Author Archives: mekorganic

Unknown's avatar

About mekorganic

I have been a Peace and Social Justice Advocate most all of my adult life. In 2020 (7.4%) and 2022 (21%), I ran for U.S. Congress in CA under the Green Party. This Blog and website are meant to be a progressive educational site, an alternative to corporate media and the two dominate political parties. Your comments and participation are most appreciated. (Click photo) .............................................. Created and managed by Michael E. Kerr

CITIZEN UNITED

Posted on December 11, 2020 by mekorganic

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 310 (2010), is a landmark United States Supreme Court case concerning campaign finance. The Court held that the free speech clause of the First Amendment prohibits the government from restricting independent expenditures … Continue reading →

Posted in Citizen United | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT

Posted on December 11, 2020 by mekorganic

The Chinese Exclusion Act was a United States federal law signed by President Chester A. Arthur on May 6, 1882, prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. Building on the 1875 Page Act, which banned Chinese women from immigrating to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Chinese Exclusion Act | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

CHELSIE MANNING – WHISTLEBLOWER

Posted on December 10, 2020 by mekorganic

Whisteblower Chelsea Manning (formerly Bradley) is the US Army Private (Pfc) who leaked military and government documents to the online media outlet Wikileaks which became the basis for the Collateral Murder video, which showed the killing of unarmed civilians by … Continue reading →

Posted in Chelsea Manning, Guantanamo Bay, Julian Assange, Uncategorized, whistleblower | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

CALIFORNIA INDIAN WARS

Posted on December 10, 2020 by mekorganic

In 1850 California was admitted to the United States as its 31st state. As with some other states, Native Americans were not seen as desirable inhabitants of the state. For the first decade of its existence, the State of California … Continue reading →

Posted in California Indian Wars, Native Americans | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

BAY OF PIGS – U.S. CUBAN INVASION FIASCO

Posted on December 10, 2020 by mekorganic

US President Dwight D. Eisenhower was very concerned at the direction Castro’s government was taking, and in March 1960 he allocated $13.1 million to the CIA to plan Castro’s overthrow. Over 1,400 paramilitaries, divided into five infantry battalions and one … Continue reading →

Posted in Bay of Pigs, CIA, Cuba, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F Kennedy | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

AFGHANISTAN- IRAQ WAR/OCCUPATION

Posted on December 10, 2020 by mekorganic

A major Washington Post investigation released Monday is a confirmation of the peace movement’s message that “there’s no military solution in Afghanistan.” That’s according to Paul Kawika Martin, senior director of policy and political affairs at Peace Action, replying to “The Afghanistan Papers.” The report … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

9/11 TERRORIST ATTACKS

Posted on December 10, 2020 by mekorganic

Lt. Col. Shelton F. Lankford, US Marine Corps (ret.) “My mourning for the country I live in is not abstract, but real and very immediate. Since the unsolved crime of 9/11/01, I have seen our republic descend into darkness, as we … Continue reading →

Posted in 9-11 Research, 911 Citizen Investigation Team, 911 Documentary, 911 National Security Alert, 911 Reward, 911SpeakOut, 911Truth, 911Truth Archive | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

S. Brian Willson

Posted on December 9, 2020 by mekorganic

S. Brian Willson (born July 4, 1941) is a U.S. American Vietnam veteran, peace activist, and trained attorney. Willson served in the US Air Force from 1966 to 1970, including several months as a combat security officer in Vietnam. He left the Air Force … Continue reading →

Posted in Nicaragua, S. Brian Willson, Veterans For Peace, Vietnam | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Benjamin Ernest “Ben” Linder

Posted on December 9, 2020 by mekorganic

Benjamin Ernest “Ben” Linder (July 7, 1959 – April 28, 1987), was an American engineer. While working on a small hydroelectric dam in rural northern Nicaragua Linder was killed by the Contras, a loose confederation of rebel groups funded by the U.S. government. Coming at a time when … Continue reading →

Posted in Ben Linder, Contras, Nicaragua, Sandinista | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Rachel Aliene Corrie

Posted on December 9, 2020 by mekorganic

Rachel Aliene Corrie (April 10, 1979 – March 16, 2003) was an American activist and diarist. She was a member of a pro-Palestinian group called the International Solidarity Movement (ISM). She was killed by an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) armored bulldozer in a combat zone in Rafah, in the southern part … Continue reading →

Posted in Amnesty International, Hall of Shame, Human Rights Watch, International Solidarity Movement, Israel, Palestine, Rachel Corrie | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment