His Name is Ezra Nawi… His Name is Ezra Nawi… His Name is Ezra Nawi

by Naomi Klein, Noam Chomsky, and Neve Gordon
(video of his arrest after letter)
Every so often someone comes along who is so brave and so inspiring that you can’t just sit back when you learn they need your help.
I am writing you today about one of these rare people.
His name is Erza Nawi.
You probably have never [...]

London G20 summit sparks riot

from The National
World leaders met today for a summit that could fix the global economy as demonstrators attacked a bank in an anti-capitalist riot in the British capital.
Demonstrators laid siege to the Bank of England and smashed the windows of a nearby bank that has become a symbol of the financial crisis rescue carried out [...]

Videos from the Protests at the G20

today

Riots hit London ahead of G20 meet

from DailyNews
Thousands gather in London to protest the G20 summit and handling of the economic crisis. Rioters force their way into the Royal Bank of Scotland, trying to storm the Bank of England while others clash with police on a day demonstrators have branded ’Financial Fool’s Day’
G20 protesters clashed with riot police in downtown London [...]

Single-payer health reform bill introduced in Senate

Would save $400 billion on bureaucracy, enough to cover all 46 million uninsured Americans
March 26, 2009  from Physicians for a National Health Program
Contacts:
Quentin Young, M.D., (312) 782-6006
Mark Almberg, (312) 782-6006, cell: (312) 622-0996, mark@pnhp.org
Challenging head-on the powerful private insurance and pharmaceutical industries, Vermont’s Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced a single-payer health reform bill, the American Health [...]

So, Who is the President of the U.N., and Why Haven’t You Heard of Him?

by Scott Creighton
U.N. school bombed by Israel in Gaza Strip. 40 killed.
I am currently researching a letter that I am writing to the leadership of the United Nations. During this research, I found a most unexpected thing; the current President of the United Nations General Assembly… is from Los Angeles.  Did you know that?  In [...]

Baby Elephant

by Scott Creighton
Today I have shown you the work of  a sellout coward chicken-hawk; news about out of control racist zealot terrorists; and an insiders view on recent “terrorist” activities.
Now, you get the reward. A view of what real courage looks like in America today. If you stand outside Rockefeller’s New York home, and call [...]

Healthcare in the U.S.A.

Part 1

Part 2 after break…

National Guard Rents 500-Plus Hotel Rooms For Democratic Convention

by Colorado Independant from Huffpo, here.
The U.S. Army and Colorado National Guard have announced intentions to reserve more than 500 hotel rooms for lodging during the Democratic National Convention, hinting at the number of military personnel that may be in Denver for the high-profile event that is expected to draw an estimated 50,000 protesters.
While the [...]

Raytheon 9 Aquitted: Take A Lesson America

from 9/11 Blogger and Harold Saive, here.
On 11 June 2008, by a unanimous verdict of the jury, the Raytheon 9 were found not guilty of three counts of criminal damage at the Raytheon offices, Derry Northern Ireland on 9 August 2006.
Immediately afterwards, the defendants addressed supporters and press outside Belfast’s Laganside Court. Colm Bryce began:
“The [...]