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Real Issues. Objective News.


Bill Clinton in October 2004 on the politics of fear vs the politics of hope

The Clinton's should take some of their own advice. Go Obama!


Rep. Pete Stark - Speaks the truth on the House floor.


Run Russ Run!


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It's been 15 years since Jack Handey came out with his first book of Deep Thoughts. Re-reading it over the weekend I couldn’t help but think of current events. For instance...


    Young Republican chickenhawks: If you define cowardice as running away at the first sign of danger, screaming and tripping and begging for mercy, then yes, Mister Brave Man, I guess I am a coward. -
    Neocon wet dreams: I hope in the future Americans are thought of as warlike, vicious people, because I bet a lot of high schools would pick "Americans" as their mascot. -
    Conservative evangelicalism: If a kid asks where rain comes from, I think a cute thing to tell him is "God is crying." And if he asks why God is crying another cute thing to tell him is "Probably because of something you did." -
    The environment: If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We might, if they screamed all the time, for no good reason. -
    The future of civilization: I hope if dogs ever take over the world, and they choose a king, they don't just go by size, because I bet there are some Chihuahuas with some good ideas. -

A man ahead of his time.


Sen. Mike Gravel at SC Debates 04/26/07

Sen. Mike Gravel's honest responses brought insight and humor to the SC debates, give it a watch.


Olbermann: Giuliani and the Politics of Fear
added 4-26-07


Richard Dawkins interviews Bishop of Oxford


Watch their level headed discussion about religion, morality, evolution, miracles, the Supernatural and more above, or here .

General Plays Down Value Of Capturing Bin Laden

Feb. 23rd - The Army's highest-ranking officer said Friday that he was unsure whether the U.S. military would capture or kill Osama bin Laden, adding, "I don't know that it's all that important, frankly."

Anyone want to hazard a guess as to why it "emboldens the enemy" in Iraq to say we're going to require that troops we send there have adequate armor and training, but it's "bold leadership" to say we just don't really care all that much about eliminating bin Laden?Remind me, which one of these enemies "followed us home" again?

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VIDEOS

Coalition of the Leaving
Added 2/26/07

Stop watching Fox News and get the truth from Stewart and Colbert!

The Simpsons Take on Iraq
Added 2/26/07

Simpsons 2006 Treehouse of Horor Clip


Mary Layoun on Beyond the U.S. Veil: Women in the Middle East
added: 2/15/07

This is an "Academy Evening" presentation held at the Overture Center in Madison on Oct. 4, 2006; it is fourth in the five-part series "Understanding the Middle East," sponsored by the Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation. How do women in the Middle East live or imagine their roles in society? What does "democracy" mean for them? UW-Madison's Mary Layoun, a professor of comparative literature with an emphasis on the history and culture of the Middle East, will draw upon recent works of nonfiction, fiction, film and history to discuss the status and promise of women in the Middle East. Academy Evenings are organized by the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. (Photo at left: Mary Layoun) (Video courtesy of Madison City Channel 12)View the video [1 hr. 35 min.] | Transcript

Daily Show: What Exactly Is President Bush's Job?

Keith Olberman is the paragon of courage and integrity in journalism, one of the last defenders of morality and humanism in the media. Below is a selection of some of his most striking commentaries.

Olbermann on the Military Commissions Act

Keith Olbermann Tells it like it is. Clinton v. Fox

Keith Olbermann on the Murder of Habeus Corpus

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Politics, Music, Art, Science, Economics, Peace

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Resources

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Democracy Now!: www.democracynow.org

Freedom from Religion Foundation: www.ffrf.org

Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters:
www.wisconsinacademy.org


Clean Wisconsin: www.cleanwisconsin.org

Amnesty International: amnestyusa.org

The Coalition for Wisconsin Health: www.wisconsinhealth.org

WI Impeachment/Bring Our Troops Home Coalition: ImpeachWI.com

Fighting Bob: www.fightingbob.com

No Death Penalty WI: www.nodeathpenaltywi.org

Planned Parenthood of WI: www.ppwi.org

Code Pink: www.codepink4peace.org

Peace Action WI: www.peaceactionwi.org

United for Peace: www.unitedforpeace.org

Television:

Democracy Now!, the Daily Show, the Colbert Report, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, News Hour with Jim Lehrer

Books:

A People's History of the United States, Being Peace, the Biology of Mind, America! the Book,

Heroes:

JFK, Martin Luther King, Jr., John Lennon, Howard Zinn, the Dalai Lama, Arundhati Roy

My Blog

the Betray-us Report

Lest we lose sight of how absolutely surreal this whole debate is, imagine a Martian tuning in. How do we explain to him what the American army has been doing in Iraq for all these years? The last thr...
Posted by the Progressive Press on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:02:00 PST

List of Statewide Peace/Anti-War Vigils

Statewide: Peace/Anti-War Vigils*Ashland . Sunday-- 8:30-9:30 . At the bandshell on Hwy 2. Breakfast afterward. Contact Adam Ritscher. [email protected].*Baraboo - Fri. 5pm*Eau Claire . Wednesday-...
Posted by the Progressive Press on Mon, 11 Sep 2006 01:51:00 PST