the.antiMandate...: 11/01/2002

This is an amazing woman- 92 and still truckin'. "GrannyD" knows more about this country than most politicians do... I highly suggest this read and the link to her web site with past speeches. How do you to break out of friendly fascist grip? She has the answers at AlterNet: How to Break the American Trance

I personally cannot relate to this article, but having family from the old country, it definitely gives perspective. It is ironic how undemocratic the US election process truely is and, well, it isn't funny at all... One man tells us- Why I Miss Germany

Pelosi mocked as S.F.'s 'latte liberal' / Conservatives say her rise helps them

The Smirking Chimp puts it appropriately: "The smear campaign begins…" It seems the Left in this country is in complete disarray. We all know the Demos story, as the GOP Media pundits attest. The Greens and other ‘lefter’-leaning groups couldn't even get the voters out to vote! Progressive groups all around the country are failing to attract that 60% and liberal Demos are just plain apathetic. Who could blame them? But, the point here is not to fret, but to act. We are all aware that we will be on the defense for the next two years. That is all we have- two years to solidify the Left- to give it a voice, necessary to defeat the Right. A coalition of Left groups that speak for more Americans will do it. Pelosi's appointment is a first step to help the Demos understand the Left's disunity.

Well. If the Democratic Party was ever to stike a nerve on the Left in t his country, it certainly has with this last Eletion fiasco. Their inabilily to unify their constituents, thus creating a fragmented majority certainly led to this sad loss. But, as the following voice concurs, this is nothing new. The time for coalitions is now! The Demos need more cohesiveness and have to let the other groups in...

Attention, Small-D Democrats The Party's Over