The Dangerous State of Our Legal System
When Barack Obama became our 44th President, we thought that things would begin to change. And they have. But not much. Yet some people...
Impeach Justice Thomas.
Quote from a Right Wing blog on the Internet concerning the activities of Supreme Court Justice Thomas’ wife in creating a new Right-Wing group...
Halliburton, Again.
When the smoke cleared at the site of the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a name appeared in the various stories...
The Don Seigelman Travesty: How Neocons Corrupted the Justice System
I think anyone would agree that if a former Governor of a state, one who is running for a return to office and is...
Torts, Filibusters, Health Care Reform and Disastrous Supreme Court Decisions
We are now well into this session of Congress. The Senate has already begun a pace of filibusters that will exceed that of...
Republicans Attacking Americans’ Affordable Health Care
The Patient’s Responsibility and Affordable Health Care Act—commonly known as Obamacare—had a remarkable milestone recently. After something like the 50th or 60th Republican House...
Selling Out to Corporations: Gale Norton and Bush’s Department of Interior
The health care reform debate brought out the wild and wooly in our society. Not simply the rather profane nut cases, but the craziness...
The Supreme Court Says: Corporations, Yes–Americans, No.
Yesterday, January 21, 2009 may have been a watershed moment in the short timeline of American history. Many say it was. If they are...
Impeachment!
by
Joseph D. O’Shaughnessy
I am going to go through the just released Nunes memo, but I will give you my conclusion about its...
The Supreme Court: The Unthinkable May Have Happened.
For decades, if not for a century or more, we in the United States have been proud to believe that our Supreme Court has...
The Supreme Court Disgracefully Wrong on Freedom of Speech
Many people, on both sides of the political spectrum understand the implications of the recent Supreme Court ruling that says that corporations may basically...
We Need Unions Today More Than Ever.
Under the Bush Administration, unions found themselves once again under siege. The last 29 years have been a battle against corporate lobbyists, Right-Wing radio...
Barbarians Inside the Gates
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Joseph O’Shaughnessy
Yesterday, Monday, July 10th, the President announced his nominee for the vacant Supreme Court seat vacated by Justice Anthony Kennedy. He nominated an...
The Roberts’ Supreme Court and the End of Democracy
With all the other problems facing this country, one that we should not have to face in 2010 is the validity and honesty of...
Net Neutrality–Free Speech on the Internet
Someone asked recently, “What can I do?” when it comes to issues of political and economic power being used as a wedge or...