Category Archives: Features
Popcorn Shorts- How Many People Have Died In Bush’s Wars?
It’s been going on for years now, and the end isn’t in sight. But how many people have actually died in Afghanistan and Iraq? Not just American soldiers, but soldiers from other countries, contractors, journalists, or civilians? Here’s a site … Continue reading
News To Make You Furious- Income Inequality… It’s not just for Third World countries anymore!
You’ve heard about the staggering differences in income between the upper echelons of our society and the rest of us. In fact, if you are one of the rest of us, you’re probably feeling a little bit of the squeeze … Continue reading
Ban the Bag
Aside from being wasteful (do you really need a plastic bag for your box of Altoids?) those annoying plastic grocery store bags fill our landfills or escape into the environment to clog machinery, litter the landscape, and kill wildlife. California … Continue reading
Orwell Called…
I’m Tom Dwyer, George Orwell wants his plot from nineteen eighty four back. Big Brother, Newspeak and Endless War aren’t fiction any more. Cheney said the War on Terror “may NEVER end, at least, not in our lifetime.” Obama’s first … Continue reading
Eisenhower’s Warning
I’m Tom Dwyer, Eisenhower gave us this prophetic warning; “…we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. We … Continue reading
American Decline
Will we passively watch our corporate controlled congress continue to scrap our society to fund an insane and unsustainable foreign policy? We will sacrifice the weakest among us, let our infrastructure rot and borrow more money to assert our military … Continue reading
The Patriot Act
I’m Tom Dwyer Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. Ben Franklin said it and Russ Feingold fought for it….. Staunch defender of the rule of law, the only … Continue reading
“The Man” Called. He Wants His Elections Back.
Voter-owned elections are on the chopping block in November On November’s general election ballot, down below the candidates for U.S Congress, below candidates for governor and the Oregon legislature, and even below candidates for local office, there will be a … Continue reading
Illahee #2- Atkisson
I’m Tom Dwyer Margaret Mead said that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens is the only thing that ever changed the world. The second speaker in this year’s Illahee Lecture series will explain why. Alan Atkisson is a leader … Continue reading
Political Integrity
I’m Tom Dwyer What happened to the integrity we once demanded from our public figures? The status quo ignores standards of truth, shamelessly perpetuating lies and hyperbole no matter how twisted or baseless. It no longer matters if an argument … Continue reading