Margo MacDonald bids to change Scotish law on aiding suicide

Margo MacDonald, a member of the Scottish parliament, has introduced legislation that would make assisted suicide legal in Scotland. The announcement comes a day after a British high court rejected an English petitioners request to clarify the law on whether it is illegal for...

The simultaneous rejection of the bailout and a corrupt ruling class by Glenn...

Glenn Greenwald comments on the bailout vote failure in Congress; the Establishment politicians among the Democrats and Republicans did their best to push through a $700 billion dollar government intervention into the "free market" to benefit immoral and corrupt globalist...

The Troop Funding Trap

"The Troop Funding Trap By Michael Kinsley Saturday, June 2, 2007; Page A13 What are you supposed to do, according to supporters of the Iraq war, if you think that the war is a dreadful mistake? Suppose you are a member of Congress, elected by constituents who also, like most...

Islamic Democrats? NYT Sunday Magazine

"The arrest and imprisonment of political opponents is nothing new in Egypt, which has been ruled by a succession of authoritarian leaders since 1952; secular democrats are in jail along with the Islamists. Egypt is generally rated as one of the more repressive countries in...

Finally, a Populist Antiwar Candidate

"Senator Mike Gravel is running a populist anti-war campaign for the presidential nomination of the Democratic Party. Gravel, who is no novice to Washington, DC politics, is direct and clear in his views on the war. And, he has a long history of fighting unjust wars and...

Friendly Takeover by Robert Kuttner

"By common consent, the most influential figure setting the economic course of the Democratic Party is banker Robert Rubin. But his counsel isn't likely to help either the Democrats, their constituents, or the economy. By Robert Kuttner"

Someone Had to Win in Iraq

This was on the front of crooksandliars.com today, the article published in Playboy magazine is really a good read. We knew large corporations were making off with billions of American tax dollars, while Veterans lose benefits, children lose their arms, and more people keep...

10 Things Your CongressMan Wont Tell You

"1. "I can't lose." This year 404 members of the U.S. House of Representatives are standing for reelection. For most it's a formality: On average, more than 90% of House incumbents win, according to a 2005 report by the Cato Institute. What's behind the incumbency advantage?...

Aberavon MP Dr Hywel Francis urges residents to protect their identity

"Dr Hywel Francis, MP for Aberavon has urged local constituents not to hand their identity over on a plate to fraudsters. The calls come as Dr Francis signed a Parliamentary Early Day Motion in support of National Identity Fraud Prevention week, being held from 16th to 22nd...