But fortunately, in a democracy, you can work to change the "first past the post" system if you make a choice to do so, rather than just keep pulling the levers for the evil/less evil establishment candidates.

More auspicious news. Amy Goodman has just been awarded the Right Livelihood Award, also known to some as the Alternate Nobel.

Anyone who saw her trying to do her job as a grassroots journalist at the Republican National Convention can certainly attest to her personal courage in reporting. She put the entire mainstream media to shame single handedly!