How Fred Upton and Whirlpool Devastated Arkansas and Michigan.
Large corporations are often so huge that it is difficult to get one’s head around their size and their influence. General Electric, for example,...
Are the Republicans Really Fascists? A Comparison.
Anyone can call someone else a name. People call others Fascists or Nazis all the time on the Internet. People who have these little...
The Koch Brothers, Libertarianism and the Growth of Neo-Fascism
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Joseph O’ShaughnessyThe Koch Family History
By now, many people know the name “Koch brothers.” Sadly, however, not enough of the American voting population. The Koch...
Neoconservative Vs. Liberal
Let's make some distinctions, shall we, so that when Glenn Beck or Sarah Palin or some other anti-American, pro-internationalist, pro-corporate hack comes on television...
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...
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...
The Only Good Republican is a Dead Republican
Republicans: A vote against SCHIPS. Then another vote to prevent it from being renewed, a Republican presidential veto on the same bill, then another....
Comcast’s Own Game of Thrones.
I don't watch much live television. But I do like to watch ballgames and golf and certain types of British television programming. I'm not...
Trump Cuts Medicare and Social Security in 2020 Budget.
If re-elected, President Donald Trump has budgeted to cut Medicare by $848 billion. He will cut Medicaid by $1.5 Trillion and cut $25 billion...
Corporatism Versus Populism
Populism is about people. The Latin word for “the people” is populus. So a Populist is one who has concern for the People. Historically...
20 Reasons Not to Vote for Trump: His Cabinet
Whether you are a Conservative or a Liberal, you should be concerned with President Trump’s Cabinet level appointments. These are people who, you will...
Can a Radical New idea Change American Politics?
In September of 2017 Katherine Gehl and Michael Porter published a report called “Why Competition in the Politics Industry is Failing America.” It has...
Trump: A Different Kind of Plague?
Part I – Trump RepublicansThere is a new term in American politics. Have you heard it? People might not ask you: “Are you a...
Why Regulations Are Important
Rusty Billingsley was an ironworker who loved horses and loved his job. He was employed at the massive Las Vegas City Center project, a...
How “Medicare for All” Can Easily Be Funded by the Super-Rich.
Medicare for All is a plan to bring health care to everyone in the United States, primarily to citizens but also, in some form, accessible to non-citizens, such as exchange workers and students and perhaps in some form of payment to non citizens resident aliens, pending naturalization.