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Archive for November, 2008

I’m Still Tortured by What I Saw in Iraq

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

I should have felt triumphant when I returned from Iraq in August 2006. Instead, I was worried and exhausted. My team of interrogators had successfully hunted down one of the most notorious mass murderers of our generation, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq and the mastermind of the campaign of suicide bombings [...]

The Dirty Secret of the Financial Crisis: Our Banking System’s Broken

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

By William Greider, The Nation
Henry Paulson’s $700 billion plan to save the world is dead or dying, but the bailout was not killed by his arrogance or his grossly misleading claims about what the public’s money would buy. The plan collapsed because it didn’t work. The Treasury secretary has launched a PR offensive to revive [...]

How the Rich Are Destroying the Earth

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008

By Herve Kempf, Chelsea Green Publishing.  The following is reprinted from the new book How the Rich Are Destroying the Earth by Herve Kempf and published by Chelsea Green.
There is an emergency. In less than a decade we will have to change course — assuming the collapse of the U.S. economy or the explosion of [...]

Meeting Minutes, Action Items & Membership Discussion

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Below are the minutes from the RIPDA membership meeting held on Tuesday, November 18th.
Introduction

19 members in attendance

Structure of National PDA

Inside Strategy = Working with targeted legislators on specific issues / policy
Outside Strategy = Coalition building, info outreach, movement building

5 PDA National Priorities

Health Care for All – H.R. 676
Economic / Social Justice
Iraq War / Iran / [...]

2008 Rhode Island State Senate Election Results

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

*Indicates incumbent
Italicized names indicate RIPDA endorsed candidates
Candidate                 Total votes     Percentage
District 1 – Providence
*MaryEllen GOODWIN (DEM)         5396         84.9%
Anthony F. DEMINGS (REP)         958         15.1%
District 2 – Providence
*Juan M. PICHARDO (DEM)         5487         90.3%
Brian P. MAYBEN (REP)             590     [...]

2008 Rhode Island State Representative Election Results

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

*Indicates incumbent
Italicized names indicate RIPDA endorsed candidates
Candidate                              Total votes     Percentage
District 1 – Providence
*John J. McCAULEY, JR. (DEM)         2209         79.2%
Daniel J. GRZYCH (Ind)                    581         20.8%
District 2 – Providence, E. Providence
*David A. [...]

Barack Obama’s Victory Speech

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

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