Report: Texas Overpaid Miers in Land Sale – for part of a superfund pollutions cleanup site (that’s when it’s really really a bad piece of land), no less. Texas officials paid Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers’ family more than $100,000 for a small piece of land in 2000 — 10 times the land’s worth — despite the state’s objections to the way the price was determined.” Nice to have insider knowledge that can’t be revealed. All kinds of good stuff…
This week, the House of Representatives will vote on a Republican amendment to the budget proposal calling for $50 billion in cuts to vital services like Medicaid, food stamps, and student loans, while handing out $70 billion in tax cuts – largely for the wealthy. No Unjust Cuts – Our Future.org – Reject multi-billion dollar budget cuts to vital human services, and put the needs of Katrina survivors and ordinary Americans ahead of tax giveaways to millionaires. Write a short…
Ask your senators and representatives to support the “Count Every Vote Act”. Take the pledge to only support candidates who Acknowledge that the U.S. was misled into the war in Iraq Advocate for a responsible exit plan with a timeline Support our troops at home and abroad Protest the blanket CIA “get out of atrocity free card” attempt, which would undermine the McCain anti-torture amendment. It is especially urgent for the constituencies of Ted Stevens (AK), Thad Cochran (MS) and…
Read this excellent article, which details the ways in which the main components of a police state have already been put into place in the USA. The Police State Is Closer Than You Think – by Paul Craig Roberts, Oct. 8, 2005. Dr. Roberts is John M. Olin Fellow at the Institute for Political Economy and Research Fellow at the Independent Institute. He is a former associate editor of the Wall Street Journal and a former assistant secretary of the…
Take Action: Tell Your Representative to Oppose Dirty Air Bill With oil and natural gas prices on the rise, consumers are facing high prices at the pump and a costly home heating season. Congress could provide needed relief by making our cars and trucks go farther on a gallon of gasoline and enacting other policies to save oil, reduce energy costs, and protect consumers from price gouging. Instead, the House will vote this week on an industry-wish list that would…
Hand Fair Wages for Hurricane Victims Every single Democrat and Independent in the House of Representatives have united to co-sponsor a bill to overturn Bush’s anti-worker and anti-family decree that benefits only the Haliburtons and other big companies seeking big contracts for Gulf cleanup. Now, we have an opportunity to defeat another misguided Bush policy—his decree that cuts wages for Katrina survivors hired by federal rebuilding and clean up contractors. Please, sign a petition that we will send to every…