Zionism, Israel, Palestine and Peace
By Joseph D. O’Shaughnessy(The recent comments by Llhan Omar, the member of the House of Representatives from Minnesota, concerning Israel and American Jewish support...
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...
The Obama Presidency, Looking Back
It’s been a quarter of a year now, a little more, since the end of the Obama Presidency. The contrast, and the events that...
Should We Be Taking Michael Moore Seriously?
Have you seen “Where to Invade Next,” the title of the latest film by gadfly documentarian, Michael Moore? I guess his films are supposed...
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...
Putin
What is Vladimir Putin doing and why is he doing it? Putin has made his move into the Middle East. One of the most...
The Republicans and Growing Neo-Fascism in America
Many people think of Fascism and they think of Nazis and the Gestapo and concentration camps. That concept, while accurate as far as it...
How the Trans Pacific Partnership Trade Bill Will Devastate Average Americans.
The Republicans are up to it again. Once again, they are trying to further devastate the Middle Class. Under the guise of a popular...
Zionism, Israel, Palestine and Peace
The word “Zionism” is often thrown around by people who know very little, or nothing, about it. Zionism was an organized reaction to centuries...
Putin and the Russian Economy
In the Fall of 1952, Vladimir Vladimirovitch Putin was born in Leningrad, now St. Petersburg, to Vladimir Spirodonovich and Maria Ivanovna Putin. His father...
Rumsfeld Running Scared
Apparently Donald Rumsfeld, looking out at the future, seeing unrest everywhere, knowing that that the world is changing, wants to deflect some of the...
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier….Muslim?
Are American Muslims here only to spy on us? Are they inherently evil? Are they keeping deep dark secrets hidden in the bowels of...
Neocons and Neo-Fascists in the Global Village
What is America? Is it merely a flag? Is it an armed force, with tanks and guns and planes? After all, that’s what many...
Do We Run the Military or Does the Military Run Us?
In the living memory of many seniors in this country, a relatively unpopular President of the United States fired one of the most popular...
Helen Thomas and the Problem of Palestine
Helen Thomas is a long-time, award-winning, ground-breaking reporter and columnist for the Associated Press, one of the remaining news services. She has,...