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Dandelion SaladTheRealNewsNovember 20, 2009Joya: US backed fundamentalism is at the root of the Afghan problem; Foreign troops should get out nowMalalai Joya is an Afghan politician who has been called “the bravest woman in Afghanistan.” As an elected member of the Wolesi Jirga from Farah province, she has publicly denounced the presence of what she [...]

Dandelion SaladTheLeftLibertarianNovember 20, 2009 more about “Direct Democracy“, posted with vodpodIf you would like a fully detailed sketch of the organization of direct democracy and how it would function, please see the following link: http://anarchism.pageabode.com/afaq/s…A great first step toward direct democracy is a proposal to create a ballot initiative at the federal level. Please [...]

Outside pressure is the key to finally winning this fight.

Dandelion Saladby Laura FlaundersGRITtvNov. 12, 2009U.S. history has seen many presidents elected on a wave of progressive promises, only to see them compromise again and again once in office, caving to the very interests, military and corporate, that they railed against so effectively. Barack Obama is only the latest to get elected on a promise [...]

"Certainly not in my kid's face."

Wave of prejudice among Republican politicians may actually be frustrating anti-terrorism efforts Maddow says.

Anticipating GOP push-back on the Senate health-care bill's public option, PCCC marshals a show of support

Because the internet is made out of people: this was The Friday Telescreen 2009. These are the readers of warrenellis.com.
Thanks to all who sent in photos, and especial thanks to the three hundred people whose photos I just couldn’t fit in. Sorry. Next year I’ll do a weeklong thing again, and get everybody in.
Have a good weekend.

Now 20 years since the United Nations adopted a treaty aimed at protecting the rights of children

Kapoor: Tax currency speculation, close off-shore tax havens and raise tax on unearned income

Ferguson: Admin. asked for too little in the banking bill, nothing is preventing another banking crisis

Dandelion SaladRussiaTodayNovember 19, 2009In our new program – “Keiser report”, hosted by the renowned financial analyst and former stockbroker Max Keiser – the most provocative questions in US politics are tackled head-on. more about “Keiser Report on RT: Markets, Finance…“, posted with vodpodseeObamas China Junket: Were Opening Doors for Wall Street and Nothing More By [...]

Dandelion SaladRepAlanGraysonNovember 19, 2009Rep. Alan Grayson argues in support of the Paul-Grayson amendment, which would subject the Federal Reserve to a complete audit. The amendment later passed the House Financial Services Committee 43-26 as part of the underlying financial reform package. more about “Rep. Alan Grayson Passes Bill to Audi…“, posted with vodpodseeJane DArista on [...]

Because it watches you while you look at it. For the next 24 hours or so, I present a selection of the readers of this website:

(Join in by sending a self-portrait to warrenellis@gmail.com.)

Fox news makes mistakes?

Sen. McCaskill explains why the Senate can't be bothered to do anything about the climate bill.

Thanks to lots of research (and, of course, to Jim Henson's genius), Sesame Street continues to aid in early childhood development.

I’m off in my head today, in story-hunting mode. In lieu of actual content, let’s see what some people I know are up to.
Jamais Cascio is practising his stance for the day he takes over the world:

Katie West is… god, I dunno… pink?

She’s also in Matt Sheret’s PAPER SCIENCE, which I’m going to need a copy of, young man, if you’re reading this…

Zo is Zo:

Templesmith’s new book is looking good:

Bruce Sterling’s laptop:

(Bruce lives out of his laptop, and it accrues memetic furniture as it rolls around the world with him.)
Ellen Rogers photography for the Dec 09 issue of i-D:

Dandelion SaladUCtelevisionDecember 20, 2007Polls show that between one-third and one-half of Americans still believe that there is “no solid” evidence of global warming, or that if warming is happening it can be attributed to natural variability. Others believe that scientists are still debating the point. Join scientist and renowned historian Naomi Oreskes as she describes [...]

Dandelion SaladOpenCongressNovember 18, 2009Update, 10pm ET: As we type, the OC team is working on putting together a webpage of the brand-new Senate health care reform bill: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (link opens in browser as a 2,074-page .pdf), released as an amendment to H.R. 3590. Our uniquely searchable + open-source HTML [...]