•• A General Speaks •• Investigative journalist at the New York Times, Michael S. Schmidt, had a recent sit-down with retired Marine General John Kelly. Kelly was Trumps's homeland security secretary and from 2017…
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~ Menchú Tum. Morales. Escalante. ~   Peace cannot exist without justice, justice cannot exist without fairness, fairness cannot exist without development, development cannot exist without democracy, democracy cannot exist without respect for the…

Barack Obama gave a speech on October 10 in Pennsylvania, a critical swing state, to rally support for Vice President Kamala Harris. His lighthearted jab can be considered part of a broader strategy to…

Teaching. Your Friend? Do Anything. Absolutely Free!   Freedom of teaching and of opinion in book or press is the foundation for the sound and natural development of any people. Albert Einstein.   No…

Jimmy Carter Turns 100. Happy Birthday Jimmy Carter, 39th president of the United States of America. Jimmy Carter, a courageous man, an honourable man, a wise and gentle man, and a man with a…

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Friday Serenade « It's About Choices »   In 38 days, the courage of We, The People of this Nation, will be tested in ways most have only read about in History books. At…

Nobody has done more to bring hatred and violence into the [U.S.] political arena than the Republican nominee for president. # ~ Calling Trump A Fascist Is Like Saying The Sky Is Blue. Both…

~ Guiliani Still Tryin' & Failin' ~ Rudy Guiliani went to court with a defamation lawsuit against President Biden "and several affiliated entities" for calling him a 'Russian pawn'. Rudy Guiliani's defamation lawsuit was…

Not Always The Same   We cannot, of course, expect every leader to possess the wisdom of Lincoln or Mandela’s largeness of soul. But when we think about what questions might be most useful…

~ A Thank You ~   The Violence Against Women Act Turns 30, Today * By Professor Dale Margolin Cecka, director of the Family Violence Litigation Clinic at Albany Law School. Intimate partner violence…

Yesterday, September 11, was a solemn day. Some people are not worthy of having their name spoken or written in any context on such a day; therefore, this post on Thursday rather than Wednesday.…

* What Is Labor Day * Labor Day is an opportunity to celebrate you, the American worker! The founders of the holiday envisioned this day as a way to honor workers in the U.S.—the…

John Amato, editor and publisher at CrooksAndLiars.com, has a cadre of great writers and one of the best is Susie Madrak who has a must-read on how corporate media continues to target the Harris-Waltz…

WOW! Yes, wow. That was a convention. Prime time entertainment at its best. Drama. Comedy. Music. Dance. Anticipation. And the must-have in any prime entertainment production: Leave The Audience Hanging. However... A couple of…

~ Prejudices. Citizens. Imbeciles. Elites. ~   Heinlein. Naskar. Brecht. Reich.   You can sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic. Robert A.…