notes from outside

Many thanks to Arthur Valdez of San Antonio Healthcare Now Coalition for the forwarded article. ~K.
Opinion: How long can Texas turn its back on us?
Editorial Board
Austin American-Statesman
1/25/2008
When it comes to health insurance, Texas leads the nation with the highest percentage of people who don’t have coverage. About one in fourTexans - 5.7 million people - […]

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Courtesy The Indypendent
Kucinich on HR 1955
December 2, 2007
By Jessica Lee, The Indypendent
Democratic presidential hopeful Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) said that he believes the proposed Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act (H.R. 1955/S. 1959) is unconstitutional.
Speaking to a crowd of supporters in New York City Nov. 29, Kucinich took several questions from the audience, including […]

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Courtesy The Indypendent
Bringing the War on Terrorism Home: Congress Considers How to ‘Disrupt’ Radical Movements in the United States
By Jessica Lee
Under the guise of a bill that calls for the study of “homegrown terrorism,” Congress is apparently trying to broaden the definition of terrorism to encompass both First Amendment political activity and traditional forms of […]

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Thomas Jefferson once said, “Every generation needs a new revolution”
Now is our time!
Saturday November 10th is SPAM THE SENATE day for Texas. On this day, we will unite and let our voices be heard by sending emails to Texas Senator John Cornyn…a senator who is pro-war and anti-environment. Cornyn does not share our views and […]

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I’ll admit that I don’t know much about Noriega. What he stands for, his affiliations are a bit of a mystery to me. That said, it’s very important to support a Democrat in the race to oust the notoriously callous John Cornyn from office. Yes, this is the same Cornyn Cadaver that voted against sCHIP […]

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I’ve been devouring everything I can on this subject, and I’m surprised that the basic theorem still seems to elude most Americans, including the main stream media, though it would, on second thought, not be in their interest to acknowledge the very real things Naomi Klein documents, which would effectively rewrite the last thirty to […]

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Help Answer Neo Con’s Smear Attack on Kucinich
Dear Joie Ankney,
Nearly two weeks ago, I went to the Middle East on a peace mission, accompanied by my wife Elizabeth. Today I am being attacked as a traitor and vilified for reaching out to people of the region, hearing their concerns and discussing those concerns openly […]

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I could have called this one since early Summer when after the premiere of Michael Moore’s excellent SICKO, I stood with my then boyfriend at the entry/exit doors of the auditoreum handing out Kucinich flyers promoting HR-676, the Conyers-Kucinich bill for Universal Healthcare.

Thus far, Dennis has been the only Democratic candidate who is remotely […]

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