Ralph Nader On the State of the Union

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ by Ralph Nader The Nader Page Friday, January 29. 2010 The President’s State of the Union Speech is the Big Speech of the year. Yet there is never an opportunity either for the press or the citizenry to promptly follow up with any questions or requests for clarifications. As a result, doubt and misunderstandings [...]

President Obama at House Republican Conference + Q&A + transcript

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ President Obama’s Speech at the House Republican retreat in Baltimore CSPAN January 29, 2010 more about “President Obama’s Speech at the House…“, posted with vodpod *** replaced video 2.2.2010 President Obama Full Q&A

Corporations (Are People) by Ed Ciaccio

by Helen Cox, used with permission larger view by Ed Ciaccio Dandelion Salad Featured Writer January 29, 2010 (to the tune of “People” by Merrill & Styne) People, Corporations are people. They’re the luckiest people in the world. They’re monsters, Immortal monsters, Using sociopathic power To lobby and devour, Acting more like androids than people.

Chris Hedges: The Walls are Literally Crumbling Around Us

with Peter B. Collins and Sibel Edmonds Featured Writer Dandelion Salad originally published by Boiling Frogs Post with Chris Hedges Featured Writer Dandelion Salad January 29, 2010 Chris Hedges gives us a quick sketch of his latest book “Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle”. He discusses the real role [...]

Doctors Flowers and Paris Arrested Trying to Inform Obama about Medicare For All

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ liamh2 January 29, 2010 On Jan. 29, 2010, Doctors Margaret Flowers and Carol Paris were arrested outside a hotel, at the Inner Harbor, in Baltimore, MD, where President Barack Obama was to give a speech. They were on a sidewalk outside the Renaissance hotel holding a banner. The doctors had a letter that they [...]