by Keith Olbermann | MSNBC

By Jayne Lyn Stahl
In her damn the torpedoes acceptance speech, at the Republican Convention, last night, Sarah Palin, Alaska’s governor, not only won her party’s nomination, but she effectively auditioned for a remake of …

by Leslie Cagan, UFPJ National Coordinator
We are sending you this message because the situation in St. Paul is very grave and we’re concerned that the real story is not being told by the mainstream media. …

Keith McHenry | The Food Not Bombs Movement
Schedule a Food Not Bombs Presentation at your school
In what appears to be the first use of criminal charges under the 2002 Minnesota version of the Federal Patriot …

by Joanne Solnick, PDA-Ohio
As an Ohioan never in attendance at a political party convention city before, I was amazed at the level of excitement and heavy security that encapsulated the city of Denver during the …

by Linda Milazzo
IS THIS REALLY WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE?!
There are characteristics essential to being a member of the peace and social justice organization, CODEPINK. Chief among them is compassion. One can hardly dedicate …

by Ann Wright | co-author of “Dissent: Voices of Conscience” Progressive Central Speaker
In June, 2008, by a vote of 137 to 110, Canadian parliamentarians in a non-binding resolution asked the Harper government not to deport …

by Linda Milazzo
At the very core of patriotism is the desire to preserve and enhance democracy. For true patriots – those who take their love of nation beyond the confines of their cushy sofas and …