Links

There have been a lot of links presented in the various articles found on these pages, but, as of 9/8/05, this page contains over 300 more. They demonstrate the level of deception, reveal the lies and spotlight the chicanery that are going on in this country. Some highlight the dangers we face both from actions of the current misadministration and from the legislation they're creating. Some reveal the latest antics of the mouthpieces, the pocketed politicians or the organizations exposed within these pages. Many are links to stories about current events that are the result of past actions of the RRR and their puppets and are warning signs of what lies ahead for all of us if we don't change the direction in which this nation is heading. Given that the RRR in large part controls and/or approves of the policies of this administration and the Republican party in generaly, many of these sites our anti-Bush and/or anti-Republican.

I had attempted to note which sites required registration or were pay per view, but so many have gone from being free to being archived and my computer automatically logged me onto so many sites that I can't even say anymore which are which. During periodic checks to verify the links are still active, if I find a link which is now an archived and for sale article, I will make a note of it if I can't find the same article reprinted elsewhere.

For the most part, I have kept the name of the article the same, so if the link takes you to a newspaper, for example, and the article doesn't come up, search the newspapers archives for that title. You may have to be satisfied with a short synopsis if you don't want to pay for the article, but it's often there if you want to read it. You can also google the article's title: often, some group or another will post the entire article on their site.

Some sites have changed how they name articles but if you type the title of the article into their search engine (using quotes around the title), it should pull it right up. Another alternative is to google the author if it's someone who rights a regular and/or nationally syndicated column. I've also found a site called Find Articles that says it has over ten million articles archived. Not all of them are free, but you might find what you're looking for there.

In some cases, where an article has disappeared, I've shortened the link to the main source and you'll have to do a search of the site to see if it still exists or check the archives.

Any quotes in a description of a group are taken from the groups website.

In an effort to help return readers find new links easier, begining today (8/16/05) I'm going to be put the date it was added to the list. Undated links can be assumed to have been added before 8/16/05.

I've broken the links down into categories to make them easier to navigate. If you have a link you think should be here, or find a broken link on this page, please email me.

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Alternative Media

The following sites provide either articles and/or links to newspapers, magazines, news services and other media outlets that present more balanced and/or progressive news instead of the tripe presented by the RRR/neoconservative controlled mainstream media outlets.

  • Common Dreams: This site carries not only the headlines from around the world (often from a progressive point of view), it also carries links to many of the world's news services, newspapers, radio statios, televsion networks as well as articles by comlumnists of all persuasions.
  • Zenzibar's Alternative Culture Directory: Politics and Government: Listings of webpages of alternative political and government sites, from accuracy in media to which politicians are getting paid by whom.
  • Utne: The online version of the wonderful magazine "Utne" (formerly "Utne Reader").
  • TruthOut: An alternative information site for issues from health to the environment to current affairs.
  • Democracy Means You: Articles, blogs and even some humor you won't see in the mainstream media.
  • Democratic Underground: "[DU was set up] to protest the illegitimate presidency of George W. Bush and to provide a resource for the exchange and dissemination of liberal and progressive ideas."
  • Nonviolence.org: "Nonviolence.Org is an entirely virtual new[s] media organization."
  • Take Back the Media: The myth of the "liberal media" is being pushed by the RRR to cover up how much control they and conservatives have over the news we get. TBTM seeks to counter the spin and misinformation in the mainstream media and once again make "fair and balanced" reporting truly fair and balanced.
  • Reason Online: "Reason Online is updated daily with articles and columns on current developments in politics and culture. It also contains the full text of past issues of the print edition of Reason. Reason Online is entirely free."
  • Center for American Progress: A great source of information that the mainstream media fails to mention and/or spins.
  • (8/17/05) AmericaNews: The Liberal Perspective: Despite the name you might see in your location bar, this is not a porn site but an informative look at stories that the media either doesn't cover or puts all kinds of spin on.
  • (8/17/05) The Official Noam Chomfsky Website: An inspiring alternative thinker whose insight is both timely and frightening.
  • (8/17/05) Undernews: "Undernews is the online report of the Progressive Review, edited by Sam Smith, who has covered Washington under nine presidents and edited alternative journals since 1964. The Review is an online journal and archive of alternative news. It has been on the web since 1995."
  • (9/3/05) Witness: From their "About Us" page: "WITNESS uses the power of video to open the eyes of the world to human rights abuses. By partnering with local organizations around the globe, WITNESS empowers human rights defenders to use video to shine a light on those most affected by human rights violations, and to transform personal stories of abuse into powerful tools of justice."
  • (10/31/05) Religious News Online: Religious news from all over the world collected from various news sources. This site allows you to submit stories you have found or to comment on stories that have been posted. Some of the comments are as enlightening as the stories themselves.
  • (11/24/05) Insight Magazine: Billing itself as a "weekly intelligence briefing on Washington politics", this site provides another perspective of what's going on in the nation's capitol.
  • (3/15/06) Ironic Times: While the exterior of this paper is humorous and sarcastic, the stories it covers are real and they offer an insightful view of the news with a chuckle thrown in for good measure.
  • (3/20/06) Common Ground - Common Sense: From their mission statement: "This is your opportunity to participate in a nationwide discussion of the issues our country faces. We call all Americans to raise their voices against special interests and stand up for our Democracy."
  • (3/20/06) World News Trust: "World News Trust is an independent progressive news media project."
  • (4/07/06) Infoshop.Org: A great source of alternative media. Don't let the "anarchist" lable lead you to disregard all the material you'll find here.
  • (8/29/06) Book tops charts before it's published; Influential bloggers, promotional video make 'Patriot' a hit: Maybe the progressive community has found a way to more effectively counter the RRR's mouthpieces.
  • (3/3/07) Political Radar: A political blog from ABC News that, I believe, is about as well-balanced and fair as you're going to find in the mainstream media today.

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Anti-Hate Sites

The following groups/articles focus on solutions to the hatred that is rapidly growing in the US towards those who are not white, heterosexual, Christian males.

  • HateCrime.org: Focuses mainly on crimes/hate speech against GLBTs, there's also information on white supremacy groups.
  • Hate-Crime Network: You can report hate crimes, volunteer your time, read the latest news about hate-crimes or donate to help hate crime victims.
  • Hate Rock: Are you worried that your child is hearing hate music? Here's a list of white supremacist and hate rock bands.
  • The Hot Sound of Hate: Your child might come home with a "white power" CD they received free in the parking lot of their school. Read how the "white power" music industry is trying to get a bigger share of the market.
  • Deconstructing Hate Sites: An excellent article about the tactics used to promote hate. Many sites seek to mask their hate-filled messages. If you're concerned about a site you come upon or your child starts visiting regularly, see if it meets these criteria.
  • Tolerance.org: An offshot of the Southern Poverty Law Center's "Teaching Tolerance" program, this site keeps you up to date on discriminatory and unconstitutional legislation that's in the pipes as well as incidents of discrimination and hate crimes. It also includes wonderful ideas about what you can do to combat hate in your own life, your own family, your own neighborhood.
  • The National Conference for Community and Justice: "The National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ), founded in 1927 as The National Conference for Christians and Jews, is a human relations organization dedicated to fighting bias, bigotry and racism. NCCJ promotes understanding and respect among all races, religions and cultures through advocacy, conflict resolution and education."

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Alternative Families

The following sites have resources for alternative families—¯ those not fitting the "one mom, one dad and 2.3 kids" model.

  • COLAGE: COLAGE stands for Childred Of Lesbians And Gays Everywhere. It shows real gay families which, contrary to the misinformation being put out by the RRR, are as healthy, happy and prosperous as "normal" families.
  • Family Pride Coalition: Resources for GLBT families, their friends and allies.
  • Interracial Family Circle: While this site is for a Washington, DC group, it has some nice articles and links to other resources available for interracial families and individuals of mixed race.
  • Human Rights Campaign: The Human Rights Campaign is an advocacy group for the GLBT community.
  • Get Busy: Get Equal: The ACLU's campaign to help end discrimination against GLBTs.
  • Blended Families: Almost half of marriages in this country end in divorce. When someone remarries and has kids from a prior marriage, trying to blend two families into a cohesive and healthy unit can be tough.
  • Single Parent Central: For parents who are raising their child alone, either by choice or as the result of death or divorce.
  • (9/2/06) Unwed couple sues town over housing flap: A small town in Missouri has decided that "family" does not include unmarried couples. When a couple who have been living together for 13 years moved there earlier this year, the town refused to grant them an occupancy permit for their home because they didn't meet the definition of "family" the town had come up with. When they began living in the house anyway, the town threatened to start fining them $500 a day!

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Public Interest Groups

The sites/articles below deal with consumer advocacy, from product safety to the global economy.

  • Public Citizen: This national non-profit public interest group advocates for consumer interests in auto safety, environmental and energy programs, global trade, and health research.
  • (9/9/05) State PIRGs Working Together: A coaltion of various state public interest research groups working together to advocate for laws in the public interest, including a sound environmental policy.
  • (9/9/05) The Center for Public Integrity: Investigative studies on the political process in Washington and in all 50 states.
  • (10/31/05) The Center for Public Integrity: This is a website of "political research associates".
  • (12/16/05) Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: "Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington targets government officials who sacrifice the common good to special interests. We will help Americans use litigation to shine a light on those who betray the public trust."
  • (2/12/06) The Center for Cooperative Research: "Our objective is to provide the public with a means to collaborate on investigations at the grassroots level." This place has an excellent and very detailed time line for the events of 9/11.

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Church/State Issues

The sites/articles below deal with rebuilding and reinforcing the wall of separation of church and state. They also demonstrate how actions by the RRR and this misadministration are destroying your first amendment rights.

  • Americans United for the Separation of Church and State: This group seeks to stop the dismantling of the wall of separation of church and state. Contrary to the RRR propoganda, the group is not only for atheists.
  • The Jesus Landing Pad: "Bush White House checked with rapture Christians before latest Israel move"—¯ yet we're supposed to believe there's no government favoritism of faiths.
  • Negotiators Add Abortion Clause to Spending Bill: This article is archived and only viewable for a fee, but the synopsis demonstrates one of the problems with how laws are passed now, as well as the lack of separation between church and state.
  • Bush wants marriage reserved for heterosexuals: At the urging of the RRR, Bush proposes the FMA: the first time the US Constitution would be used to take away rights rather than protect them.
  • Ex-Aide Questions Bush Vow to Back Faith-Based Efforts: Not only did Bush fail to provide what he promised, but what DID get allocated went mostly to those groups already receiving federal aid and very little to groups that it was originally targeted to help.
  • Pledge protester faces recall vote: A 13-year veteran of they city Board of Trustees in Estes Park, Colorado, is facing a recall because he refuses to stand for the pledge of allegiance because he objects to the use of the term "under God", claiming it violates Section 3 of Article VI of the US Constitution.
  • Ten Commandments Memorial Debate Nears U.S. Supreme Court: The Texas attorney general is arguing a case before the US Supreme Court on the placement of the Ten Commandments in the state legislature building.
  • Justices Agree To Hear 2 Cases On Display of Commandments: In addition to the Texas case, there is another case involving a forbidden display of the commandments in Kentucky. Whichever way the rulings go, it appears as if it will only deepen the rift between the RRR and their supporters (including the masses they have deluded into thinking that civil liberties are under attack by groups like the ACLU) and the true defenders of civil liberties.
  • Bush Pushes Faith-Based Initiatives Agenda: An article by ABC News about the president's new push to discriminate using tax-payer dollars. True to the RRR's idea of putting "spin" on everything, Bush calls it "chartitable choice", which implies that if you don't support it, you're being hard-hearted, unamerican and anti-freedom.
  • Faith-Based Initiatives: The Texas Freedom Network has studied the first five years of faith-based initiatives, a program Bush instituted in Texas before using executive order to bypass the checks and balances of our government in order to implement these violations of separation of church and state as national policy. From this article, you get the history and a general overview, but you're also provided links to the final report that came out in 2002 as well as other articles detailing the disaster Bush calls "charitable choice."
  • Faith Without Works: "After four years, the president's faith-based policies have proven to be neither compassionate nor conservative," writes Amy Sullivan in this look at faith-based inititiatives.
  • Justice Unit Puts Its Focus on Faith: The Justice Department is charged with defending the nation's civil rights laws. So when employees of the Salvation Army were being fired for not being Christian, they turned to the DOJ for help. Surprisingly (or not, if you've been following this misadministration), the DOJ took the side of the Salvation Army. This is a partial reprint of the original story in the LA Times, but said story is now archived. If you'd like to purchase the story, this link will provide you with the name of the author and the date it was published.
  • State Churches? : Three of the nine US Supreme Court Justices— one of them being Antonin Scalia— believe that the US Constitution does not forbid states from establishing government-run churches. Scared? You should be...
  • (8/16/05) Dangerous Religion: Written by Jim Wallis of Sojourner's, this wonderfully written article illustrates why combining church and state is such a dangerous idea, especially when combined with this misadministrations emperialistic tendencies.
  • (8/16/05) The Truths That Are the Foundation of the Government of the United States Are Separate and Distinct From, Even Though They May Be the Same As, Truths Drawn from a Particular Religion: Written by Robert C. Cannada and published in the National Lawyers Association publication, NLA Review.
  • (9/3/05) Frist backs 'intelligent design' teaching: The man who many think may be the next Republican nominee for president wants public schools to each "intelligent design"— the RRR's new and deceptive name for creationism.
  • (9/3/05) House Leader Takes on Supreme Court: Tom DeLay, that "shining example" of honesty and integrity, addressed the "Justice Sunday II" rally and attacked the "activist judges" on the US Supreme Court. An "activist judge" to the likes of the RRR is any judge who rules against the RRR's agenda.
  • (10/31/05) Intelligent design part of effort to restore faith in public life: "Creationism" wasn't politically correct, so they've changed the name to "intelligent design", but it's still the same old thing. And they want to teach it in high schools. The most recent debate is taking place in Dover, PA, my home state.
  • (11/24/05) Kansas education board downplays evolution: There's a classic line in the Wizard of Oz where Dorothy turns to Toto and says, "I don't think we're in Kansas anymore, Toto." We might have to adapt that a bit to "I don't think we're in reality anymore!" The state's education board decided to put a religious theory on the same level as a scientific theory. Now, proponents of the "intelligent design" say it's not about God, yet when the electorate of Dover, PA voted out every single one of the school board members who had approved the teaching of ID in their school district, Pat Robertson said they'd just voted God out of their town.
  • (11/24/05) Falwell fighting for holy holiday; He'll sue, boycott groups he sees as muzzling Christmas: Jerry Falwell's at it again, vying for his place in the spotlight. Forget the fact that federal recognition of Christmas is a violation of the First Amendment. If you don't acknowledge it enough for him, he'll take you to court or ask everyone to boycott you.
  • (12/5/05) KU course to seek to challenge creationism: Kansas became the center of controversy again with the recent approval by the state's board of education to teach intelligent design along-side evolution in science class. Now the University of Kansas is delivering a blow to the board of education: they're going to offer a class on how intellient design is a modern American myth.
  • (12/31/05) Judge rules against ‘intelligent design’: A victory for the US Constitution as a judge in federal court rules that the Dover (PA) school district cannot teach "intelligent design"— which the judge correctly pointed out was simply renamed creationism.
  • (2/12/06) Cut, Thrust and Christ: From the story: "Debaters are the new missionaries, having realized they can save a lot more souls from a seat at the top—perhaps even on the highest court in the land." Their goal is to stack the courts to make this a Christian nation...a democracy where majority rules rather than the constitutional republic where individual freedoms are protected from their mob mentality.
  • (2/12/06) House backs bill saying life begins at conception: The Indiana House of Representatives has passed a bill saying that life begins at conception. Now wait and see how long it is before abortion is outlawed in Indiana.
  • (2/12/06) Vatican paper article says 'intelligent design' not science: Even the Vatican recognizes that "intelligent design" is not a scientific theory.
  • (2/12/06) Bush Appointee Steps Down from Post at NASA: Just days after a story broke in which said appointee instructed NASA scientists to use the word "theory" after every written mention of the Big Bang and amid a controversy regarding limiting reporters access to a global warming expert, George Deutsch resigned. Appears he also lied about having an undergraduate degree. Such nice people this misadministration hires, huh? [Also see the NY Times story, A Young Bush Appointee Resigns His Post at NASA]
  • (3/20/06) ALERT: Bush Orders Homeland Security To Help Religious Groups: As if faith-based initiatives weren't enough, now the Department of Homeland Security is being ordered to make sure that churches get the "help" they need. Again, this was done by executive order, not through Congress or the legislative process.
  • (3/20/06) $500 Million for federal "bigotry based" initiative?: A very detailed and well-referenced article detailing the lack of oversight or accountability of this misadministrations "faith-based" inititiatives as well as pointing out the obvious: that it's government sponsored legal discrmination and bigotry.
  • (4/07/06) The missing link: In several Arkansas school districts, teachers are prohibited from mentioning the "e-word": evolution. Even in earth sciences classes, the teachers must say that some rocks are "very, very old" but cannot say they're millions of years old. Why? Because the school administrators are afraid of a parent getting bent out of shape. So rather than give an irate parent the option of opting their kid out of the class, the schools are denying all students a well-rounded education based on facts.
  • (4/22/06) Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster: In a wonderfully satirical spoof of those attempting to push intelligent design on public school children, Bobby Henderson has a gut-splitting site you really should check out.
  • (4/22/06) Congress Moves To Except Religious Schools From Gay Rights Laws: If the schools receive any funding from the government, they must adhere to anti-discrimination laws. If not, they can discriminate all the want.
  • (8/29/06) Following the Money: How a small group of ultraconservative religious with a political agenda have threatened the stability of the Episopal church. Sound familiar? You could substitute United States in there and it would hold true for the RRR.
  • (8/30/06) Conservative Christians Criticize Republicans: An article detailing how much power that small group mentioned above actually has over the Republican party.
  • (9/1/06) Ideology won't prevent cancer: There's a vaccine that seems to prevent cervical cancer, but it may not ever be available to the public. Opponents charge that immunizing young girls will lower their sexual inhibitions and they may fornicate before marriage! And these aren't just radical fringes of groups: some of the people who hold these beliefs are Bush appointees to places like the Center for Disease Control.
  • (9/1/06) A Medical Crisis of Conscience: Then we have pharmacists who choose to practice medicine by refusing to fill prescriptions if they disagree with either the use of the pill or the doctor who prescribed it.
  • (9/1/06) Bush to stem cell community: Drop dead: And if the above isn't enough, we have Bush using his own personal faith to veto a bill that could literally save the lives of millions.
  • (9/2/06) Evolution’s Backers in Kansas Start Counterattack: Democrats and moderate Republicans are challenging many seats held by school board members who support the teaching of intelligent design. Many of the moderate Republicans have pledged to support the Democratic candidate in the general election if that's what it takes to get rid of those who support the teaching of intelligent design.
  • (10/16/06) Judge halts Bible giveaway at school: It's 2006 and there are still some people who don't get what freedom of religion means. You just have to shake your head sometimes and wonder...
  • (11/30/06) School Prayer: A Community At War: This is an ongoing battle in rural Mississippi where only 10 years ago, officially sanctioned school prayer was still an everyday reality.
  • (11/30/06) Historical Documents That Demonstrate Separation of Church and State: The following links are just a few examples of documents and writings by our founding fathers that show that the US was meant to be a secular nation and that church and state were meant to be separate forever.
  • (3/3/07) Pastors Guiding Voters to GOP: Not only is it against the law but it's hypocritical as well for a church that advocates honesty and integrity to so blatantly violate the spirit of the law. The Bible is full of examples where Jesus chastises those who hold to the letter of the law but do not uphold its spirit. [Note: The original story is no longer available, but this excerpt gives you a good idea of the story's content.]
  • (3/3/07) Religion Trumps Regulation As Legal Exemptions Grow: An article that does a great job of showing the favoritism towards Christian organization by our government and the harm caused by the faith-based initiatives signed into law by Bush.
  • (3/4/07) Christian Defense Coalition: Many evangelicals 'feel used, taken for granted' by GOP : This article emphasizes the extent to which the radical religious right feels it is entitled to "control" the Republican party agenda.
  • (3/4/07) Dennis Prager’s meltdown: In November, 2006, American's elected the first Muslim congressman who chose to take his ceremonial oath of office with his hand on the Qur'an. Conservative radio talk show host Dennis Prager declared that anyone who didn't want swear on the Bible did not have to serve in Congress. Make sure you check out the other links as well for more rantings about how this is supposed to be a "Christian" country.
  • (3/4/07) Ellison’s Oath On Koran Roils Conservatives: A wonderful article that shows the double standard of Christian fundamentalists and their lack of respect for freedom of religion in this country.
  • (3/4/07) Religion for Captive Audience, With Taxpayers Footing the Bill: Thanks to the executive order that allows faith-based organizations to receive government money yet still violate the US Constitution, situations like this one— where inmates who enter into an evangelical Christian "rehabilitation" program— receive special treatment and more perks. Not all Christians, though, are welcome, particularly if you are Catholic.
  • (3/4/07) Park Service Can't Give Official Age Of Grand Canyon For Fear Of Offending Creationists...: Yep. You read that right. The Park Service employees are forbidden from giving the age of the Grand Canyon in case fundamentalists get upset at the idea that the earth is older than their faith says it is. The last time science took a back seat to religion, Galileo was jailed for saying the earth revolved around the sun.
  • (3/4/07) Foundation Wants Stricter Rules for Splits: The commonwealth of Virginia joined the vast majority of states in outlawing gay marriage in 2006, thanks in large part to the push from the "Family Foundation of Virginia". Now, this same organization wants to make it harder for couples in Virginia to get a divorce— but only for couples with children. Can you guess what denomination Family Foundation of Virginia is? And they have a direct association with Dobson's Focus on the Family. My guess is that IF they get this passed, the birth rate in Virginia will bottom out as couple's won't want to have children if they're going to be forced to stay married to someone they no longer want to be married to.

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Reclaiming Our Constitutional Republic

The sites below strip the mask of the claims of the government that their policies and legislation are "patriotic" and "humantarian". They seek to return the power in this country to where it belongs: in the hands of the people, not business or corporations or other special interests. There are also stories about what some are doing to reclaim those rights on an individual basis.

  • True Majority: This group monitors what's going on in Washington with respect to principles of peace, justice, and sustainability. When legislation that's destructive to these goals is on the table and citizen input is needed, they send out email alerts with actions the citizens can take.
  • e-thepeople: An online community dedicated to the principles of equality for all and freedom for all.
  • WAND: Women's Actions for New Directions seeks to harness the power and energy of women, who are historically less violent and less aggressive, to work towards peace, a healthy environment and basic human rights for all.
  • Act for Change: "ActForChange makes it easy for people to become online activists and speak out on behalf of progressive issues. By combining progressive news with opportunities for citizen action, ActForChange is a powerful and far-reaching catalyst for social change."
  • A.N.S.W.E.R.: Act Now to Stop War and End Racism was formed, like many of the groups here, after 9/11 when Bush's extremism became very clear. They're one of the primary forces behind many of the anti-empirialism rallies across the country.
  • United for Peace and Justice: "United for Peace and Justice is a coalition of more than 800 local and national groups throughout the United States who have joined together to oppose our government's policy of permanent warfare and empire-building."
  • Not In Our Name: "The Not In Our Name Project is a national network of individuals and organizations committed to standing with the people of the world. As the Not in Our Name Pledge of Resistance states, 'we believe that as people living in the United States it is our responsibility to resist the injustices done by our government, in our names.' Our mission is to build, strengthen and expand resistance to stop the U.S. government's entire course of war and repression being waged in the name of 'fighting terrorism.'"
  • MoveOn: "MoveOn is working to bring ordinary people back into politics. With a system that today revolves around big money and big media, most citizens are left out. When it becomes clear that our 'representatives' don't represent the public, the foundations of democracy are in peril. MoveOn is a catalyst for a new kind of grassroots involvement, supporting busy but concerned citizens in finding their political voice."
  • US Patriots United: On July 4, 2005, this group of concerned citizens released a treatise entitled "Ten Characteristics of a True US Patriot". The group is now expanding on the characteristics with a series of essays about each point. This group's flier was downloaded more times on that day than any flier ever made available through Freedom Press Handbills.
  • (8/17/05) CIA Agents Letter to US Senate and House: Several courageous former top CIA "employees" write an open letter to the US Congress about the Valerie Plame incident.
  • (8/17/05) Another Battle for Civil Rights: Cheryl Jacques, former head of HRC, continues the fight for civil rights for GLBT citizens.
  • (8/28/05) Democracy Means You: A great site for articles, both serious and satirical, on current events. It has a searchable data base of archived articles.
  • (9/3/05) Deploying Cindy's Antiwar Army: An article that highlights some of the actions of MoveOn.org and the growing grassroots peace movement.
  • (9/9/05) Project for the Old American Century: Playing on PNAC much as the ACLJ plays on the ACLU, the POAC is determined to take back control of the country from special interest groups and put it back in the hands of the people.
  • (9/9/05) Impeach Bush Now: A well-written article detailing why Bush should be removed from office.
  • (9/9/05) Has Katrina Saved US Media?: Finally, the media is starting to ask hard questions and demand answers instead of simply swallowing the pablum fed them by the White House and the RRR.
  • (11/24/05) 'Go-getter,' 18, ousts mayor in Michigan: We need more people in this country like this high school student who won election as the mayor of Hillsdale, MI as a write-in candidate.
  • (11/24/05) Talk to Action: Reclaiming Citizenship, History and Faith: A site fighting the RRR and trying to unspin the spin. User contributions make up a good part of the site.
  • (12/31/05) Operation Flabbergasted: Let's Watergate Bush: A grassroots effort, powered by blogs, to force Bush to resign from office just like Nixon was forced to resign.
  • (12/31/05) The "I" Word Watch: A few elected officials have the integrity and courage to call for Bush's impeachment. We need to support them and encourage others to step forward.
  • (1/3/06) Band of Brothers: The elections of 2006 will determine the future of our country. If we do not send a clear and very loud message that we are sick and tired of the corruption and the unconstitutional activities of this current misadministration and within the halls of Congress by voting out those incumbents who have shown disregard for our civil rights and the law and ethics, our nation will not survive. Band of Brothers is a group of men— all veterans of the US military— who are running against incumbents. Check out their site and see if you can support one of them in your state.
  • (1/27/06) US judges back assisted suicide: At last! A court ruling that makes sense! Giving back to the people the right to choose how to live their own life, including how they want to die. Take note at who voted against upholding the constitutionality of the law: Roberts, Scalia, and Thomas.
  • (1/27/06) Judge Rules Md. Law Against Gay Marriage Unconstitutional: Another judge who realizes that the purpose of the courts is to ensure that laws are constitutional and that those that are not, no matter how popular among the people, must be overturned.
  • (2/12/06) Senators considering constitutional amendment to limit war powers: Of course, don't expect this misadministration to obey constitutional amendments...
  • (3/15/06) Quote of the Week: If this quote disappears, check the archives for the week of March 11, 2006. This is a must read quote: one of those that will be remembered for a long time by those of us who are fighting to reclaim our constitutional republic from those who would seek to destroy her.
  • (3/19/06) Neocon architect says: 'Pull it down': One of the primary architects of the neoconservative movement says that it is a failure and needs to be replaced.
  • (3/19/06) Pentagon Told to Release Gitmo Transcripts: Finally, some of the families of those being illegally held in Guantanamo can find out where their loved one is. The Pentago did comply, although the not all the detainees names' were released.
  • (3/20/06) Victory In Dover!: Eleven ordinary citizens chose to make a stand against the introduction of creationism— "disguised" under the new name "intelligent design"— into science class. A federal judge not only ruled in their favor but gave a scathing ruling against the deceptive practices of the RRR and the false claims that it wasn't based on religion.
  • (4/22/06) Feingold announces support for full gay marriage rights: Finally! A national politician who has the guts to stand up for equal rights for all!
  • (4/22/06) The Founders' Revenge: How the People Can Fire George W. Bush: This needs to be shouted from the mountain tops and we need a very real concerted grass roots effort to get this ball rolling!
  • (4/22/06) Supremes won't hear Falwell appeal: Jerry Falwell sued a gay man who created a website called fallwell.com, claiming it would confuse his followers. (They really should be insulted that he thinks they're so stupid!) The fallwell.com site counters the lies and misinformation and bigotry and intolerance one finds on Falwell's site, especially towards gays. Falwell lost his case in the lower courts and sued all the way to the US Supreme Court. What a waste of the court's time!
  • (8/29/06) Time for radical reform of government: The author of this article has some very good points on reforming our government so that it runs as it's supposed to run: as a constitutional republic, not a democracy, theocracy or politcal arm of mega-corporations.
  • (8/29/06) Ohio Churches' Political Activities Challenged: A group of 56 clergy members filed a suit challenging the activities of two churches in Ohio with respect to their support for a Republican candidate for governor.
  • (8/29/06) AM Talk Show Hosts Apologizes for Voting for Bush: And we'd best heed his warning: "The United States of America is a gift to the world, but it has been badly abused and it’s rightful owners, We the People, had better step up to the plate and reclaim it before the damage becomes irreparable."
  • (8/30/06) Americans Wary of NSA Surveillance: At long last it seems as if the American public is waking up. But waking up isn't enough. It's time for action: time to take back the wonderful nation this misadministration and its puppetmasters have stolen and are seeking to destroy.
  • (8/30/06) Unity08: A non-partisan party who believes that the political machine in the US has been broken beyond repair and seeks to rebuild from the ground up.
  • (9/1/06) Local Marine To Return Service Medal To Bush In Protest: An Ohio Marine will travel to Washington, DC along with several others to return the "War on Terrorism" medal he was awarded, calling it "eye candy".
  • (9/1/06) Not going, and not going quietly: This brave young man from Washington is refusing to return to Iraq on the grounds that the war is unlawful and illegal.
  • (9/1/06) Right Wing Watch: An arm of People for the American Way that focuses on the radical right, especially the radical religious right.
  • (9/1/06) Military Families Speak Out: Members of MFSO have family members in the military, many of them fighting in Iraq or Afghanistan. They also refuse to support the illegal invasion of Iraq and demand that all troops be brought home.
  • (11/30/06) Anti-Abortion Group Loses Tax Status: The radical anti-choice group "Operation Rescue" has finally lost its tax-exempt status, something that, IMHO, it should have never had due to its very active politicizing.
  • (11/30/06) Court: gay couples from R.I. can marry in Mass.: Despite the attempts by the Republican governor of Massachusetts to prevent out of state gay couples from marrying in the state using a very old and hardly ever used law, the courts have ruled that even with that law in effect, gay couples from Rhode Island can marry in Massachusetts because there is no law explicitly forbidding gay marriage in Rhode Island. Another common sense ruling that I'm sure will have the RRR sceaming "activist judges!"
  • (3/4/07) SPLC sues immigration agency: Racial profiling and raids on the homes of someone based on race/ethnicity isn't how we do things in America. Or at least it isn't how we should do them. The targeting of illegal immigrants, despite no definitive study that shows illegal immigrants are harming our society, violates the very sentiment expressed on the base of the Statue of Liberty.
  • (3/4/07) Judge strikes down part of Bush anti-terror order: In a victory for Americans (and all human beings), a federal judge has struck down part of the PATRIOT Act. While many may say that this would never apply to them, any curb on the virtually unlimited power the PATRIOT Act grants the president is a good thing. Not that I expect this misadministration to adhere to the judge's ruling since it has shown time and again that it feels it is above the law.
  • (3/4/07) School district to review decision banning book about gay penguins: Surely you can understand why the school district had to ban this book. After all, you can't be showing kids the truth! They can't see that God created some animals gay because they might start to think that God created some humans gay too! And if they start believing that, they might think that discriminating against gays because of how God created them is wrong and they might actually decide that gays deserve the same civil rights that everyone else has! Oh, perish the thought!!! [Note: In case you missed it, that was all sarcasm...]
  • (3/4/07) Washington Same-Sex Marriage Proponents: Require Heterosexual Couples to Have Kids or Face Annulment: This is a classic case of the RRR wanting to have their cake and eat it too. They want to claim marriage should be reserved for heterosexuals because only heterosexuals can have children, yet they don't want to say that all married couples should have kids. If they're not going to make it a law that all married couples must have children, then their argument about marriage being reserved for procreation is invalid. Of course, marriage licenses to those outside the child-bearing age must also be denied.... In case that story disappears, you can also find it here.
  • (3/4/07) Gay marriage critic tried on lewdness: There's a really interesting twist to this story. The original story is under the hyposcrisy section here because there's no way around it: Latham is a hypocrite. He can say he was ministering to the police all he wants, but asking for oral sex is one strange way to minister to a police officer that you didn't even know was a police officer. But here's the twist: no monetary exchange was suggested and both sides agree with this! So what is essentially happening is that he was arrested for asking an undercover cop to do something that is perfectly legal! And in his defense, his lawyer is using the Lawrence v Texas ruling, something that pastors like Latham decried as being the downfall of society! Additionally, another ironic twist is that the ACLU, which everyone knows is a bastion of anti-Christian forces working to undermine the will of God (at least according to the RRR it is), has filed a brief in support of Latham! I'm willing to be that Latham never thought he'd be grateful for the help of the ACLU. [Note: Since news stories on Yahoo tend to disappear, here's another source for the same story.]
  • (3/4/07) U.S. court upholds same-sex teaching to children: In antoher victory for truth and tolerance and diversity, a federal judge threw out a case brought by two sets of parents against a Massachusetts school district that claimed their first amendment right to freedom of religion was violated when the school taught their children that gay families, gay children, gay parents, etc. exist. Funny how those in the RRR want to hide behind the first amendment but don't want to give anyone else that privilege. Unless I'm sorely mistaken, parents have the right to have their child opt out of classes they find objectionable. By seeking to not allow the school districts to teach that gays exist, these parents are seeking to force everyone to learn only what their faith says is acceptable.

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Exposé Sites

The links below are to other sites or articles that expose the dark side of our government and the radical religous right.

  • School of the Americas Watch: Located in Fort Benning, GA is the School of the Americas— even though the government has renamed it the "Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation" in an attempt to hide its ugly history. Used to train assassins and special forces from Latin American countries, the SOA "has trained over 60,000 Latin American soldiers in counterinsurgency techniques, sniper training, commando and psychological warfare, military intelligence and interrogation tactics. These graduates have consistently used their skills to wage a war against their own people."
  • Michael Moore: Whether you love him or hate him, he exposes parts of the government that politicians don't want us to see: the money ties, the buying and selling of votes, the hypocrisy and the greedy grabs for power and money.
  • Operation Truth: If you really want to know what's going on in Iraq and/or Afghanistan, get the news from those who are there or just recently returned.
  • What Really Happened: "This website is non-partisan, anti-war, and anti-lie. The purpose of this site is to expose deceptions by governments and media used to trick the public into wars and out of their money."
  • David H. Hackworth: This site is maintained by a retired veteran (five years in Viet Nam among his many tours) and seeks to protect the military personel from politics of the day by revealing what the politicians are really doing for vets as opposed to what they say they're doing.
  • The Ribald Reign of King George the Second: A rather humorous look at all the Bush foibles.
  • Magniloquence Against War: A look at various atrocities committed with the blessing of the Bush administration.
  • Memo to President Bush: While You Were on Vacation...: While this was originally part of a campaign promotion for the Democrats, the articles and stories cited are real as well as revealing.
  • (8/16/05) Why George W. Bush Is the World's Leading Terrorist!: Using the FBI's and Bush's own definitions of terrorism, this site exposes why Bush is the world's leading terrorist.
  • (8/16/05) Sticky Fingers: The Making Of Halliburton: See how Hallibruton, the company formerly run by Vice President Dick Cheney, became the biggest swindler of the US government and the Iraqi people when they were given an uncontested contract to "rebuild" Iraq.
  • (9/3/05: Computer expert testifies elctions in Florida were fixed: A compelling video of testimony offered by a computer expert who said he designed and delivered a program that could fix an election that relied on electronic voting machines 51%-49% in favor of whomever the user wanted to win. After you watch the video, check out the rest of the site by clicking on "Master Menu". While many may chalk it up to conspiracy theorists, the sites owners are believers in the End Times and believe that we're living in them right now. They provide a lot of video and documentation for their beliefs, including information on the Skull and Bones Society.
  • (9/3/05) Meteorologist Steve Gregory Rips Bush: While technically not an exposé site, this entry in Daily Kos by meteorologist Steve Gregory exposes the total lack of preparedness by governmental agencies, particularly the Department of Homeland Security, which, on its website, states that in the event of a natural disaster, it assumes primary responsiblity for co-ordinating relief efforts. Or maybe it was waiting until March 1....
  • (9/3/05) Katrina Timeline: Why Bush is to blame for disaster: This is a blog, so as time goes on, you may need to search the archives for this story. The date on the story is 9/1/05. It details the series of events that led to the removal of funding for the levee reinforcement as well as the failure to act on warnings from NWS about the severity of the storm.
  • (9/9/05) Twenty Things We Now Know Four Years After 9/11: A detailed look at how far back this misadministration has set this country.
  • (9/9/05) American Red Cross: Multi-Billion Dollar Greed
    Storm Brews Over Sept. 11 Funds
    Advantage: God
    Not all of the money donated to various charities to benefit victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks is being distributed to those victims.: Several articles on the American Red Cross (NOT the international Red Cross or the Red Cross/Crescent organizations of other nations) that cast serious doubt on where the money they collect actually goes. While there's no denying the good the American Red Cross does, one has to ask how much more COULD they do if they used the monies that were given to them for the purpose for which it was given.
  • (9/9/05) FEMA Failures: A detailed look at the ongoing disaster called FEMA that compounded the disaster of Katrina.
  • (9/9/05) We Have Been Abandoned By Our Own Country: The transcript AND video of Jefferson Parish President Aaron Broussard describing the conditions in New Orleans. This is a heart-breaking account.
  • (10/31/05) Onward (20th Century) Christian Soldiers: An exposing look at the leaders of the RRR.
  • (10/31/05) The Television Evangelists: Another exposing look at the leaders of the RRR, including the billions of dollars they control.
  • (10/31/05) Cheney's Halliburton stock options rose 3,281% last year, senator finds: Gee. Imagine that. An administration official profiting from the invasion of Iraq.
  • (10/31/05) Libby's Indictment: Get a closer glimpse of the power held by "Scooter" Libby.
  • (12/5/05) Calif. congressman admits taking bribes: This could have gone under "undercovered stories" as well. One California Congressman takes more than $2.4 million dollars in bribes to steer defense contracts to certain contractors and there's barely a ripple in the press. Bill Clinton gets a little action on the side, which has nothing to do with public trust or abuse of powers, and the Republicans in Congress spend six years and billions of dollars trying to impeach him. Go figure. (Personally, I still think they're embarrassed by Nixon...) But I digress. This is only the lastest GOP official to be charged with a crime. And in this case guilty by confession. At least the man's letter of resignation is a class act.
  • (12/16/05) Open Letter to Bill O'Reilly: It's Bill of Rights, Not Bill's Rights!: This is a great piece revealing how Bill O'Reilly is spinning the American people a tale they want to hear rather than a tale the need to hear.
  • (1/2/06) Fear destroys what bin Laden could not: An excellent article on how Bush has succeeded in destroying the America bin Laden couldn't destroy.
  • (1/26/06) The Constitution in Crisis: This 273 page report is well worth the time it takes to read. If you're not outraged when you finish, check to see if you still have a pulse.
  • (1/26/06) King-George-gate: Myths v. Realities: Unspinning the misleading statements of this misadministration about the domestic spying scandal.
  • (1/27/06) The Christian Right, Dominionism, and Theocracy - Part One: A well-written, very detailed look at the agenda of the radical religious right and their desire to create a theocracy in the US. It's long but well worth the read.
  • (1/27/06) The True State of the Union: More Deception from the Bush White House: Unwinding the twisted "logic" and "reasoning" of this misadministration to reveal what's really going on.
  • (3/20/06) The Memo: This is a long but "must read" article about one high-ranking military official's attempts to stop the torture policy of this misadministration before it started.
  • (4/22/06) The Iran Plans: Another long but excellent look at this misadministrations claims to be seeking a diplomatic resolution to Iran's nuclear program. But we already have forces on the ground in Iran. There is a sort of follow-up article at "Truth Out" that you should read after reading this one.
  • (4/22/06) America’s Secret Police?: The Pentagon is considering merging two intelligence units. The result could be the American equivalent of the SS or the KGB.
  • (4/22/06) Coming home — disillusioned: A former marine's op-ed piece about Iraq.
  • (8/30/06) Whistle-Blower's Evidence, Uncut: A former ATT tech reveals the extent of the NSA spying on the internet and ATT's role in that illegal spying. Wired explains why they published the information despite a gag order from the courts.
  • (9/2/06) Articles by Greg Palast: Exposé articles are Palast's specialty and many articles on this site are worth reading.
  • (9/2/06) Watching Lebanon: Another great article by Seymour Hersh on this misadministrations interest in the Israeli invasion of Lebanon.
  • (3/3/07) Book says Bush just using Christians: The former second-in-command of the Office of Faith-Based Initiatives has written a tell-all book that shows how little interest this misadministration really has in "Christian values".

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Media Contacts

These sites will help you find your elected officials as well as tell you where to send your letters to the editor.

  • Media Contacts: This lists newspapers, magazines, radio and televion stations in all fifty states.

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Racism Issues

The sites below detail the racial disparity that is part of the culture of fear we've all been programmed to believe in as well as the racial discrimination that is still very prevalent today, especially in the criminal "justice" system. This demonizing of racial minorities— especially blacks—¯ is, I believe, part of the RRR's drive to take us back to the 1950s, when times were simpler and life was better—¯ if you happened to be heterosexual, Christian, male— and white.

  • The Psychology of Racism: You'll have to scroll down the page to get to the actual article title and then click on it to read the article. I sent you to this page because there are so many good articles here on all sorts of related issues. Don't be put off by the pages title, "A Strategy for Losers": it aims to provide those who have lost their rights to the majority, the government, etc. with a way to get recover what they lost.
  • Racism and the Death Penalty: An excellent article on Amnesty International Canada's site about race and the death penalty in the US.
  • Racial Disparity in the Criminal Justice System: While this article focuses on Minnesota's criminal justice system, it is typical of the situation nationwide in the US.
  • Human Rights Watch: An excellent article on racial disparities in the war on drugs.
  • The Night that Justice Got Mugged in Georgia: A star student is sent to prison for ten years for having consentual sex with his girlfriend: she's white and he's black. (3/4/07) Here are some additional links to this story: In Prison for Having Teenage Sex and Marcus Dixon Rape Conviction Reversed.
  • (8/16/05) Modern-Day 'Slave Farms' in Florida: A look at modern day slavery within the US.
  • (9/3/05) The Gospel of Slavery: A Primer of Freedom: A wonderful example of how religion and the Bible were used to justify slavery. The same tactics are being used today to justify the killing of "terrorists" and "insurgents" as well as keeping gays as second class citizens.
  • (9/3/05) AP Stands by Caption in 'Looting' Photo Controversy : Two pictures: both showing residents of flooded New Orleans walking through chest deep water carrying groceries. The caption under the one photo of a black man said he had been looting a grocery store. The caption under the picture of the white couple said they'd found the groceries floating on the surface. Both most likely took the food to survive—¯ but the controversy highlights the fact that most of those who were unable to leave New Orleans were black. Why is one described as "looting" and one as "finding" when both took food they did not pay for?
  • (9/9/05) Leaving New Orleans: Charges of racism with respect to the time and level of response to Hurricane Katrina have been flying since the storm hit. This article is by a New Orleans writer and details the racism that was rampant before, during and after Katrina.
  • (11/24/05) Is 'white' the only color of success?: Confirmation of what many have known for so long but most others refuse to admit: that racism is still very much alive and well and thriving in the US.
  • (12/16/05) Turban Myths: While this is an older story, it could just as well have been written today for all the positive change we've made in dealing with racism towards those of Middle Eastern descent and/or of the Islamic faith.
  • (12/31/05) Cory Maye: A black man accused, convicted and sent to death row for killing the son of the town's white police chief. This article again refutes the claims by death penalty supporters that racism is not an issue in DP cases.
  • (12/31/05) Fox Affiliate Airs Ode to White Supremacist Site: Stormfront is a blatantly white supremacist movement that hides behind a "white pride" mask. A FOX affiliate in South Carolina aired a piece that, if not outright praising the group, failed to disclose its hateful ideology. Yet we're supposed to believe FOX is "fair and unbiased".
  • (1/2/06) Manassas Changes Definition Of Family: Touted as a law to cut down on illegal immigration, the new definition of "family" singles out those whose culture stresses extended families. Many are calling it a racist law.
  • (1/26/06) The Official Home Page of Author/Activist Tim Wise: One of the most prominent anti-racist writers and activists today, Tim Wise has a lot of articles on his site dealing with the racism still going on in this country today and exposing the special privileges enjoyed by whites.
  • (2/12/06) Study Ties Political Leanings to Hidden Biases: People of all political affiliations tend to ignore negative statements, even if true, about a politician they like. But this study shows that Republican backers have a greater tendency to be prejudiced against blacks. Of course, the RNC disputes such claims...
  • (4/22/06) U.S. attorney considering federal charges after jury acquits 3 former Milwaukee officers: The all-white jury acquitted all three white officers of beating a biracial man.
  • (4/22/06) Big Business Sees A Chance For Ethnic and Class Cleansing: The systematic exclusion of blacks from the rebuilding of New Orleans, where about 60% of the population was black, is continuing and some would say expanding.
  • (9/1/06) Racial income divide widens, report finds: And yet you hear far too many screaming that discrimination no long happens because it's illegal.
  • (9/4/06) Black students ordered to give up seats to whites: A white bus driver ordered nine black children to the back of the bus because the front seats were, according to her, for the white children! When parents complained, the driver was told to make a seating chart and she again put all nine children in the back of the bus: in only two seats! Nine kids in two seats! What in teh world was this woman thinking??
  • (9/4/06) Buchanan: "The Country I Grew Up In" Was "89 or 90 Percent White. I Like That Country": Pat Buchanan, in an interview with Hannity and Colmes, Buchanan bemoaned the fact that the people of the US were not consulted about the changing racial profile of the country due to immigration. He supports the idea that we shouldn't drastically change that profile without consulting the people. You have to read/hear this to see the dancing around this guy does to avoid saying that he supports limiting immigration of non-whites. And this guy has run for president many times.
  • (11/30/06) Teammates: Allen used "N-word" in college: Racism is often masked once one gets into the political spotlight. But in the end, it comes to light like a buried splinter festering under the skin comes to the surface. I'm so proud of the American public for rejecting a racist bigot as a representative to Congress.
  • (11/30/06) Pat Buchanan, His Fans, and Anti-Semitism: More disturbing info on Pat Buchanan.
  • (11/30/06) Lott On Iraq: 'Why Do Sunnis Kill Shiites? … They All Look The Same To Me': More racism among our elected officials to Congress. This time from Trent Lott (R-MS). Sadly, that same comment is often used among racists with respect to the black population in the US. The more things change, the more they stay the same.
  • (3/4/07) Relative Truth: I came across this site while checking for updated information on Marcus Dixon (posted above). This site is a great example of the racial disparity in this country as well as an example of how money is now driving the justice system since the town only went for capitol murder because the state would pay for the trial. It also highlights that lack of resources for survivors of abuse.
  • (3/4/07) Georgia display divides veterans’ names by race: Historical or not, to have a segregated list on public display in the courthouse is a slap in the face to all Geogians. Make a note about the segregated list in the updated one so that we don't forget it happened, but don't continue to tacitly endorse segregation by allowing the lists to remain.
  • (3/4/07) One More Enemy: NARTH is well-known within the GLBT community for its rampant homophobia and its false claims that homosexuality can be "cured". It's also well-known that one of the founders of NARTH has no real standing in the field of psychology among his peers. But now it appears as if another member of NARTH is not only homophobic but a racist as well because he thinks blacks were better off under slavery than they were in Africa. And guess what? No condemnation of the remarks by the likes of James Dobson et al...
  • (3/4/07) Va. lawmaker draws fire for slavery comment: Apparently there are more racist bigots who are coming out of the woodwork. Like this gem of a man who is a state legislator from Virginia who believes blacks just have to "get over" slavery. Only problem is that the legacy of slavery is still at work today and until that legacy is halted, then blacks can no more "get over" slavery than a rape victim can get over being raped if it's still happening.

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Constitutional Rights

The sites and articles below concern themselves with the fight to keep your constitutional rights from being taken away by the government, the majority and the RRR.

  • Bill of Rights Defense Committee: The name of the site is rather self-explanatory.
  • The Southern Poverty Law Center: A legal advocacy group that has one ground-breaking awards for victims of hate-crimes from the organizations that push hate on their members.
  • Center for Reproductive Rights: This site focuses on legislative attempts to take away a woman's right to choose.
  • Civilrights.org: A broad coalition of over 180 national organizations fighting to protect civil rights. "Its mission: to serve as the site of record for relevant and up-to-the minute civil rights news and information."
  • (8/16/05) Tennessee Teen Jailed 9 days for Burning Flag: A Tennessee teenager spends nine days in jail for burning the US flag under a law passed in Tennessee that makes it illegal to desecrate a "venerated object".
  • (8/16/05) Scalia Describes "Dangerous" Trend: According to Antonin Scalia, the right to abortion, the right to physician assisted suicide and the Lawrence v Texas decision are all part of a "dangerous trend": in other words, insuring your constitutional rights is a "dangerous trend."
  • (9/9/05) California Legislature approves gay marriage bill: California became the first state in the US to pass a bill legalizing gay marriage, but it was vetoed by the governor, who said it overrode the will of the people. Whcih means the governor of California does not understand the US Constitution.
  • (9/9/05) Flood waters burst Bush bubble: In March, 2005, three individuals had tickets to an event where Bush would be speaking. They did not wear any clothing that identified them as "liberals" or even malcontents within their own party. But shortly after entering the venue, they were approached by an official looking man who told them they had to leave. Why? They were seen driving up in a car that had a "No Mor Blood for Oil" bumper sticker.
  • (9/19/05) Court Vacates an FBI Gag Order: The expanded US PATRIOT Act allows the FBI to issue a "national security letter" to an organization such as a library that allows them to obtain private records. The catch is that the library is then permanently banned from ever telling the individual whose records were checked that they those records were accessed by the FBI. This si the second time that a judge has declared the practice unconstitutional, but it's still happening.
  • (10/31/05) Federal judge declares Pledge unconstitutional: A federal judge in California ruled that teacher-led recitation of the pledge of allegiance violates the first amendment. Chalk one up for protecting individual's rights.
  • (10/31/05) Wal-Mart Turns in Student’s Anti-Bush Photo, Secret Service Investigates Him: So much for your right to privacy, right to dissent and all those other pesky rights...
  • (12/31/05) Is the Pentagon spying on Americans?: While this story was one of the first breaking the news, it's not longer a matter of "Is it happening?" The President has admitted it is. But I've included this article to give you an idea of what kind of groups this misadministration considers "threatening".
  • (12/31/05) Bush Secretly Lifted Some Limits on Spying in U.S. After 9/11, Officials Say: So, without authorization or constitutional authority, Bush suspends constitutional rights, then gets mad at whomever leaked the story to the press.
  • (12/31/05) Bush spying claim causes US storm: A look at this story from the point of view of the BBC.
  • (12/31/05) 'Civil Rights,' Bush style: This story was written by a former intern at the Justice Department's Civil Right's Division and illustrates how this misadministration is listening to Pat Robertson and trying to take us back to the times when white, heterosexual, Christian males ruled the world (at least in the US.)
  • (12/31/05) U.S. surveillance moves rile LGBT groups: Gay rights groups who have opposed the "don't ask, don't tell" policy of the US military are one of the "threatening" groups that Bush has authorized the NSA to spy on. Remember 1930's Germany?
  • (12/31/05) Yukon school group found on U.S. threat list: And here's another really "dangerous" group: high school kids from the Yukon (Canada) who attended a peace rally in Alaska. The DHS has labeled them a "threat".
  • (1/2/06) Spy Agency Mined Vast Data Trove, Officials Report: More evidence of the violation of your civil rights by the sitting president. And yes, even if you haven't been personally spied upon, it IS your civil rights that are being violated because there's now nothing stopping them from spying on you unless we impeach Bush and toss out his entire misadministration as well as any elected official who supported him.
  • (1/2/06) Companies helped U.S spy agency: report: Did your phone company or internet service provider help Bush spy on you?
  • (1/3/06) NSA Web Site Puts 'Cookies' on Computers: In violation of federal laws on protecting your privacy, if you visited the NSA website, you probably have a cookie on your computer that would allow the government to track your internet usage: what sites you visted, how frequently, etc.
  • (1/26/06) Homeland Security opening private mail: In violation of federal laws on protecting your privacy, the Department of Homeland Security is now opening private mail addressed to US citizens that comes from overseas.
  • (1/26/06) Bush Authorized Domestic Spying Before 9/11: In violation of federal laws on protecting your privacy and contradicting what Bush himself has said, the spying on American soil began BEFORE 9/11.
  • (1/28/06) U.S. accused of spying on those who disagree with Bush policies: Now we find another lie: not only did he begin spying before 9/11, but he's NOT just spying on "suspected terrorists", but also on those who disagree with his policies.
  • (1/28/06) The Other Big Brother: And it just keeps getting worse. Now the Pentagon admits it has its own domestic spying program...
  • (2/12/06) Educators face blowback for protesting Iraq war in schools: More evidence of the growing restriction of civil rights in this country.
  • (3/15/06) Embattled cleric cites ancestor's example: I'm honored to know and work with this courageous woman in the fight for gay equality. Despite facing the possible ouster from her own church, Rev. Janet Edwards is honoring the love of gay couples seeking to marry within the Presbyterian church.
  • (3/19/06) The Department of Disenfranchisement: Voters in Georgia will now have to show a photo ID in order to vote. What about those who can't afford or are unable to get one?
  • (3/19/06) Data mining program continues after lawmakers order it closed: This misadministration just called it by a new name and channeled funding to that "new" program. Just another example of the arrogance of the current ruling party.
  • (3/20/06) Justice Dept. Rejects Google's Privacy Issues: The Justice Department wants to revive a child protection law that would "strengthen" Internet filters to prevent children from accessing porn sites. It says it wants all identifying information removed, so how can it tell if a site was accessed by a child? Increasing filters will also increase censorship. It is a parent's responsibility to watch what their kids are doing online— or whomever the parent gives that authority to (such as the school or a day care center.) Schools can and do install their own filtering systems, much stronger than those on the internet at large. There is no need for the internet at large to create stronger filters. Hold the parent's responsible of the kids access it on their home computers.
  • (3/20/06) Gonzales Seeks to Clarify Testimony on Spying: Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez is backpedaling a bit on his testimony to the Senate Judiciary committee.
  • (4/22/06) Woman off hook over bumper sticker: A woman with a bumper sticker that read "I'm Tired of All the BUSH—" had all charges against her dropped. The question is, why was she charged in the first place? What happened to freedom of speech?
  • (4/22/06) Whistle-Blower Outs NSA Spy Room: Remember the right to privacy? Well, if you have AT&T, you don't have any. AT&T set up a special room to gather information that it supplied to the NSA on phone calls made by its customers.
  • (4/22/06) Judge overturns West Palm's clinic buffer law: Women entering health care clinics that also provide abortion services had a 20' buffer zone where no protestors were able to be. Now a judge has struck down this law as being in violation of free speech. What about the woman's right not to be accosted by the protestors? And why are not the "free speech zones" that Bush sets up being struck down as well?
  • (4/22/06) Protesters may get charged for free speech: Here's a novel way to limit the right to free speech and assembly: charge protestors for the extra police and other costs to the city.
  • (4/22/06) Federal judge sides with abortion rights group: Anti-choice forces and the moral police were seeking to require doctors and other abortion provider workers to report to the police the names of any minors seeking abortions on the grounds that consentual sex between minors was a form of sexual abuse.
  • (4/22/06) Court Rules Against Gay-Bashing T-Shirts: A student in a high school in California wore a T-shirt to school that said "Be Ashamed, Our School Embraced What God Has Condemned" on the front and "Homosexuality Is Shameful" on the back. When he was told to remove the shirt, he refused. The Alliance Defense Fund, a fundamentalist Christian legal organization that claims to defend "religious liberties" (only if they're Christian) sued the school district. I strongly support the first amendment, but in a school setting, where kids are faced with peer group pressures and trying to find out who they are, wearing a T-shirt like that is both disruptive and harmful to students who may be gay but who have not yet come out. The goal of schools is to teach and dress codes are an acceptable way to lessen disruptiveness and to keep students safe. Wearing that same T-shirt out in public is fine. Wearing them to a ball game is fine. I'd even go so far as to say wearing them to a college class is fine. Just not to public schools where kids are required to be there and the goal of the school is to provide them with a safe learning environment.
  • (4/22/06) Free-speech outrage: Wenyi Wang may be charged with federal crime for daring to criticize the president...of China: Just moments after Bush finished chastising the president of China for limiting freedom of speech, Secret Service agents arrested Wenyi Wang for exercising her freedom of speech and are considering using an obscure federal law to charge her with crimes that may put her in jail for up to 12 years!
  • (8/29/06) In Leak Cases, New Pressure on Journalists: Remember freedom of the press? Now, this misadministration wants to punish journalists who leak stories that the White House doesn't want known. Think about this, people. Punish reporters for reporting the truth...
  • (8/30/06) Head-scratching follows Garcetti ruling: The US Supreme Court has muddied the waters with respect to free speech for public employees. That means government workers: which could be seen as the court limiting what public employees are allowed to say on the job. Criticise the president if you're a cop? You may find yourself in the unemployment line...
  • (8/30/06) ACLU Files Suit on Behalf of Women Arrested at Sen. Santorum Book Signing Event: Two women were asked to leave a book-signing event with Santorum after one of his security people overheard them discussing their viewpoints. They were arrested when they refused to leave the public book store.
  • (9/1/06) Are Marriages Illegal?: Not just gay marriage. Marriage. Period. An article raises some interesting questions.
  • (9/1/06) Terrorist in a bootleg T-shirt: The author of this article was detained by Department of Homeland Security forces for more than six hours....not for anything to do with terrorism but for a bench warrant and for selling bootleg T-shirts.
  • (3/4/07) The Dollars and Cents of Gay Marriage: An article that undermines many of those opposed to gay marriage for financial reasons, like "it would cost the taxpayer money"....
  • (3/4/07) Newdow Files Suit to Have "In God We Trust" Removed From Currency: I for one hope he wins, although I doubt he will. Although Newdow is an atheist, take note of the quote about the government saying God does not exist.
  • (3/4/07) Case dismissed against pastor in lesbian marriage ceremony: Unfortunately, it was dismissed on a technicality. I say "unfortunately, but I am so pleased Rev. Edwards is still able to minister to her flock. I've worked with Janet on several projects and her untiring dedication to equality for all and her willingness to put her walk the walk and not just talk the talk are admirable.
  • (3/4/07) Gingrich raises alarm at event honoring those who stand up for freedom of speech: Personally, I wonder why Gingrich was even invited to speak at such an event. But he was...and maybe it was a good thing because we see just how much the RRR wants to dismantle the US Constitution.
  • (3/4/07) FBI taps cell phone mic as eavesdropping tool: Using a modification to some software, the FBI (and any other law-enforcement agency or even an individual with the capability to do so) can program your cell phone to act as a bug, recording your discussions for future use if they choose. Even if your cell phone is turned off, they can still use the mic as a bug....And there's no law that prevents them from doing it.
  • (3/4/07) Congressman: Muslims Not Welcome In U.S.: Virgil Goode— from Virginia (what is it with Virginia lawmakers?)— wrote a letter to constituents who had written to him about the election of the first Muslim member of Congress. Goode suggested that unless we tighten immigration laws the way he wants them tightened, America will be overrun by Muslims.
  • (3/4/07) Congressman Demands Iraqis Be Converted To Christianity: Two days after the above story appeared, a Congressman from North Carolina said that we cannot win the war in Iraq without "spreading the message of Jesus Christ, the message of peace on earth, good will towards men. Everything depends on everyone learning about the birth of the Savior." And how does one spread a message of "peace on earth, good will towards men" when one is bombing the hell of a nation and seeking to destroy their faith in God? As the bumper sticker on the back of my car says, "Love thy enemy implies not killing them."
  • (3/4/07) Your Mail Is Officially Not Safe: Did you know the government can open any piece of mail it deems necessary for protection against terrorism and read it? It's happening already thanks to another of Bush's signing statements that says how he interprets the law is up to him and not Congress....
  • (3/4/07) Gonzales: ‘There Is No Express Grant of Habeas Corpus In The Constitution’: And this is the nation's highest attorney, charged with protecting our civil rights. And he's denying that one of the most basic of those rights even exists in the US Constitution.

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Undercovered Stories

The sites below list stories that were swept under the rug, silenced or under-reported.

  • Undercovered: Newsweek's list of the top ten stories that should have received more coverage.
  • Project Censored: "The Top 25 Censored Media Stories of 2003-2004"
  • (8/16/05) Bush Admin May Be Responsible for Botching Effort to Thwart London Bombing: The London police had been working on rounding up suspected terrorists after capturing the computer of a captured Al Qaeda leader. When the Bush misadministration announced a heightened security alert during the DNC in 2004, they gave the media too much information while trying to justify that alert. The media found the leader's name and published it, and those still uncaptured by the British police fled, including those who took part in the bombings in London on July 7, 2005.
  • (8/16/05) London Bombers Tied to Al Qaeda Plot in Pakistan: An ABC news story on the link between the Bush misadministration's leak and the London bombings.
  • (9/3/05) Heads Roll at Veterans Administration: Many doctors and psychiatrists are starting to blame "Gulf War Syndrome" on the use of depleted uranium in the weapons used in the Iraq war. Such weapons are still in use now and will continue to contaminate and kill both US soldiers and the Iraqi civilians who are forced to live with the nuclear fall out of the US weapons used against them in their own country.
  • (10/31/05) Societies worse off 'when they have God on their side': Belief in God may not be the "solid foundation" that many believe it is if the results of this study are borne out. In fact, it shows a positive correlation between belief in God and higher murder, abortion, suicide and promiscuity rates.
  • (2/12/06) Nothing depleted about 'depleted uranium': Cancer rates among children in Iraq have increased 500-1000% since the first Gulf War due to the use of depleted uranium by US forces. This site contains very disturbing pictures of some of the birth defects of children born since that war and shows the horrors of using depleted uranium. Why do we allow our government to continue to pollute the environment this way?
  • (3/19/06) Did Senator Roberts declare Bush Dictator on MTP?: There is at least one member of Congress— Senator Roberts from Kansas (why doesn't it surprise me that he's from Kansas?) who believes that Bush has constitutional powers that are unlimited by any law that Congress can pass. In other words, Bush is above the law and is therefore, a dictator, since dictators are not bound by any laws except those they want to follow.
  • (3/20/06) White House 'Discovers' Emails Related to Plame Leak: Is Cheney being set up as the fall guy? (Not that he doesn't deserve the fall...) The emails that were "discovered" are from Cheney's office.
  • (8/29/06) Bush challenges hundreds of laws: According the Bush, he has the right to ignore more than 750 laws that are on the books simply because he is president....
  • (8/31/06) Bill aims to make national water standards voluntary: Small water systems may soon have the option of voluntarily following safe drinking water standards. At the same time about half the country's drinking water suppliers are switching to a new water disinfectant that, when running through pipes that contain lead alloys (not uncommon since it's much cheaper), reacts to the alloys and lead leaches into the water supply. Lead levels spiked in Washington, DC after they switched to this new disinfectant. And now, the bill that would make it voluntary for small water systems to follow safe water standards...well, you get the picture.
  • (9/1/06) Farm Program Pays $1.3 Billion to People Who Don't Farm: We're not talking about paying farmers NOT to grow things— that's another subsidy that needs to be looked at. This is about paying people who have no farms at all, but whose land used to be farmland. There are land developers who even advertise that people can collect these subsidies if they buy a home in certain subdivisions. A surgeon in Texas has received close to half a million dollars. And yet when it comes time to slash budgets....
  • (11/30/06) Softball in the Rose Garden: White House press corps failed to challenge Bush's non-answers at press conference: If the press had been as boot-licking and brown-nosing with Nixon as they have been with Bush, he'd have gotten away with Watergate.
  • (11/30/06) Frank Rich: As the war drags on, the lies get thicker: Finally someone is calling the "misinformation" Bush et al put out for what it really is: lies.

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Miscellaneous

These sites/articles pertain to the issues on these pages, but I wasn't quite sure where to put them since they often can fall into more than one category.

  • Whoa! Canada!: This article is a rather humorous look at how Canada, once considered a conservative, reactionary nation, is now a leader in terms of civil rights and individual freedom.
  • From the Wilderness: An anonymous subscriber finances a full page ad about what really happened on 9/11, implicating the US government and sharply critical of Army Secretary Thomas White. White was fired by Rumsfeld three days after the first copy of the ad reached the Washington Post but before the ad ever appeared in public. Was it leaked? You can download a .pdf file of the ad and read what it said.
  • The Buying of the President 2004: For a look at the travesty that is our electoral system, check out this site created by the Center for Public Integrity.
  • Did Bush fix the elections? Why did Kerry throw in the towel so soon?: A look at all the types of voting irregularities across the country.
  • Maps and cartograms of the 2004 US presidential election results: The simple red/blue map makes it appear as if Bush won by a landslid. But when one takes into account the populations of those "red states", and adjusts the map accordingly, you get a totally different picture.
  • I Am A Conservative Christian, And The Religious Right Scares Me, Too: A commentary by a conservative Baptist senior pastor.
  • Doomed to Repeat: History repeats itself when we don't learn the lessons from our past.
  • Religious group challenges 'traditional' history: I wasn't quite sure where to put this since this is at least one group who acknowledges that Jefferson's writings were not meant to suggest that Christianity was the faith this nation was founded on. But they see that as a bad thing and call him an "enemy of the Gospel".
  • America Is Not a Christian Nation: From The Conservative Voice, someone who recognizes that the principles used to found this nation were not of Christian origin.
  • (8/17/05) Say G-WOT?: The newest tactic in Bush's "war on terrorism" was to change the slogan...
  • (9/3/05) An Unlikely Conversation With The Cowards in Congress: One commentators pointed castigation of Congress for their failure to stop the Bush regime's destruction of the US. This article lists many of the lies and deceptions of this misadministration.
  • (9/3/05) Careful Not to Get Too Much Education...Or You Could Turn Liberal: There's been a growing movement lately, coming under the guise of a "Academic Bill of Rights" that seeks to limit what teachers can teach in classrooms of universities, implying that learning too much will destroy one's "values".
  • (9/3/05) Homeland Security won't let Red Cross deliver food: The Red Cross is being prohibited by FEMA from entering into the areas flooded by Katrina and providing those stranded with food and water.
  • (9/3/05) Halliburton gets Katrina contract, hires former FEMA director: In the midst of all the death and destruction, favoritism is still being played out. Halliburton receives a contract to repair naval facilities damaged by Katrina— with no other bids taken or sought. [Note: Check out the rest of this site, which monitors the actions of Halliburton, a company whose former CEO is Dick Cheney and who has bilked the US government out of billions of dollars in the rebuilding of Iraq, not to mention the billions in funds that are unaccounted for.]
  • (9/9/05) Katrina Elicits Sympathy, Jeers Worldwide: A look at the reaction from around the world at the catastrophic tragedy in New Orleans and the ineptitude of the US government's relief efforts.
  • (9/9/05) Do You Know What It Means to Lose New Orleans?: A moving editorial by author Ann Rice on the real impact of Katrina and explains why people didn't leave.
  • (9/9/05) 'Katrinagate' fury spreads : What others are saying around the world: this report comes from South Africa.
  • (9/9/05) Multiple failures caused relief crisis: And this report comes from England.
  • (9/9/05) Osama and Katrina: And this report comes from the US, but from a conservative commentator for the New York Times.
  • (9/9/05) Haunted by Hesitation: Bush hesitated...and thousands died....probably a million homeless and displaced. An ecological nightmare....Why is he still in office?
  • (9/9/05) Katrina's Silver Lining: I had a hard time deciding where to put this one— it came down to here or Dangerous Legislation/Policies. I agree Katrina's "silver lining" gives us a chance to really do something about the abject poverty in New Orleans and the other affected areas. But forced cultural integration? Not sure I'm comfortable with that...
  • (9/19/05) The Post-Katrina Era: A nice article that ties together all the failures that made Katrina so much worse than it had to be, including those of the attitudes of the American people and our political structure in general.
  • (10/31/05) Overturning the Gospels: A look at the mistaken belief held by many Christians that the Bible teaches "God helps those who help themselves" and the impact it had on the relief efforts in Katrina's aftermath.
  • (10/31/05) Embattled FDA chief Lester Crawford resigns: One man, despite the assurances of the scientists under him, decides to prohibit the sale of emergency contraception (just like the RRR wanted).
  • (11/24/05) A Failed Presidency?: A great article on just how much of a failure this misadministrations policies are.
  • (11/24/05) What Did Jesus Look Like?: I wonder how many Christians will find a way to say, "No way could Jesus have looked like that!"
  • (12/5/05) US hits 1,000 executions: Notice the state that did the most executions: Texas.
  • (1/3/06) The Unfinished War: A Decade Since Desert Storm: An interesting read and the first glimpses of policy blunders that made the situation in Iraq even worse than it was prior to Desert Storm.
  • (2/12/06) The Missing 13th Amendment: A rather bizarre website: this section of it is interesting. Much of the rest of it appears to be fundamentalist rantings against abortion, homosexuals, liberals and anyone else they disagree with.
  • (3/15/06) Whatever Happened to Courage?: A well-written article asking some important questions that really need to be answered.
  • (3/19/06) Sheriff Ends Policy Of Officers Having Sex With Hookers: I can hear it now, "No, honey, I wasn't cheating on you! My boss ordered me to have sex with that hooker!" What an assinine law and what an idiotic policy. You have to question the intelligence of the sheriff who defended such practice just the week before.
  • (3/20/06) Ohio lawmaker to propose ban on GOP adoption: While this story made me bust a gut laughing, I'm sure there were those who were outraged at the assertion that being a republican automatically makes one bad parent material. That is the same outrage that gays feel every time they hear one of those (mostly Republican) politicians or mouthpieces say that being gay automatically makes them a bad parent. One's political party is about as relevant as one's orientation in deciding suitability for adoption, although there's a recent study that may actually support the Ohio lawmaker's legislation.
  • (3/20/06) Watchdog Group Questions 2004 Fla. Vote : In 2004, in one county in Florida, the computerized voting machines logged more than 100,000 errors— including memory failures! And now we're trying to go to totally ballotless voting machines across the country! How many times in the past three years has a hacker shut down a MAJOR business, whose security measures far outnumber those of the ordinary voting machine? And yet we're going to trust the future election of officials to these things with no paper trail in most cases.
  • (3/20/06) Unable to Reach an Accord, Quinn to Boycott the Parade: Another example of institutionalized discrimination.
  • (8/29/06) The politics Jesus wouldn't do...: A wonderful excerpt from an opinion piece that originally appeared in the Houston Chronicle, but I can't seem to find it there anymore.
  • (8/31/06) Documents show post-war CIA covered up Nazi war crimes: This article is included to demonstrate that our government does not always do what is right. That they don't give us all the facts so that we can make our own informed opinions or choices. That they're willing to hide important information and to "sleep with the enemy" if it will give them "an edge."
  • (9/1/06) Taking My Country Back: This is actually an MP3 that you really should take a listen to.
  • (9/1/06) Let's face it, it's WWIII, Gingrich says: And it's time Bush admits it, says the thrice divorced Gingrich, author of the "Contract with America".
  • (9/4/06) PA-07: Curt Weldon's Messiah: PA Represenative Curt Weldon (vice chairman of the House Homeland Security committee (that scares me)) once helped organize, attended, and spoke at an event, during which the leader of the Unification Church was crowned as "humanity's Savior, Messiah, Returning Lord and True Parent". His office denied it until photographic evidence surfaced. So why did they go if they were later going to deny going? I'll leave the answer up to your imagination. Weldon is a Republican.
  • (9/4/06) Going For Broke: Our economy tanks and what does the Republican controlled Congress do? Make it harder for the poorest of the poor to declare bankruptcy. A look at what causes many families to go bankrupt. The biggest problem? Health care costs. What has this Congress or this misadministration done about those soaring cos