By Jayne Lyn Stahl
Now that the lovefest with President Obama approaches its sixth week, it might be time to test the waters, and question some recent eye-opening positions his administration has recently taken on a …

Springfield, Missouri. The Greater Springfield Area Central Labor
Council has endorsed HR 676, single payer healthcare legislation
introduced by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI).
The Springfield Council is the 120th central labor council …

By Bruce Mirken, Marijuana Policy Project
Posted on February 25, 2009, Printed on February 27, 2009
http://www.alternet.org/story/128963/
California state Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco) has announced the introduction of legislation to tax and regulate marijuana in a manner …

By Jayne Lyn Stahl
Nearly 70% of Americans agree with the new administration’s decision to add another 17,000 troops in Afghanistan, according to today’s Washington Post, bringing the additional number of U.S. forces in that country …

By JOHNBRUHNS | Philly.com
PRESIDENT Obama’s campaign slogan was “Change we can believe in.” Americans, desperate for change, gave Mr. Obama a clear victory. Now in power, he’s realizing that he can’t deliver that change – …

Interview: Barbara Lee with Rhone Fraser about 'Renegade For Peace and Justice'

By: Jayne Lyn Stahl
It’s official! Everybody’s favorite senator, (second only to Senator Ted Kennedy, of course), Patrick Leahy, announced the forming of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s version of the 9/11 Truth Commission, a formal …

By Joshua Kahn Russell | ZMag
For the last 8 months I’ve been spending most of my time organizing what has become the largest demonstration and mass-action to solve the Climate Crisis in history. We’re creating …