What the MSM is Missing on the Latest House Abortion Bill

Something has been missing from coverage of Trent Franks’ (R-AZ) failed attempt to pass a law against “sex selection” abortion. In the above clip, no one — not even Irin Carmon of Salon.com — mentions the recent release of Planned Parenthood “sting” videos by a group called Live Action in which activists tried to trick […]

Occupy and the Great Pool Jump

Occupy didn’t go away. MoveOn.org, just one of several big name organizations now swept up in Occupy, is training people in civil disobedience. I have to say I saw this coming, and began advocating for it the moment I witnessed civil disobedience in person. And it’s a good time to bring attention to the broader […]

Assault On Planned Parenthood Follows ACORN Template

If you’re not pissed off, you’re not paying attention. When ACORN became the victim of a smear campaign by right-wing media, many people shrugged. It seemed to them that ACORN had somehow “asked for it” in the way rape victims “ask for it.” Along with people like Brad Freidman and Bob Kincaid, I tried to […]

Nonviolent Activism

David Swanson, author of War is a Lie, on his organizing work with ACORN:

The Breitbart Burn Notice

SUMMARY Andrew Breitbart (pictured) is a known news fabricator. Any material originating through his websites should be considered suspect at best, and subjected to thorough fact-checking before it can be reported on by anyone in any case. Legitimate bloggers should avoid linking to his websites. Bloggers and other new media content creators who work for […]