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Your government wants to know more about you.

 Source  December 23, 2010  2 Comments on Your government wants to know more about you.

Monitoring America by Dana Priest and William Arkin / Washington Post / Originally published December 20, 2010 Nine years after…

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Smart Meters, Smart for whom?

 Source  December 22, 2010  20 Comments on Smart Meters, Smart for whom?

By Jim Bell To date, I’m strongly apposed to installing Smart Meters at my home. Here’s why: Smart Meters pose…

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Surveillance Tower Watches Consumers

 Source  December 21, 2010  2 Comments on Surveillance Tower Watches Consumers

By Morgan Cook / North County Times / Originally published Dec. 19, 2010 Sheriff’s deputies throughout the region are keeping a…

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Fireworks at Water Board Meeting on Fireworks

 Source  December 20, 2010  6 Comments on Fireworks at Water Board Meeting on Fireworks

    Future OB Fireworks could be more expensive and more difficult to permit Editor: The future of fireworks over…

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Obama’s Tax Cut Plan: Will it Create Jobs?

 Source  December 20, 2010  7 Comments on Obama’s Tax Cut Plan: Will it Create Jobs?

by John Lawrence / Will Blog for Food / December 20, 2010 The recent bill that passed Congress that extended…

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The inhumane conditions of Bradley Manning’s detention

 Source  December 17, 2010  15 Comments on The inhumane conditions of Bradley Manning’s detention

Editor: While the world and the media focus on Julian Assange and his recent release from British custody, Bradley Manning…

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Michael Moore’s Letter to the Swedish Government

 Source  December 17, 2010  3 Comments on Michael Moore’s Letter to the Swedish Government

Dear Government of Sweden … By Michel Moore / Open Mike Blog / December 17, 2010 Dear Swedish Government: Hi…

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Privatizing Airport Security?

 Source  December 16, 2010  2 Comments on Privatizing Airport Security?

by Beau Grosscup

On the morning of 911, I watched as two commercial planes crashed into the Twin Towers. Just after a report of a third plane hitting the Pentagon, my phone rang. The voice on the line from Philadelphia public radio wanted to know what I thought was going on. “The common denominator,” I said, “is that airport security has been compromised. Somebody obviously read Congressional testimony on the problems with US airport security.”

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Nine Reasons I Like Obama, Still …

 Source  December 15, 2010  15 Comments on Nine Reasons I Like Obama, Still …

By Kit-Bacon Gressitt / Excuse Me, I’m Writing / Originally published Dec 12, 2010 I voted for President Barack Obama,…

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