Rosa Parks, Hail to Thee! by Ralph Nader

Dandelion Salad by Ralph Nader Wednesday, July 30. 2008 Montgomery, Alabama – The Troy University Rosa Parks Museum is located on the side of the old Empire Theatre where this courageous African-American woman declined to “move to the back of the bus” in 1955. A visit to the museum honoring her and other civil rights [...]

The All-Seeing Public Eye, Part 1: Why Isn’t Mainstream Media Enough? (video no longer available)

Dandelion Salad [Sorry the video and links are no longer available, Derek deleted his blog and youtube channel.] by Derek Wallace http://organicreform.blogspot.com July 29, 2008 The main reason I stopped off back home in Los Angeles was to do a workshop on grassroots journalism at the 2008 L.A. Social Forum. I filmed it, edited it, [...]

The U.S. Economy and Bad Government Policies by Rodrigue Tremblay

Dandelion Salad by Rodrigue Tremblay Friday, August 1, 2008 “I think the [US financial] system is basically sound, I truly do.” George W. Bush, July 15, 2008 “Since 1951, the budget of the Department of Defense each year exceeds the net profits of all U.S. corporations. So, in finance capital terms, that means that the [...]

The NYT: Making Nuclear Extermination Respectable

Dandelion Salad by Prof. James Petras Global Research July 30, 2008 On July 18, 2008 The New York Times published an article by Israeli-Jewish historian, Professor Benny Morris, advocating an Israeli nuclear-genocidal attack on Iran with the likelihood of killing 70 million Iranians – 12 times the number of Jewish victims in the Nazi holocaust: [...]

Protect our health and environment by Rep. Dennis Kucinich (GMO)

Dandelion Salad by Rep. Dennis Kucinich Washington, Jul 30, 2008 Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) introduced three bills designed to protect consumers, defend farmers’ rights, and increase food safety yesterday. The bills collectively create a comprehensive framework to regulate genetically modified organisms (GMOs). “We have a responsibility to put the public health and the environment before [...]