JOHNSTON: In recent years - incomes actually fell: 2001 to 2003. That's something we haven't had before. And during that period, there were people who had gains. But they were entirely at the top. The gains were not going on at the bottom.

Norman Lear "If someone is slaughtered at Boy Scout den, (coverage) will be wall-to-wall, every day & night, and will always drive out informative programming people are desperate to get and should have, in order to have a robust democracy".

Viewed before Katrina as institutional disaster, New Orleans' public schools got a second shot at success by implementing a bold experiment in public schooling. 60% of the city's reopened schools are now independently-run charter schools.

Absurdity of people believing huge pile of money jacked into political campaign, you’re not seeking access to the Congressperson. But there’s grassroots rebellion. Arizona & Maine have adopted a revolutionary approach called “Clean Elections”.

Dennis Hastert is the real villain here! GWB calls himself a “compassionate conservative”. The Republican hierarchy is neither compassionate nor conservative. They just don’t care about ethics or people, only money & power!

A C G H I K L M N O P R S T U V W – Only States beginning with these letters are profiled here! Does your State begin with one of these letters? Does your State violate Voting Rights?

Voter Discrimination In America: New Poll Tax, Machine Meltdowns, Incompetence, Foul Play, Gerrymandering, VWB/Voting While Black, Failing To Register, Politicos In Charge – Where & How the Republican Party Took Over USA.

Real deficit in America is at least twice as large as any politician will tell you. For 2005 at least $760 billion, not the 319 reported. Social Security & Medicare more like $3.3 trillion or ten times larger than is commonly reported.

1995 Congress passed Deep Water Royalty Relief Act: "holiday" to oil & gas cos..2004 Gale A. Norton, interior secretary, gave royalty incentives to shallow-water producers..2005 Bush signed energy bill $2.6 billion new tax breaks for drillers

Congress has power to redesign online world; some power players in this town are working right now to do just that..and not to your benefit. If you think the Internet can be a force for enlightenment and democracy, you need to pay attention.

Craig Aaron of Free Press, a media watchdog group, says big telecom companies have declared open season on 'Net neutrality.' If Internet becomes two-tiered, any costs imposed on content providers will ultimately be passed on to the consumer.

From President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Farewell Address: “In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex.” - He foresaw Halliburton

CEOs at big corporations make 431 times average worker's salary, up dramatically from 15 years ago. Not just CEO's — thousands of corporate execs get sweetheart deals as well. American executives receive 12% increases per year/workers 3%.

"Offshore Outsourcing of American jobs, CAFTA, & NAFTA will create jobs in the USA" - They said! The Missing Link = How? How will that be accomplished? The media never asked that cogent question and Bush never answered it. Tabacco asks now!

“Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003”, known as The Patriot Act II.. Since it was stopped, I saw no reason to publish it previously. But now I think it is relevant, in view of the current Congressional activities re The Patriot Act I.

Defender Barohn: Do I feel anyone's taking my issues seriously? Absolutely not. I would get more review on car theft than capital murder case in Texas..Death Row Graves: Prosecutor threatened my alibi witness if she testified; she refused to

Scientists are convinced our Earth is warming, and with scary consequences: Miami & Ft. Lauderdale under water.. Meanwhile industry funds a campaign to do nothing..At UN Climate Change Conference in Montreal, Bush's US delegates walked out.

1928 looked like today. Everybody was happy. But doom came in 1929 & the Depression lasted for many years. every CEO would not mind if upper brackets of his taxes were increased. Concord Coalition: cut taxes w/o spending cut plain wrong

Rising price of gasoline: Profits at all time highs while oil companies raise prices with impunity. Oil runs White House, puts us into war, runs geopolitics, frustrates alternative energy development. Will Congress wake up at $5 a gallon?