Timothy Gatto
Tim Gatto is a frequent contributor to progressive web sites and writes regularly for OpEdNews.com and the Smirking Chimp. He is retired from the military. His work has appeared on numerous web sites. He is currently at work on a compilation of his essays.
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Soldiers that Fight for Their Citizenship Should Not Be ForgottenSoldiers that serve in the militarily should have the promise that were made to them, a fast-track to citizenship. This is the least our government can do for their service.
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Liberal/Progressives and CorporatismHow will Liberal/Progressives cope with the rampant corporate funding of Presidential elections? How can anyone compete with the millions of dollars that corperate entities throw at the candidates? Are these donations fueled by patriotism or a desire for influence?
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Senate Folds on FISA, Will the House Stand?Will the House of Representatives bow to Senate pressure and give Bush and the telecoms a pass on lawbreaking?
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Government for the Wealthy. Here is Proof Positive!This is a dialog between Budget Director Jim Nussel and Sen. Bernie Sanders on The Senate Floor. It's an astounding look into how our government feels about the common citizen.
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Right or Left? It's All a Big GameThe current division between right and left is there to obfuscate the real issue. We are in a class war.
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Ron Paul Captures the BlogosphereRon Paul seems to have struck a nerve in the vast blogosphere where he has gotten two thirds of his contributions. His strict constitutionalist stand, after the savagery that the Bush Administration subjected the Constitution to.
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Corporate Donations Now Favor the Democrats: Who is Being Bought by Whom?Believing that the Democrats will "save" America from corporate control is very naive. The same old, same old is going on in Washington. Different people, same old corporate control.
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Americans No Longer Question Authority: Is it Too Late to Return to Due Process?We should be asking ourselves if this government really needs the power that we seem to have ceded to them. We should be asking if the government really needs the authority to monitor our phone conversations, our e-mails and our mail.
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America is Being Attacked from Within by the Far RightAmerica is being bullied into subscribing to the view of the extreme right. These people have recourses that dwarf the left. People who care must scream the truth to anyone that will listen.
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Is America Nearing a Dictatorship?The problem we face in bringing the pendulum back to the left. As long as these entities sponsor and finance these politicians, we will never get a government that respects individual liberty or respects the wishes of the people.
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Find Out Who the Biggest Donors Are to Your Elected RepresentativesBefore the even take their seats in Congress, your elected officials already know who they are indebted to, and it's not you.
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The Other Iraq War Casualty: The TruthWe are not making "progress". How can you possibly make progress in an occupation? American forces will occupy Iraq until we decide to end the occupation. We are not fighting for their freedom, nor are we fighting for ours.
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Stop the Lies: Another "Progress" Report from IraqThe Bush administration spews yet more talk of "progress" on the American people.
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Is America Doomed to Repeat History?America is on a precipice. With a few more steps we could tumble into free fall and we may never recover fron the sudden stop at the end.
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Are We Going to Fight for Democracy Against Stateless Multi-National Corporations?!Bush is but a symbol of a far deeper problem that faces America, control of our government by the "Military Industrial Complex" that Eisenhower warned us about. Keeping our Democracy is up to all of us. -
General Strike on September 11 Calls for new 9/11 InvestigationGeneral strikes have worked repeatedly in other countries. To hit the corporate oligarchy where they live (in their pocketbooks) this is a way to show your dissatisfaction with the way business is being done in America. -
America Has Been the World's Bully for More Than 62 YearsWhen is our country going to realize it doesn't run the world? When we are the Pariah of nations? Somehow, someway, this "value pushing" has got to stop. We should mind our own business.
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Why the US is Losing the War in IraqThere are good reasons why we are not winning the peace in Iraq. Its not the soldiers, its the government strategy.
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The Supreme Court Kowtows to the Dictator: Civil Rights and Capitalism Take it on the ChinWhat happened today in The Supreme Court is a prtent of things to come.
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Politicians Have Lost the Faith of the American PeopleThe Congress cares more about politics than doing what's right. The Democrats were elected with a mandate they are choosing to ignore.
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People Are Digusted with Congress: Most Americans Are Just Plain Fed-Up!The American people have delivered Congress the lowest approval rating in a decade. There are lots of reasons.
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Michael Bloomberg:The End of Political Parties?Is Michael Bloomberg's Exit from the GOP a Portent of Things to Come?
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Ms. Rodriquez and Class Warfare; A Dime for a DollarWhat's happening to America? If Ms. Rodriquez was with a man in a suit that spoke English, would she have died on that floor with no help from the medical staff?
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Where is Our Country Heading?Who is really running the show in Washington? It certainly isn't the American people.
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Our Coming National Nightmare: The Ruination of Our RepublicA scenario of what could happen with two new laws that are already in place.
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The Far Right has Created a Dictatorship: We Must Stand Against This "New World Order"The US is in danger of losing our form of government and out ideals. We must stand together to fight this change.
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Getting Away with Murder! Big Oil and Our Administration in Washington Have Finally Gotten What They Have Sought in IraqThe real story of why we went to war in Iraq and why it's about to end.
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My Interview with Senator Gravel: A Look at Former Senator Mike Gavel's Outlook on Issues Americans FaceAn interview with Sen. Mike Gravel, candidate for the Democratic nomination for President.
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Memorial Day: The Memories of Yesterday and TodayMemorial day is for remembering the fallen, fighting for our freedom. The soldiers of today are fighting for corporate greed. They still deserve respect, fot they didn't know that they would just be pawns in a terrible war.
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The Only Logical Way to Save Our DemocracyThis article examines the possibility of working within the system to effect change.
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Review: Armed Madhouse by Greg PalastGreg Palast goes behind today's headlines and brings you the truth about oil prices, the war in Iraq, voter fraud and a host of other things you thought you knew about.
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The Two Faces of Rudy GiulianiRudy Guiliani tries to be all things to all people. He proved this at the recent GOP debate.
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Not "The Land of the Free, and the Home of the Brave" AnymoreThe different ways we have changed the nature of our nation is alarming and the people are finally waking up to the fact that The United States is no longer the land that they knew. We all need to get back to basics and become again what we once were.
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No News is Real NewsThe MSM is delivering features and Fluff...Not News
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Bush Has Lost the Support of People that ThinkThis is an op-ed about the state of Bush's presidency.
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SC Prposes Law that Makes Viewing Fetus Mandatory Before AbortionThe SC legislature is making women who seek abortions view their fetus's image via ultrasound before getting an abortion.