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On opting out of Public Financing: Pennies for Votes | The Agonist

Posted by Villagenyc from Agonist

excerpt: (Opinion)

Until we as a nation begin to aggressively address the growing influence that money has had in politics, we will continue to witness the political pollution that money buys on an increasingly grand scale.

http://agonist.org/cody_lyon/20080621/on_opting_out_of_public_financing_pennies_for_votes

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YouTube - Peter Goldmark for Public Lands Commissioner

Posted by Japhet from You Tube

Video of Peter Goldmark's campaign launch

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Comprehensive Analysis of Polls Reveals Americans’ Attitudes on US Role in the World

Posted by worldpublicopinion

WorldPublicOpinion.org recently announced the completion of a comprehensive analysis, or ‘digest,’ of polling on Americans’ attitudes on the US role in the world.

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Restrooms Become Gender-Identity Battleground :: EDGE New York

Posted by Villagenyc

In spite of any laws on the books, the transgender individual, the feminine man, the butch lesbian or anyone who expresses gender identity and subsequent appearance that runs counter to what society sees as normal can find the most common act of a human being--using a facility to relieve oneself--a humiliating experience

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The Age Blogs: Management Line

Posted by SoxFirst

Nearly 40 years after economist Milton Friedman wrote that the "social responsibility of business is to increase its profits", business chiefs are saying they want to play a leadership role in addressing sociopolitical issues such as education, healthcare and foreign policy.

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IntelligentaIndigena: U.S. Army Responds to blog concerning the death of Cpl. Pat Tillman

Posted by theangryindian from Angryindian.blogspot

Intelligentaindigena does acknowledge and appreciate that the U.S. Army is finally taking an interest in the case of Cpl. Pat Tillman and hopefully there will finally be some light shed on how such a thing could happen in a modern military.

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Going dark: public companies and public interest

Posted by SoxFirst

The trend of so many companies delisting and going dark to escape the costs of Sarbanes-Oxley is not in the public interest because it undermines the rise of the citizen investor who is now reshaping corporations and changing the way they behave.

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