If you're on a jury, and if the judge tells you that the law requires the defendant to prove that he/she didn't know the drugs were there, it is your civic duty to ignore the law, put the onus of proof back where it belongs, and reach a verdict on that basis.

Beginning with the campaigns for the 2008 elections political activism has hit peaks the likes of which haven’t been this consistent for decades. From all over the spectrum people are energized for causes close to their hearts. In doing so most end up selecting people they believe in to support for candidates in elections. Some of those candidates are sincere in their causes. We know not to expect perfect people nor every promise made kept, but we should count on some of promises, especially major ones, checked off.

Happy Fossil Fools Day! Confusing means and ends, part and whole, personal and public and real and imaginary are signs of hubris, not enlightenment.
Without the social contract, we become wolves to one another and mistake corporate profits with community health.

The Centre for Civil Society Website an excellent resource
for activists unionists & academics!

Today, public education is being challenged by corporations that have an interest in taking control over public education. Stewart Alexander says he would agree that the educational system is flawed; however, “We cannot abandon education to the private sector, for-profit corporations. Corporations are concerned with the bottom line, increasing profits; this will result in having non-union teachers and workers and increase cost for the public sector.”

US Explicitly Opposes Palestinian Right to Self-Determination

criminal depravity

This article was published March 26, 2010.

Obama to back Indonesia state terror

take a real step forward