No Time For Consumer Power by Ralph Nader

http://www.buzzflash.net/story.php?id=1098379 http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ by Ralph Nader The Nader Page May 21, 2010 In the end, late on Thursday’s Senate passage of the financial regulation bill, the Senate had no time for independent, non-government consumer power. In the end, after listening to swarms of corporate bank, brokerage, hedge fund, private equity, and insurance lobbyists, the Senate had [...]

Twilight Zone on Capitol Hill + Bil’in: Two children injured, three arrested, and dozens suffer tear gas inhalation

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ Your tax dollars at work USCampaign May 21, 2010 — May 19, 2010: Congress “debates” the authorization of yet more military aid to Israel. This time around, $205 million for so-called missile “defense.” When it comes to U.S. policy on Israel/Palestine, watching Congress is truly like entering “The Twilight Zone.” Watch our spoof and [...]

The Mysterious CAFRs: How Stagnant Pools of Government Money Could Help Save the Economy by Dr. Ellen Brown

by Dr. Ellen Brown Featured Writer Dandelion Salad webofdebt.com May 21, 2010 For over a decade, accountant Walter Burien has been trying to rouse the public over what he contends is a massive conspiracy and cover-up, involving trillions of dollars squirreled away in funds maintained at every level of government. His numbers may be disputed, [...]

What John Lennon might say to Sir Elton and a Call for 21st Century Artists Against Apartheid by Eileen Fleming

by Eileen Fleming Featured Writer Dandelion Salad 21 May, 2010 Palestinian Loss of Land 1946 to 2005 Info-map orders: PIAG “All I want is the truth. Just gimme some truth. I’ve had enough of reading things by neurotic, psychotic, pig-headed politicians. All I want is the truth. Just gimme some truth.” — John Lennon, 1971. [...]

Dr. Cass Sunstein wants to turn off your light! By Jerry Mazza

By Jerry Mazza Featured Writer Dandelion Salad crossposted at Online Journal www.jerrymazza.com May 21, 2010 Paul Joseph Watson, a writer at Prison Planet whom I greatly respect, reminded us Monday that Obama Czar Wants Mandatory Government Propaganda On Political Websites. The czar is also a Harvard professor currently dishing up the pabulum for Obama’s White [...]