Apology to the Little Old Ladies of Wright County Minnesota

" As you recall, over a series of several articles in the past few months, I attempted to get property tax and budget information from my County of residence, Wright County in the State of Minnesota. I was motivated to research and analyze this information due to...

TEA Party Patriots: Update-July 17 Simultaneous Health Care Rally

"Thousands of TEA Party Patriots Rallied at the political offices of US Federal Senators and Representatives Simultaneously this Friday, July 17, 2009. They rallied in support of Health Care Freedom of Choice. They...

Why were (TEA Party) people not complaining during last 8 years?

"I guess I am sick and tired of people saying: "Why were these (TEA Party / Political Dissenter) people not complaining about things during the last 8 Republican years?" I have 2 answers. FIRST, I was. The...

Please Support the Iranian PEOPLE!

http://drlindashelton.wordpress.com/2009/06/21/help-iranian-people-unite-crush-corrupt-governments/ 

Choksy on Iran: 'situation very grave for Iranian people'

Indiana University professor of Iranian Studies and specialist on Iranian history and religions, Jamsheed Kairshasp Choksy, thinks the situation is very grave for the Iranian people. " "I think the situation is...

Philippines captures 'rebel base' on Mindanao

" Troops in the Philippines have seized a separatist camp and killed 30 rebels on Mindanao island, the military says. The army said its soldiers found large caches of weapons and ammunition when they entered the...

Heads Up, Tea Party Patriots! - Live Free or Die!

" Mired in red tape, the 4th Annual New Hampshire Live Free or Die Rally will be the testing ground on whether July 4th Tea Parties will be squashed throughout the United States of America. Suppressing dissent...

Next stop on bailout train : State & Local Government Muni Bonds

" There have been no shortage of people with their hands out to the federal government over the past year.  State and local governments are no exception. Now they're back for more. The National League...

Mayoral Candidate Rossbach asks Maplewood Police to Remove Public

"   3-26-09 [Councilman]Will Rossbach asked Maplewood police to remove the public from the last Smoke Task Force.  Council Member Rossbach didn't get the group to vote his way tonight, so he then tried to...

Educated Catholics have sown dissent and confusion in the Church, claims bishop

"The Rt Rev Patrick O'Donoghue, the Bishop of Lancaster, has claimed that graduates are spreading scepticism and sowing dissent. Instead of following the Church's teaching they are "hedonistic", "selfish" and "egocentric", he said. ... While not naming names, he...

Malaysia 'dissent' blogger jailed

One of the very prominent Malaysian blogger Raja Petra has been arrested and sent to a detention centre in the state of Perak by order of Malaysia's home minister. Raja Petra was one of three critics of the...

Public School in AZ may eliminate studies of non-Western cultures

OPINION At a time when we could all use a little better understanding of non-Western cultures some conservative dinosaur wants to make education even more perochial and Christian-centric.  Does this AZ Republican think that people are better off if they ignore other...

Repression before reform in Malaysia

This article by Baradan Kuppusamy at Asia Times states there are growing fear in Malaysia over tolerance towards dissent and opposition political forces. This seems to be the reaction of current government over...

Dissent Is Essential to Democracy by Amy Goodman

"The bulwark against tyranny is dissent. Open opposition, the right to challenge those in power, is a mainstay of any healthy democracy. The Democratic and Republican conventions will test the commitment of the...

Cops Die in China Granade Strike

Breaking news in the run up to the olympic games opening later this week"5:56am UK, Monday August 04, 2008 Sixteen policemen have been killed in a...

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