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Posts Tagged ‘social justice’

Tom DeLay’s trials and tribulations continue

Posted in Campaign Finance, Global Warming, Good Government, tagged , , , , , , , , on October 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Jury selection begins today in former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay‘s felony conspiracy trial.  In 2005, A Travis County Grand Jury indicted the former U.S. Congressman on charges he helped funnel $190,000 in illegal corporate donations into statewide elections in 2002.  State law prohibits corporations from contributing to political campaigns. ### By promoting cleaner [...]

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Kennedy Was Unique Force in Senate

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on August 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Sen. Edward Kennedy was a dear friend of Public Citizen and a unique person in the Congress whose history and leadership will never be forgotten. Few did as much to advance civil rights and social justice issues as Sen. Kennedy, who also was an early and longtime champion of health care for all. Over the [...]

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Powershift Jealousy

Posted in Global Warming, tagged , , , , , , , , on February 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Powershift 2009 officially begins today, and I am so jealous I can’t be there.  If you haven’t heard of Powershift, here’s a brief description from their website: In the middle of our new administration’s first 100 days, Power Shift 09 will bring 10,000 young people to Washington to hold our elected officials accountable for rebuilding [...]

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