Koch Brothers Protest Rally

January 31, 2011 By Sharon Kyle

Thousands of protesters gathered this weekend in Palm Springs to express opposition to the secret meeting held by David and Charles Koch. The Koch brothers, owners of the 2nd largest privately held corporation in the United States, were conducting their bi-annual retreat where they and a cadre of well heeled power brokers hold strategy sessions.

America’s History of Crazy Political Assassins Didn’t Begin with Loughner

January 31, 2011 By admin

James W. Clarke: For Hinckley, Bremer, and—until the evidence is in, I’m willing to bet—Jared Loughner, their victims become trophies in a suicidal quest for lead-story notoriety.

States Contemplating Enforcement Legislation Continue to Walk the Line

January 31, 2011 By Seth Hoy

Seth Hoy: Sadly, however, state legislators seem determined to act against their state’s best interests and move forward on restrictive immigration laws, which have been proven time and time again to hurt small businesses, law enforcement and the pocket books of the constituents they claim to represent.

We Create Our Own Reality

January 31, 2011 By Berry Craig

Berry Craig: Tea Party types are cool with Bachmann because she loves what they love — guns and the Good Lord, for instance. And she disdains what they disdain — immigrants, gay people and the “Kenyan” “Muslim Marxist” in the White House whose “plan” is “white slavery” come to mind.

Brisenia Flores: The Little Girl That You Don’t Know

January 31, 2011 By Jessie Daniels

Jessie Daniels: Brisenia Flores was a 9-year-old girl murdered in Arizona by anti-immigrant vigilantes, yet her death – unlike that of the 9-year old killed last week in Arizona – is getting almost no attention in the U.S. mainstream media.

“Ripples of Hope” in Egypt

January 31, 2011 By Joseph Palermo

Joseph Palermo: It took decades of inaction, repression, and neglect to produce the mass demonstrations we’re seeing in Egypt. The only real surprise is that something on this scale didn’t happen years earlier.

LGBT Murders in Uganda and “Corrective Rape” in South Africa Buried in Mid East News Cycle

January 30, 2011 By Georgianne Nienaber

Georgianne Nienaber: The facts surrounding Kato’s murder are straightforward, but there are devious machinations by so-called American “Christian groups” that have led to this inevitable tragedy, and it is imperative that the influence of evangelicals in Africa result in accountability.

The Rally to Uncloak the Koch Brothers

January 30, 2011 By Sharon Kyle

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The rally to voice discontent with the corporate control of America, specifically, the influence of the Koch brothers and their billionaire buddies begins today. Beginning at 11:00am PST / 2:00pm EST today (Sunday, Jan. 30), you can tune in to Common Cause to watch the panel discussion

Arab Unrest Hopping from Country to Country

January 29, 2011 By Jim Fuller

Jim Fuller: It’s a tossup at this moment as to whether the Jordanian and Saudi governments will be thrown out, I think. But what about Yemen and Algeria? No one can say at this point.

John’s Lament

January 29, 2011 By John A. Blue

John Blue: Chattel slavery may be gone for good, but today’s economic slavery may be little better; with the too-high unemployment and foreclosure rates and union membership ever declining, a lot of people “owe their soul to the Company store” and who among them is so bold to challenge their bondage?

With Four Lawmakers Objecting, Senate Ends Practice of Secret Holds to Block Bills

January 29, 2011 By Marian Wang -- Pro Publica

Marian Wang: The Senate’s new rule won’t prevent Senators from putting a hold on legislation—it’ll just make sure that senators who do so will have their name published in the Congressional Record.

Finally, Black Civil Rights Movement is Dying

January 29, 2011 By Rev. Irene Monroe

Rev. Irene Monroe: For many African Americans of younger generations, who are now the beneficiaries of the racial gains from the Movement, feeling the Movement’s’ slow death is like a welcoming boulder gradually being lifted from their shoulders, especially for those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer.