The Fear of Sicko: Wendell Potter Apologizes to Michael Moore

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ Democracy Now! Nov. 23, 2010 The Fear of Sicko: CIGNA Whistleblower Wendell Potter Apologizes to Michael Moore for PR Smear Campaign; Moore Says Industry Was Afraid Film Would Cause A ‘Tipping Point’ for Healthcare Reform We host a joint interview with Academy Award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore and Wendell Potter, who was the head of [...]

Kucinich Calls for Protections to Ensure Safety of Airport Scanners + Helen Caldicott on Airport X-Rays

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ by Congressman Dennis Kucinich Washington, Nov 24, 2010 Demands Evidence of Safety, Active Monitoring Program for Workers and Passengers Congressman Dennis Kucinich D-OH today wrote to Transportation Security Administration Chief John Pistole requesting information and clarification regarding the safety of airport scanners. The full text of the letter follows:

Response to Gary North: QE2 IS the Populist Solution by Ellen Brown

by Ellen Brown Featured Writer Dandelion Salad webofdebt.com November 25, 2010 Gary North, who purports to be an expert on the errors in my book “Web of Debt,” has evidently not actually read it.  In an article posted on the Market Oracle on November 23, he says that in calling QE2 a “bold precedent,” I have [...]

Kucinich: Fake Taliban Leader, Fake Elections, Fake Deadline, Real Trouble

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ by Congressman Dennis Kucinich Washington, Nov 23, 2010 Afghanistan War, Nightmare without End for Troops, Innocent Civilians and US Taxpayers Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich, a leading proponent of peace, today renewed his call to end the Afghan war after it was revealed that a self-proclaimed senior Taliban negotiator working with President Hamid Karzai and [...]