Senator Franken speaks about the importance in stopping the corporate takeover of the media. Several years ago, when I first heard about net neutrality, I thought it was a joke. Surely, something like this could never happen. Then, I remembered that I grew up in the time of Ma Bell and saw her demise (though she has made a comeback). It can happen if we don't do anything to stop it. We have an advocate in t ...

I got the greatest news from a very unlikely source.  Thoroughly disappointed by the Health Care Bill that Obama finally passed, I was delighted to hear of a Congressional Representative who introduced a bill that would require congress to purchase health care from the companies that are supported by the Health Care Bill.  This is one of those rare moments when I found myself in agreement with a Republican. ...

Hi Danny and others- On behalf of BAMN, I want to thank you again for your support! Though we didn't win, considering the massive corruption that goes into the AFT elections, we did very well. The BAMN slate got, on average, 5% of the total votes (38,000 - 41,000). People were warning us that if we got 3% of the vote it would be a miracle. More importantly, we took some important steps in shaping the debate ...

source with interview. James Fetzer interviewed me on his radio show and podcast, The Real Deal, in discussion of the evidence to prove beyond any doubt current US wars are tragic-comic unlawful; Orwellian in the distance between the disclosed and verifiable evidence and the law. The article with links of documentation is here to prove all claims for war were known lies as they were told, with this informat ...

By Numerian Wall Street cannot see that a regime change has come to the markets, one in which corporations will be increasingly on the defensive, hounded by governments everywhere looking to raise tax revenue, and assaulted by a permanent buyers strike from consumers adjusting to their own drop in living standards. Image The financial press likes to talk up those occasions when the Dow presses on above 10,0 ...

  Segregation of Schools: 19 protestors arrested in North Carolina Mounting mobilization and direct confrontation against the racist neo-liberal policies of state governments and local munipalities is growing and that is good news.  Decades of neglect and capitalist and racist public policies have left states with the most segregated schools since the late 1960’s. Last night in North Carolina, the 19th of J ...

Go Local vs. Super-sized Chains By Will Shonbrun On July 29 the Rohnert Park City Council will decide if it will approve a proposal by Wal-Mart to expand its Rohnert park store by more than 40,000 square feet, becoming a super center selling both groceries and retail. Rohnert Park’s Planning Commission voted to turn down Wal-Mart’s proposal in April, but the company appealed the decision to the city counsel ...

  The fight for mayoral control in Detroit is on: corporatists and faux citizen advocates Change for Better Schools come out fighting A City Council meeting erupted today, July 20th, in Detroit with residents and city officials fighting over whether to put the issue of mayoral control of schools on the November ballot.  The ongoing city’s battle led to the ejection of one resident who got into a scuffle wit ...

Is there no one else that sees a problem with this? “NEW YORK – Insurer UnitedHealth Group said Tuesday its second-quarter profit rose 31 percent as its commercial business did better than expected.” Profit from a health care insurance company does nothing to raise the nation’s state of health.  It only serves to raise the cost of healthcare.  They have no shame. ...

I had to post this for readers for the stench of Wall Street is never depleted and Detroit is one of the hardest hit by the pillage. If this is not evidence of what is happening to our country, our schools,  our students and teachers, what it is?  Detroit is on a roll, let us take some time to learn from both the decadent policies as well as from the mobilized resistance.  Ten cents on the dollar? Banks tak ...