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
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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
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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...