It Can Happen Here. It’s Happening Now.

First they came after our land. Then they came after our trees. Then they came after our money. Now they want to take our...

Wake Up, America!

When will Americans finally wake up? Corporations have taken over the United States. The Republican Party has become, as Anthony Weiner said, in his...

Debts, Lies and Obstructionism

No mistake about it. We are in crisis mode. No matter what the stock market or the boys knocking down millions on Wall Street...

Jobs, Wages and the Urgent Need for Unions

Where are the jobs? And where is new union legislation? We need both and we need them now.We have a minimum of 15...

May 1910 to May 2010–100 Years of…Progress?

By 1910, the United States had changed from a collection of states along the Atlantic Coast and a group of Southern slavery states to...

Halliburton, Again.

When the smoke cleared at the site of the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a name appeared in the various stories...

Make No Mistake About It–Neocon Republicans Are Holding up Financial Reform.

The Neoconservative Republican Party is holding up the financial reform bill. It is even holding up amendments by Republican Senators, the same Senators who...

Republican Propagandists: Michelle Malkin

Michelle Malkin rears her head every now and then to spew a little venom.(This post may not be of much value to anyone...

The Myth of the Republican “Populist” Filibuster

We hear about Republican filibusters and we think perhaps of Jimmy Stewart in "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" and see all this flurry...

What Do “Think Tanks” Think About?

Washington D.C. seems to be "ground zero" for think tanks. A think tank is made up of a group of real and imagined "experts"...

Facts About Global Warming

The fact is that the earth is warming. Glaciers are melting, and most importantly, the earth's weather patterns are beginning to change. Northwest United...

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...

Neocon-Republicans Putting Lipstick on Racism and Obstruction

Probably the most distressing thing about the malevolent actions of the Right Wing…the hate speech, the deliberate misunderstanding of the motives of the Obama...

Democracy, Socialism, Communism, Fascism, and Neoconservatism

Pass this on to any drooling tea bagger you happen to see wandering down the street carrying a sign and a gun. They clearly...