The foundations of American Neo-Fascism
Hitler, above all, was a racist. He thought that interbreeding between different races was wrong, but not merely wrong—disastrously wrong. He thought that Darwin’s...
Bruce Rauner: Money and Neo-Fascism
For those who don’t know, Bruce Rauner is the new Republican governor of Illinois. And money? We all know what money is. Rauner is...
Governor Brownback, the Wizard of Oz
Has Kansas, under Governor Sam Brownback, become second-rate, with a semi-Fascist government? The answer is in the history of the state since Brownback took...
Inequality and Poverty
Government is failing Americans. A nation accustomed to creating new industries, technologies and good jobs within those industries can no longer expect vision from...
The Nightmare of U.S. Private Prisons
With everything else you have to worry about—Fascism in government, domestic terrorists and the lack of intelligent response, a congress trying to overthrow all...
The Republicans’ First Act: Attack Abortion Rights
The Republicans have returned to power. They now control the House of Representatives and the Senate. They rode in on a wave of gerrymandered...
Unions and the Middle Class
It’s time we began to look for ways to organize large numbers of people against the now dominant power of the Plutocracy. Unions are...
American Propagandists in a New Age of Propaganda
Propaganda is basically a lie with a purpose. It is a lie, or as some say, “the Big Lie,” the constant repetition of a...
The Next Two Years
The November 2014 elections were pretty clear. In some states Senators or Governors won by as many as 70% of the vote. Of course,...
The Koch Brothers, Fascism and the 2014 Elections – Part II
So, here we have two brothers, raised in privilege by Frederick Koch, Sr., a man who was at first accepted, then apparently shunned by...
The Koch Brothers, Fascism and the 2014 Elections
There are always conspiracy theorists in abundance. And when it comes to elections, from Kennedy in 1960 to Bush in 2000, some people will...
The Economics of Destruction
We are in a very serious time in the history of this country. Although it may not seem so to many, about 80% of...
The Reagan Legacy: Economic and Social Disaster
The United States was once the envy of the entire world. Even some very wealthy and prominent individuals in England and France settled here...
Democrats in 2014
If you talk to leading progressives these days, you'll be sure to hear this message: The Democratic Party should embrace the economic populism of...
The Land of Opportunity–for the Koch Brothers.
In the south Bronx, the unemployment rate is 19%. In Detroit and other metro areas it can be even higher than that. The opportunity...