MIDWEEK LIBERAL NEWS TO REFLECT UPON & TAKE ACTION

Congressman John Conyers Betrays the American People
Media Benjamin
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/07/24/2719

Bush Government to Poor Voters – We Don’t Want You To Vote
Steven Rosenfeld, Alternet
http://www.alternet.org/stories/56957/

John Conyers Is No Martin Luther King
Ray McGovern
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/07/24/2736

If This Is Such A Rich Country, Why Are We Getting Squeezed?
Heather Boushey & Joshua Holland, Alternet
http://www.alternet.org/workplace/57180/

Office Arrests: The Shame of John Conyers
Dave Lindorff
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/07/24/2720/

QUOTE OF THE DAY … "Other than the war in Iraq , the Katrina disaster, the deficit, the CIA leak, torture, stopping stem cell research, homeland security, global warming and undercutting science, we've yet to really feel the negative effects of the George W. Bush administration" … Bill Moyers, Journalist

After College Ends, So Does Activism
Adam Doster, In These Times
http://www.alternet.org/stories/55185/

Hazard Warning on Home Cleaners
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/07/24/2740/

Bush’s War On Women Is A War On Science
Caryl Rivers, Alternet
http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/57381/

Takoma Park City Council Strongly Backs Bid to Impeach Bush, Cheney
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/07/24/2739/

In Keeping Down American Workers, Corporate Crime Pays
Ben Zipperer & John Schmitt
http://www.alternet.org/workplace/56401/

Message from Democrats.com - Conyers Wimps Out
On Monday, Rep. John Conyers brushed off the heroic impeachment efforts of Cindy Sheehan, Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Ray McGovern, Medea Benjamin, David Swanson, 300 dedicated impeachment marchers, 1 million petition signers, resolutions from dozens of cities and towns, and activists who called his office every 30 seconds. His reasons? First, he doesn't have the support of a majority of the House (218 votes) to impeach Bush or Cheney. Second, FOX News would attack him. These are simply not acceptable reasons to allow George Bush and Dick Cheney to commit war crimes and shred the Constitution - and we're not going to accept them. Instead, we're going to fight harder than ever for impeachment.

Conyers doesn't have 218 votes today, but we can change that. Tell your Representatives to join the 14 sponsors of H.Res. 333, Articles of Impeachment for Vice President Cheney: http://www.democrats.com/peoplesemailnetwork/88

Also call them at 202-224-3121 and demand co-sponsorship of H.Res. 333 now. Conyers would be attacked by FOX News, but we can change that too. Let's boycott FOX News advertisers: http://www.democrats.com/boycott-fox-news-advertisers

We must also give Conyers a backbone transplant. Let's flood Conyers and other House Judiciary Democrats with more emails than ever: http://www.democrats.com/topelosiandjudiciary

Why Is The White House Pretending That Saudi Insurgents In Iraq Are Iranian?
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
Nearly half of all foreign militants targeting US troops in Iraq have come from Saudi Arabia. An inconvenient truth for the White House papered over with the lie that Iran is the chief instigator.
http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/57391/

Great New Kucinich Video & T-Shirt By Thomas Gallagher
Send the Kucinich (Koo-sin-ich) for President 2008 video link to your e-mail lists! Let your friends know that there IS a candidate that represents THEIR ISSUES!!! Hey everyone - As I'm sure you're aware, Kucinich is once again getting sidelined and maligned by the major media outlets. Well it's time to DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! I've designed a Dennis Kucinch for President 2008 "viral video" campaign spot that draws attention to essential Kucinich 2008 campaign issues by playfully contrasting them with the sound byte versions commonly, and falsely, attributed to the other candidates. Now that the spot is ready to go, I need all your help to get it out there - EVERYWHERE. Here are several ways you can help network the spot:

1. Copy and paste the link into an e-mail to your friends, especially your friends who don't know who Kucinich is, and they can then watch it on YouTube. Here's that link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZoftTki1MU

2. Download a copy of the video so you can e-mail it to your friends directly (careful here, the file is about 5mb - make sure they can receive it before you send it) or re-post it to your favorite blogs, web-sites, etc. Download it at my website here: http://forthposition.com/koosinich.html

3. You can order yourself a custom (Koo-sin-ich) t-shirt* in any color / style you like, and spread the word the one inspired conversation at a time - "What's that on your shirt?" "Why, it's the next president of the United States - Dennis Kucinich!" http://forthposition.com/koosinichshirt.html

You are Free - Thomas Gallagher … founder of Forth Position Design & notobush; former Kucinich Delegate in Brooklyn; former volunteer Arts & Culture Coordinator for United for Peace & Justice, Stand Up New York, and New York Coalition for Peace & Justice

*Custom (Koo-sin-ich) shirts are being provided by Neighborhoodies using my graphics. The Kucinich for President 2008 Campaign gets $5 for every shirt you purchase, the rest goes to Neighborhoodies for providing the shirts. All shirts are American Apparel (made in USA - sweatshop free). More on Neighborhoodies here: http://neighborhoodies.com/about_us.php

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Summers The Police Is A New Band
ContactMusic
http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/summers%20the%20police%20is%20a%20new%20band_1038580
THE POLICE star ANDY SUMMERS has hailed his reformed group "a new band", because their music sounds fresher than ever.

Watching Them Watching You
The Globe & Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070725.wxsummers25/BNStory/Entertainment/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20070725.wxsummers25
During the Police's big ride through fame, Andy Summers had a camera in his hands almost as often as a guitar, Guy Dixon writes.