Thursday, October 31, 2024

Crunch-time: Exposing the worst leadership stunt since the divine right of kings

History’s greatest modern leadership stunt – that is, Trump playing at being president – has earned a clear dump-by date. Exposure of lawless Trumpery increases geometrically by its range, duration and interwoven criminality – plus the extraordinary number of insider sources.

Opus Dei: Supreme indecency, extreme deceit

The Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson is only the beginning, as anti-abortion activists and GOP-led extremists mobilize to assault a wide range of rights.

Bessemer and the power shift

Next week, Amazon faces a union vote at its warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama.

Does America have the balls – or means – to buy out malignant swamp...

On John Oliver’s satiric bribe* to the Supreme Court’s king of corruption.

Senate Republicans: Stuck between a rock and a hard place

In a relatively short period of time, we Americans will be watching as a monumental event in this nation’s history takes place.

The Pain of Modern Life: Loneliness and Isolation

Our current socio-economic order way of living in this world is not how humans should be. According to Mohandas Gandhi, “all humanity is one undivided and indivisible family,” and without this sense of community, we are left feeling lonely and lost.

Community schools can revitalize the neighborhoods around them

The transformative approach to school improvement is a catalyst for community revival.

Looming midterm demands again airing out the nature and extent of the Stupids

Stupids are more dangerous than criminals. You can’t fix Stupids and their irrationality hurts everyone, without upsides.

The Real Scandal in Denny Hastert’s Life

Hastert openly traded legislative favors for campaign cash, including profiting personally from his powerful position. And, when he was squeezed out because of the corruption, he didn't return to the home folks — he became a K-Street lobbyist, continuing to profit to this day by doing corporate favors.
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What does oligarchy mean?

Even a system that calls itself a democracy can become an oligarchy if power becomes concentrated in the hands of a few very wealthy people – a corporate and financial elite.