The Mass Arrests, the Security State and the Toronto G20 Summit

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ Crossposted with permission from www.socialistproject.ca/bullet/ Socialist Project The Bullet 28 June, 2010 The massive police presence in Toronto over this week has been officially justified on the basis of protecting the leaders of the G8 and G20 countries meeting in Huntsville and Toronto. We were told that the creation of the fenced-in fortress, the [...]

Where Have all the Peaceniks Gone? by Cindy Sheehan

http://www.buzzflash.net/story.php?id=1108343 by Cindy Sheehan Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Cindy Sheehan’s Soapbox Blog Cindy Sheehan’s Soapbox June 27, 2010 I believe it is human nature to want to be right (as in “correct” not “conservative”). I like to be right. I also like to research my facts because being wrong to me is embarrassing. The one [...]

The Civilian and the General: The Reality Behind the McChrystal Interview Fall-Out by Walter Brasch

by Walter Brasch Featured Writer Dandelion Salad www.walterbrasch.com June 27, 2010 For a few days last week, the harpies of the extreme right assaulted the president of the United States for first considering, and then firing Gen. Stanley McChrystal, commander of allied forces in Afghanistan. In a 10-day interview with Michael Hastings of Rolling Stone, [...]

Police State Canada + Real News journalist attacked at G20 + Interview with Toronto Mayor

http://www.buzzflash.net/story.php?id=1108140 http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ Who do the police work for? ~ DS Skedding | June 27, 2010 | 7:35

The Power of Neighbors

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ photo by Dandelion Salad peakmoment | June 26, 2010 | 27 minutes Peak Moment 174: Jan Spencer didn’t stop with a permaculture makeover of his suburban home in Eugene, Oregon. Now he’s taking on the neighborhood! As a result, his neighborhood association is teaming up with city programs like Neighborhood Watch and Emergency Response [...]