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Occupations and Rallies in Opposition to Citizens United Case

It won't be easy to stop big money from undermining our political process, but there is promising action at the state and local level...

(SAN FRANCISCO) - January 21st marks the second anniversary of the infamous January 21, 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission case.

This is the Supreme Court held that the First Amendment prohibits government from placing limits on independent spending for political purposes by corporations and unions.

Afghanistan: A Non-Kosher U.S. Taliban Deal

All these non-kosher dealings will stall the peace process until there is sound leadership in Kabul.

(SEATTLE) - Taliban and "peace mission" -- these words do not fit together in the minds of Afghans who know the Taliban's history.

But they are the words that we have seen in recent publications, stating that the Taliban intend to open a "peace mission" office in Qatar.

James Pribram Eco-Warrior Project: Dead On Arrival

Sponsor Xs® Energy Drink David Vanderveen Filed For Divorce in mid-November: Another “Hollywood Marriage” Kaput in 2011.

(LAGUNA BEACH) - OK, cue up Queen’s “Another One Bites The Dust,” another phony enviro-venue that ironically died just before Thanksgiving Day 2011..

So I’ll give THANKS today from not only myself, not only Laguna and knowledgeable industry surfies, but from the other legitimate eco-groups infinitely more deserving of support which suffered donation drainage.

Salafis to Hindus & Buddhists: Reconvert Back to Islam

Nearly 2000 Salafis are planning to travel to Bangkok next week to protest against the huge number of Buddhists who were allegedly Muslims in previous lives but now either don’t remember or don’t seem to care.

(EL KOSHARY, Cairo) - The Egyptian Salafi movement has accused the Indian government of holding captive millions of Hindus and Buddhists who had allegedly been Muslims in a previous life.

“These people had converted to Islam at some point in the distant past and they are now being kept hidden inside Buddhist temples and ashrams all over South Asia,” said Salafi leader
Mohammed Hareeqa-

The Zionization of American politics and how it could be terminated

In the so-called democratic or what used to be called the “Free World” we have the framework for democracy but not the substance.

(LONDON) - The first headline I thought of for this article was The Zionization of American democracy and how it could be terminated, but then I said to myself: “Don’t be silly, Alan, there’s no democracy in the ‘Land of the Free.’”

Leaving aside the fact that any American can now be arrested and detained without due process, there’s no mystery about why.

Argh!

Author writes prequel to show pirates before they were famous...

(SALEM, Ore.) - We’ve seen them in movies, cartoons and theme parks. But, what are the back-stories of pirates? How does a pirate decide to become a pirate? Author Phyll T. gives us a glimpse into how good men can turn bad in her new novel, The Black Widow.

Gayest Cities in America

It’s no secret that megalopolises New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles have robust LGBT life–and we’ve even heard tell of little queer hoods like the Castro and P-Town. But you won’t find any of those homo hot spots on The Advocate’s third annual list.

(LOS ANGELES) - The Advocate, the world’s leading gay news source, has once again gathered its list of the “Gayest Cities in America.”

Just Another Israeli War on the Way

How long is going to take before British people show signs of fatigue of their politicians and their institutional treacherous behaviour?

(LONDON) - We learned today that Britain sends its best warships to the Gulf. Britain's newest warship is heading to the Gulf for its first mission at a time of tensions over Iran's threat to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a key transport route for oil.

The Royal Navy's Type 45 destroyer HMS Daring, which has a "stealth" design to help avoid detection by radar, is to join other British ships in the region, the Ministry of Defence confirmed Saturday.

Author to Speak at Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture in Brooklyn on 26 January

YouTube Video POSTED of panel on new book, Rabbi Outcast: Elmer Berger and American Jewish Anti-Zionism.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The Freda Utley Foundation announced today that a video of the National Press Club book event on RABBI OUTCAST:

Elmer Berger and American Jewish Anti-Zionism, by Jack Ross (Potomac Books) has been posted at a new Rabbi Outcast YouTube channel.

West Bank 2011: One year of Humiliation in a Two Minutes Video

A new year in the West Bank...

(ALEXANDRIA, Egypt) - Christmas... a rainy and great wind swept over the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Trees bent and roofs rattled but the wind couldn’t carry away the suffering, vulnerability and the long 365 days of humiliation.

IN the so called Middle East’s only democracy, they do not do guillotines. But there are other innovative rituals of humiliation, designed to reassure the Palestinians that every New Year could well be their last in the land of olive trees.