June 2, 2026
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KW: This is a repost from my onthewilderside co-blogger Ian Wilder.
Cindy Sheehan: If any American “politician” got the Nobel Peace Prize, it should have been Cynthia McKinney
I wonder if the Nobel Committee looked at the videos of the G20 protests in Pittsburgh a couple of weeks ago when the US stormtroopers were hunting down protesters like dogs and beating them and teargassing grandmas (me) without provocation.
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Reverend Billy Talen is running for Mayor of New York City on the Green Party line. Rev. Billy’s words below–as well as his and other articles posted at Green Party Watch–reflect the Green Party response to President Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize:
from Green Party Watch
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In an email to her supporters today, anti-war activist and 2008 independent congressional candidate Cindy Sheehan announced an ambitious protest that she hopes to see started by March of next year. …
This message was part of an e-mail sent out from national Green Party headquarters today, September 11, 2009:
Seeking Peace on 9/11
Today members of the Green Party of the United States and our state Green Parties reflect on a number of personal tragedies resulting from the events of September 11, 2001, and continue to work to prevent further tragedies resulting from these events.…
A few days ago I interviewed Cindy Sheehan, half as an blogger and half as an interested citizen activist. Below the fold is the audio of the interview. …
h/t to Ian Wilder at onthewilderside.com
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At the Atlantic, columnist Andrew Sullivan notes that a crucial barometer for President Obama, as the 100 day mark is reached, is Obama’s approval rating among independents and Republicans.…
Text of a Ralph Nader e-mail announce message dated April 24, 2009:
“No more fine print; no more confusing terms and conditions.” This is what Barack Obama told a White House gathering of leading credit card issuers this week.…
A hat tip to my co-blogger Ian Wilder who received this via e-mail and posted it to the onthewilderside first:
From Cynthia McKinney: The Economy, From Soros and Greenspan to Napoleon’s Waterloo, And a Tip of the Hat to Haiti, Too
I’m connecting with you once again from Haiti after spending an absolutely splendid day at a school of over 500 students that has been supported for the last seven years by members of a California local of one of our national unions.
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