War Plan Iran: The US Finally Admits Its Criminal Bankruptcy by Finian Cunningham

by Finian Cunningham Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Ethiopia 9 January 2012 “Are they trying to develop a nuclear weapon? No.” Officially, America is now bankrupt: financially, economically, politically – and morally. Its criminal aggression towards Iran is just one of many parts of a jigsaw that add up to a clear and grotesque picture of [...]

The Gospel of the Penniless, Jobless, Marginalized and Despised by Chris Hedges

by Chris Hedges Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Truthdig Jan. 9, 2012 “The Cross and the Lynching Tree are separated by nearly two thousand years,” writes in his new book, “The Cross and the Lynching Tree.” “One is the universal symbol of the Christian faith; the other is the quintessential symbol of black oppression in America. [...]

Obama: Drones and Change by Sean Fenley

by Sean Fenley Guest Writer Dandelion Salad The Anything and Everything January 4, 2012 “[Obama] didn’t just embrace the Bush policies he kissed them on the lips and ran with them.” – Ret. United States Air Force Colonel, Morris Davis “The buck stops here!” – Harry S. Truman The Washington Post looks like it decided to [...]

Michael Parenti: Democracy and the Pathology of Wealth (2012)

with Michael Parenti Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Michael Parenti Blog www.michaelparenti.org Jan. 9, 2012 brightpathvideo on Jan 8, 2012 http://lapena.org presents social critic and noted author Michael Parenti speaking about Democracy and the Pathology of Wealth. Parenti will be discussing developments in the U.S. political scene, the occupy movement and the struggle against corporate capitalism.

The Politics of Lowered Expectations By Ralph Nader

Dandelion Salad by Ralph Nader The Nader Page January 3, 2012 Ezra Klein, the bright, young, economic policy columnist for the “Washington Post” believes that Obama came out ahead last year in the “administration’s bitter, high-stakes negotiations with the Republicans in Congress.” He cites four major negotiations in 2011 with the Republicans that Obama won. [...]