Martin Luther King, Jr. | The Bravest Man I Ever Met

Mon Jan 17, 2011 11:59 AM EST

Today's guest columnist is Dr.

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history, peace, nuclear-war, martin-luther-king, socialism, socialist-party, nuclear-disarmament, norman-thomas

AOA | What is a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)?

Seeded on Thu Aug 26, 2010 11:29 AM EDT (osteopathic.org)

My physician is an osteopath. Is yours?

health, medicine, physicians, osteopathy, osteopaths, osteopathic-medicine

Pakistan: The World's Biggest Emergency

Seeded on Wed Aug 25, 2010 6:27 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

Gordon Brown is right on this one. We should all be doing everything possible to assist in alleviating what may well turn out to be the most devastating natural disaster in history.

pakistan, disasters, floods, world-news, disaster-relief

Something All Of Us Can Agree On

Sat Dec 26, 2009 1:51 AM EST

Except those who would never end a sentence with a preposition. For the rest of you, I have over the last few decades come up with a two-step plan for human beings of all stripes to get along with each other: 1. All men and women are brothers and sisters.

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peace, 2010, new-year

After the Cheering Subsides, What Was Actually in Obama's Speech? | The Fierce Urgency of Now

Seeded on Sat Sep 12, 2009 10:12 AM EDT (gordonsclark.wordpress.com)

Gordon Clark was the 2008 Green Party candidate for US Congress from Maryland's 8th district (incumbent: Chris Van Hollen). I was his campaign manager. This is a surgical strike at the heart of President Obama's weak healthcare response.

health, medicare, healthcare, insurance-companies, single-payer

Gearing Up for the G20 Protests in Pittsburgh

Seeded on Fri Sep 11, 2009 10:49 AM EDT (socialistwebzine.blogspot.com)

economy, protests, pittsburgh, us-news, global-economy, socialism, socialist-party, g20

Harold Meyerson - Unhappy Labor Day - washingtonpost.com

Seeded on Mon Sep 7, 2009 1:03 PM EDT (The Washington Post)

Harold Meyerson sums up the state of the American working class as of Labor Day 2009.

labor, unemployment, labor-day, us-news, capitalism, working-class

John Greyson Withdraws from Toronto's Film Fest over "Brand Israel"

Seeded on Sun Aug 30, 2009 8:45 AM EDT (Jewish Peace News)

ohn Greyson, a highly acclaimed filmmaker whose films, including "Zero Patience" (1993), "Lilies" (1996; winner of four Genie Awards, Canada's highest film prize), "Fig Trees" (a 2003 installation released as a film in 2009), and other films, decided last week to withdraw his new …

canada, israel, palestinians, world-news, toronto, boycotts, film-festivals, john-greyson, films-movies

Taxi To The Darkside

Seeded on Mon Aug 24, 2009 4:41 PM EDT (taxitothedarkside.com)

Iraq, American style.

bush, iraq, cheney, history, rumsfeld, terrorism, war, documentaries

Why I Am a Socialist

Seeded on Sun Aug 23, 2009 9:47 AM EDT (Truthdig)

Chris Hedges, formerly of the New York Times, shows the intellectual fortitude lacking in so many Democrats.

economy, socialism

A Short Film Of A Brave Action

Seeded on Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:51 AM EDT ()

This is what all big city mayoral campaigns should get involved with, as Rev. Billy Talen's Green Party campaign in New York City has.

politics, homeless, new-york-city, social-justice, direct-action

Dr. Jon LaPook: The Health Care Debate the Media Missed

Seeded on Thu Aug 20, 2009 3:01 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

The Bernie Sanders townhall meeting in Vermont.

health, healthcare, vermont, cbs-news, bernie-sanders, healthcare-reform, living-wills, town-halls, death-panels

The Socialist WebZine: Socialists at Central Virginia Health Care Town Hall

Seeded on Thu Aug 20, 2009 2:22 PM EDT (socialistwebzine.blogspot.com)

health, healthcare, virginia, socialism, socialist-party, socialists, healthcare-reform

Healthcare `town hall' meeting a charade of democracy

Seeded on Wed Aug 19, 2009 8:15 PM EDT (links.org.au)

Billy Wharton edits "The Socialist," the magazine of the Socialist Party USA.

congress, health, democrats, healthcare, democratic-party, bronx, healthcare-reform, single-payer

Yahoo! News | 'Dancing With the Stars' cast includes Tom DeLay

Seeded on Mon Aug 17, 2009 12:10 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)

Will "The Hammer" be dancing to music by MC Hammer?

entertainment, tv, dancing, television, tom-delay, dancing-with-the-stars, pop-culture

I Am A Self-Reliant American Conservative

Sat Aug 15, 2009 2:39 PM EDT

Note: This is a variation on a piece that has been passed around the internet in a variety of forms, most recently at DailyKos.com.

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conservatives, politics, healthcare, government, society, liberals, federal-government, socialists, credit-unions

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Ellis Weiner | Half-Assed From Whole Foods

Seeded on Fri Aug 14, 2009 9:09 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

A sardonic but cogent response to John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods, who wraps a very radically libertarian argument in the nice-smelling garb of healthcare reform. Hint: as a recovering libertarian, I assure you that "libertarianism" and "reform" are very mutually exclusive.

health, healthcare, whole-foods, mackey, healthcare-reform

Joan Baez Diffuses Right Wing Protest At Idaho Concert

Seeded on Fri Aug 14, 2009 5:06 PM EDT (Daily Kos)

I rarely (okay, never) look at DailyKos since my peeking inside it way back when revealed a lot of intolerance for pro-Nader, pro-Green, pro-Socialist dissent. But David McReynolds passed this around today and I didn't realize the source when I clicked on the link.

protests, idaho, vietnam, us-news, current-events, joan-baez

A Socialist Turns Down The Heat

Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:14 AM EDT

I'm letting someone else take a turn in my chair today, someone I've met personally, have had many pleasant email exchanges with, and admire.

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iraq, politics, healthcare, reform, socialism, glenn-beck, socialist-party, democratic-socialism, david-mcreynolds

Reality vs. Sarah Palin

Mon Aug 10, 2009 5:02 PM EDT

Sarah Palin has decided that the United States needs to know what her latest superficial, underinformed-or-deliberately-manipulative-I-can't-decide-which opinion is, and it's about pending healthcare reform legislation. Since I don't share the habit that Mrs.

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politics, healthcare, reform, palin, sarah-palin, living-wills

New Rule: Smart President ≠ Smart Country

Seeded on Fri Aug 7, 2009 7:02 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

I'm not sure "stupid" was the wisest choice of words for Mr. Maher to use, but it's hard to argue with his sentiment.

america, politics, healthcare, comedy, polls, bill-maher

The explosion in classical music digital downloading

Thu Aug 6, 2009 4:29 PM EDT

Here's a fascinating article from the Wall Street Journal that focuses on one man's new enterprise but also surveys the general scene regarding availability of classical music on the internet versus compact disc purchasing (which is declining precipitously, as you're no doubt alr …

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downloading, arts, classical-music

The United States already has an excellent socialist healthcare system and it's right under your nose. Interested?

Thu Aug 6, 2009 4:00 PM EDT

There is a comprehensive healthcare system financed by you, me, and that guy across the street which has no monthly premiums and involves no private facilities or healthcare providers.

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health, healthcare, reform, socialism, healthcare-reform