Settlement Construction Begins Again, Israel Blocks Jewish Activists to Gaza

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ Democracy Now! Sept 28, 2010 As Settlement Construction Begins Again in the West Bank, Israel Blocks Jewish Activists on Aid Boat Headed to Gaza Israeli commandos have boarded and seized a Gaza-bound aid ship of Jewish activists just miles off the Gaza coast. The activists were attempting to deliver a symbolic load of medicine, [...]

New? ‘old’-new? Labour, the election of Ed Miliband and the left By William Bowles

By William Bowles Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Creative-i 28 September, 2010 One step forward and two steps back I have to share this with you: Following the election of Ed Miliband to lead the ‘new’ ‘old’ Labour Party it seems nothing has been learned from the lessons of the past thirteen years (let alone the [...]

Insurgent Ed Miliband Ends the New Labour Era by Michael Carmichael

by Michael Carmichael Featured Writer Dandelion Salad PlanetaryMovement.org September 28, 2010 New Labour began as an ill-advised facsimile of the center-right shift of U.S. politics. In the aftermath of the dreadful Dukakis campaign in 1988, Bill Clinton headed the ‘New Democrat’ movement to Reaganize the Democratic Party by tilting it to the right. Richard Gephardt, [...]

Kucinich Proposal Would Raise $15-19 Billion for Childhood Nutrition Efforts

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ by Congressman Dennis Kucinich Washington, Sept 28, 2010 Cynical Cuts to Food Stamps the Definition of Cruelty; Offset Could Break Through Stalemate Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today announced that the Joint Committee on Taxation has estimated that his proposal to revoke corporate tax deductions for advertising and marketing expenses aimed at selling junk food [...]

NATO Expands Afghan War Into Pakistan by Rick Rozoff

by Rick Rozoff Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Stop NATO Stop NATO-Opposition to global militarism Sept. 28, 2010 On October 7 the United States and its North Atlantic Treaty Organization military allies will begin the tenth year of their war in Afghanistan, over 3,000 miles from NATO Headquarters in Brussels. The following month midterm elections will be [...]