Ironically, Anti-Union Republicans Need Unions by Walter Brasch

by Walter Brasch Featured Writer Dandelion Salad www.walterbrasch.com February 25, 2011 There are a lot of ironies in the Wisconsin fight between the Republican-dominated legislature and the working class. On Tuesday, Feb. 22, the State Senate unanimously passed a resolution to honor the Green Bay Packers for winning the Super Bowl. Every one of the players [...]

“Mad as Hell” in Madison by Ralph Nader

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ by Ralph Nader The Nader Page February 25. 2011 The large demonstrations at the state Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin are driven by a middle class awakening to the spectre of its destruction by the corporate reactionaries and their toady Governor Scott Walker. For years the middle class has watched the plutocrats stomp on the [...]

The Stimulator: The Dominos Fall

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ stimulator | Feb 25, 2011 http://submedia.tv/ This week: 1. Madison Madness 2. Cops of Fire 3. The dominoes fall 4. Logic 5. Revolution in Greece

U.S. Backs Japan In Looming Confrontation With Russia by Rick Rozoff

by Rick Rozoff Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Stop NATO Stop NATO-Opposition to global militarism February 25, 2011 Last week Kamitsuki Toyohisa, the Japanese Foreign Ministry counselor for European Affairs, said that the relationship between his country and Russia is “at its worst point in decades.” In fact the dramatic ratcheting up of rhetoric – and corresponding [...]

A Message of Solidarity with Workers + It’s the War Economy, Duh! by Cindy Sheehan

by Cindy Sheehan Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Cindy Sheehan’s Soapbox Blog Cindy Sheehan’s Soapbox February 25, 2011 Working women and men, I stand with you, because I am one of you! Some people call me the “Peace Mom,” because of my unwavering work and stand for peace. In 2004, my son Casey made the ultimate [...]