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Michael Moore

Author and Filmmaker

December 16th, 2010

Dear Government of Sweden ...

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 Volvos, your meatballs, your hard-to-put-together furniture -- we can't get enough! There's just one thing that bothers me -- why has Amnesty International, in a ... continue reading

August 26th, 2010

WikiLeaks builds a legal shield in Sweden

STOCKHOLM - Two young Swedes hammer away at computers in a space that is part garage, part college dorm, littered with cables, Coke cans and an empty bottle of ketchup. It looks like an unlikely place for the U.S. Pentagon to be worried about. But this cramped room in a ... continue reading

July 22nd, 2010

Afghan soldier kills US trainers in shooting exercise

KABUL — An Afghan soldier opened fire at a training exercise in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing two US civilian trainers and a fellow Afghan soldier in the second similar shootout in just a week.The shooting raised further questions about the quality of the fledgling Afghan army as the international ... continue reading

July 19th, 2010

The World's Happiest Countries

In the wake of their World Cup loss, residents of the Netherlands may be feeling depressed. But there's reason to believe they won't be done in by the agony of defeat: According to a recent poll, the country is one of the happiest in the world. Championship-winning Spain, on the ... continue reading

June 15th, 2010

VIDEO: “Arrest Me, I am a Terrorist”

Americans who supported, organized, or were on the flotilla headed to Gaza with humanitarian aid stormed the office of U.S. Congressmen Brad Sherman and turned themselves in for their “crimes.” The stunt was in response to Sherman’s call for Americans on the flotilla be arrested for helping “terrorists.”Col. Ann Wright ... continue reading

May 28th, 2010

UN urges restraint as Israel vows to stop Gaza aid flotilla

UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations urged restraint Thursday as Israel vowed to stop pro-Palestinian activists aboard an aid-laden flotilla from reaching the besieged, Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.“We understand from press reports that private citizens have assembled a number of ships carrying material intended for Gaza and will seek to deliver ... continue reading

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BREAKING: Cory Booker rushes into burning issue to save Mitt Romney.

May 22nd
1:43 AM
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An afternoon walk in the rain today: 3:30pm ET Getting wet is good for the soul. Or something like that.

May 21st
3:19 PM
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RT @johnknefel: Scott Olsen just returned his medals. Huge crowd response #ows #nonato

May 20th
6:35 PM
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"Welcome, Nato, to Chicago's police state ... a 'new normal' of militarized social control" http://t.co/Hspeagq9

May 20th
6:27 PM
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Our 10th week of walking begins today. Anyone can join. You walk where u are. 30 min or more. We try to do it together. Today's walk 6pm ET.

May 20th
5:27 PM
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Canadiens, ne laissez pas votre gov't pour les étudiants ce que nos écoles et banques ont fait à nos étudiants de niveau collégial. #ggi

May 20th
1:57 AM
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Reports from Chicago tonight that the #OWS live stream equipment was destroyed by cops as Timcast and others held at gunpoint.

May 20th
1:39 AM
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Meanwhile, our protests continue in Chicago at NATO summit. Coverage daily at http://t.co/067OzY7e

May 20th
1:35 AM
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After Midnight in Montreal: The people have taken to the streets! Watch now via live stream: http://t.co/9IKm4M56 #ggi

May 20th
1:30 AM
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Canadians are in revolt in Quebec over new gov't law limiting democratic rights. No news of it in US press. Their uprising is inspiring #ggi

May 20th
1:21 AM
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Also, the band Arcade Fire wore red patches in support of the striking students in Quebec, one of the most amazing mass protests of the year

May 20th
1:11 AM
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Jagger singing new song on SNL: "Romney's a hardworking man/he always says his prayers/just 1 thing about him/don't let him cut your hair."

May 20th
1:01 AM
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@TeoMitrovich: @MMFlint where was this walk?” Last night the walk was with Brecht. Tonight the walk will be Beirut. 10pm ET. Join me.

May 19th
9:36 PM
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Tonight: I'm talking w/ @CornelWest on stage @ 7 pm @ Hunter College, NYC. Benefit for Brecht Forum. All r welcome! http://t.co/LrSDijtI

May 18th
11:58 AM
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Calling all Chicagoans! Join @TMorello & @NationalNurses 2day @ noon in DaleyPlaza to call for a tax on Wall Street http://t.co/9Q0Hsm4t

May 18th
11:51 AM
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Tonight's walk is 6:30pm ET Times Square (or wherever u are). This is Day 61, baby!

May 17th
5:36 PM
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Great piece from Barbara Ehrenreich: http://t.co/vr037L2w

May 17th
5:33 PM
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Big victory in federal court: Daniel Ellsberg, Chris Hedges convince judge to block new NDAA law (trying US citizens in military court)!

May 17th
11:38 AM
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Looking forward to my conversation w/ @CornelWest tomorrow night (Fri) at 7 pm at Hunter College, NYC. Please come! http://t.co/LrSDijtI

May 17th
11:27 AM
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Charles Koch + Roger Ailes = Ohio University? ...by Robert Greenwald www.michaelmoore.com Why would Ohio U host a talk by the likes of Roger Ailes? Maybe we...

May 21st
4:20 PM
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Let’s End Polluter Welfare ...by Sen. Bernie Sanders www.michaelmoore.com American taxpayers are set to give away over $110 billion dollars to the oil, gas,...

May 21st
1:19 PM
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How Rural America Got Fracked ...by Ellen Cantarow www.michaelmoore.com This rural landscape is becoming part of a vast assembly line in the corporate race...

May 21st
1:16 PM
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Donna Summer Dies of 9/11-Related Contamination ...by Reggie Cervantes www.michaelmoore.com Only when a celebrity like Donna dies does the world notice what...

May 19th
12:34 AM
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Watch Tom Morello and National Nurses United right now in a rally and concert to tax Wall Street and heal America, live from Chicago's Daley Plaza: ...

May 18th
2:25 PM
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ICYMI, I'll be speaking with Cornel West in a special benefit for New York City's Brecht Forum tonight, Friday, May 18th at 7:00 PM at Hunter...

May 18th
1:01 PM
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DO SOMETHING today in Chicago: Join National Nurses United and Tom Morello in a rally to heal America and tax Wall Street, 12:00 Noon at Daley Plaza: Nurses...

May 18th
5:38 AM
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Today is the tenth anniversary of the premiere of my film Bowling for Columbine, at the Cannes Film Festival on May 17th, 2002: "Bowling for...

May 17th
2:55 PM
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Preying on the Poor: How Government and Corporations Use the Poor as Piggy Banks ...by Barbara Ehren www.michaelmoore.com The trick is to rob them in ways...

May 17th
2:45 PM
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ICYMI, I'll be speaking with Cornel West in a special benefit for New York City's Brecht Forum this Friday, May 18th at 7:00 PM at Hunter...

May 16th
9:27 PM
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Palin's rhetoric torpedoed Medicare savings ...by Wendell Potter www.michaelmoore.com Palin so poisoned the well that not a single Republican will go...

May 16th
1:31 PM
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'Occupy This Album,' with 99 songs performed by David Crosby & Graham Nash, Steve Earle, Tom Morello, Willie Nelson, Ani DiFranco, Third Eye...

May 15th
10:15 AM
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Deficit Reduction: The Great Distraction ...by Dean Baker www.michaelmoore.com Once again our "leaders" are distracting the public from the...

May 15th
10:13 AM
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In the “Loop” with Morello Standing Against ‘Grotesque Income Inequality’ ...by Donna Smith www.michaelmoore.com I listen to the lyrics of one of Tom’s songs...

May 14th
6:06 PM
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This week's This Modern World on DailyKos: Daily Kos: The Austerions www.dailykos.com Readers should imagine the Austerions speaking in full, booming...

May 14th
2:44 PM
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Plutocrats Deserve Public Scorn ...by Carl Gibson www.michaelmoore.com The only way to get the GOP (Guardians Of Plutocracy) out of office is to vilify them...

May 14th
2:13 PM
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One thing I'm sure of: college students will not take this abuse much longer. The rumblings are everywhere. Student Loans Weighing Down a Generation...

May 14th
5:16 AM
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Mother's Day for Peace www.youtube.com Gloria Steinem, Vanessa Williams, Felicity Huffman, Fatma Saleh and Alfre Woodard read the Mother's Day...

May 13th
5:48 PM
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Militarization of the Mothers: You've Come a Long Way, Baby, from Mother's Day for Peace ...by Colee www.michaelmoore.com The five most powerful...

May 13th
5:13 PM
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Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there. Here's where the idea came from: Mother's Day Proclamation, by Julia Ward Howe, 1870...

May 13th
4:59 PM
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...and here's my segment talking to Rachel about the Silverdome, and how Michigan is capitalism's laboratory: Rachel Maddow Show www.msnbc.msn.com...

May 12th
3:12 PM
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Here's the segment from The Rachel Maddow Show just before I was on, about the Pontiac emergency manager selling the Silverdome for $500,000: Rachel...

May 12th
3:08 PM
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Rachel Maddow will have me on her show tonite at 9:00 PM ET/6:00 PM PT on MSNBC. Among other things, we'll talk about the State of Michigan's...

May 11th
4:19 PM
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What If Kobe Bryant Were an Imprisoned Palestinian Soccer Player? ...by Dave Zirin www.michaelmoore.com Imagine if a member of Team USA Basketball were seized...

May 11th
12:30 PM
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The Energy Wars Heat Up ...by Michael Klare www.michaelmoore.com Here are the six areas of conflict – all tied to energy supplies – that have made news in...

May 10th
7:50 PM
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I will do a special live Facebook Q & A tonight at 11pm ET to discuss the historic announcement by President Obama today that same-sex marriage should be...

May 9th
11:37 PM
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I am deeply moved by the announcement made a short while ago that President Obama has gone back to his original position in 1996 and come out publicly in...

May 9th
7:27 PM
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