Video: Journalist Chris Hedges says the Occupy Movement MUST win – or the planet is finished

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As the Cold War was ending, journalist Christ Hedges found himself meeting in a Leipzig cafe with leaders of East Germany’s underground opposition movement. They told him they were really hopeful that change could come soon – maybe even in a year or two. It was November 9, 1989. Within hours, the East German regime had [...]

Republican messaging guru Frank Luntz is terrified of Occupy Wall Street

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Frank Luntz is one of the premier messaging gurus of the Republican party. He’s the guy responsible for misleading weasel words like death tax and government takeover of healthcare. And when it comes to Occupy Wall Street, Luntz says he is terrified. Why? Because it’s working. Before September, all anyone was talking about in this country [...]

Ron Paul unloads on Newt Gingrich in devastating new ad

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Regular readers of Red Green and Blue are well aware of Newt Gingrich’s embarrassing flip-flops on everything from climate change to the US oil supply. But for many in the general public who are just tuning in, this new ad from Ron Paul will possibly come as a shock. Using clips from Newts own words in video [...]

Highways to Hell: As funds dry up, WY is first state to end road expansion

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It’s official. Wyoming’s Department of Transportation says it is no longer in the business of expanding the state’s highway system. The money just isn’t there. They’re going to put what resources they have into attempting to keep the existing roads repaired. As the DC Streets blog reports: “We’re beginning to look at our transportation system from a [...]