By Katie Robbins – | HealthCareNOW.org
On Tuesday, the Health Care for America Now (HCAN) coalition performed a “citizen’s arrest” of the insurance industry at a meeting of Americas Health Insurance Plans, the private health …
Special Guests on this call was our Healthcare NOT Warfare Co-Chair Norman Solomon who updated us on Afghanistan. David Swanson and Mary Nichols-Rhodes updated us on the July Pittsburgh Peace Convention.
On this call we had a PDA overview, national news, birthday planning and state reports
Remove the Filibuster from the Senate Rules
By David Swanson
Trying to squeeze any sort of peace on earth out of our government in Washington has been a steep uphill climb for years. For the most …
By Jayne Lyn Stahl
Like many Americans, I decided to stay local today, and use this Independence Day to catch up on errands, and much-needed housekeeping.
As one who has scrupulously avoided getting behind the wheel …
By Jim Ramelis | PDA Blog Contributor
The 4th of July is here and it is time for patriotism, flag waving, parades and fireworks. The 4th is about picnics, fun, sunburns, baseball games and a celebration …
Olivia Webb | Richmond County Daily Journal
A congressional hearing on CAFTA fraud and its effects on the American textile industry was held Thursday, with two North Carolina mill owners testifying.
Its costing jobs, …
By David Swanson | AfterDowningStreet.org
Lawless detention is the least of it. State secrets and warrantless spying scrape the surface. Drone attacks and ongoing torture http://afterdowningstreet.org/ongoingtorture begin to touch it. But central to the power of …
Dedicated to Neda, and the voices of Iran calling for fairness, justice, and the rights and freedoms of all. Continue to fight – do not be afraid against the oppression, it is their insecurity that …