The Celebration Went Unnoticed – A Major Leftist Win in Uruguay

Michael Collins
Uruguay’s left wing political coalition, the Broad Front party (Frente Amplio), retained control of the presidency in the November elections.  This wasn’t just any election.  The winner, flower farmer Jose “Pepe” Mujica, was the victim of imprisonment and torture during Operation Condor in the 1970’s as a result of his efforts as a Tupamaro [...]

A Modest Proposal – An Iraqi Vote on Troop Withdrawal

A Modest Proposal
An Iraqi Vote on Troop Withdrawal
By Michael Collins
(Also published at OpEdNews, The Agonist, The Smirking Chimp )
Over the years, we’ve seen various “exit strategies” proposed for withdrawal from Iraq.  The best proposal was made by a Baghdad man on his way to a demonstration just a few days after that city [...]

Massive Multiplayer Political Game (MMPG)

The Massive Multiplayer Political Game (MMPG)

Scene at the End of the World El Profe CC

“Now what” asked the boy? “You are my son,” responded his master. “Go do my work. I will be there for you.”
Michael Collins
“Scoop” Independent News
Washington, DC
Fantasy encircles the U.S. presidential race. [...]

Democrats Pass on Challenge to Secret Vote Counting in SC

Democrats Pass on Challenge to
Secret Vote Counting in South Carolina

This is the place to affix the STAMP. Link
Michael Collins
“Scoop” Independent News
Washington, DC
South Carolinians mounted a serious protest to the onerous “Stamp Act” imposed on the colonies by British rulers. The act levied a tax to pay for the “Seven [...]

“…the ballots shall not be counted in secret.”

..these ballots shall not be counted in secret.
South Carolina Constitution

An Appeal to John Edwards to Take a Stand for Voting Rights
Michael Collins
“Scoop” Independent News
Washington, DC
Media, election, and judicial reform advocate Mark Adams, JD, MBA of Tampa, Florida discovered something very important in the South Carolina Constitution. It provides for [...]