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Investigating the Freedom Flotilla Attack
Honest investigation will document the massacre truthfully
Imagine if We Never Ended the War on Alcohol
Remember we did have a War on Alcohol. It was called Prohibition. In fact, we took that far more seriously than our War on Drugs. We even passed a constituional amendment about it. Of course, the gigantic difference is that we realized that was a mistake and reversed course.
Overweight? Diet drugs may not be the answer
Thanks to humanapos;s "thrifty gene," diet drugs work until they donapos;t work, say scientists. When the body senses itapos;s losing its adipose stores, it actually changes the metabolic rules to retain saddlebags and love handles. Thanks for that.
Investigating the Freedom Flotilla Attack
Honest reports will document the massacre accurately
War Opposition Grows As 102 House Dems, 12 Republicans Oppose Obamaapos;s Afghan Surge
More than 100 Democratic House members and a dozen Republicans voted against funding the Obama administrationapos;s Afghan war surge Tuesday, offering one of the strongest shows of opposition to presidential warmaking since the Vietnam War era.
Voting News: KS vote flipping. NASS-overseas vote must be recountable! DISCLOSE Fails
State Election Officials: Recountable Process A Must for Overseas Voters. (internet voting not recountable). Aetna, Humana, Other Insurers Mull New Group to Influence November Races"...Candidate reports touchscreen vote flipping in Johnson County Kansas...Michigan Sleuths Find Link Between Dem Party Official and the Ballot-Qualified Tea Party...Bell, CA police/election fraud investigation...
The Last Straw in Afghanistan
The Wikileaks prove only one important thing. America is in major DENIAL about the efficacy of war.
Photo-Essay: Haiti After the Earthquake, Part 10: Into the Mountains and Macassin
As we continue to witness the reality of post-earthquake Haiti, in this photo-essay we drive up the mountains to the village of Macassin to see how Haitians there are coping. And we get a bit of birdapos;s eye view of the Haitian countryside.
Worldapos;s Number One Whistleblower / Julian Assange
Julian Assange, the elusive founder of WikiLeaks, is dedicated to transparency and truth in a world of deception and lies. His whistleblower platform has already unmasked atrocities in Iraq, Army procurement scandals in Iraq and now atrocities and scandals in Afghanistan. Like a caped Avenger ~ He will soon be zeroing in on several more abuses of power: Allen L Roland
Obama Justice Department Appears to be Participating in a Coverup
The Obama administration has long ignored apparent Bush-era crimes. Now the White House seems to be engaging in active deceit.
Six Generations of US War Opposition
The United States today may be the planetapos;s greatest ever war maker, but the wars are fought, the bases maintained, and the weapons manufactured against the will of the majority of U.S. citizens.
Going Where Glenn Beck Wouldnapos;t: Defining White Culture
Glenn Beck refused to define white culture, but it can, in fact, be defined. There are three tenets of white culture. Avoidance of self-racialization is one of them.
SO YOU WANT TO CUT SPENDING?
Taxes are the only option for increased income but the Republicans do not choose to offend the wealthy by allowing the overly-generous tax cut which President Bush allowed them to die a natural death as it was intended to do.
The Disappointment
A poem mourning Obamaapos;s failure to meet expectations, his failure to end the wars
Letter to an American hero
PFC Bradley Manning is imprisoned in Kuwait charged by the Army with leaking the WikiLeaks "Collateral Murder" video. The American public needs to know more about what he did. The military is hoping to make him disappear from the cultural radar screens.
Republicans lies hurt Americaapos;s future and jobs.
Democrats are and have consistently been better at managing our economy for the betterment of the average American. Why do voters continue to buy the lie from the right who have always mangled our economy?
How to Compare Health Insurance Plan Deductibles
Learn how to compare health insurance deductibles and benefits to get the most bang for your buck.
The Republican Rightapos;s Long Affair With Voodoo Economics
Republicans are back to touting their reverence for voodoo economics.
Sustainability Means Consume Less
The conditions that have supported humans historically are dependent upon a loop of sustainability that provides a certain amount renewable resources through a widely bio-diverse web. When over consumption degrades those resources and bio-diversity shrinks, their provision is not sustainable and the conditions are changed, and if changed enough, they cease to support certain forms of life.
Ray Lutz for Congress Press Release
Press release from Ray Lutz for Congress campaign



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