Now Do You See What We Mean by Republican Neo-Fascists?

by Joseph O'Shaughnessy If you're going to be a good Fascist, here's what you do. Divide and Conquer. Find a scapegoat, preferably one with some disadvantage,...

The Fascists Show Their Colors

by Joseph O'Shaughnessy The Republicans in Wisconsin and Michigan have now proved themselves to be legislators who want to be and are trying to be...Fascists. What...

Another Look at Unions

It is time to revisit the issue of unions. Why are unions important? They are important because unions represent the people. Government used to...

The Imported Americans–Part II, From Reagan to Obama

The movement towards civil rights and a color-blind society ended when Ronald Reagan took office in 1981. After only 15 years, the affirmative actions...

Tax Cut Consequences–the First Test of the Fascist Agenda

by Joseph O'Shaughnessy Have you heard the old “how to cook a frog” story? Of course you have, if you have ever been to a national...

A Nightmare in November

Here is the real danger for 2016. We are at a tipping point. It is very likely that few Americans understand the calamitous potential...

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...

Don’t play the Trump Distraction Game. Focus on Congress.

We're fighting the wrong wars with Donald Trump in particular and with Republicans in general. It's not about refugees coming to America. Banning immigrants without...

Cowardly Contemptuous Covington Catholic Punks Discredit White Race

by Joseph D. O'Shaughnessy In Washington, D.C., yesterday, a group of well-schooled (apparently in racism and intolerance) Covington Roman Catholic high school punks, wearing their Fascist...

Dick Cheney and the Rise of Neo-Fascism

We are going through the worst period in American life since 1946. By the end of World War II, we had lost over half...

Republican Crimes Against the People

The country is divided. North, South, East, West...we argue about everything. And why? Because we now have a system that allows organizations, newscasters, politicians,...

ALEC and the Corporate Takeover of America

Our government at local, state and national levels is being confiscated by huge corporations. It is happening every day in state legislatures all over...

The Koch Brothers, Libertarianism and the Growth of Neo-Fascism

by Joseph O’Shaughnessy The Koch Family History By now, many people know the name “Koch brothers.” Sadly, however, not enough of the American voting population. The Koch...

How Conservatism Becomes Fascism

In 1946, in one of the great cosmopolitan cities of Europe, ancient and yet contemporary, with a tradition of culture, music, popular culture and...

Still Crazy After All These Years

It has been 33 years since the ascendency of Conservative philosophy in the Republican Party and since the takeover of part of American government...