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A Comparison: McCain, Nader, and Obama

Ralph who? If you find yourself asking this question, the reason why you haven’t heard much about Ralph Nader is because the news barred him…

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Obama… a Socialist?

I was reading an article in the Seattle Times by Danny Westneat, “S-word is Suddenly Hot Subject”. Obama is now being called a socialist by…

Noam Chomsky on Financial Liberalization, Under Priced Risk, and its Effects on the Economy

Introduction With the failure of markets to factor in external costs, the government has to regulate the economy in order to maintain fair practice as…

Latest: Reliable Presidential Election Poll Results

What is the significance of a single Presidential election poll? It turns out, not much. Whether it be national polling firm or a major news…

The Lowdown on Acorn’s Voter Election Allegations

Acorn is a grassroots organization that works to register low income voters in hopes of alleviating the problem with disenfranchised voters in America. Acorn has…

Naomi Klein Rings True on the Colbert Report

Last night, Thursday Oct 2, 2008, Naomi Klein appeared on the Colbert Report to talk about how the Bush administration uses times of crisis to…

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Journalist Arrested and Charged at RNC

On Monday two DemocracyNow producers, one Associated Press reporter, and the host for DemocracyNow, Amy Goodman, were arrested while covering the Republican National Convention in…

Video: Dead Prez on Obama, the War, Voting, and Hip Hop

Dead Prez on Obama, the war, voting, and hip hop This is a video I uploaded from Democracy now on Aug 25th 2008. Dead Prez…