Declaration of the BuzzFlash News Network

When in May of 2000, BuzzFlash became the first major progressive political news and commentary Internet site, reaching up to 4 million visitor sessions a month after the theft of the 2000 election, it became necessary to declare our independence from any corporate, organizational, political, or governmental monetary influences by not accepting advertising on any of the BuzzFlash Internet sites.

We hold these truths to be self-evident that the corporate media frames news and commentary through the prism of profit, not the lens of democracy. For 8 years, BuzzFlash has been carrying the flame of the right of the American people to decide its government by one person-one vote, and to receive its information unfiltered by the bias of those who benefit from enriching the already wealthy.

BuzzFlash, since its inception, has abided by the heart of the American Revolutionary Declaration of Independence:

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. - That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, - That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."
http://www.ushistory.org/Declaration/document/index.htm

BuzzFlash, promoting the right of all regardless of economic means to access progressive news and commentary, has never charged a subscription. We have been free to all.

Because the in a democracy, all individuals are equal regardless of class or ability to pay.

"And for the support of this Declaration," we have never wavered from adherence to our honor and our commitment to be an independent voice for upholding the Constitution and advocating liberty, justice, and economic fairness.

To this end we pledge again, this month of celebration of our great nation's revolution.

Originally Declared in July of 2000
The BuzzFlash News Network

And that is why we need your financial support. Because, you - our beloved readers - have kept the dream alive since May of 2000. Many new sites have sprung up since then, particularly around the time of the election of 2004. But there is only one BuzzFlash - "Progressive News and Commentary with an Independent Attitude, Beholden to No Special Interests, Companies, or Organizations."

This July, help us reach new heights. We have struggled, as did our revolutionary founders, to make ends meet from month to month. But it has been an 8 year struggle that has been exhilarating, even if financially harrowing.

We are growing in so many ways.

But only you can help us move from loans (we just moved to a new office in Chicago, as our staff has grown) to paying our way into even more expanded provocative content.

Please go now to http://www.buzzflashmarketplace.com and become a monthly donor (on the bottom of the Buzzflash Progressive Marketplace page), make a donation or buy a premium. Please help make us financially independent and keep our site free of advertising that comes with a price, as we have been for more than 8 years.

Go to http://www.buzzflashmarketplace.com.

And if you are economically needy, you can help us by e-mailing your friends and recommending to them to subscribe to BuzzFlash Alerts at: http://www.buzzflash.com/alerts

Help us continue to declare our independence by getting over the summer funding slump.

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