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Disobedience and Rebellion - - David Tanguay
“Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man's original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made, through disobedience and through rebellion.” Oscar Wilde Yes, we as Americans have won our independence and freedom through disobeying our... Submitted 10 days 3 hours ago.

More Photos of Peaceful Protest - India is Changing - Drunken Mystic
A new dawn awaits India - Rabindranath Tagore WHERE the mind is without fear and the head is held high Where knowledge is free Where the world has not been broken up into fragments By narrow domestic walls Where words come out from the depth of truth Where tireless striving stretches its arms... Submitted 308 days 8 hours ago.

Photos from India - Protest Increases - Drunken Mystic
Thanks to ' India Against Corruption '. They have done great work in bringing us the best pictures from all over the country. I am really happy to take part in this campaign on Facebook along with them. They are the true revolutionaries supporting the cause for Anna Hazare. Different people from... Submitted 309 days 5 hours ago.

Incredible India Fights Corruption - Drunken Mystic
India has seen a 90-year freedom struggle against the British Raj. Today, incredible India is seeing another freedom struggle and this is the struggle for independence from corruption. The politicians have held the common citizen at ransom for too long and things have gone too far. The boiling... Submitted 310 days ago.

The President's Inauguration Day - - Jean Purcell
The Oath of Office for the President of the United States: " I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States" (Article II... Submitted 3 years 101 days ago.

Natan Sharansky, Former Soviet Dissident: His Lessons from Prison and Life, Then and Now: - - Jean Purcell
Tonight I remembered a strange, brief conversational exchange of years ago. It happened at a luncheon in Europe, where I was living, when I mentioned historical "roots." A French woman at the table objected with a tone of disgust: "Why are you Americans always talking about your roots'?" ... Submitted 3 years 218 days ago.

Advocacy Part II - Missing Link
It is a comfortable position to consider only one side of an argument. In this way, it's possible never to be wrong. An advocate can have, "the calm confidence of a Christian with four aces" as Mark Twain put it. It seems to me that many in people involved in politics today are advocates of... Submitted 3 years 244 days ago.

Caucus Night and the Primaries. What Does It Mean To Non-Voters? - - straight talk
So, the above blank area in my opinion represents what Caucus Night in Iowa or primaries in Vermont or anywhere else means to none registered voters , which is, nothing. Those primeries are for registered Democrats or Republicans. That my dear friends is who is voting. So when they say so goes... Submitted 4 years 70 days ago.

Occupy Revolution - Joel Hirschhorn
History tells us that it is nearly impossible to know in real time whether some kind of national, grassroots public protest ends up being the beginning of a true revolution against a ruling government system. This is true for the earliest beginnings of the revolt against the British that produced... Submitted 81 days 15 hours ago.

Is the Lie Safe Harbor in Politics? Ask Herman Cain - Walter Rhett
In the storm, you tie down one end of the jibe, tack into the howling winds, and hope for the best. Cain's chances are strapped down to denial. He denies the movement for social justice or Jesse Jackson's influence in threatening to boycott Burger King that got his foot on the corporate ladder.... Submitted 98 days 1 hour ago.

Was Cain Faithful? - - Walter Rhett
Herman Cain is a sycophant held up for independents and moderates as an alternative to Obama to say, yes, true conservatives come in all colors. Secondarily, his visibility counteracts the claim that Republicans and the Tea Party never fully bought in to diversity and harbored fears of a black... Submitted 100 days 18 hours ago.

"Brain washed?" Count Me In! - Walter Rhett
Alabama Share Cropping Family, 1936. Walker Evans photo. LOC Submitted 133 days 3 hours ago.

Barack: "Do Not Go Gentle" - Walter Rhett
Too much image making and not enough job making describes both parties, their contenders and pretenders. Republicans politics consists of partial truths and twisted math. Their agenda: 1) routing the President from the field, for reasons still unstated, undebated, denied and shapedshifted with... Submitted 174 days ago.

Election Year 2012 - - David Tanguay
“ The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.” Plato Come election time there are many seeking seats in our national capital and in our state capitals. The fact is politicians are out after our votes no matter how they get them, winning is what matters to... Submitted 219 days 4 hours ago.

Anna Hazare Ends 97-Hour Fast - Drunken Mystic
Anna Hazare finally ended his 97-hour fast after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi accepted most of the terms of the Lokpal Bill. The best part is, they agreed to give independent powers for the Lokpal and Lokayukta to function without any political interference.... Submitted 308 days 6 hours ago.

Anna Hazare's Fast Continues - Day 5 - Drunken Mystic
The fight against anti-corruption and to demand 50% power for the civil society continues for the 5th day in succession and talks have failed. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has spoken in private with President Pratibha Patil and there hasn't been any positive indications of the government... Submitted 309 days 5 hours ago.

India Awakens to Support Anna Hazare - Brings the Right Reasons - Drunken Mystic
This is the third day of the fast and Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal agreed for dialogue and accepted to the terms of accepting 50:50, representation of civil society and Group of Ministers – but on an unofficial basis. The initial plan was to represent Finance Minister Mr. Pranab Mukherjee... Submitted 310 days 4 hours ago.

The Petticoat Rule - Walter Rhett
Lucy Parsons, Activist I still remember when my mother in South Carolina first got the right to vote. Remember that SC's Ellison Durant "Cotton Ed" Smith and 16 Democrat and 8 Republican US senators voted against women having the right to vote. The South Carolina legislature voted... Submitted 345 days 3 hours ago.

Gadaffi’s Finished. Middle East: Egypt, Tunisia And Libya Claim Their Freedom With Awesome Courage - Jennifer Stewart
I think the term “going Gadaffi” can now be used when referring to anyone who is losing or has lost their sanity… #libya [onewmphoto‎] I’ve been thinking a lot lately about entitlement and good self esteem and all the different things that contribute to them. The... Submitted 351 days 6 hours ago.

Libya Bravely Fights Gadhafi In Quest For Freedom-Deaths Over 200, As Security Forces Fight Back - Fran Larson
CAIRO – Libyan, February 20, 2011. Just minutes ago, it was reported by Associated Press that Security Forces opened fire on mourners at a funeral for anti-government protesters in Benghazi. Just yesterday, commandos and foreign mercenaries, who are loyal to leader, Moammar Gadhafi attached... Submitted 355 days 23 hours ago.

Great Saves! In Congress, Everybody is Saving Something - Walter Rhett
This is the year of the save! In Congress, despite the rancor, everybody is saving something. The last civil meeting of an American legislature was in Richmond during the birth of the Confederacy ("we are passing through one of the greatest revolutions in the annals of the world") and its decorum... Submitted 1 year 19 days ago.

What Would You Sacrifice? - George Stay
If you are any kind of human being, then your life is lined with sacrifice. Some of them may be small, as in letting a friend or co-worker decide where the two of you will eat lunch. And some can be crucial, as in putting your life on the line to save someone else. Large or small, however... Submitted 1 year 42 days ago.

Democracy at Work Here in the U.S. - - David Tanguay
" Democracy is itself, a religious faith. For some it comes close to being the only formal religion they have ." E. B. White What our Lord spoke, the words he used during his reign of power in his ministry such as "love they neighbor as thyself." his teachings have found their way into our... Submitted 1 year 104 days ago.

Disdain Versus Democracy - Joel Hirschhorn
That strange sound you hear if you listen closely is Senator Ted Kennedy spinning in his grave. Could he have possibly imagined a worse consequence of his departure from the Senate when health care reform was so close? Absolutely not. When he was alive he probably was not even aware of state... Submitted 2 years 20 days ago.

Massachusetts Dems Seek To Subvert Electoral Process - - Richard Vail
Massachusetts Democrats once again are attempting to short circuit the electoral process there. In 2004, when it seemed likely that John Kerry (D, MA) would win the election for the presidency, the Democratic dominated legislature feared that the then Republican governor, Mitt Romney, would... Submitted 2 years 30 days ago.