Democracy

To the millions of people around the world who jumped for joy upon hearing of Obama’s victory; enjoy this hopeful moment, because it won’t last long.    It’s time to meet the new boss, same as the old boss.  All we’ve done here is replace a white bumbling idiot with an articulate black man, and although that in itself is historic, the ‘change we can believe in’ was just a campaign slogan, not a promise.  read more »

Former Liberal and Independent Member of Parliament (MP) Blair Wilson, 45, has officially joined the Green Party of Canada (GPC) as the party's first-ever MP. The GPC is now arguing that it has met all of the criteria to be included in the leaders' debates in any upcoming election (which could happen as early as October 14th of this year). That criteria includes fielding candidates in every riding in Canada, receiving federal funding due to a new election financing law, and obtaining a seat in the House of Commons.  read more »

Wall Street, Known as the last plantation in America, has defied the courts for decades in its failure to hire blacks as stockbrokers. Now it's marshalling its money machine to elect a black man as President. Why aren't the media curious about this?  read more »