Considering all the events that we have had at 16th and Broadway, I think that we need to participate in saving this great old theater.

Please go to Save the Tower and sign on to help.

Bonnie

"We have the power to impeach the attorney general," Issa told Tuesday's Judiciary Committee hearing titled: "Reckless Justice: Did the Saturday Night Raid of Congress Trample the Constitution?"

Read their latest report on our slide into Fascism: Power Surge – The Constitutional Record of George W. Bush

S. 1955, the Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization Act (HIMMA), was introduced by Sen. Michael Enzi (R-WY) and is slated for a floor vote in the U.S. Senate the week of May 8. This legislation, if enacted, will strip away almost all state-enacted consumer protections for people buying insurance individually or through their employers.

While we were busy at the California Democratic Convention, Stephen Colbert was roasting the "shrub" at the White House Correspondents Dinner. Check it out and write a thank you at Thank you Stephen Colbert

Intentional Agoraphobia, Sub-Clinical Panic Disorder and psychologically induced and maintained reflexive political Responses

by Rob Kall

People with the panic disorder known as Agoraphobia basically suffer from the fear of losing control. This fear can become overwhelming. The roots of the word come from agora-- greek for marketplace and phobia fear-- fear of the marketplace. In practical terms, agoraphobics are usually afraid of a range of situations-- the further from the place where they feel in-control, the worse. Some fear leaving their house, some going into big open spaces, some being in lines that they can't get out of. Some won't drive more than a few blocks. Some only drive by one route. If there's a detour, they turn around and go home. You won't find many agoraphobics in a line at Disneyworld. Many don't like any lines, even in the supermarket. Even ordering a meal at a restaurant, or sitting towards the front of a movie theater can be anxiety producing, since the agoraphobic worries about losing control while in front of other people.

Wal-Mart's wages are too low to support workers and their families. They need public help through food stamps, subsidized housing, and above all for medical expenses. In a new research report by University of California in Berkeley, the annual support costs for the State through its public assistance programmes are 86 million USD.

"Wal-Mart workers' reliance on public assistance due to substandard wages and benefits has become a form of indirect public subsidy to the company. In effect, Wal-Mart is shifting part of its labor costs onto the public", the report states.

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