What If The World Looked Like This?

Imagine waking up and seeing these headlines. "Iraq War Ends" "National Health Insurance Act Passes" "Big Boxes Appeal Eviction from Low-Income Neighborhoods" "Court Indicts Bush on High Treason Charge" "Congress Returns Civics to High School Curriculum" "High-Speed Internet Hits Fast Track to Appalachia" "Friedman: The End of the Experts?" Can anyone truly say this world would not be better. Now we just have to get to work to make them happen. There is a great article I can point you to called "The Fine Print," which could be by Amal Maamlaji (who knows if that is part of the spoof) This special edition of The New York Times comes from a future in which we are accomplishing what we know today to be possible. The dozens of volunteer citizens who produced this paper spent the last eight years dreaming of a better world for themselves, their friends, and any descendants they might end up having. Today, that better world, though still very far away, is finally possible — but only if millions of us demand it, and finally force our government to do its job. It certainly won’t be easy. Even now, corporate representatives are swarming over Washington to get their agendas passed. The energy giants are demanding “clean coal,” nuclear power and offshore drilling. Military contractors are pushing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. H.M.O.s and insurance companies are promoting bogus “reforms” so they can forestall universal health care. And they’re not about to take no for an answer. But things are different this time. This time, we can hold accountable the politicians we put into office. And because everyone can now see that the “free market” has nothing to do with freedom, there is a huge opening to pass policies that can benefit all Americans, and that can make us truly free — free to pursue an education without debt, go on vacation every once in a while, keep healthy, and live without the crushing guilt of knowing what our tax dollars are doing abroad. Following are just a few of the many, many groups working for change. Join them, support them, or start your own, and we can begin to make the news in this paper the news in every paper. It goes on to have a GREAT LIST OF organizations to bring this about. Take a look it is so worth it. New York Times Special Edition Video News Release - Nov. 12, 2008 from H Schweppes on Vimeo. There is so much more there... Go to the site and enjoy.