Could Flint Fiasco Poison Austerity As Stupid, Wasteful & Cruel?
In severity of health damage, media staying power, and political indefensibility, the Flint, MI lead poisoning looms as a national turning point. What disgrace better spotlights Republican government poisoning one hundred thousand of its own people -- failed austerity at its worst? Rarely does stupid and wasteful, if not immoral, merge so dramatically.
The Most Pragmatic Way to Fix American Democracy
The political system we now have is profoundly broken. Bernie Sanders is the most qualified candidate to create the political system we should have.
Take the Movement to the White House
Sanders is as offended as the great majority of people are that Washington is so totally in the pockets of moneyed elites. Someone finally has to rebel, and no one had stepped forward, so he did.
The Latest Tax-Scam Corporate ‘Inversion’ – Who Pays Instead?
We the People of the United States, through our elected representatives in Congress, allow this.
The 2016 Presidential Election: A Veritable Three-Ring Circus
“What we’re seeing is a clear indication that, when properly motivated and energized, the formidable power of the American people can go up against the mighty power brokers that currently control this government and they can prevail.”
The Suicide of the Liberal Church
The liberal denominations and their seminaries, by betraying the poor, especially people of color, in a desperate bid to stay financially solvent, are making themselves obsolete.
Chaos in Syria, Part I – 3 Motives and 7 Countries
What exactly has been happening in Syria in the last few years? How did we end up with millions of refugees?
Failed States and States of Failure
We have no idea what it means at this point in history to turn a region, city by city, country by country, into something like a vast failed state and then continue to bomb the rubble.
The Volcanic Core Fueling the 2016 Election
A paradox has arisen among people in the United States. Believe it or not, people are trying to make up their minds between voting for Sanders and Trump in the 2016 election.
The Great Potential of Poor Americans. And How Plutocrats Just Want Them to Go...
The homeless are feared by the upper classes, and they're often arrested for nonexistent or non-violent infractions, in good part because they are simply considered "offensive" to people of means.