Monthly Archives: December 2011

Are You Frogs Feeling Warm in This Pot?

Even Bush and Cheney wouldn’t (or couldn’t) go this far in disregarding the Bill of Rights. President Obama says you can be indefinitely imprisoned without charges for crimes you might commit in the future. Hang on as we descend into … Continue reading

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BPR Quote of the Day: Too Big to Prosecute

“If the Nuremberg laws were applied, then every post-war American president would have been hanged.” Noam Chomsky 

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Time to Retake Politics From the One Percent in Both Political Parties

by Dean Baker/ CommonDreams.org/ Nov. 28, 2011 The country is still celebrating the inability of the supercommittee to cut Social Security and Medicare, but it is important to move on from this victory to retake control of the political debate … Continue reading

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At Last! Somebody You Can Feel Good Voting for

Rocky Anderson Forms Justice Party, Plans to Run For President  Deseret News/ Nov. 30, 2011 SALT LAKE CITY — Former Salt Lake City Mayor  Rocky Andersonhas formed a new political party and plans to run for president. To be known … Continue reading

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Will Congress Allow Telecoms to Conduct Cyber Witch Hunts?

Congress May Pass a Bill Similar to China’s Internet Censorship, With Corporations in Charge by Elliot Cohen/ Buzzflash at Truthout/ Nov. 22, 2011 On the surface, the so-called “Stop Online Piracy Act” (SOPA) looks like it has a noble end, … Continue reading

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