The Ragged Trousered Comic Book, by Martin Chomsky

©Esther Frain WorldInStill Photography 2013

©Esther Frain WorldInStill Photography 2013

by Martin Chomsky
Writer, Dandelion Salad
August 20, 2013

It was said in the wake of Margaret Thatcher’s death that, although she never understood art, she certainly inspired plenty of it.

Or, at least, so did her policies.

And so it is with my latest project, a kids’ comic book version of Robert Tressell’s ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’. [See video below.]

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Fracking–Britain’s Next Revolution by Lesley Docksey

by Lesley Docksey
Writer, Dandelion Salad
August 21, 2013

Balcombe, UK

Image by Push Europe via Flickr

‘Water, water everywhere,
Nor any drop to drink.’
— Samuel Taylor Coleridge: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

At long last Britain is discussing and objecting to fracking – or we would be if the general public had access to accurate information.  As it is, Prime Minister David Cameron is going all out to promote a country-wide embrace of shale gas.

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Bradley Manning Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison

Chicago Free Bradley Manning Protest at the Bean Manning-1

Image by Steve Rhodes via Flickr

with David Swanson
Writer, Dandelion Salad
warisacrime.org
August 21, 2013

TheRealNews on Aug 21, 2013

David Swanson: Private Manning becomes latest victim of President Obama’s war on whistleblowers and efforts should be made to remember him as a hero not a traitor. Continue reading