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# Senator Mike Gravel

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- [Mike's Blog](https://mikegravel.com/mikes-blog/)
- [What Mike Gravel Meant](https://mikegravel.com/what-mike-gravel-meant/) - What I learned from Mike Gravel are lessons ignored, even mocked by the establishment, writes Joe Lauria. I first met Sen. Mike Gravel in the lobby of the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York in early 2006 after a mutual friend told me Gravel was contemplating running for president.
- [Mike Gravel Was on the Right Side of History](https://mikegravel.com/mike-gravel-was-on-the-right-side-of-history/) - By Branko Marcetic While Mike Gravel never earned the respect of the political establishment, he passed from this Earth with his conscience untormented by the ghosts of screaming civilians whose lives those in Washington regularly snuff out with their afternoon coffee. Former Alaska senator Mike Gravel, who died yesterday at age ninety-one, spent much of
- [Sen. Whitehouse Gives Presentation On 'Dark Money' Influence On Supreme Court](https://mikegravel.com/sen-whitehouse-gives-presentation-on-dark-money-influence-on-supreme-court/)
- [Trump’s COVID infection shows why it’s time to retire the nuclear football](https://mikegravel.com/trumps-covid-infection-shows-why-its-time-to-retire-the-nuclear-football/) - By Tom Z. Collina President John Kennedy took powerful pain medications. President Richard Nixon was a heavy drinker. President Ronald Reagan had dementia. And now President Donald Trump has the coronavirus. These conditions can significantly impair one’s ability to think clearly. And yet, as president, each had—or, in Trump’s case, still has–the unilateral authority to
- [Forget China, America is the biggest warmonger by far](https://mikegravel.com/forget-china-america-is-the-biggest-warmonger-by-far/) - by David Dodwell Since 2001, the US ‘war on terror’ has killed, injured and displaced millions across 24 countries, while America’s defence spending is nearly 40 per cent of the global total. In contrast, China has waged one foreign war in the past 50 years Am I becoming paranoid, or is there an upswelling of
- [Global Expansion of NATO Is Not in Germany’s Interest!](https://mikegravel.com/global-expansion-of-nato-is-not-in-germanys-interest/) - by Helga Zepp-LaRouche This article first appeared in the German-language weekly newspaper Neue Solidarität. It was translated by the EIR staff. June 19—After weeks of rumors, President Trump made it official: The U.S. government plans to withdraw 9,500 U.S. troops from Ger-many and limit the total number of troops stationed here in Germany to 25,000.
- [Marianne Williamson - Riots in America: Where to Now?](https://mikegravel.com/marianne-williamson-riots-in-america-where-to-now/) - Activist and author Marianne Williamson discusses riots in America and where we should go from here.
- [Judgment Day for the National Security State](https://mikegravel.com/judgment-day-for-the-national-security-state/) - The Coronavirus and the Real Threats to American Safety and Freedom By Andrew Bacevich Americans are facing “A Spring Unlike Any Before.” So warned a front-page headline in the March 13th New York Times. That headline, however hyperbolic, was all too apt. The coming of spring has always promised relief from the discomforts of winter. Yet,
- [The Real Cover-Up](https://mikegravel.com/the-real-cover-up/) - Putting Donald Trump’s Impeachment in Context By Andrew J. Bacevich There is blood in the water and frenzied sharks are closing in for the kill. Or so they think. From the time of Donald Trump’s election, American elites have hungered for this moment. At long last, they have the 45th president of the United States
- [Michael Hudson: De-Dollarizing the American Financial Empire](https://mikegravel.com/michael-hudson-de-dollarizing-the-american-financial-empire/) - Yves here. Another meaty Michael Hudson interview on Guns and Butter. However, I have to vehemently disagree with the claim made by Bonnie Faulkner at the top of the discussion. No one holds guns to other countries’ heads to make them hold dollars. The reason the dollar is the reserve currency is the US is
- [30 years after Tiananmen Square, the U.S. is still trying to destabilize China](https://mikegravel.com/30-years-after-tiananmen-square-the-u-s-is-still-trying-to-destabilize-china/) - Last month marked three decades since the conclusion of the 1989 Tiananmen Square demonstrations in China. The anniversary is opportune for Washington and its Western partners to ramp-up their Sinophobic smear campaign while recycling the hoax they have propagated ever since the June Fourth incident occurred. Coverage of the commemoration has been wedded with the
- [Gravel impresses Libertarian audience](https://mikegravel.com/gravel-impresses-libertarian-audience/) - Gravel impresses Libertarian audience May 24th, 2008 by Brian798 Senator Gravel is making a splash this weekend at the 2008 Libertarian National Convention. Just as in the earlier Democratic debates, Senator Gravel is getting great reaction to his comments. The following is a report taken off of the Independent Political Report (www.indpoliticalreport.com): "Mike Gravel has
- [New Video Promos](https://mikegravel.com/new-video-promos/) - October 8th, 2006 by jpeters We started our new Mike Gravel for President Video Promos on Friday. Tomorrow night we're hoping to have some of the videos posted on youtube.com. We'll post the links as soon as they're up.
- [Unnecessary War](https://mikegravel.com/unnecessary-war/) - October 8th, 2006 by jpeters The Irregular Times, an on-line opinion journal and blog, is featuring "Mike Gravel for President" wear. Says the Times: "
- [Mike's 'Netroots' Campaign](https://mikegravel.com/mikes-netroots-campaign/) - October 10th, 2006 by jpeters The campaign shot some video today in front of the Pentagon and Arlington Cemetery, and we are now in the process of editing it for some new on-line informational segments. We'll be rolling these out in the coming days. We'll post information as to where people can view these as
- [Big Things](https://mikegravel.com/big-things/) - October 11th, 2006 by jpeters We're excited about some big happenings coming down the pike involving the campaign. We can't release the details yet, but needless to say, we are looking at some very positive exposure in the coming weeks.
- [Fair Tax](https://mikegravel.com/fair-tax/) - October 17th, 2006 by jpeters Super conservative Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.) has a column this week on taxes in general and the Fair Tax in particular. This is an issue that can appeal to everyone on the political spectrum as the income tax has become a bane to everyone from small business owners to those
- [An End to an Era in the Middle East](https://mikegravel.com/an-end-to-an-era-in-the-middle-east/) - October 19th, 2006 by jpeters The scholarly Foreign Affairs opines that George W. Bush's disastrous war marks an end of an era in the Middle East for the United States. In the November/December 2006 issue, Richard N. Haass, the president of the Council on Foreign Relations, writes in an article titled,"The New Middle East": "
- [An End to an Era in the Middle East](https://mikegravel.com/an-end-to-an-era-in-the-middle-east-2/) - October 19th, 2006 by jpeters The scholarly Foreign Affairs opines that George W. Bush's disastrous war marks an end of an era in the Middle East for the United States. In the November/December 2006 issue, Richard N. Haass, the president of the Council on Foreign Relations, writes in an article titled,"The New Middle East": "
- [Campaign at New Hampshire Institute of Politics](https://mikegravel.com/campaign-at-new-hampshire-institute-of-politics/) - November 1st, 2006 by jpeters For more on the New Hampshire Institute of Politics' upcoming events, most notably Mike's speech titled "Stepping Back from Imperialism: Redirecting American Foreign Policy," see the institute's web site here.
- [Campaign at New Hampshire Institute of Politics](https://mikegravel.com/campaign-at-new-hampshire-institute-of-politics-2/) - November 1st, 2006 by jpeters For more on the New Hampshire Institute of Politics' upcoming events, most notably Mike's speech titled "Stepping Back from Imperialism: Redirecting American Foreign Policy," see the institute's web site here.
- [Presidential Watch](https://mikegravel.com/presidential-watch/) - November 18th, 2006 by jpeters Political blog Blue Oregon has a discussion on it about potential Dem candidates for president. You can find it here. There are some great comments about our campaign, to wit; "What is needed is an electorate that recognizes the need for serious reform and a dark horse candidate with a
- [Speaking Truth to Power](https://mikegravel.com/speaking-truth-to-power/) - February 5th, 2007 by alex Senator Mike Gravel (D-AK) stunned the democratic audience today with a scathing attack on what he called “politics as usual.” The senator established himself as a force to be reckoned with in the race for the democratic nomination for president. Gravel, who began his speech by thanking Chairman Howard Dean
- [Fool Us Twice? From Iraq to Iran](https://mikegravel.com/fool-us-twice-from-iraq-to-iran/) - February 14th, 2007 by alex Interesting article by Marjorie Cohn posted today on Alternet In it she writes: "It's déja vu. This time the Bush gang wants war with Iran. Following a carefully orchestrated strategy, they have ratcheted up the "threat" from Iran, designed to mislead us into a new war four years after they
- [GRAVEL CALLS FOR CONGRESS TO END TORTURE](https://mikegravel.com/gravel-calls-for-congress-to-end-torture/) - March 1st, 2007 by alex DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MIKE GRAVEL CALLS FOR CONGRESS TO DEMAND AN END TO TORTURE Submitted by alex on Thu, 2007-03-01 16:06. March 1, 2007 Former Alaska Senator Calls for Congress to Use Its ‘Constitutional Authority.’ ARLINGTON, VA – Evoking Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution, former U.S. Senator and current
- [Gravel at the SEIU/CAPAF Care Forum](https://mikegravel.com/gravel-at-the-seiucapaf-care-forum/) - March 26th, 2007 by alex Some coverage from this past weekends Health Care debate in Las Vegas. Sen. Mike Gravel of Alaska proposed a system that would distribute vouchers so Americans could shop for coverage. "I know the system up close and personal," Gravel said. L.A. Times Sen. Mike Gravel, of Alaska, called for "a
- ["Consider Liberty"](https://mikegravel.com/consider-liberty/) - "Consider Liberty" May 20th, 2008 by Peace Czar by Mike A. Bozarth While public attention has been focused on the Obama-Clinton marathon run in the Democratic primaries, another storm has been brewing in the background. The Libertarian Party's national presidential nominating convention opens in Denver today and lasts through Memorial Day. The Libertarian primaries and
- [Transcript of Gravel at the SEIU Health Care Forum](https://mikegravel.com/transcript-of-gravel-at-the-seiu-health-care-forum/) - Sen. Mike Gravel and the other candidates for the Democratic Presidential Nomination attended a special forum on health care in Nevada on March 24, 2007...
- [A Long Shot Who Made Short Shrift of His Rivals](https://mikegravel.com/a-long-shot-who-made-short-shrift-of-his-rivals/) - April 27th, 2007 by alex By Mark Leibovich NY Times ORANGEBURG, S.C., April 26 — Every field of candidates needs, for lack of a better term, comic relief — for the sake of keeping things interesting and, if everybody is lucky, for making the other smoothies on stage a little uncomfortable. And at Thursday night’s
- [After debate, little-known Democrat draws a crowd](https://mikegravel.com/after-debate-little-known-democrat-draws-a-crowd/) - April 28th, 2007 by alex By Joe Lauria, Globe Correspondent | April 28, 2007 ORANGEBURG, S.C. -- Until the first Democratic presidential debate here on Thursday night, former senator Mike Gravel campaigned in almost total obscurity since becoming the first Democrat to declare more than a year ago, in April 2006. But all that changed
- [Let Gravel Speak! Sign the Petition.](https://mikegravel.com/let-gravel-speak-sign-the-petition/) - April 29th, 2007 by alex In a pre-emptive statement issued on March 16, CNN, WMUR TV and the New Hampshire Union Leader declared their intention to exclude Democratic Presidential candidate Mike Gravel from their tri-sponsored debate on June 3rd. This petition seeks to change that. In the wake of the debate on April 26, Sen.
- [Hil, Bam better look out for this ex-N.Y.C. cabbie](https://mikegravel.com/hil-bam-better-look-out-for-this-ex-n-y-c-cabbie/) - April 30th, 2007 by alex BY HELEN KENNEDY ORANGEBURG, S.C. - The first Democratic debate in genteel South Carolina was a tame affair, but it produced a breakout star: Maurice (Mike) Gravel, a cantankerous former New York cabbie who gleefully threw political bombs all over the joint. Gravel walked into the debate $900 in debt.
- [Not Exactly Politics as Usual](https://mikegravel.com/not-exactly-politics-as-usual/) - April 30th, 2007 by alex By Nick Katers One of the cornerstones of your presidential campaign is opposition to the Iraq War and the recent troop surge. You mention the use of “aggressive and skilled diplomacy” as part of the follow up to withdrawal. What does this mean exactly? First off, you concentrate on bringing
- [USA Today: Mike Gravel, Soon to be a Household Name](https://mikegravel.com/usa-today-mike-gravel-soon-to-be-a-household-name/) - May 1st, 2007 by alex Mike Gravel made such an impression in the first Democratic debate last week that his name is the 15th most popular search in the blogosphere. Furthermore, the most popular video clip among bloggers is Gravel saying Congress should make it a felony for the United States to stay in Iraq.
- [Students for Mike Gravel](https://mikegravel.com/students-for-mike-gravel/) - my latest blog post levitra my latest blog post levitraMay 1st, 2007 by alex We Are Students supporting Mike Gravel for president in 2008 Students For Gravel is a website setup by a group of college students in support of Mike Gravel(pronounced Gruh-vell). We want students everywhere to join and initiate the beginnings of a
- [CBS: Going Ga-Ga For Gravel](https://mikegravel.com/cbs-going-ga-ga-for-gravel/) - In the mainstream media (yes, that includes us), Democrat Mike Gravel has been portrayed as a fringe candidate, and a slightly crazy one at that...
- [Chet backs little-known candidate](https://mikegravel.com/chet-backs-little-known-candidate/) - Uncle Chet came into the church supper, stood straight behind his chair in the busy room while Alice sat down. He unbuttoned his blue jean jacket...
- [Mike Gravel: Unfiltered](https://mikegravel.com/mike-gravel-unfiltered/) - Former U.S. Sen. Mike Gravel, is running, at age 76 and after years out of the public arena, the longest of long-shot candidacies for the presidency.
- [The People's Crusade of Mike Gravel](https://mikegravel.com/the-peoples-crusade-of-mike-gravel/) - May 20th, 2007 by alex More Like Cicero Than Quixote By RALPH NADER May 8, 2007 Like a fresh wind coming down from Alaska--the state he represented as a U.S. Senator from 1969--1981, Mike Gravel is determined to start a debate about the fundamentals of democracy in his quest for the Democratic Party's nomination for
- [Gravel: Replace IRS With a National Sales Tax.](https://mikegravel.com/gravel-replace-irs-with-a-national-sales-tax/) - June 11th, 2007 by Mark Beemsterboer Austin American-Statesman MANCHESTER, N.H. — The road to Saint Anselm College is marked with long Burma Shave strands of political placards. The name I see most is Biden. But all the Democratic Party candidates for president will be there. A two-hour debate between candidates starts within an hour. As
- [The Pentagon Papers Then and Now: Unitarian Universalists Confronting Government Secrecy](https://mikegravel.com/the-pentagon-papers-then-and-now-unitarian-universalists-confronting-government-secrecy/) - June 28th, 2007 by admin The Pentagon Papers Then and Now: Unitarian Universalists Confronting Government Secrecy Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman moderated a panel at General Assembly with Dan Ellsberg, Senator Mike Gravel and Former UUA President Bob West on the role of Beacon Press in publishing the Pentagon Papers. Download a copy of “Beacon
- [Cluster Munitions](https://mikegravel.com/cluster-munitions/) - Cluster Munitions June 14th, 2008 by Senator Gravel 111 nations signed on to a draft treaty this last month in Dublin, Ireland to outlaw the use of cluster munitions by their military forces. The United States boycotted this conference to produce a humane treaty. Cluster munitions contain dozens to hundreds of bomblets designed to explode
- [Mike Gravel’s Ripple Effect](https://mikegravel.com/mike-gravels-ripple-effect/) - July 5th, 2007 by alex By Crispin Sartwell / Los Angeles Times In many arts, such as painting, poetry, woodworking and arrogance, Americans have made significant contributions. We have few rivals when it comes to growing marijuana or blowing stuff up. But in one art we are as inventive as small appliances or perhaps cucumbers.
- [Senate Votes for Debate Over the Iraq Withdrawal Plan](https://mikegravel.com/senate-votes-for-debate-over-the-iraq-withdrawal-plan/) - July 12th, 2007 by Mark Beemsterboer On Wednesday the Senate voted against cutting off debate and advancing a bill on a Democratic proposal ordering troop withdrawals from Iraq. Sixty votes were needed for approval of the motion (cutting off debate) and there were only 52 "yes" votes with 47 "no" votes. Voting "no" is a
- [It's Official: Gravel Invited to the HRC](https://mikegravel.com/its-official-gravel-invited-to-the-hrc/) - July 13th, 2007 by Mark Beemsterboer Today the Human Rights Campaign, the host of the August 9th Democratic Presidential Debate has officially invited Senator Mike Gravel to the debate. This comes after Senator Gravel was refused entrance to the debate, despite his being the most out spoken candidate for LGBT rights and Gay Marriage. We
- [Political Mysteries by Senator Mike Gravel](https://mikegravel.com/political-mysteries-by-senator-mike-gravel/) - Last week, Senator Hillary Clinton made a statement at the NAACP debate to clear up the mystery about who has been attempting to limit my participation...
- [Dying in Vain in Vietnam and Iraq](https://mikegravel.com/dying-in-vain-in-vietnam-and-iraq/) - During Monday night’s YouTube.com/CNN debate, I was asked if I would stand by my statement that our soldiers in Vietnam died in vain.
- [Mike Gravel on Energy and the Environment](https://mikegravel.com/mike-gravel-on-energy-and-the-environment/) - August 8th, 2007 by alex An interview with Mike Gravel about his presidential platform on energy and the environment By Amanda Griscom Little In his "Rock" campaign ad, Mike Gravel silently stares into the camera, throws a stone into a lake, and walks off into the distance. It's disconcerting, off-the-wall, and low-budget -- just like
- [Hillary Chooses States Rights Over Gay Rights](https://mikegravel.com/hillary-chooses-states-rights-over-gay-rights/) - During last week’s historic gay debate, Hillary Clinton dredged up the old states rights argument when justifying her opposition to gay marriage.
- [Vietnam to Iraq -- Still Dying in Vain](https://mikegravel.com/vietnam-to-iraq-still-dying-in-vain/) - August 23rd, 2007 by jpeters Yesterday, in a speech to the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Kansas City, Missouri, George W.Bush equated leaving Iraq with what happened in Vietnam following the U.S. pullout there. Sen. Mike Gravel already publicly addressed this falsehood on two separate occasions -- the first time when Sen. John McCain invoked
- [Talk with Mike on Facebook](https://mikegravel.com/talk-with-mike-on-facebook/) - August 24th, 2007 by jpeters For the past few months now, Gravel Campaign "Netroots" Directors have been hard at work coming up with new ways for Sen. Gravel to communicate with our grassroots supporters online. Beginning tomorrow (Saturday, August 25), Mike is going to start communicating directly with people on the social networking site, Facebook.com,
- [YouTube Videos Get High Remarks from Blogger](https://mikegravel.com/youtube-videos-get-high-remarks-from-blogger/) - August 30th, 2007 by jpeters There is a nice write-up on the Garling Gauge political blog, applauding Mike for his videos on our YouTube.com site. "In Young Men and Women the former Senator speaks of his experience, compares the Vietnam War to Iraq War, and defines his role in publicly exposing the Pentagon Papers, a
- [Popular Blog Highlights Mike's Noteworthy Appearance on 'Real Time'](https://mikegravel.com/popular-blog-highlights-mikes-noteworthy-appearance-on-real-time/) - Popular blog Monsters and Critics recounted Mike’s recent appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher, highlighting some of the best commentary during the show
- [Sen. Gravel's Huffington Post: The Real Lessons of 9/11](https://mikegravel.com/sen-gravels-huffington-post-the-real-lessons-of-911/) - September 10th, 2007 by jpeters Posted on the Huffington Post blog: The Real Lessons of 9/11 By Sen. Mike Gravel As we mark the six anniversary of the 9/11 attack, it is time for Americans to face the real lessons of that horrible morning. Until we dispel the myths which the Bush Administration and a
- [Gravel Shines in Last Night's Debate as Star Candidates Give More of the Same](https://mikegravel.com/gravel-shines-in-last-nights-debate-as-star-candidates-give-more-of-the-same/) - September 10th, 2007 by jpeters If you didn't catch the Univision debate last night -- which was aired only in Spanish -- many bloggers and newspapers have been reacting to Senator Gravel 's great performance yesterday. This popular blogger in particular paid Mike high compliments for knowing the issues and responding to them honestly: ".
- [Let Ahmadinejad Go to Ground Zero](https://mikegravel.com/let-ahmadinejad-go-to-ground-zero/) - September 24th, 2007 by jpeters The Senator's column posted to the Huffington Post: Let Ahmadinejad Go to Ground Zero First, a few words about Ahmadinejad: His claims that the Holocaust was a myth are wrong and disgusting. His rhetorical threats to Israel are irresponsible and detestable. I wish he lost his 2005 election campaign against
- [GRAVEL AT DARTMOUTH DEBATE: “WE’RE STARTING A WAR RIGHT NOW”](https://mikegravel.com/gravel-at-dartmouth-debate-were-starting-a-war-right-now/) - September 27th, 2007 by jpeters Senator Mike Gravel, appearing in the Democratic presidential debate on Sept. 27 in Hanover, N.H., wasted no time laying out his plan to force an end to the Iraq War. When asked by moderator Tim Russert how Senator Gravel would overcome the deadlock on passing legislation to end the war,
- [Senator Gravel to Speak at EcoFest in New York City](https://mikegravel.com/senator-gravel-to-speak-at-ecofest-in-new-york-city/) - September 29th, 2007 by jpeters If you live in the New York City area, former U.S. Senator and Democratic Presidential Candidate Mike Gravel would like to invite you to participate in “Ecofest,” the largest environmental event in the city. On Sunday, September 30, at 2:30 pm, Senator Gravel will address the crowd regarding his plans
- [Where's the Love for Mike Gravel?](https://mikegravel.com/wheres-the-love-for-mike-gravel/) - October 11th, 2007 by jpeters There's a great blog write up on Hanlon's Razor about the Senator. You can read it here. Here's an excerpt: "Name an issue the Democrats have failed us on and Gravel isn’t fooling around. Iraq? Let’s get out. Iran? Hell no. Universal health care? Let’s get it. Drug laws? Get
- [I'm Still In It! A note from Mike](https://mikegravel.com/keep-mike-in-the-debates/) - January 8th, 2008 by April Dear Friends, At this point, I have become accustomed to many trying to silence my message to the American people -- the plain, simple, uncompromising truth. Nor does it come as any great surprise that the mainstream media is now putting words in my mouth. Not kind words, but bold-faced
- [Primary Deceptions](https://mikegravel.com/primary-deceptions/) - January 17th, 2008 by georgann It’s fairly obvious that some powerful entity in the Democratic Party establishment wants Gravel eliminated One would hope that as the lies become outlandish enough, they are no longer believed. Instead, perhaps Goebbels was right: Tell a big enough lie, for long enough, and the people will believe you.
- [From Senator Gravel: Statement on Edwards's Dropping Out](https://mikegravel.com/from-senator-gravel-statement-on-edwardss-dropping-out/) - It saddened me greatly to hear yesterday that John Edwards had decided to drop out of the race. We may have had our differences on some issues, such as..
- [Candidate Speaks to Political Science Class](https://mikegravel.com/candidate-speaks-to-political-science-class/) - February 9th, 2008 by georgann As the excitement of Super Tuesday draws to a close, UC Berkeley welcomed Democratic presidential candidate and former Senator Mike Gravel to address political science students yesterday afternoon. Gravel spoke to students of Political Science 179 in a packed Wheeler Auditorium, outlining his election campaign and answering questions on the
- [Democrats Should Love the Fair Tax](https://mikegravel.com/democrats-should-love-the-fair-tax/) - February 29th, 2008 by jpeters Dr. Laurence J. Kotlikoff, a professor of economics at Boston University and one of Mike’s economic advisers has published an opinion piece in the Boston Globe explaining why all Democrats should love the Fair Tax -- and Mike Gravel. Dr. Kotlikoff’s op-ed follows after the jump. Why Democrats should love
- [Say Hello to the Campaign Blogger](https://mikegravel.com/say-hello-to-the-campaign-blogger/) - Hi, my name is Brian Hamel and I have been and will continue to be a Mike Gravel supporter. Many of you on the forums may know me as Brian798.
- [Northeast Tour Continues](https://mikegravel.com/northeast-tour-continues/) - Northeast Tour Continues April 5th, 2008 by Brian798 With the Libertarian debate about to begin, I thought I would do a quick run-down of where the Senator will be following the debate in Missouri. As many of know, we have been touring through the Northeast since March 31, with the exception of the debate in
- [Straw Poll Results](https://mikegravel.com/straw-poll-results/) - Straw Poll Results April 8th, 2008 by Brian798 After the KC debate, they held a Straw Poll, which is basically a vote. At all of the state conventions for Libertarians they conduct such a Straw Poll. Below are the results from the KC debate: Wayne Allyn Root: 22 Bob Barr: 20 Mike Gravel: 15 Mary
- [North Carolina Convention This Weekend!](https://mikegravel.com/north-carolina-convention-this-weekend/) - North Carolina Convention This Weekend! April 10th, 2008 by Brian798 For those who do not know, the Libertarian nomination process is quite different than our traditional two-party system. Before the big day(s) in Colorado, many of the states, if not all, hold State Conventions. These are normally full weekend events, and are basically where the
- [Mass Donation Week!](https://mikegravel.com/mass-donation-week/) - Mass Donation Week! April 14th, 2008 by Brian798 As many of you may already know by reading the forums, a few of us grassroots supporters have decided to schedule a Mass Donation Week/Day in order to give the Senator and his campaign a much needed boost as far as funding goes as he begins his
- [A Grand Bargain](https://mikegravel.com/a-grand-bargain/) - October 14th, 2009 by Robert Cottone Until quite recently I did not believe that the “grand bargain” of President Lee Myung-bak was a viable negotiating option to persuade Pyongyang to denuclearize. Perhaps I was biased by the excess of his many grand gestures, particularly when upon ascendency to office President Lee abruptly terminated the 10-year
- [Personal Democracy Forum](https://mikegravel.com/personal-democracy-forum/) - I had a great time at the Personal Democracy Forum in New York City. Here's an interview they did with me at the Huffington Post.
- [Bernie Sanders has Options: Will he choose the right one?](https://mikegravel.com/bernie-sanders-has-options-will-he-choose-the-right-one/) - By Mike Gravel , July 6, 2016 At this point Bernie’s has several options. One: He could hang in there, as it currently appears, and press for changes in Democratic Party rules and in the party platform at the convention in Philadelphia. The latter is a futile exercise since convention platforms have little or no effect
- [CITIZENS AMENDMENT to the CONSTITUTION  of the UNITED STATES](https://mikegravel.com/citizens-amendment-to-the-constitution-of-the-united-states/) - Section 1. The sovereign authority of the People of the United States, vested in an independent "Legislature of the People" with the power to enact, repeal and amend public policies, laws, charters and constitutions by local, state and national initiative, shall not be denied or abridged by any federal, state or local government of the
- [THE CITIZENS LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURES ACT](https://mikegravel.com/the-citizens-legislative-procedures-act/) - An Act establishing legislative procedures and an administrative agency to administer the legislative procedures on behalf of the citizens of the United..
- [MIKE GRAVEL SPEAKS ABOUT WAR](https://mikegravel.com/mike-gravel-speaks-about-war/) - Hi, my name is Mike Gravel and I’m a former US Senator from the state of Alaska. I’m standing in front of the Iwo Jima Memorial, and I’m blessed to...
- [Gravel Wraps Up Pittsburgh, New York City Swing](https://mikegravel.com/gravel-wraps-up-pittsburgh-new-york-city-swing/) - Senator Mike Gravel wrapped up a 3-day campaign swing through Pittsburgh and New York City at the Sheraton Hotel where he addressed an enthusiastic crowd..
- [Washington Convention Videos!](https://mikegravel.com/washington-convention-videos/) - Washington Convention Videos! April 25th, 2008 by Brian798 The following three videos are of Senator Gravel answering questions during the Q&A session at the Washington Libertarian State Convention. Thank you to sgrimes for posting these videos on YouTube! Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Klr6nOOBs10 Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cvpbBPpaVo Part 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_MYC16jzy0 Enjoy! (Info taken from: http://www.gravel2008.us/node/3556)
- [Gravel wins West Virginia straw poll](https://mikegravel.com/gravel-wins-west-virginia-straw-poll/) - Gravel wins West Virginia straw poll May 13th, 2008 by Brian798 On Monday, May 12, 2008, The Libertarian party of West Virginia hosted its annual Libertarian State Convention, a gathering of fellow Libertarians in West Virginia. Following the event, a straw poll was held of the Libertarians in the crowd. Senator Gravel narrowly won the
- [Video of Fox Business Libertarian Debate](https://mikegravel.com/video-of-fox-business-libertarian-debate/) - Video of Fox Business Libertarian Debate May 16th, 2008 by Brian798 Today, Senator Gravel and Wayne Allyn Root, two of the leading Libertarian presidential candidates, debated on Fox Business Channel. Alexis Glick moderated on her "Money for Breakfast" program. Below is the video of the debate. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part
- [Analysis and Reasoning Behind The Korean National Initiative](https://mikegravel.com/analysis-and-reasoning-behind-the-korean-national-initiative/) - Analysis and Reasoning Behind The Korean National Initiative March 20th, 2009 by admin Introduction A human being is sovereign by birth. However, in a society of many human beings individuals must cede some measure of sovereignty to the constituency of the whole governing the polity. The exercise of sovereign constituent power must of necessity be
- [THE KOREAN NATIONAL INITIATIVE](https://mikegravel.com/the-korean-national-initiative/) - THE KOREAN NATIONAL INITIATIVE THE AMENDMENT Chapter X Amendments to the Constitution Article 131
- [Medical marijuana use reduces Medicare spending](https://mikegravel.com/medical-marijuana-use-reduces-medicare-spending/) - Study: Medical marijuana use reduces Medicare spending on prescription drugs. Read more.
- [Cannabis Sativa Signs MOU to Acquire Ibudtender Virtual Portal](https://mikegravel.com/cannabis-sativa-signs-mou-to-acquire-ibudtender-virtual-portal/) - MESQUITE, NV / ACCESSWIRE / July 26, 2016 / Cannabis Sativa. Inc. (OTCQB: CBDS) announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to acquire Ibudtender, the first truly smart cannabis web app tailored as a virtual budtender for patients, as well as a B2B & B2 app for dispensaries and cannabis businesses. Ibudtender’s preferential
- [2008 Declaration of Independence](https://mikegravel.com/2008-declaration-of-independence/)
- [DIRECT DEMOCRACY](https://mikegravel.com/direct-democracy-by-mike-gravel/) - Modernity’s major advancements in human governance are: representative governments and the nation-states they govern, which we call democracies.
- [Mike Gravel Rates Democratic Party Opponents](https://mikegravel.com/mike-gravel-rates-democratic-party-opponents/) - In this interview with Paul Jay of The Real News Program, Gravel argues that there is no appreciable difference between the Democrat and Republican parties. Both parties are controlled by what we have come to call the 1% –– the small number of billionaires, wealthy families, corporate and banking interests all characterized as Wall Street,
- [UFO Cover-up Fmr Senator … VIEW POINT Hearing](https://mikegravel.com/ufo-cover-up-fmr-senator-view-point-hearing/) - This clip speaks to a public hearing held by a number of former elected members of Congress on UFOs and ET issues. My interest in the subject rests on the belief I hold that is would be the height of human arrogance to think that we humans are the only sentient beings in the COSMOS.
- [World fears US as a war-hungry drunk’](https://mikegravel.com/world-fears-us-as-a-war-hungry-drunk/) - This clip speaks to U.S. imperialism leading our nation into decline: evidence the failure of our education and health care systems, and the sorry state of our national physical infrastructure. Our soldiers prosecuting imperialism die in vain. What is worse than soldiers dying in vain is more soldiers dying in vain.
- [Mike Gravel at the Democratic Debate](https://mikegravel.com/mike-gravel-at-the-democratic-debate/) - At this presidential debate in 2007 the issue focused on getting out of Iraq when faced with a filibuster in the Senate. Gravel outlines a plan to break the filibuster. He also questions a pledge that Barak Obama made at an APAC meeting that everything is on the table. That pledge is code for the
- [Mike Gravel at the September 26th Debate in New Hampshire](https://mikegravel.com/mike-gravel-at-the-september-26th-debate-in-new-hampshire/) - Again, the issue is how to stop the war in Iraq: invoke cloture and stop the killing that simple. Senator Lieberman, the author of the resolution that empowered President Bush to invade Iraq offered a new resolution to invade Iran and Hillary voted for it; Dodd and Biden did not. The issue of immigration is
- [Mike Gravel at the August 19th Debate in Iowa](https://mikegravel.com/mike-gravel-at-the-august-19th-debate-in-iowa/) - This presidential debate concerns the possible use of nuclear weapons against Iran. The politicians are cooking the intelligence books with respect to any possible threat from Iran. This policy is the neocons plan for American imperialism by destabilizing sovereign foreign governments.
- [Mike Gravel Explains “The Rock” video](https://mikegravel.com/mike-gravel-explains-the-rock-video/) - The rock video was the most popular political spot of the 08 election cycle. In point of fact it was not a political spot and was never played commercially as part of my campaign –– we couldn’t afford it. However, when we played it on our website it went viral with over a million hits.
- [Denouncing 'Colossal Waste' of Drug War, Report Makes Case for Decriminalization](https://mikegravel.com/denouncing-colossal-waste-of-drug-war-report-makes-case-for-decriminalization/) - This report conclusively proves the failure of the Obama presidency. He left the rotting inner cities exactly as he found them. Barack could have ended Nixon’s war on drugs. He could have done so much good. But all we got was his vain showboating. 'Locking people up for using drugs causes tremendous harm, while doing
- [Is Putin Planning a November Surprise in Aleppo? Coinciding with US Elections?](https://mikegravel.com/is-putin-planning-a-november-surprise-in-aleppo-coinciding-with-us-elections/) - On October 18, Putin halted Russian aerial operations against eastern Aleppo terrorists – while continuing to provide Syrian forces with intelligence and logistical support. After several days of fierce fighting, terrorists failed to break through government forces encircling them. They remain trapped under siege, able to leave safely through Russian established humanitarian corridors if they
- [Suing Saudi Arabia for its Alleged Role in 9/11: Overturning Sovereign Immunity in US Courts](https://mikegravel.com/suing-saudi-arabia-for-its-alleged-role-in-911-overturning-sovereign-immunity-in-us-courts/) - It was momentous on one fundamental level. Here was the President of the United States, Barack Obama, holding the torch for a wretched ally the politicians on the Hill and others have had reservations over for many years. Saudi Arabia, ever the thorn and asset of US interests, facing the grief of families who lost
- [Wall Street and the Pentagon: Pre-Mature Political and Military Ejaculations](https://mikegravel.com/wall-street-and-the-pentagon-pre-mature-political-and-military-ejaculations/) - Wall Street and the Pentagon greeted the onset of 2016 as a ‘banner year’, a glorious turning point in the quest for malleable regimes willing to sell-off the most lucrative economic resources, to sign off on onerous new debt to Wall Street and to grant use of their strategic military bases to the Pentagon. Brazil
- [Hillary Clinton, The FBI and November Surprise](https://mikegravel.com/hillary-clinton-the-fbi-and-november-surprise/) - "As bad as it is the folks above the President make the decisions. They may have decided on Trump. These things do not happen by accident." Thus spoke a high-level US business mover and shaker with secure transit in rarified Masters of the Universe-related circles, amidst the utter political chaos provoked by head of the
- [Obama's Last Stand Against War on Syria](https://mikegravel.com/obamas-last-stand-against-war-on-syria/) - This is the most complete analysis of the Syrian conflict. U.S. neocons and libreral interventionist manipulated by Israel indirectly support the terror of the Islamic State. Through five years of war in Syria, President Obama has been in a constant internal struggle with hawks in his administration who want the U.S. to directly intervene militarily
- [Excerpts from Putin’s 2016 Valdai Speech](https://mikegravel.com/excerpts-from-putins-2016-valdai-speech/) - The statement of President Putin that shows the potential for peace if America chooses. http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/transcripts/53151 On Europe It is interesting that when discussing the natural contradictions between large global players, the majority of our experts agreed that these contradictions are not insurmountable, and that there is a chance, however small, to overcome them and come to an agreement. It is curious that many experts
- [Neoconizing the Just War Doctrine in the service of American Empire](https://mikegravel.com/neoconizing-the-just-war-doctrine-in-the-service-of-american-empire/) - Over the years only a small handful of policy pundits have struggled to find a core principle that might explain the American government's irrational desire to expand its Cold War military alliance (NATO). With the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the demobilization of Warsaw Pact forces, the organization no longer had a
- [The Wheels Are Coming Off Obamacare](https://mikegravel.com/the-wheels-are-coming-off-obamacare/) - Could a German-style approach to health insurance get the US out of the conundrum of paying more and receiving uneven results for health care? Obamacare – or more accurately, the U.S. health insurance system, as it currently stands and regulated by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act – is becoming a nightmare. U.S. health
- [Now that SecDef thinks Israeli Occupation is Apartheid, will the Lobby Blackballing Fail?](https://mikegravel.com/now-that-secdef-thinks-israeli-occupation-is-apartheid-will-the-lobby-blackballing-fail/) - President-elect Trump’s choice of General Mattis for Secretary of Defense is a well balanced decision. He is an ideal experienced choice. However, because of an earlier balanced statement he made about Israel’s apartheid treatment of Palestinians may call into question his approval in the Senate. Watch for the actions of Senator Schumer, the Democratic Minority
- [Warriors coach Steve Kerr strengthens stance advocating medical marijuana over painkillers](https://mikegravel.com/warriors-coach-steve-kerr-strengthens-stance-advocating-medical-marijuana-over-painkillers/) - By Anthony Slater - On Friday, Steve Kerr did what he does every day. He scrolled his phone, surfed the web and searched for NBA headlines. He saw some of the usual stuff, but, also, one plastered everywhere that caught his eye: Kerr uses pot. “I don’t think it’s a big deal,” Kerr said. “But
- [Seymour Hersh Says Hillary Approved Sending Libya’s Sarin to Syrian Rebels](https://mikegravel.com/seymour-hersh-says-hillary-approved-sending-libyas-sarin-to-syrian-rebels/) - The great investigative journalist Seymour Hersh, in two previous articles in the London Review of Books («Whose Sarin?» and «The Red Line and the Rat Line») has reported that the Obama Administration falsely blamed the government of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad for the sarin gas attack that Obama was trying to use as an excuse to invade Syria; and Hersh
- [The Daily 202 Live: Q&A with Gingrich on how Trump will change Washington](https://mikegravel.com/the-daily-202-live-qa-with-gingrich-on-how-trump-will-change-washington/) - I spoke with Newt Gingrich at The Washington Post last Friday for the latest installment of The Daily 202’s live interview series. The former speaker of the House, who had huddled with Donald J. Trump the night before at Trump Tower, spoke candidly about the president-elect’s leadership style, the three power centers that will exist
- [A Clinton Fan Manufactured Fake News That MSNBC Personalities Spread to Discredit WikiLeaks Docs](https://mikegravel.com/a-clinton-fan-manufactured-fake-news-that-msnbc-personalities-spread-to-discredit-wikileaks-docs/) - The phrase “Fake News” has exploded in usage since the election, but the term is similar to other malleable political labels such as “terrorism” and “hate speech”; because the phrase lacks any clear definition, it is essentially useless except as an instrument of propaganda and censorship. The most important fact to realize about this new
- [DEA Sparks New Battle With Marijuana Extract Makers](https://mikegravel.com/dea-sparks-new-battle-with-marijuana-extract-makers/) - Debra Borchardt , Contributor I write about retail and cannabis. Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. The battle lines are heating up between the marijuana marketplace and the Drug Enforcement Agency. Last Wednesday, the DEA slipped an update in the Federal Register that established a new drug code for marijuana extracts. The move
- [US Sen. Warren seeks to pull pot shops out of banking limbo](https://mikegravel.com/us-sen-warren-seeks-to-pull-pot-shops-out-of-banking-limbo/) - BOSTON (AP) — As marijuana shops sprout in states that have legalized the drug, they face a critical stumbling block — lack of access to the kind of routine banking services other businesses take for granted. U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, is leading an effort to make sure vendors working with legal marijuana
- [The “Beatification” of Barack Obama. The “Good Guy” Storyline is Set…](https://mikegravel.com/the-beatification-of-barack-obama-the-good-guy-storyline-is-set/) - “With Barack Obama’s exit the US is losing a saint.” writes Simon Jenkins in the Guardian, whilst Ann Perkins praises his “grace, decency and defence of democracy”. Lola Okolosie rhapsodises on his legacy of “warmth, love, resilience”. Already the storyline is set – Obama was a good man, who tried to do great things, but was undone by a Republican senate,
- [Scientists to Government: Make It Easier to Study Marijuana](https://mikegravel.com/scientists-to-government-make-it-easier-to-study-marijuana/) - The use of herbs and plants to minister to human ills has been around since the beginning of civilization. That we are so ignorant to still deny the obvious research needed to improve the quality life is literally criminal on the part of government and the politicians who make stupid public policy. Even as more
- [THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF CANNABIS AND CANNABINOIDS](https://mikegravel.com/the-health-effects-of-cannabis-and-cannabinoids/) - This new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine offers an excellent review of relevant scientific research published since 1999. The report summarizes the health impacts of cannabis and cannabis-derived products.
- [America’s system of checks and balances might struggle to contain a despot](https://mikegravel.com/americas-system-of-checks-and-balances-might-struggle-to-contain-a-despot/) - "The troika of countervailing centers of political power (legislative, executive and judiciary) developed by Montesquieu and adopted by our constitutional Framers was made vulnerable to abuse with the rise of party politics. Political parties, initiated by Jefferson and Hamilton in Washington’s first administration, are anathema to honest government. It is now obvious that when
- [The Geoeconomic Implications of China’s Belt and Road Initiative](https://mikegravel.com/the-geoeconomic-implications-of-chinas-belt-and-road-initiative/) - "China's belt/road, Silk Road, analysis by former ambassador Chas Freeman, the most sophisticated and enlightened analyst in the world today, is a must read to understand the future economics of the world. It also underscores the silliness of the U.S. continuing to bog itself down in the swamp of the Middle East. The hubris of
- [Wag The Dog — How Al Qaeda Played Donald Trump And The American Media](https://mikegravel.com/wag-the-dog-how-al-qaeda-played-donald-trump-and-the-american-media/) - Responsibility for the chemical event in Khan Sheikhoun is still very much in question. Once upon a time, Donald J. Trump, the New York City businessman-turned-president, berated then-President Barack Obama back in September 2013 about the fallacy of an American military strike against Syria. At that time, the United States was considering the use of
- [MEMO TO THE U.S. CONGRESS ON OBAMA GUN-RUNNING TO SYRIA](https://mikegravel.com/memo-to-the-u-s-congress-on-obama-gun-running-to-syria/) - MEMO TO THE U.S. CONGRESS ON OBAMA GUN-RUNNING TO SYRIA: It's Already Happening by William F. Wertz, Jr. July 1, 2013 (EIRNS)—This release was issued today by the Lyndon LaRouche Political Action Committee. June 29—Three recent articles published by Reuters (June 18) and the New York Times (June 22 and June 29) now confirm what
- [Trump in the Middle East: From 'America First' to Saudi and Israel first](https://mikegravel.com/trump-in-the-middle-east-from-america-first-to-saudi-and-israel-first/) - Saudi and Israel are once again painting Iran as an existential threat to draw the US back to the region. But is that really in America's interests? President Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle East has turned out as expected: no single act of outreach to the Muslim world could undo his fueling of Islamophobia
- [The Left/Right Challenge to the Failed "War on Drugs"](https://mikegravel.com/the-leftright-challenge-to-the-failed-war-on-drugs/) - More and more conservatives and liberals, from the halls of Congress to people in communities across the country, are agreeing that the so-called "war on drugs" needs serious rethinking. First, we should define our terms. The "war on drugs" that was started by Richard Nixon in 1971 and persists to this day, refers to illegal
- [Is Direct Democracy Better Able to Withstand the Influence of Special Interests?](https://mikegravel.com/is-direct-democracy-better-able-to-withstand-the-influence-of-special-interests/) - A new Stigler Center working paper looks into the effects of referendums and public initiatives on public policy and finds that direct democracy better represents the will of the majority, and therefore might also be better able to counteract the power of special interests over policymaking. The rise of anti-establishment populist movements in the U.S.
- [What We Don’t Talk about When We Talk about Russian Hacking](https://mikegravel.com/what-we-dont-talk-about-when-we-talk-about-russian-hacking/) - Jackson Lears American politics have rarely presented a more disheartening spectacle. The repellent and dangerous antics of Donald Trump are troubling enough, but so is the Democratic Party leadership’s failure to take in the significance of the 2016 election campaign. Bernie Sanders’s challenge to Hillary Clinton, combined with Trump’s triumph, revealed the breadth of popular
- [The FBI Hand Behind Russia-gate](https://mikegravel.com/the-fbi-hand-behind-russia-gate/) - Special Report: In the Watergate era, liberals warned about U.S. intelligence agencies manipulating U.S. politics, but now Trump-hatred has blinded many of them to this danger becoming real, as ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern notes. By Ray McGovern Russia-gate is becoming FBI-gate, thanks to the official release of unguarded text messages between loose-lipped FBI counterintelligence official
- [Senator who released Pentagon Papers: Republicans are 'cowards' if they don't release FISA memo](https://mikegravel.com/senator-who-released-pentagon-papers-republicans-are-cowards-if-they-dont-release-fisa-memo/)
- [Frontiers 134: Mike Gravel, A Political Paradox](https://mikegravel.com/frontiers-134-mike-gravel-a-political-paradox/) - Steven Spielberg's recently released film “The Post” has generated a lot of interest in the Pentagon Papers and Mike Gravel, who wasn’t in the movie but played a role in making the top-secret government documents public. Alaskans elected Gravel to the U.S. Senate in 1968, almost a half-century ago. He now lives in California and
- [Imperial Exceptionalism](https://mikegravel.com/imperial-exceptionalism/) - It is hard to give up something you claim you never had. That is the difficulty Americans face with respect to their country’s empire. Since the era of Theodore Roosevelt, politicians, journalists, and even some historians have deployed euphemisms—“expansionism,” “the large policy,” “internationalism,” “global leadership”—to disguise America’s imperial ambitions. According to the exceptionalist creed embraced
- [CITIZENS AMENDMENT to the CONSTITUTION  of the UNITED STATES](https://mikegravel.com/citizens-amendment-to-the-constitution-of-the-united-states-2/) - Section 1. The sovereign authority of the People of the United States, vested in an independent "Legislature of the People" wherein individual citizens can exercise their legislative power to enact, repeal and amend public policies, laws, charters and constitutions via local, state and national legislation, shall not be denied or abridged by any federal, state
- [The Citizens Legislative Procedures Act](https://mikegravel.com/the-citizens-legislative-procedures-act-2/) - The rule of law is central to human governance. It is incumbent on those citizens who make the laws and those citizens who enjoy or suffer the consequences of laws to realize that lawmaking is the fundamental exercise of human self-governance. Its importance dictates that lawmaking be done deliberately and fully informs the constituents in
- [China Builds Bridges and Highways While the U.S. Mouths Slogans](https://mikegravel.com/china-builds-bridges-and-highways-while-the-u-s-mouths-slogans/) - The Marshall Plan birthed a U.S.-led global order—now China is building a new world China is trying to build excitement around Xi Jinping's "One Belt, One Road" plan to expand trade with roads, railways and ports. Art installations like "Golden Bridge on Silk Road" and themed commercial products are supporting the campaign. Photo: Thomas Peter/Reuters
- [Senators’ Letter to Saudi Ambassador: Stop Yemen Bombing](https://mikegravel.com/senators-letter-to-saudi-ambassador-stop-yemen-bombing/) - May 1, 2017 (EIRNS)—A bi-partisan group of nine Senators sent a letter to Saudi Ambassador in Washington Khalid bin Salman Abdulaziz, last Thursday, calling on the Saudi kingdom to cease bombing the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah, the single port capable of receiving foreign aid for the war-battered population. Today, there are signs that the
- [Scott Ritter Raises Important Questions About Syrian Chemical Attack Allegation's Veracity](https://mikegravel.com/scott-ritter-raises-important-questions-about-syrian-chemical-attack-allegations-veracity/) - Scott Ritter, as many but not all of you know, was a marine officer and the chief UN Weapons Inspector in the 90s who played an important role in making Saddam Hussein comply with requirements that he destroy his WMD at that time. Most importantly, he was one of the few who correctly argued that
- [Nationalized Ukrainian Lender Privatbank Has $5.6 Billion Hole in Balance Sheet](https://mikegravel.com/nationalized-ukrainian-lender-privatbank-has-5-6-billion-hole-in-balance-sheet/) - This article shows the folly of the U.S. policy of regime change. Our state department engineered the coup that overthrew an elected president of the Ukraine. As they say you break it you own it. This article gives an indication of what American taxpayers will be paying in the years ahead to sustain a failed
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- [Twenty years of a dictatorial democracy](https://mikegravel.com/twenty-years-of-a-dictatorial-democracy/) - Both Trump and Clinton would continue the power grab ANALYSIS/OPINION: The 2016 election campaign is mortifying millions of Americans in part because the presidency has become far more dangerous in recent times. Since Sept. 11, 2001, we have lived in a perpetual emergency, which supposedly justifies routinely ignoring the law and Constitution. And both Donald
- [Expert Roundup: Legal Marijuana and DUIs in California](https://mikegravel.com/expert-roundup-legal-marijuana-and-duis-in-california/) - This November, Californians will vote on legalizing recreational marijuana through Prop. 64, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act. The Golden State is already the nation’s largest marijuana market, having legalized medical marijuana back in 1964 with few restrictions. While some pro-legalization groups have come out against Prop.64 (generally arguing it favors big growers over smaller ones),
- [A Childish Foreign Policy](https://mikegravel.com/a-childish-foreign-policy/) - President Obama's touted policy shift toward Cuba is truly a disgrace and the details had to have been written by childish bureaucrats. Americans can..
- [Cold War déjà-vu](https://mikegravel.com/cold-war-deja-vu/) - In his speech in Prague, President Obama’s rhetoric was essentially no different than that of George Bush. He promised, because of our moral...
- [Hillary Coronation Wanted by 'the Bigs'](https://mikegravel.com/hillary-coronation-wanted-by-the-bigs/) - Thank you to all of the supporters of Mike Gravel who are sending in checks in support of the senator’s candidacy. It may be worth your time to check...
- [Senator Gravel Invited to CNN Debate](https://mikegravel.com/senator-gravel-invited-to-cnn-debate/) - Senator Gravel would like to thank each and every one of you who worked so hard to get him into the New Hampshire Democratic Presidential Debate.
- [HOME BEFORE CHRISTMAS](https://mikegravel.com/home-before-christmas/) - Democratic Presidential candidate Mike Gravel has a strategy to end the war in Iraq by September 2007 — with all U.S. troops home by Christmas 2007.
- [CNN/Youtube Debate July 23rd](https://mikegravel.com/cnnyoutube-debate-july-23rd/) - CNN and YouTube.com are teaming up to host the next Democratic Presidential Forum on Monday, July 23 at 7 p.m EST, which will be broadcast live from the..
- [Photos of Senator Gravel in Vegas and California](https://mikegravel.com/photos-of-senator-gravel-in-vegas-and-california/) - While campaigning in Las Vegas last week, Senator Mike Gravel stopped by a park to help provide food to the hungry. It is actually illegal to provide...
- [Mike in the Lead in Blind Issues Poll](https://mikegravel.com/mike-in-the-lead-in-blind-issues-poll/) - Mike continues to hold the #1 spot over all other Presidential candidates at a poll sponsored by VAJoe.com, an online military community for service..
- [Mike Gravel is the Only One!](https://mikegravel.com/mike-gravel-is-the-only-one/) - With Edwards Pulling Out, Mike Gravel is the Only One. Maybe it's His Time! With John Edwards announcing that he will drop out of the Presidential race.
- [Go, Mike, Go](https://mikegravel.com/go-mike-go/) - Writes Joseph Raglione, for The American Chronicle: “A few days ago, John Kerry and Edward Kennedy sent me a generic email asking I write for their..
- [Gravel in NH, VT Calls for End to War, Fair Treatment of Veterans](https://mikegravel.com/gravel-in-nh-vt-calls-for-end-to-war-fair-treatment-of-veterans/) - What an amazing week it has been for the Gravel for President campaign. It was truly inspiring to see so many Gravel supporters turn out to show their...
- [Mike Gravel in the News](https://mikegravel.com/mike-gravel-in-the-news/) - November 27th, 2006 by jpeters The Seguin, Texas, Gazette-Enterprise's Chris Lykins has a commentary on presidential hopefuls, citing our campaign. As usual, Lykins downplays the wild card -- especially considering the Midterm elections. Lykins does say, "given the Democrats’ recent history of sometimes nominating someone coming out of nowhere, it’s hard to count either of
- [Lonely at the Top](https://mikegravel.com/lonely-at-the-top/) - December 2nd, 2006 by jpeters "It's lonely at the top" for Bush, writes first lady of the press Helen Thomas in her latest column, published in The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. "His hawkish neo-con advisers are deserting him. He had to fire Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. The Democrats have won control of Congress. U.S. allies are angry
- [Campaign News](https://mikegravel.com/campaign-news/) - December 5th, 2006 by jpeters There is a good commentary about the perfidy of some journalists in the Irregular Times. The columnist rightly notes: "It ought to be the job of the voters, not reporters, to decide which candidates are worthy." Ballot access is not the only hurdle facing many candidates; filtering on the part
- [Mike Gravel on Iraq](https://mikegravel.com/mike-gravel-on-iraq/) - December 11th, 2006 by jpeters Now that the Baker Commission report is out, the new video of Mike speaking on Iraq is up. The Iraq War will be topping the news this week as President Bush does all he can to show he is trying to salvage the war. Our position has been that the
- [Insurgents Stepping Up Efforts to Down U.S. Helicopters in Iraq](https://mikegravel.com/insurgents-stepping-up-efforts-to-down-u-s-helicopters-in-iraq/) - February 13th, 2007 by alex An article by James Glanz in today's New York Times (Monday Feb 11) caught my eye for a couple of reasons. In the first paragraph he quotes a deputy commanding general in Iraq who acknowledges that "the rash of recent incidents included a previously unreported downing of a Black Hawk
- [A 'Constitutional Confrontation' To Stop The Iraq War](https://mikegravel.com/a-constitutional-confrontation-to-stop-the-iraq-war/) - February 20th, 2007 by alex Gravel: Pass a Law to End the Iraq War. ARLINGTON, VA -- Former U.S. senator and current Democratic Presidential candidate Mike Gravel called today for a 'constitutional confrontation' with President George Bush by the Congress to end the Iraq War. The plan calls for action from both Houses of Congress
- [A Legislative Plan To End The War In Iraq](https://mikegravel.com/a-legislative-plan-to-end-the-war-in-iraq/) - May 11th, 2007 by admin WHO: Former United States Senator and Democratic Presidential Candidate Mike Gravel. WHAT: The Senator offers a plan to create a constitutional confrontation between the US congress and the President, adjudicated by the American people. WHEN: Monday May 14, 2007 at 9:30 AM EST. WHERE: National Press Club Edward R. Murrow
- [ABC News - Gravel Wants Troops Out by Labor Day](https://mikegravel.com/abc-news-gravel-wants-troops-out-by-labor-day/) - May 15th, 2007 by admin ABC News' Jennifer Duck and Elisha Wood Report: Peace activists from Code Pink and Veterans for Peace along with Cindy Sheehan and her team filled a small room in Washington to support 2008 presidential candidate former Alaska Senator Mike Gravel's call to end the Iraq war by Labor Day.
- [Future Presidential Debates](https://mikegravel.com/future-presidential-debates/) - May 29th, 2007 by admin FUTURE DEBATES Mark your calendars for future 2007 presidential debates sponsored by the Democratic National Committee: July 23 – Charleston, SC August 19 – Des Moines, IA September 26 – Manchester, NH October 30 – Philadelphia, PA November 15 – Las Vegas, NV December 10 – Los Angeles, CA Plan
- [Howard University and other Future Presidential Debates](https://mikegravel.com/howard-university-and-other-future-presidential-debates/) - June 21st, 2007 by Mark Beemsterboer Thursday, June 28th, at 9 p.m EST, Howard University will be hosting a Democratic Presidential forum on PBS. The debate will be moderated by Tavis Smiley, host of TAVIS SMILEY a late-night PBS talk show. All eight Presidential candidates have been invited to the debate, which will focus on
- [Mike Gravel Walks the Clean Money Walk While Unity08 Talks its Talk](https://mikegravel.com/mike-gravel-walks-the-clean-money-walk-while-unity08-talks-its-talk/) - July 10th, 2007 by Mark Beemsterboer by Jim at 10:49 am Back in January of this year, Unity08 unveiled its Clean Money Pledge, demanding that presidential campaigns adhere to it. The text of it reads: “Change in Washington starts at the top. I will only vote for a presidential candidate who has raised at least
- [Boston Globe Asks Why the Democrats Will Not Stop the War Machine](https://mikegravel.com/boston-globe-asks-why-the-democrats-will-not-stop-the-war-machine/) - July 26th, 2007 by jpeters Despite claims by prominent Democrats and certain Republicans that the time has come to end the bloodshed in Iraq and bring the troops home, the truth is, it’s politics as usual in Washington. A recent Op-Ed piece by Derrick Z. Jackson in The Boston Globe clearly makes this case: “Not
- [Statement on the Resignation of Alberto Gonzales](https://mikegravel.com/statement-on-the-resignation-of-alberto-gonzales/) - August 27th, 2007 by jpeters Senator Gravel is very pleased to hear that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has finally decided to resign. “For far too long Gonzales’s incompetence and mendacity have left the Justice Department without true leadership,” Gravel said. “His congressional testimony into the wiretapping scandal made it obvious that either Gonzales was a
- [Mike's Op-Ed on Education in the New York Sun](https://mikegravel.com/mikes-op-ed-on-education-in-the-new-york-sun/) - August 30th, 2007 by jpeters Today, The New York Sun published an Op-Ed by Mike on education. You can find it here. Brief excerpt: "Children are different than they were 30 years ago. They reach puberty much earlier and they're exposed to a lot early on that it doesn't make sense to maintain the traditional
- [Mike's YouTube Video "Mike Gravel on Key Issues" Selected for 10 Best Political Videos -- Go Vote Now!](https://mikegravel.com/mikes-youtube-video-mike-gravel-on-key-issues-selected-for-10-best-political-videos-go-vote-now/) - September 14th, 2007 by jpeters Mike's YouTube video "Mike Gravel on Key Issues" has been selected by WeShow Awards as one of the 10 best on politics news. During this week, it will be running for THE BEST VIDEO of channel News / Politics. You can check out the other competitors at http://www.weshow.com/us/awards/channel/show.action?channel=14. According to
- [South Carolina Poll Places Mike Above Dodd, Kucinich, Richardson](https://mikegravel.com/south-carolina-poll-places-mike-above-dodd-kucinich-richardson/) - www.townofindianlake.comSeptember 18th, 2007 by jpeters A new Bloomberg poll, released yesterday, puts Mike above Sen. Chris Dodd, Rep. Dennis Kucinich and Gov. Bill Richardson. Bloomberg/LA Times Poll: Clinton 45% Obama 27% Edwards 7% Biden 3% Gravel 2% Kucinich 1% Richardson 1% Click here to view the entire poll.
- [Official Statement on the Exclusion of Mike Gravel from the Sept. 20 AARP Forum in Iowa](https://mikegravel.com/official-statement-on-the-exclusion-of-mike-gravel-from-the-sept-20-aarp-forum-in-iowa/) - September 17th, 2007 by jpeters Mike Gravel strongly disagrees with the AARP's decision to exclude him from its Presidential Debate in Iowa on September 20. The basis for AARP's decision was a set of criteria that included "one paid campaign staff representative" in Iowa and "a campaign office inside the State of Iowa." Senator Gravel
- [Sen. Mike Gravel Supports Call to Ban Blackwater](https://mikegravel.com/sen-mike-gravel-supports-call-to-ban-blackwater/) - September 20th, 2007 by jpeters Former U.S. Senator and current Democratic Presidential candidate Mike Gravel is calling on Congress to support the Iraqi government’s appeal to ban the private military firm Blackwater, thus halting the security contractor’s operations in Iraq. “It’s time to bring our troops and the private contractors home,” said Gravel while campaigning
- [Vote at IndependentPrimary!](https://mikegravel.com/vote-at-independentprimary/) - January 21st, 2008 by georgann IndependentPrimary.Com has launched a "Tsunami Tuesday" national online poll from January 21 - February 1. Independent and independent-minded voters have had a big impact on the presidential election. Independents swung the elections in the opening primary and caucus contests! Go to http://www.independentprimary.com And the race is now heating up going
- [Attacking the Underdog](https://mikegravel.com/attacking-the-underdog/) - December 13th, 2007 by jpeters Consumer advocate Ralph Nader has taken The New York Times to task over a recent commentary that attacks Democratic underdogs including Senator Gravel. Writes Nader: "[A]ren’t we all glad that ballot access was so easy in the nineteenth century, compared to today, that small parties like the anti-slavery, women’s rights,
- [Corporate Censorship!](https://mikegravel.com/corporate-censorship/) - October 30th, 2007 by admin Written Monday, October, 30, 2007 Friends, Corporate censorship has taken over. I have been excluded unfairly from the MSNBC Debate at Drexel University this Tuesday. I won't have it! Join me for this truly historic event... I am broadcasting LIVE via WebCast tomorrow from Philadelphia across from the debate site
- [Court Steals Open Debates Victory](https://mikegravel.com/court-steals-open-debates-victory/) - January 17th, 2008 by georgann It just goes to show you can never count on a corrupt political process. Fifteen minutes before the NBC Las Vegas debate, the Nevada Supreme Court granted NBC's "emergency" appeal and barred Dennis Kucinich from the televised debate. The court held that the "first amendment rights" of a "corporate media
- [The Stalking Horse](https://mikegravel.com/the-stalking-horse/) - February 20th, 2008 by georgann Clinton Will Use Ron Paul Delegate Strategy To Clinch Nomination Just as Ron Paul will harness confusion at the Republican National Convention to convert supposedly “pledged” delegates to his uplifting cause, Hillary Clinton will do the same on the Democratic side. A senior Clinton adviser told Politico’s Roger Simon, the
- [Little Known Candidate Fighting for Your Future](https://mikegravel.com/little-known-candidate-fighting-for-your-future/) - Little Known Candidate Fighting for Your Future March 7th, 2008 by Pat LaMarche Today’s column is for men — not just any men — men my age. Relax, I’m not going to ask you out. I just wonder — if you wonder — what your chances would have been had the Vietnam War continued a
- [Debate Today!](https://mikegravel.com/debate-today/) - Debate Today! April 5th, 2008 by Brian798 The top six Libertarian presidential candidates will hold a debate in Kansas City, Missouri from 10:00-11:30 A.M. CST. This debate is considered one of the major debates amoung the top contenders for the Libertarian nomination. Participating in this debate are the following: George Phillies Wayne Allyn Root Christine
- [Thank you, from Mike Gravel](https://mikegravel.com/thank-you-from-mike-gravel/) - September 28th, 2006 by admin In the last six weeks, nearly 600,000 people have visited this site. Every day I receive emails and letters from people from all over our country who are distressed over the war in Iraq and frustrated with our lack of leadership in Washington. The government is not listening to the will of the American people. In

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