from: William Hughes

At a press conference in Annapolis, Maryland, on Tax Day, April 15, 2010, social justice activists charged: “Fully one-third of the biggest corporations in Maryland paid absolutely nothing in state income taxes in 2007!” Matthew Weinstein, Fiscal Policy Director for “Progressive Maryland,” added: “The Maryland Chamber of Commerce (MCC) has played our state legislators for suckers for years...Maryland families are subsidizing business to the tune of $2 billion a year.” The event was held in front of the MCC’s office on West Street. It was sponsored by “The Heart of Maryland Coalition,” which is an ad hoc group comprising “non-profits, labor and progressive” organizations. See: http://www.progressivemaryland.org/page.php?id=268

from: William Hughes

On April 14, 2010, in Eastside District Court, in Baltimore, MD., criminal charges against Single Payer champions, Dr. Carol A. Paris and Margaret Flowers, were dropped by the prosecutor. Attorney Kevin Zeese explained what happened inside the court room. Then, Doctors Paris and Flowers shared their feelings about the outcome of the case. Background: On Jan. 29, 2010, Doctors Paris and Flowers were arrested outside a hotel, at the inner harbor, where President Barack Obama was slated to give a speech. They were on a sidewalk holding a banner. The doctors had a letter that they wanted to give to the President and/or one of his aides, re: "Medicare for All". They were arrested for trespassing and for refusing to obey a police order. Check out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53RbYauyv_8
For information on Single Payer, go to: http://www.pnhp.org/ and http://www.prosperityagenda.us/ and http://www.healthcare-now.org/

from: William Hughes

Dr. Margaret Flowers is a Maryland pediatrician and Congressional Fellow for Physicians for a National Health Program, a single payer advocate and a musician. See: http://www.pnhp.org/ She was one of the speakers at a National Press Club event, Murrow Room, on April 13, 2010, in Washington, D.C. The forum dealt with the influence of coporate lobbies on U.S. elections. Dr. Flowers called for unity within the progressive movement in the struggle to “shift the power away from the corporations back into the hands of the people.” The affair was sponsored by the Green Party of Florida and the People’s Lobby Coalition for Public Funding Only for All Elections. Ms. Jennifer Sullivan, who is the coordinator of the People’s Lobby and the regional representative for the Green Party of Florida, served as the moderator.

from: William Hughes

On Friday evening, April 9, 2010, author/journalist Kari Lydersen discussed her latest book, “Revolt on Goose Island: The Chicago Factory Takeover, and What It Says about the Economic Crisis.” The event was sponsored by and held at Red Emma’s Bookstore and Coffeehouse, in Baltimore, MD. Check out: www.redemmas.org Ms. Lydersen is an award-winning staff reporter for the Washington Post; and a co-author, with Wafaa Bilal, of “Shoot an Iraqi,” which Booklist labeled the “Best book of 2008.”

from: William Hughes

On Easter Sunday, April 4, 2010, the Iglesia de Hermano Pedro staged its annual Easter Procession, in Antigua, Guatemala. Antigua is an ancient town, once the capital of the country during the heyday of Spanish colonial rule in Central America.
This video is dedicated to the memory of Father Stanley Rother. He was killed on July 28, 1981, at age 46, by the “Death Squads,” in the rectory of the St. James the Apostle Church, Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala. Father Rother, “a champion of the poor,” was a native of Okarche, Oklahoma. See: http://www.catharchdioceseokc.org/history/Murder.htm and http://www.justpeace.org/rother.htm and http://www.americancatholic.org/Messenger/Jul2006/Feature1.asp

from Nathan Janes

An audio version of the article "Unplug the Signal: The Truth Will not be Televised" has been released by activist artist Nathan Janes. The article is part of a campaign to address the use of television as a weapon of mass deception for the last half a century. Janes hopes that the audio version of his article will allow the growing number of those hard of reading to be exposed to the pressing message. Janes has declared Unplugging the Signal to be of urgent concern for the television remains our greatest threat to individual sovereignty and the largest obstacle to becoming a truly informed individual. http://campaign.constantcontact.com:80/render?v=001nB5QX27vwTgbRiLPqxPgP4WQ8W5CZDxoAjFoA2dv1SQtLaXvVQylEoe-SyH3Xi-fhSE6OBv4cEYuGCUkwgtO5PJMZVSxF24roAQHAdN4n4wzZFIdWzet_0p0B5OdccjY

From Remi Kanazi

Remi Kanazi appeared yesterday on GRITtv with Laura Flanders. He was on the show to discuss Palestine and movements for change with Phyllis Bennis. There was a significant focus on the growing BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions) movement.

Remi Kanazi is the the editor of Poets For Palestine and the author of forthcoming collection of poetry Poetic Injustice: Writings on Resistance and Politics. He is also a recurring writer in residence for the Palestine Writing Workshop as well as an advisory board member.

Every day as America sinks deeper into debt, as thousands of businesses close and millions of Americans continue to lose their jobs and homes the corporate media keeps pounding the American people with Orwellian news about the fantastic economic recovery that America is experiencing.

2 of 3 | 3 of 3 The destruction of the World Trade Center was a mass murder that was committed by the United States puppet government against the American people. This monstrous act gave the perpetrators the excuse they needed to attack the peoples of Iraq and Afghanistan while simultaneously stripping the American people of their constitutional rights. Millions of innocents have died in two wars of theft and profit, which serve only the international bankers and military industrialists who together enslave the unsuspecting American people. Obama serves the same masters and their agenda of war, profit, world domination, and death continues. As long as the American people remain beaten ignorant slaves the truth concerning the real perpetrators of 9-11, and the death of John F. Kennedy will always remain hidden.

from: William Hughes

On March 24, 2010, social justice activists from the “Network to Stop Foreclosures and Evictions,” held a press conference in Towson, MD. They are trying to stop the Bank of America (BOA) from foreclosing on the home of Renee DeFreitas. According to their press release, Ms. DeFreitas is 51-years old, with five children. She works for the state of Maryland and lives in Baltimore City. Ms. DeFreitas, as a “result of the economic crisis,” was forced to apply to the BOA for a “home modification on her loan.” Unfortunately, the BOA has ignored that important process and turned the matter over to a local law firm for foreclosure action. Check out for background on the growing foreclosure crisis, http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/22/us/22foreclose.html and http://www.bailoutpeople.org/ and http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123973499