WAMM Women at the Capitol, March 23, 2012 Our Voices Count> No Voter ID While outside the Senate chambers, we happened to look up at the sayings on the wall above. Here are a couple we thought really applied to the day. It would be good if the Senators and Representatives took them to heart. More
NYPD spying program aimed at Muslims BY GLENN GREENWALD FEB 22, 2012 Salon.com Mohammed el-Sioufi, an accountant and vice president of the Islamic Culture Center, a mosque in Newark, is interviewed by the Associated Press about the New York Police Department’s surveillance of the Muslim community in Newark, N.J., Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. (Credit: AP/Charles More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl_HGEXq_aM&w=560&h=315] Uploaded by TheYoungTurks on Feb 9, 2012 Are liberals in favor of policies under Democratic President Barack Obama that they despised under Republican President George Bush? Sadly the answer is yes according to a new Washington Post/ABC News poll. The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks down a piece by Glenn Greenwald on the topic including More
Is The USA The Only Nation in the World With Corporate Personhood? By Rob Kall Posted: 02/ 8/2012 Huffington Post It’s not surprising to learn that no nation on earth enshrines in its constitution the right of corporate personhood. Mila Versteeg, associate law professor at the University of Virginia, is probably the only More
The ACLU on Obama and core liberties BY GLENN GREENWALD salon.com AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File In this photo taken Aug. 31, 2011, President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House (updated below – Update II) WAMMToday Note: The quotations in white are cut off, but click on them and you will More
Defending the Constitution vs. Pledge to Government Secrecy Linda Lewis Scoop The Oath to Defend the Constitution vs. the Forced Pledge to Protect Government Secrecy August 2011 “Which of the applicable laws has priority?” In the debate on reducing the national debt, members of Congress have focused on two options–tax increases and entitlement cuts—both considered More
How the Military and the Civilian Are Blurring in Washington By William J. Astore Tom Dispatch I have a fairy tale for you. Once upon a time, a representative democracy was established with a constitution that distilled the wisdom of the ages. Its foundational principles included civilian control of the military and a system of checks More
