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Normalcy?

"If this is normalcy, I'd hate to see what real trouble is" - the late Daniel Shore on Iraq, Morning Edition, NPR, 3/29/08

Total Cost of War to PA since 2001

The cost of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars to Pennsylvanians alone has passed $35,000,000,000; now wouldn't that be helpful in H'burg these days? Track our dollars' alarming disappearance at CostofWar.com

Political Action 101

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George Orwell on war

"Every war, when it comes, or before it comes, is represented not as a war but as an act of self-defense against a homicidal maniac."

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Democracy is…?

"Democracy is not what we have, it's what we do" — Frances Moore Lappé

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What is war?

"War, at first, is the hope that one will be better off; next, the expectation that the other fellow will be worse off; then, the satisfaction that he isn't any better off; and, finally, the surprise at everyone's being worse off." — Karl Kraus, writer (1874- 1936).

Saint or communist?

"When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist." - Brazilian archbishop Dom Helder Camara

John Adams’ warning

"There are two ways to enslave a nation. One is by the sword. The other is by debt." - John Adams

Empire or Humanity? What the classroom didn’t teach me about the American Empire

by Howard Zinn illustrated in 8-minute video here

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Chester County Democratic Committee endorses impeachment

On May 2, the Chester County Democratic Committee voted on an impeachment resolution brought to the committee by Stephanie Markstein. After much discussion, the resolution to introduce articles of impeachment against George W. Bush and Richard B. Cheney passed by a 4-1 margin. This resolution, like the one passed by Berks County Democratic Committee, will be sent to the Pennsylvania State Legislature for consideration.

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