Demonizing the Dispossessed by William Bowles

by William Bowles Featured Writer Dandelion Salad williambowles.info 10 August, 2011 It’s fashionable to call them the ‘underclass’ that the state has buried away, out of sight–out of mind on ‘sink estates’ or trapped and invisible in the poorest neighborhoods of our cities. Demonized and/or sentimentalized by the state/corporate media (‘Shameless’ and ‘East Enders’ come to mind), exactly [...]

NATO’S massacre of civilians including children at Majer, Libya by Franklin Lamb

by Franklin Lamb Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Majer, Libya August 12, 2011 Located about 20 miles east of the ancient Roman city of Leptis Magna, six miles south of Zliten, and off Libya’s southern coast across the Mediterranean from Rome, Majer was a picturesque village known for the fine quality of its dates and is claimed [...]

Brain Dead Obama by Joel S. Hirschhorn + Chomsky On Obama’s 2008 Election Campaign

by Joel S. Hirschhorn Featured Writer Dandelion Salad www.foavc.org August 11, 2011 Everyone who voted for Obama should feel betrayed, ashamed and disgusted.  Anyone who still trusts, admires and respects Obama is a fool.  Here is my political fantasy: I wake up one day soon and hear the news that President Obama has a fatal brain [...]

The People vs. The Machine by Cindy Sheehan + Gloria Steinem leads the fight to save Jeju Island

by Cindy Sheehan Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Cindy Sheehan’s Soapbox Blog Cindy Sheehan’s Soapbox August 6, 2011 Since the summer of 2005, when I began a camp in front of the vacation “ranch” of George Bush, I have traveled to many countries and all over the U.S. meeting with people who have been in long [...]

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Europe and US need freedom most of all

Dandelion Salad RussiaToday on Aug 14, 2011 In an exclusive interview with RT, Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad pointed out that the 21st century is about knowledge, while nukes are the means of the past. Iran’s view on the “Arab Spring” and its relations with other countries has also been discussed.