What Congress’ health care overhaul is likely to mean for you + Sherrod Brown Explains Who Will Benefit

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ By Jordan Rau McClatchy Kaiser Health News Dec. 24, 2009 WASHINGTON — Now that the Senate has passed a hotly debated health care bill, Congress is headed to the next step: House of Representatives-Senate negotiations in January to hammer out a final version. Given the Senate’s difficulty in passing a bill, the final legislation [...]

Superpower (2008; trailer)

Full documentary: Superpower (2008; must-see) http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ ICH Dec. 24, 2009 Genre: Political/Historical Documentary Logline: “The only thing new in the world is the history you don’t know.” ~Harry S. Truman Length: 119 minutes The heart of Superpower lies in the analysis produced from a re-examination of history through a series of interviews with historians, documentarians, and [...]

“Accountability for War Crimes is Imperative” An interview with Cindy Sheehan By Mike Whitney

By Mike Whitney ICH with Cindy Sheehan Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Cindy Sheehan’s Soapbox Blog Cindy Sheehan’s Soapbox Dec. 24, 2009 Mike Whitney—President Barack Obama recently visited Dover Air Force Base where he was photographed with the flag-draped coffins of soldiers who were killed in Afghanistan and Iraq. Why did Obama do this and what [...]

Chris Hedges: The tragedy of Gaza, the West Bank and Israel

with Chris Hedges Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Dec. 24, 2009 [replaced videos on Jan. 27, 2010] [Speech given in January, 2009] The author spoke at the Revolution Books Town Hall Meeting at Ethical Culture Society on January 13, 2009 stanheller55 December 22, 2009 In this brilliant speech, former New York Times Mideast Bureau Chief Chris [...]

Israel threatens another large-scale Gaza war

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ PressTV 23 Dec 2009 Israel has threatened another massive war against the Gaza Strip as the impoverished enclave continues to suffer in the aftermath of the devastating January offensive. Israeli planes have been dropping thousands of leaflets across Gaza, warning Palestinians against cooperating with the resistance fighters based in the coastal sliver. The leaflets [...]