Category Archives: Politics

Endless War Act Moves Through Congress

Posted on July 6, 2011 by tomdwyer

You may be one of the few people who has paid attention to HR1540, the National Defense Authorization Act. Even if you are, you probably don’t know about Section 1034, which (among other things)confirms that we are at war with … Continue reading →

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National Debt Clock

Posted on July 6, 2011 by tomdwyer

As you’ve probably heard, Dems and Pubs are fighting over whether or not to raise the debt ceiling. But our debt, deficit, and other factors in our national budget can be a little hard to wrap our heads around. The … Continue reading →

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MediCare For All Is Here At Last!

Posted on July 6, 2011 by tomdwyer

Yes! MediCare for all is HERE! Brought to you by… Senator Max Baucus? Wait, isn’t that the guy who called for “more police” to arrest the people who attended his hearing to even ask about single payer healthcare? Don’t worry, … Continue reading →

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The Price of nuclear power

Posted on June 23, 2011 by tomdwyer

(note 5/8/12- Please click here to download our “Repeal Price-Anderson” poster and share it with your friends.) Nothing happens without energy. From our society’s addiction to fossil fuels to our body’s addiction to food, from our lifestyles to our very … Continue reading →

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Consumer Society

Posted on June 23, 2011 by tomdwyer

I’m Tom Dwyer, When you read the Constitution, you won’t find the words “Taxpayer” or “Consumer” anywhere … but you will find the word “Citizen“. The word “citizen” carries connotations of awareness, participation, and responsibility… without robust citizen involvement; democracy … Continue reading →

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Big Lies

Posted on June 23, 2011 by tomdwyer

I’m Tom Dwyer, Our political discourse has been poisoned by misinformation created without facts and amplified by a complicit media. Sadly lies repeated often enough do work. HEY! Corporate prostitutes… Please…. stop just making this stuff up! Here’s a few … Continue reading →

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Fukushima and Price Anderson

Posted on June 23, 2011 by tomdwyer

I’m Tom Dwyer Anti-nuclear activists Dr. Helen Caldicott and John Bartels recently wrote an open letter to Congress. Here’s part of it… “Fukushima is the nuclear power catastrophe we have anticipated since Chernobyl. Repeal the Price-Anderson Act, which throws liability … Continue reading →

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July 4, 2011

Posted on June 23, 2011 by tomdwyer

July 4, 2011 I’m Tom Dwyer, When Rick “man on dog” Santorum declared for the Presidency he said… “America is a great country. Not because of our government. It’s because our founders founded it a great country.” This demonstrates his … Continue reading →

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Keeping Left

Posted on June 16, 2011 by tomdwyer

I’m Tom Dwyer, We need a liberal to run against Obama in the Democratic primaries. A real progressive opponent would force Obama to triangulate to the left and push Democrats to have the long-overdue discussion of party values, policies and … Continue reading →

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American Exceptionalism

Posted on June 16, 2011 by tomdwyer

I’m Tom Dwyer, Alexis de Tocqueville first described the US as “exceptional” referring to our ideals, founding democratic principles, explicitly defined rights, and personal liberties. We inherited a truly great nation;… but we were born on third base… we did … Continue reading →

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