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From TruthOut, news that the Department of Justice awarded former Attorney General John Ashcroft a $52 million contract, “among the biggest payouts reported for a federal monitor,” to help the US Attorney’s Office in New Jersey monitor leading manufacturers of knee and hip replacements.
$52M to help one state in one precise industry. Interesting.
I wonder [...]

Nancy A. Nord was nominated by President George W. Bush to be a commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) for a term that expires in October of 2012. The CPSC is supposed to protect the public against unreasonable risks of injury and death associated with consumer products. You know, lead. Things like that.
Nord [...]

We come in peace (shoot to kill):
Some actions for my fellow armchair activists. Click on the links for more information and to take action.

Don’t Give Alberto Gonzales the Power to Speed Up Executions. You’ve got to read this just to believe they are even considering it.

Demand the immediate release of [...]

Listen to Neil Young’s new album, Living with War.
Visit the blog.
Don’t need no ad machine
Telling me what I need
Don’t need no Madison Avenue War
Don’t need no more boxes I can see
Covered in flags but I can’t see them on TV
Don’t need no more lies
Don’t need no more lies
Don’t need no more lies

Click on the track [...]

Happy Earth Day!
Join the Stop Global Warming Virtual March
Read the Progress Report
See the HBO Special “Too Hot Not to Handle“. They have also done a great job of creating a list of resources (including organizations who are committed to fighting global warming).
Reward companies that have a triple bottom line: People, Planet AND Profit. Buy [...]

How can the gas/oil companies still continue to defend rising prices when they are making millions of dollars a minute?
Anger over oil profits is justified, especially now that we know about things like the $400 million retirement package for outgoing chairman of Exxon, Lee Raymond. Give me a break.
The Foundation for Taxpayer and [...]

Here are some of the progressive actions that you can take today. Please consider each of these carefully, and take action if you agree.
Oppose Attack on Iran
Join Gold Star Families for Peace, CODE PINK, Progressive Democrats of America, Democrats.com, Traprock Peace Center, Global Exchange, Velvet Revolution, Democracy
Rising, Truthout, OpEdNews, Backbone Campaign, Consumers For Peace, [...]