In Denver, Police and Protesters Try to Prepare for Each Other

Dandelion Salad By Eli Saslow Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, August 24, 2008; Page A06 DENVER — To the uninformed visitor, it has become difficult to tell whether Denver is preparing for a Democratic National Convention or the institution of martial law. Helicopters filled with armed commandos swooped over downtown in a training exercise earlier [...]

Help factory-farmed torture victims

Dandelion Salad Sent to me by Jason Miller from Thomas Paine’s Corner. Thanks, Jason. Hello I’m taking part in the Walk for Farm Animals 2008 – Kansas City, MO to raise money for Farm Sanctuary – please make a donation by visiting my Firstgiving page: http://www.firstgiving.com/jasonmiller You can donate online with a credit card. All [...]

Some of All Parts: Run (historical moment) + McKinney’s Schedule at DNC

Dandelion Salad someofallparts Cynthia McKinney for President! Run Cynthia Run. Some of All Parts brings the message back to hip hop. Vote the Green Party 2008. This song features, Danny Velarde as producer and mixer, Carlos Bryant as co-producer and pianist, and 5 Fifths/ Joe Truss as rapper/emcee. It also features Kenny as vocalist, and [...]

Ending Poverty: A Great Idea Whose Time Will Never Come

Dandelion Salad Sent to me by Jason Miller from Thomas Paine’s Corner. Thanks, Jason. By Lorna Salzman 8/24/08 The past three weeks I and my husband Eric spent in Peru, birding in cloud and rainforest, primarily in the high Andes east of Cuzco, along the Madre de Dios River, and at lodges just outside the [...]

Americans Need to Tear Down This Wall by Walter Brasch

by Walter Brasch featured writer Dandelion Salad www.walterbrasch.com Aug. 24, 2008 The “star” of the Olympics may not be multiple medalists but the Great Wall of China. Every TV network covering the Olympics took the world to see the Wall. It seemed as if almost every newspaper and magazine reporter also visited the Great Wall. [...]