Mayors of the World for Peace Speech: Power to the People
We are gathering here this evening with one concern all of us have. What can we do to stop Hiroshima and Nagasaki from being repeated again to destroy the lives on this planet? This time, it will not be two cities. It will be the world.It seems the choices we ...
The CIA's Ghosts of Tegucigalpa ...by Jerry Meldon
Consortium NewsBilly Joya, security adviser to Honduras’s post-coup-d’etat President Roberto Micheletti, offered the following explanation for the armed forces’ June 28 insurrection ousting democratically elected President Manuel Zelaya:Joya said Zelaya had been following the same “Marxist-Leninist strategy” for tightening his grip on power that Chilean President Salvador Allende had in ...
I've Seen 1,200 Torture Photos ...by David Swanson
After Downing StreetThis moment, in which the Attorney General of the United States claims to be considering the possibility of allowing our laws against torture to be enforced seems a good one in which to reveal that I have seen over 1,200 torture photos and a dozen videos that are ...
Bybee's memo: Judge should resign or be impeached ...by the Salt Lake Tribune
Salt Lake TribuneJudges appointed to the federal bench swear to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic” and to “bear true faith and allegiance to the same... .” It is part of the oath of office taken by Jay S. Bybee, after ...
Take Heart and Have Courage ...by David Swanson
After Downing Street We've pushed long and hard to put accountability, impeachment, prosecution, and the restoration of congressional power on the American table, and they've all just landed with a thud and splatter of gravy and cranberry dressing. So, eat up, take heart, and prepare to work harder than we ...
Nadler: Impeach Torture Memo Author
By Ryan Grim / Huffington Post Rep. Jerry Nadler, a senior Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, called Monday for the impeachment of federal judge Jay Bybee, one of the principal authors of the torture memos released last week by the Obama administration. "He ought to be impeached," Nadler said ...
On March 30, Senator Patrick Leahy gave five Vermonters a half hour of his time. We were: Martha Hennessy, a peace activist from Weathersfield, John Nirenberg, a Brattleboro man who walked from Boston to Washington D.C. in 2007 to call for impeachment, Charlotte Dennett from Cambridge, who ran for Attorney ...
Conyers' Inquiries May Put Obama in a Bind
By Keith Perine / CQ Politics House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers Jr. is plowing ahead with aggressive inquiries into Bush administration people and policies, possibly setting up confrontations with the more cautious Obama administration. Conyers, D-Mich., has made several moves, with the blessing of House Democratic leaders, that could force ...
Conyers may be obstacle for Obama
Detroit congressman refuses to let up on Bush administration By Todd Spangler / Detroit Free Press WASHINGTON – The must-read Web site for political insiders – Politico – has a list of Democrats on Capitol Hill who might prove to be troublesome for President Barack Obama and topping the list ...
Obama Should Act Like He Won ...by Thomas Frank
Wall Street Journal As we anxiously await the debut of the Obama administration, we hear more and more about the incoming president's "post-partisan" instincts. He has filled his cabinet with relics of the centrist Clinton years. He has engaged the evangelical pastor Rick Warren to give the invocation at his ...
Accountability ...by Gold Star Mother Amy Branham
Today I write as an American -- an American who is a wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt and friend. I am the daughter of a Vietnam Vet and the mother of a dead soldier. I am the mother-in-law of a soldier serving active duty in Iraq. I am a ...
"I Don't Know What His Beef Is" ...by Cindy Sheehan
"I'm not insulted. I don't hold it against the government. The guy wanted to get on TV and he did. I don't know what his beef is, but whatever it is, I'm sure someone will hear it." -- George Bush to ABC News after Iraqi Journalist, Muntazar al-Zaidi threw two ...
Town indictment accuses Bush of war crimes
BRATTLEBORO, Vt., Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Leaders of Brattleboro, Vt., say they're serious about enforcing a measure calling for the impeachment of President George W. Bush. The measure calls for the town's police to ""arrest and detain George Bush and (Vice President) Richard Cheney in Brattleboro if they are not ...
Nadler Plans Constitutional Amendment To Curtail Pardon Power
By Justin Elliott / TPM MuckrakerRep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) plans to introduce a Constitutional amendment in the coming months to impose limits on the president's near absolute pardon power, he told an NYU-Harpers forum on justice in the post-Bush era Thursday night. Nadler, who two weeks ago introduced a resolution ...
White House Won't Hang Christmas Impeachment Ornament
Washington Post That controversial ornament calling for President Bush's impeachment? Won't hang in the White House after all. "Oh, dear," said Seattle-based artist Deborah Lawrence, who created the red and white ornament that salutes Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) and his support for a resolution to impeach the president. "This doesn't ...
White House nixes Seattle artist's ornament
WASHINGTON (AP) - 'Tis not the season to post calls for impeachment on the White House Christmas tree. A spokeswoman for first lady Laura Bush said Tuesday that the tree will not include an ornament by a Seattle artist that supports President Bush's impeachment. Artist Deborah Lawrence said she wanted ...
For Economy's Sake, Pelosi Needs to Push for Impeachment Now ...by Rochelle Riley
Detroit Free Press Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s ineffectiveness became clear the day she became Speaker of the House and immediately announced that there would be no impeachment proceedings against President George W. Bush or Vice President Dick Cheney. Guided by politics, she said leading investigations into just how much the Bush ...
Open Letter to the Lamest Duck on Veterans Day ...from Cindy Sheehan
November 11, 2008 George Bush 1600 Pennsylvania Ave Washington, DC Dear George, I am writing this to you on the fifth Veteran's Day I have mourned the death of my son, Casey Sheehan. Casey was a soldier in the Army. You killed my oldest son with your lies and greed ...
Activists urge Bush, Cheney indictment
Press TV A group of anti-war activists will call for the indictment of President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney for war crimes. Members of the National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance (NCNR) will protest next week in front of the US Justice Department to urge Attorney General Michael ...
Pelosi defeats Cindy Sheehan to win 12th term
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was easily re-elected Tuesday, overcoming a challenge from anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan. Pelosi was elected to a 12th House term representing San Francisco with 71.56 percent of the vote, compared to 17.19 percent for Sheehan, with 67 percent of precincts reporting. "Thank ...
Anti-war activist a long-shot against Pelosi
By Erica Werner / Associated Press LOS ANGELES – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was expected to win easy re-election Tuesday despite a challenge from well-known anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan. Sheehan, in her first campaign for public office, ran as an independent to try to deny Pelosi a 12th term representing ...
By Richard Corliss / Time Magazine Michael Moore, whose Fahrenheit 9/11 was the all-time top-grossing documentary and a sticking point of the 2004 presidential campaign, is the author of the New York Times best-selling Mike's Election Guide 2008 and star of the feature documentary Slacker Uprising, available for free download ...
From Crawford to Congress ...a message from Cindy Sheehan
October 29, 2008 Dear Friends/Supporters, We are in the final days of our historic campaign against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. We have come so far with your help and I would first like to thank you for that. We have accomplished so much against the odds and against every naysayer ...
"The Party's Over?" ...questions for Nancy Pelosi from Cindy Sheehan
The title for this piece was a very unfortunate statement that Nancy Pelosi made after she handed the banksters on Wall Street 700 billion dollars of our money. This was a whopper of a crime that bailed out fabulously wealthy people who took risks that made them rich on the ...
Activist fights spirited campaign in liberal stronghold
Cindy Sheehan running against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in solidly Democratic San Francisco By Sheldon Alberts / Canwest News Service SAN FRANCISCO - In the most liberal neighbourhood of America's most liberal city, it's possible to walk for blocks without seeing a single campaign sign declaring support for Barack Obama.But ...
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June 5th, 2013
Here's How We Built a Movie Theater for the People – and Why the MPAA Says It's #1 in the World
This past week, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), the main federation of Hollywood's six major studios, posted on their web site a list of what they believe ...
March 23rd, 2013
This evening is going be a big moment in turning our country around on the issue of gun violence. That's why I desperately want you ...
March 21st, 2013
I am hosting a nationwide series of house parties this Saturday night where tens of thousands of people will gather together in living rooms to ...
March 15th, 2013
The response to my Newtown letter this week has been overwhelming. It is so very clear to everyone that the majority of Americans have had ...
March 13th, 2013
America, You Must Not Look Away (How to Finish Off the NRA)
The year was 1955. Emmett Till was a young African American boy from Chicago visiting relatives in Mississippi. One day Emmett was seen "flirting" with ...
February 26th, 2013
My Final Word on Buzzfeed and Emad Burnat's Detention at LAX
Thanks to everyone for bearing with me as I spend so much time on what happened to Emad Burnat. It's important to me because he's ...
February 26th, 2013
Michael Moore Responds to Buzzfeed Story on '5 Broken Cameras' Co-Director Emad Burnat
On Tuesday, February 19th, Emad Burnat, the Palestianian co-director of the Oscar-nominated documentary '5 Broken Cameras,' was detained with his wife and son at Los ...
September 11th, 2010
If the 'Mosque' Isn't Built, This Is No Longer America
OpenMike 9/11/10 Michael Moore's daily blog I am opposed to the building of the "mosque" two blocks from Ground Zero. I want it built on ...
December 14th, 2010
Why I'm Posting Bail Money for Julian Assange
Yesterday, in the Westminster Magistrates Court in London, the lawyers for WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange presented to the judge a document from me stating that ...
May 12th, 2011
Some Final Thoughts on the Death of Osama bin Laden
"The Nazis killed tens of MILLIONS. They got a trial. Why? Because we're not like them. We're Americans. We roll different." – Michael Moore in ...
November 22nd, 2011
Where Does Occupy Wall Street Go From Here?
This past weekend I participated in a four-hour meeting of Occupy Wall Street activists whose job it is to come up with the vision and ...
September 22nd, 2011
A STATEMENT FROM MICHAEL MOORE ON THE EXECUTION OF TROY DAVIS
I encourage everyone I know to never travel to Georgia, never buy anything made in Georgia, to never do business in Georgia. I will ask ...
December 16th, 2010
Dear Swedish Government: Hi there -- or as you all say, Hallå! You know, all of us here in the U.S. love your country. Your ...
November 2nd, 2010
This letter contains (almost) no criticisms of how the Democrats have brought this day of reckoning upon themselves. That -- and where to go from ...
'The East'
Why have you started a comedy festival in northern Michigan in the middle of winter?
Because if you were here in the dead of winter in the middle of nowhere (which is actually somewhere to us), you'd need a few laughs too ... Continue Reading
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