Going Republican By Robert S. Becker

by Robert S. Becker Featured Writer Dandelion Salad rbecker@cal.net August 19, 2010 The tirade from Press Secretary Gibbs, nicknamed “Bozo the spokesman” by Rep. Grayson, is a boon to all those who favor reality over wishful thinking, or delusion. This White House invective settles it: the president isn’t a liberal, barely campaigned as one, and picked [...]

Kucinich Continues to Rally Opposition to War

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ by Congressman Dennis Kucinich Washington, Aug 17, 2010 Challenges Petraeus’ Media Strategy to Delay Troop Withdrawal Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) is challenging American and NATO forces commander General David H. Petraeus’ media strategy to shore up support for the war in Afghanistan. General Petraeus appeared on Sunday news shows and gave lengthy interviews to rally support [...]

Homeowners’ Rebellion: Could 62 Million Homes Be Foreclosure-Proof? by Dr. Ellen Brown

by Dr. Ellen Brown Featured Writer Dandelion Salad webofdebt.com Aug 18, 2010 Over 62 million mortgages are now held in the name of MERS, an electronic recording system devised by and for the convenience of the mortgage industry. A California bankruptcy court, following landmark cases in other jurisdictions, recently held that this electronic shortcut makes [...]

Democracy Now! Roundtable Discussion on the Islamic Community Center

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ Democracy Now! Aug. 18, 2010 As GOP and Some Top Dems Unite in Opposing NY Islamic Community Center, a Roundtable Discussion with Mother of 9/11 Victim, Rabbi, Muslim Lawmaker and Islamic Scholar We spend the hour on the controversy around the proposed construction of an Islamic community center in Lower Manhattan, which has turned [...]

Tipping Points, Are We Headed Toward Theocratic Fascism? by Steven Jonas, MD, MPH

by Steven Jonas, MD, MPH Featured Writer Dandelion Salad crossposted on Buzzflash.com August 18, 2010 Back on March 21, 2007, in a column on The Political Junkies.net, the predecessor webmagazine to TPJmagazine.us, I speculated that perhaps the primary objective of the Iraq Invasion from the beginning was not “oil and bases” which so many of us figured it was when [...]