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Michael Moore

Author and Filmmaker

September 22nd, 2011

A STATEMENT FROM MICHAEL MOORE ON THE EXECUTION OF TROY DAVIS

I encourage everyone I know to never travel to Georgia, never buy anything made in Georgia, to never do business in Georgia. I will ask my publisher to pull my book from every Georgia bookstore and if they won't do that I will donate every dime of every royalty my ... continue reading

Robert Greenwald

Filmmaker, Brave New Films

September 21st, 2011

Lockheed Martin's CEO Wants Your Social Security Check

The law that created the deficit committee also created a zero-sum game: Any expensive program that escapes the budget knife does so at the expense of cuts to other programs. If the military contractors succeed in keeping the war budget intact, they'll likely do so at the expense of Social ... continue reading

Marc Adler

Freelance Journalist

September 21st, 2011

Occupying Wall Street

For months, every time I passed the New York Stock Exchange, I wondered why people weren’t rioting in the streets.  Do Americans not realize that Wall Street has completely hijacked our government and economy?  Do they not understand that the corporate elites who have trashed the global economy now have ... continue reading

September 21st, 2011

From 'The Revolutionary,' by Walter Russell Mead, in Esquire, November, 2004

Link to original article in full ... The [Bush senior administration] official pointed out fatwas from Osama that cited the effects of sanctions on Iraqi children and the presence of U. S. troops as a sacrilege that justified his jihad. In a real sense, September 11 was part of the ... continue reading

David Swanson

Activist and Author, War Is a Lie

September 20th, 2011

There Must Be 50 Ways to Leave the Military Industrial Complex

And we heard all of them from two dozen brilliant speakers during a three-day conference this past weekend.  If you missed it, the video is all online.  So is the text of many of the papers presented. Here are a few excerpts to whet your appetite: "Let's say we want ... continue reading

Michael Moore

Author and Filmmaker

September 20th, 2011

Thank You, Tony Bennett

Thank God for Tony Bennett. He spoke the truth on Howard Stern and now the forces of hate are after him. He said that his fighting in World War II made him a pacifist. He said that perhaps had our behavior in the Persian Gulf been different, 9/11 might have ... continue reading

Coleen Rowley

FBI Whistleblower

September 20th, 2011

Secrecy Kills

With editing assistance from Hugh Iglarsh, writer/editor/citizen based in Chicago These two words sum up well the op-ed I co-wrote with Bogdan Dzakovic before the ninth anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks last year, a shortened version of which was published later in the Los Angeles Times under the title: WikiLeaks ... continue reading

Tom Engelhardt

TomDispatch

September 20th, 2011

Scamming Washington

Crossposted from Tomdispatch[Note to Readers:  Who hasn’t received one -- or 100 -- of those “Nigerian” letters offering you, in florid prose, millions of potential dollars and with nary a catch in sight?  But who knew that the highest officials in Washington have been receiving them as well -- and ... continue reading

Marc Adler

Freelance Journalist

September 20th, 2011

Is Obama More Pro-Israel than Bush?

There has been much talk lately about President Obama’s “anti-Israel” policy, which apparently played a big role in New York’s recent special election resulting in a Republican victory by businessman Bob Turner in a Democratic stronghold.  The Wall Street Journal has editorializedthat Obama “has built the most consistently one-sided diplomatic record against Israel ... continue reading

Dan Rackley

Navy Veteran

September 20th, 2011

One Good Thing, One Bad Thing

Well folks, by the time you’ve read this, one good and one bad thing has happened in the United States.  The good thing, the United States military has officially repealed the ignorant “don’t ask don’t tell” policy regarding homosexuals from serving in America’s armed forces.  I’ll get to the bad ... continue reading

Michael Moore

Author and Filmmaker

September 19th, 2011

'Trouble' Hits the Pacific Northwest

I had great time tonight at Seattle's Neptune Theater. Earlier I stopped by Microsoft and spoke to employees there, including the guy who started the George W. Bush "miserable failure" Googlebomb. (You can see pictures from both talks below.) And in between I squeezed in a taping of an episode ... continue reading

Michael Moore

Author and Filmmaker

September 19th, 2011

O Canada

I just finished up an appearance at the Vancouver International Writers Festival before a great sold out crowd. (Some pictures are below.) Tomorrow I'm headed down to Seattle at the Neptune Theater, and then to Los Angeles, where I'll be at UCLA on Tuesday and then the Writers Guild theater ... continue reading

Marc Adler

Freelance Journalist

September 18th, 2011

Never Forget: How Bush Lied Us Into War

Many Americans are vaguely aware that George W. Bush lied us into a war. Everyone knows about the infamous 16 words in his State of the Union speech and Valerie Plame. But few appreciate the full extent to which the administration brazenly manipulated intelligence, the United Nations, Congress, the media ... continue reading

Nick Turse

Journalist, TomDispatch

September 18th, 2011

Obama’s Arc of Instability

Crossposted from TomdispatchIt’s a story that should take your breath away: the destabilization of what, in the Bush years, used to be called “the arc of instability.”  It involves at least 97 countries, across the bulk of the global south, much of it coinciding with the oil heartlands of the ... continue reading

Cindy Sheehan

Gold Star Mom, Activist

September 18th, 2011

Barbarism Breeds Barbarism

My heart is very heavy as I write this--in three days (Sept. 21), people around the world will be commemorating International Peace Day and the state of Georgia has scheduled the execution of Troy Anthony Davis. There is much evidence that Davis is not guilty of the murder, with the ... continue reading

Michael Moore

Author and Filmmaker

September 17th, 2011

Thanks, Bay Area!

I had a fantastic time in San Francisco Friday night at the National Nurses Union convention and at Books, Inc. in Opera Plaza Saturday afternoon. And I just finished up a great appearance at Berkeley's Wheeler Auditorium. (Click here for pictures from Books, Inc. and Berkeley.) Tomorrow I'm going up ... continue reading

Medea Benjamin

Cofounder, CODEPINK

September 16th, 2011

Congress Sees Middle East Through AIPAC-Colored Glasses

During August recess this year, 81 members of Congress went on a junket to Israel funded by the Israel lobby group AIPAC (well, funded by the American Israel Education Fund, but they are really one and the same) to “learn first-hand about one of our closest friends and allies.” While ... continue reading

Michael Moore

Author and Filmmaker

September 16th, 2011

It's a Long Way from Bunker Hill

Last night, on the 3rd anniversary of the start of the Wall Street Heist of 2008, I spoke at Bunker Hill Community College in the Charlestown section of Boston. It is not, to say the least, a wealthy neighborhood. It is roughscrabble and working class, a place where there are ... continue reading

Coleen Rowley

FBI Whistleblower

September 16th, 2011

Bush Kept Out of Canada, Can We Keep Him Out of Minnesota Too?

Please JOIN US for an anti-torture candlelight vigil dedicated to detainees and victims of torture authorized by George Bush! Wednesday, September21, 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Beth El Synagogue, public sidewalk area along parking lot, 5224 West 26th Street, St. Louis Park, Minnesota. (This is the same synagogue that hosted Condi ... continue reading

Jasiri X

Emcee, community activist

September 16th, 2011

VIDEO: Would You Let an Innocent Man Die & Do Nothing?

I Am Troy Davis (T.R.O.Y.)We used Pete Rock's classic beat, "They Reminisce Over You," to shed light on the case of Troy Davis.The state of Georgia plans to execute Troy Davis on September 21, 2011. There is still serious doubt as to Troy Davis’ guilt, and by putting him to ... continue reading

Michael Moore

Author and Filmmaker

September 15th, 2011

Now, Where Was I? The End of Three Sentences I Didn't Get to Finish

Yesterday I was fortunate to be a guest on The View and The Colbert Report. As time ran out on both shows while I was in mid-sentence (or, as in the case with The View, a change of topic) I was not allowed to complete my thought. Which is ok ... continue reading

Dan Rackley

Navy Veteran

September 15th, 2011

Rick Scott: Worthy Of Impeachment?

Sometimes, politicians will do all they can to engage in the winning of hearts and minds.  They’ll shake hands, they will kiss babies.  The more desperate ones will probably mow your lawn.  Now and again, they will engage in various forms of double talk.  However, the trick to successful double ... continue reading

Robert Greenwald

Filmmaker, Brave New Films

September 14th, 2011

Lost, Abused and Neglected for a Profit

Guillermo Gomez-Sanchez is a 50-year-old legal resident with a mental disability. In 2004, Gomez was detained because of a dispute at a grocery store over a bag of tomatoes. His detention led him into a labyrinth of abuse and neglect - in an immigration system that increasingly puts profit over ... continue reading

Michael Moore

Author and Filmmaker

September 14th, 2011

Talk of the Nation

Friends, I hope you can take the time to listen to the interview I did this afternoon with NPR's Talk of the Nation about HERE COMES TROUBLE. I think you'll like it -- Talk of the Nation is one of the very, very few places in our media where it's ... continue reading

Donna Smith

Single-Payer Advocate

September 14th, 2011

America 2011: Whack-a-Mole (or a Poor Person) for Pleasure, Profit and Power

America 2011: Whack-a-Mole (or a Poor Person) for Pleasure, Profit and Power By Donna Smith The front page of the New York Times this morning said it all for me.  Right column: 2.6 million more join the ranks of the poverty-stricken in America. Center-right column: Democrats see the perils of cutting healthcare ... continue reading

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Rest in peace, Michael Hastings, author of 'The Operators': BuzzFeed Reporter Dies In Car Crash At Age 33 www.huffingtonpost.com Journalist Michael...

Jun 18th
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After Newtown shooting, mourning parents enter into the lonely quiet www.washingtonpost.com After the shooting and the politics, the Barden family suffers all...

Jun 18th
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From This Modern World, about Edward Snowden and the NSA: Daily Kos: Sensible thinkers www.dailykos.com Click to embiggen Support independent cartooning:...

Jun 17th
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Edward Snowden Q&A: NSA whistleblower answers your questions www.guardian.co.uk The whistleblower behind the biggest intelligence leak in NSA history is...

Jun 17th
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From the Electronic Frontier Foundation: Biden in 2006 debates Obama in 2013 over NSA spying program www.youtube.com Watch then-Senator Joe Biden from 2006...

Jun 14th
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Senator caught in strip club with his pants down www.youtube.com When money wins, we all lose. Join the fight to stop bribery & corruption at...

Jun 14th
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RootsAction | No New War in Iran or Syria act.rootsaction.org Sign the petition opposing war by the United States or NATO in Iran or Syria.

Jun 14th
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ICYMI -- Stop Watching Us | Stop Watching Us optin.stopwatching.us We write to express our concern about recent reports published in the Guardian about the...

Jun 13th
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We really should have listened to Shia LaBeouf five years ago: Shia Labeouf: One-In-Five Phone Calls Are Recorded (2008-09-16) www.youtube.com Clip from The...

Jun 13th
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Bradley Manning Has Done More for U.S. Security Than SEAL Team 6 ...by Chase Madar www.michaelmoore.com Thanks to Bradley Manning, our disaster-prone elites...

Jun 11th
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Historic challenge to support the moral actions of Edward Snowden ...by Norman Solomon www.sfbg.com

Jun 10th
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RootsAction | Thank NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden act.rootsaction.org Sign a thank-you note that will be delivered to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. And...

Jun 10th
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12pm Union Square: Rally Supporting #NSA Whistle Blower Edward Snowden www.sparrowmedia.net 12pm EST activists, journalists & concerned New Yorkers will...

Jun 10th
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Daniel Ellsberg: "In my estimation, there has not been in American history a more important leak than Edward Snowden's release of NSA material – and...

Jun 10th
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NSA surveillance as told through classic children's books www.guardian.co.uk As news of the NSA's secret surveillance programs spread this weekend,...

Jun 9th
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Thank you, Edward Snowden -- destined to go down as one of the greatest whistleblowers in American history.

"I don't want to live in a...

Jun 9th
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ICYMI -- Husain Bazzi of Mike's High School Newspaper will co-chair a panel at the 2013 Left Forum at Pace University in NYC. Today, Sunday at 3 pm,...

Jun 9th
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Report by Mike's High School Newspaper from day 2 of the Left Forum in New York: Left Forum Day 2 Tweets | Michael Moore | High School Newspaper...

Jun 9th
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MORE from Glenn Greenwald. Someone near top of the U.S. government is very, very worried about what the NSA is up to: Boundless Informant: the NSA's...

Jun 8th
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Welcome to PRISM Internet Backup Service jcfrog.com I do hereby declare my allegiance to the USA and swear to their God that I will never try to hide any part...

Jun 8th
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Jeremy Scahill's film 'Dirty Wars' opens TODAY in Los Angeles, New York and Washington, DC. Couldn't be more timely: Dirty Wars...

Jun 7th
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MORE from Glenn Greenwald. Someone near the top of the government is very worried about Obama and the ever-growing National Security State: Obama orders US...

Jun 7th
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Glenn Greenwald's follow up to his blockbuster Verizon story -- it turns out the *all* the biggest internet companies (including Facebook) are turning...

Jun 7th
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You probably thought Glenn Greenwald's scoop would be the biggest the biggest story about the National Surveillance State this year. Well...

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Jun 6th
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Husain Bazzi of Mike's High School Newspaper will co-chair a panel at the 2013 Left Forum at Pace University in NYC. This Sunday at 3 pm, please come if...

Jun 6th
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ICYMI yesterday -- Here's How We Built a Movie Theater for the People – and Why the MPAA Says It's #1 in the World www.michaelmoore.com...

Jun 6th
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Today/this week/this year's must read, from Glenn Greenwald and the Guardian: NSA collecting phone records of millions of Verizon customers daily...

Jun 6th
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Here's How We Built a Movie Theater for the People – and Why the MPAA Says It's #1 in the World www.michaelmoore.com Shouldn't every town –...

Jun 5th
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RootsAction.org | Bradley Manning's Nobel Peace Prize act.rootsaction.org Whistleblower Bradley Manning has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize....

Jun 3rd
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Across the world, people say: thank you, Bradley Manning: Free Bradley Manning: The World Is Not The Enemy ...by Emma Kaplan www.michaelmoore.com Bradley...

Jun 1st
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