Revolution Handbook for Americans by Joel S. Hirschhorn

by Joel S. Hirschhorn Featured Writer Dandelion Salad www.foavc.org February 20, 2011 As recently presented, there is global respect for and use of the classic and brilliant work by Gene Sharp “From Dictatorship to Democracy.” It is credited for empowering many actions around the world to overthrow dictatorships, including recent actions in the Mideast. My [...]

Silvio Berlusconi Underneath the Arches of Rubygate by Gaither Stewart

by Gaither Stewart Featured Writer Dandelion Salad 20 February, 2011 (Rome). Rubygate it’s called. The final act of the Berlusconi saga. Over fifteen years of comedy for the outside world. A comedy played out against a background of non-government and misery for many Italians. For years now, each new scandal, each new act of corruption, [...]

Bahrain: An Escalation of Bloodshed by Finian Cunningham + Bahraini protesters fired upon

by Finian Cunningham Featured Writer Dandelion Salad crossposted from Irish Times February 20, 2011 Manama, February 19, 2011. Bahrain’s capital, Manama, descended into scenes of bloody chaos last night after the kingdom’s army opened fire on thousands of anti-government protesters near one of the city’s main hospitals. Medics at Al Salmaniya Hospital said they were [...]

“The 15% Solution,” Serialization, 13th Installment: Chapter Twelve 2010: The Original Intent Amendment (34th)

Note: The Preface and Chapters One through Eleven can be found here: The 15% Solution. by Jonathan Westminster, Ph.D. aka Steven Jonas, MD, MPH Featured Writer Dandelion Salad crossposted on TPJmagazine.us February 20, 2011 This is the thirteenth installment of a project that is likely to extend over a two-year-period from January, 2010.  It is [...]

How Debs became a socialist by Paul D’Amato (1989)

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ by Paul D’Amato SocialistWorker.org February 18, 2011 In 1920, Eugene V. Debs, ran for president on the Socialist Party ticket and received a million votes–even though he was serving a prison term for speaking out against the First World War. In his day, Debs was well known as a great labor leader and socialist [...]