Send Back These Clowns + Occupy! by Ed Ciaccio

by Ed Ciaccio Dandelion Salad Featured Writer November 25, 2011 Send Back These Clowns (With apologies to Stephen Sondheim) Aren’t they rich, and so sincere, Making such speeches and promises In debates this year? These GOP clowns. Mitt flips and flops, Newt juggles ideas, Bachmann and Cain and both Ricks Inflate our fears. Send back [...]

Chris Hedges: What’s Next for the Occupy Movement?

with Chris Hedges Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Nov. 27, 2011 uprisingradio.org Nov. 23, 2011 It has been over two months since Adbusters, a Canadian magazine, sent out a call to protest the inequality of our financial system by physically occupying Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan. With a rallying cry of “We are the 99 Percent,” [...]

The Futile “Freedom” of American Feudalism by Philip A. Farruggio

by Philip A. Farruggio Featured Writer Dandelion Salad November 21, 2011 A reporter once wrote: “Almost joyfully, almost masochistically, they have turned to an authoritarianism which releases them form the strain of individual decision and choice and thought- this  allows them the luxury of letting someone else make the decisions and take the risks, in [...]

Senators Demand the Military Lock Up American Citizens in a “Battlefield” They Define as Being Right Outside Your Window

Dandelion Salad Updated: Nov. 29, 2011 added video ACLU Blog Nov 23, 2011 While nearly all Americans head to family and friends to celebrate Thanksgiving, the Senate is gearing up for a vote on Monday or Tuesday that goes to the very heart of who we are as Americans. The Senate will be voting on [...]

Noam Chomsky – 7th Annual Edward Said Memorial Lecture: Unpeople

Dandelion Salad Speech delivered Nov. 5, 2011 copym3 on Nov 24, 2011 The ESML is AFOPA’s showpiece event. This year’s guest speaker, Noam Chomsky, is a world renowned linguist, philosopher, and human rights activist. The Edward Said Memorial Lecutre organisers, the University of Adelaide and the Australian Friends of Palestine Association (AFOPA), celebrate Chomsky’s recognition [...]