 2005 3:42pm PDT
Save to U.S. Constituion LaRouche PAC is printing 100,000 copies of this statement for distribution over the next two days in Washington, DC. Print out the PDF-formatted version of this statement and make copies to distribute to your local and state elected officials and Democratic Party and trade union activists - act with the urgency that the message of this statement requires! Contact LaRouche PAC for more information at 800-929-7566....
Posted: Mon, May 23, 2005 10:57am PDT
open letter to government This is a letter I actually sent to every Senator via email on May 22, 2005. After this posting I will send it to all the Representatives. Feels liberating! Is your organization working on these or similar issues? If so, please let me know how we might further your cause....
Posted: Mon, May 23, 2005 7:10am PDT
BTL:Big Oil Buys Influence in Washington, Crafting Legislation that... ...Adds to the Industry's Record Profits ~ Interview with Bob Williams, director of the Politics of Oil Project at the Center for Public Integrity, conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris...
Posted: Mon, May 23, 2005 6:34am PDT
MYTH AND REALITY: THE JEWISH ROLE IN US MIDEAST POLICY In his talk about the Jewish community and America's policies regarding Israel and the Palestinians, Plitnick will explore the role anti-Semitism plays in public perceptions of Jewish power, as well as ways the charge of anti-Semitism is used to stifle criticism of Israel....
Posted: Mon, May 23, 2005 12:11am PDT
Nepal protesters stage huge rally KATHMANDU: More than 10,000 activists rallied in Nepal's capital yesterday to demand a restoration of democracy, in the biggest protest against King Gyanendra since his February 1 power grab....
Posted: Sun, May 22, 2005 11:05pm PDT
Warren Beatty: "We are not the governor's dumbbells." He said Schwarzenegger, a former bodybuilder and star of "The Terminator" movies," was playing politics in a bid to prepare himself for a run for president.
"It's not fooling anybody to be running around raising money from Wall Street, K Street and rich Republicans all over the country," he said. "We are not the governor's dumbbells."...
Posted: Sun, May 22, 2005 7:23am PDT
So what are you going to do if the filibuster is nuked? question of the weekend...
Posted: Sun, May 22, 2005 3:33am PDT
Save The Filibuster: Sign petitions from the Sierra Club and People for the American Way Here are webpages for two petitions to Save the Filibuster, on the websites of the Sierra Club and the People for the American Way...
Posted: Sat, May 21, 2005 8:18am PDT
Daring to Run for Peace, Democracy and Labor 
In 1840 James G. Birney ran for president on behalf of a newly formed party, the abolitionist Liberty Party. Many of the abolitionists, like progressives today, opposed Birney’s daring to run. It was not realistic. But in fact Birney’s campaign was the opening shot of what was to change America forever and lead to the collapse of the political framework that had allowed slavery to remain unchallenged. The Liberty Party supporters were called fanatics, self-isolating, unrealistic, and even cr...
Posted: Fri, May 20, 2005 1:42pm PDT
Battle Over Judicial Nominees, Filibuster Heats Up in Senate The battle over the filibuster continues to heat up in the U.S senate as the nomination of Texas Supreme Court justice Priscilla Owen comes under debate. Racial politics also entered the debate over the nomination of Janice Brown. We speak with Christy Harvey of the Center for American Progress and Jeffrey Johnson of People For The American Way....
Posted: Fri, May 20, 2005 9:05am PDT
Blackwell loses, voters win Taken from Barbara Burt's post on CommonBlog:
"An Important Victory: Blackwell Loses in Court"...
Posted: Thu, May 19, 2005 9:24pm PDT
Yahoo News Headline: 'Bush, GOP Seek to Reinvent Reality' Okay, so it has 'Reid:' in front of it . . . but it was great to wake up and see this at the top of their little news headline stack. I guess Reid and Ds are finally thinking that something is worth using harsh words over?...
Posted: Thu, May 19, 2005 9:02am PDT
Congress creates National ID system. Section 202. of H.R. 1268 sets up National ID system....
Posted: Wed, May 18, 2005 11:41pm PDT
Why America is the greatest country on earth Satire on the extreme right....
Posted: Wed, May 18, 2005 7:43pm PDT
Anti-zionist / neoconservative party I am starting a new political party. The Anti-Zionist or Anti-Neoconservative Party. In the tradition of the old American Anti-Masonic Party of the 19th century. To combat Zionist and neoconservative policy and power and war aims of the zionazi's currently in control of the U.S....
Posted: Wed, May 18, 2005 12:21pm PDT
Kernighan Elected to Oakland City Council with 70% of the Voters Against Her Kernighan and Democracy Win in Oakland? Only problem: 70% of the voters were against her....
Posted: Tue, May 17, 2005 11:19pm PDT
Palpatine declares Jedi "ENEMIES OF THE REPUBLIC"! News from the Planet Coruscant....
Posted: Tue, May 17, 2005 1:39am PDT
Election in Oakland, District 2 Today: Vote for Aimee Allison for City Council !! Aimee Allison has received the most support from IndyBay authors. Her election to the Oakland City Council will definitely help shift Oakland politics in a much more progressive direction! You can drop your ballot off at one of four drop-off locations today, from 7 am until 8 pm. (For a list, see: http://aimeeallison.org/special_election.php ). Here are some of the articles that have been posted to IndyBay about her:...
Posted: Tue, May 17, 2005 1:12am PDT
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