C-Span Explodes 9/11 Truth Blackout! Will Bro
Messenger,

This article is from the Madison IMC.
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Martial Law 9-11: Rise of the Police State
Samizdat,

Alex Jones' new documentary, "Martial Law 9-11: Rise of the Police State" is available!
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Rally to Stop Judicial Takeover
Djette,

Rally to Stop the Judicial Takeover
COALITION FOR A FAIR AND INDEPENDENT JUDICIARY
Wednesday, April 27, at 5 PM. In San Diego, the rally will be held at large space next to Federal Courthouse in
downtown San Diego, at Broadway and Front St
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SD/Tijuana: 10 Years of Border Photograhy
Michael Klam,

Maria Teresa Fernandez will be showing her acclaimed photographs of the SD/Tijuana region for one night in the Museum of the Living Artist, Balboa Park, Wednesday, 5-11 at 6:30 pm. Do not miss this chance to meet the photographer. There will be question-and-answer and open mic to follow.
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Liberals Must Do More Than March
E.A. Barrera, Espresso Newspaper,

Progressive protest must have an electoral goal at the end. It is not enough to dance and shout slogans in the streets. Liberals must organize ... and grow up!
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Same-Sex Marriage: New Civil Rights Moment
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger's Newsmagazine,

California will be THE political battleground over same-sex marriage rights in 2006, said Evan Wolfson, former staff attorney with Lambda Legal Defense and currently executive director of Freedom to Marry, in a speech at the Center April 21. A marriage equality bill is being pushed through the California legislature this year, while radical-Right activists are seeking to put on the ballot an initiative that will not only block same-sex marriage in California but repeal the state's pioneering domestic partner law as well and leave same-sex couples in this state with no legal recognition or protection whatsoever.
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Populist #1
Franklin,

Introduction - the Necessity of Democracy to Our Prosperity
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Border Photography, Music, and Spoken Word
Michael Klam,

Free Speech Arts in the Museum of the Living Artist, hosted by Michael Klam. Food, entertainment (featured artists/music/poetry/photography), open mic, general audience, all ages.
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San Diego Passes Living Wage Law, 5-4
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger's Newsmagazine,

After organizing for nearly three years, supporters of a Living Wage Ordinance (LWO) in San Diego finally got the City Council to go along by a 5-4 vote after a six-hour hearing April 12. The ordinance will require that private contractors pay workers on city contracts at least $10 per hour if they also provide health benefits, or $12 an hour if they don't. As a compromise, supporters agreed to phase in the implementation of the ordinance over the next three years to give the city a chance to recover from its current financial crises first — but that didn't satisfy either the Council opponents or the speakers against it, many of whom relied on Libertarian arguments about the sanctity of the "free market."
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After Nearly 4 Years of Struggle, Living Wage Passes
djette aporetics,

Congratulations! After nearly four years of hard work by the Living Wage Coalition, we won! Today at about 8pm the city council voted 5 to 4, Brian Maienschein, Jim Madaffer, Scott Peters and Mayor Dick Murphy dissenting (no surprise there) to adopt a Living Wage Ordinance for the city of San Diego. Two thousand workers and their families will be lifted out of poverty with passing of Living Wage Ordinance.

Brief Report from Students for Economic Justice

Protesters gathered today and the San Diego Concourse at Civic Center Plaza to demand a living wage ordinance in this years City Budget. The motley Coalition was comprised of a variety of organizations: San Diego Organizing Project, San Diego Democratic Project, Old Women's Project, NAACP, Environmental Health Coalition, American Friends Service Committee, Service Employees International Union, Interfaith Community for Worker Justice, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, ACORN, International Painters and Allied Trades, American Federation of State and County Municipal workers, Nurses Unite, Justice for Janitors, and United Food and Commercial Workers to name a few. The Living Wage Ordinance includes a wage increase to $10 per hour plus health care or an additional $2 for the health care differential.

See Photos from the Rally

Article by Independent Journalist

Tune into radioActive Radio on Thursday at 6:30PM PST for an interview with the coalition's press contact.

Radio coverage live from the rally - including an update on the hunger strike for a living wage in St. Louis.

For More information Go to: Universal Living Wage.org | Economic Policy Institute | LivingWageCampaign.org | San Diego Union-Tribune
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Nader: "Towering Similarities" of Reps, Dems
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger's Newsmagazine,

Author, veteran activist and three-time Presidential candidate Ralph Nader came to San Diego April 4 and spoke twice in one day — once at the World Beat Center in North Park and once in North County — as part of a nationwide tour to pay off his debts from his 2004 Presidential campaign. Though he spent much of his time attacking President Bush for leading an illegal war in Iraq and running the government for the benefit of his rich friends in corporate America, he also alluded to the “towering similarities” between the Republican and Democratic parties and defended his decision to run in 2004 as an independent candidate.
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SB 840 First Victory
Corrie Ort,

The California Health Insurance Reliability Act, SB840(Kuehl), which would institute a statewide, universal health insurance system, was passed out of Senate Banking, Finance, and Insurance Committee, chaired by Senator Jackie Speier (D-San Francisco). (Health Access)

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Universal Health Care in California IMAGINE
Corrie Ort,

If you are concerned about medical insurance for yourself and others,
you can take action now. On Wednesday, April 6 the Banking, Finance and Insurance Committee in the California Senate is hearing testimony on Senate Bill 840 which will provide universal health care to Californians.
Three committee members are said to be undecided.
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Legal Victory for Mayor Donna Frye
Donna Frye c/o lotus,

A federal appeals court rejected an appeal from one of the lawsuits that was filed against our write-in campaign.

According to an article in The San Diego Union-Tribune, "The case was brought by three voters who contended in federal court that by allowing Councilwoman Donna Frye to run as a write-in candidate, the city clerk violated their equal protection rights under the federal and state constitutions, as well as the city charter.
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The Ideology Of Victimization
anonymous,

The Ideology Of Victimization

by Feral Faun
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Barry Goldwater, Social Security & My Mother
Daniel Borgström,

Goldwater's stand on Social Security became a turning point in my life
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Council to Hear Living Wage Ordinance 4/12
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger’s Newsmagazine,

Mark this date in red on your calendars: TUESDAY, APRIL 12. The San Diego City Council is FINALLY scheduled to hear the badly needed Living Wage Ordinance at 2 p.m. at their regular meeting at city hall, 202 "C" Street. A rally to show community support before the Council meeting will be held at 12:30 p.m. at the Community Concourse outside city hall. Kudos to Councilmembers Michael Zucchet, Toni Atkins, Anthony Young and Donna Frye for signing the discharge petition that forced anti-labor Mayor Dick Murphy to put the Living Wage ordinance on the Council agenda.
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Differences Between Republicans and Democrats
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger’s Newsmagazine,

State Senator Joe Dunn (D-Orange County) spoke to the predominantly Queer San Diego Democratic Club March 24 and gave an impassioned analysis and call to action centering around the differences between the Democratic and Republican parties. He argued that the Democrats have historically stood for justice and economic independence, while the Republicans have stood for individual liberty and corporate dominance. Dunn said a second American revolution — a struggle likely to take decades — is needed to reverse the current Republican dominance and win back for Americans their political, religious and economic independence.
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Schwarzenegger's Hired Goons Threaten Teacher
A.Citizen,

Why is the "peoples' governor" hiring out of state signature gatherers, some of which are allegedly felons, to intimidate and threaten young teachers out of standing up to his attempt to reduce their job security (as if teachers don't have it bad enough in our society...why not go after Ken Lay, Arnold...
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RED ALERT to Stop Fascist Takeover of Calif
A. Citizen,

Progressive Democrats & Democracy for America activists in CA are both urging everyone to flood Sacramento with calls RIGHT NOW. Please help!
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Kyrgyzstan Democracy.....What BEAUTY
Messenger,

America, did you see the way that Democracy can work? If they lie and cheat.....
they should be run out of town like the Kyrgyzstanians did yesterday to their
corrupt leader.

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Howard Dean, Extortion, Bribes and other prob
Scott Huminski,

DNC Chair Howard Dean’s problems with the Bill of Rights, the Law and Ethics.

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Fletcher Speaks on "Rebuilding the Left"
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger's Newsmagazine,

Bill Fletcher, radical activist, former union organizer and AFL-CIO educational director and co-author of a recent "Nation" article calling for a more locally focused, grass-roots revival of the Rainbow Coalition, spoke on "Rebuilding the Left" at the World Beat Center in Balboa Park March 22. In an event sponsored by San Diego's Socialist Unity Network, Fletcher discussed the crisis of the Left and how only a willingness to build truly mass organizations and challenge the "master narrative" of the Right can help us overcome it.
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Sean Hannity Protest in San Diego
Jeff Rose,

This is the first-person account of two grad students protesting Sean Hannity, a Fox News commentator as he spoke at the downtown Hyatt on Thursday, March 10th.
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San Diego's Quixote for Open Government
Jeeni Criscenzo,

Mayor or not, Donna Frye continues her fight for the people and their right to an open government.
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Bev Harris Fights Election Fraud/Incompetence
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger's Newsmagazine,

Bev Harris, principal author of "Black Box Voting" and founder of the blackboxvoting.org Web site, came to San Diego February 26 to speak at the First Unitarian-Universalist Church in Hillcrest. Her message: the American voting system is fundamentally flawed, as much if not more from sheer incompetence as deliberate attempts to rig outcomes. She also argues that contracting with private corporations to run elections equipment, especially on proprietary computer software, is inappropriate and runs counter to the principle of transparency that should apply in elections.
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Stop Arnold's Special Election!
Rick Hall - Webmaster www.ContestTheVote.org,

Stop the governor from holding a special election days before new laws go in to protect us from unverifiable electronic voting machines! Sign the petition at www.ContestTheVote.org
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The Social Security Distraction Game
populist,

All just a big distraction from their real agenda - endless imperialism.
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93 Percent Favor Limits on Civil Liberties
posted by Mark Gabrish Conlan,

A poll currently being taken on the PBS Web site reveals that, even among viewers of the "NOW" program (one of the few oases of genuine progressive politics on the "public" airwaves), an overwhelming 93 percent favor limits on civil liberties in the wake of 9/11 and the "war on terror." 82 percent said "we must use whatever means necessary to fight terrorism," and another 11 percent said, "yes, I'm willing to give up some freedoms for safety." Only 4 percent said, "no, safeguarding [civil liberties] is more important than ever." BE VERY AFRAID.
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Voter Registration Problem--Not Just in S.D.
Mark E. Smith,

A couple of years back I published an article here about the registrar of voters having changed my address of record without notifying me. The problem was never adequately resolved and it happens elsewhere also. This is something anyone who votes should be aware of.
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