History, Ain’t It Somethin’

Mass extremism, intolerance, a desperate desire for radical change - all factors that make a stable democracy impossible… .

In Remembrance

Michael Harrington, founder of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) died of cancer on this day in 1989 at age 61. A longtime fighter for the poor, the under-represented, workers - and social justice, Harrington…

If You Can’t Beat Them Honestly, Lie and Cheat

North Carolina Republicans want to hide the truth from voters; so, they’re trying to rewrite the rules to make it easier to do so. (more…)

Feeling Tired? Might Be The Fecal Parasite In Your Wrap

U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert due to concerns about contamination with Cyclospora - a fecal parasite. Beef, pork and poultry salad and wrap…

A Canadian Take: Trump Stuck In Putin’s Swamp

Donald Trump doesn't care about sex scandals or videos. He has entertained the National Enquirer's readers for decades by constantly cheating on his wife or mistress of the day. The rest of the world…

Monday Ménage

Abraham Lincoln. Elie Wiesel. Ralph Waldo Emerson. (more…)

Groups Representing More Than 7 Million Turn Up Pressure on Microsoft to Cancel ICE Contract

PRESS RELEASE: A growing coalition of advocacy groups representing more than 7 million people is demanding that Microsoft cancel its contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and stop providing operational support for violence…

They Are Not Going Away

[junkie-dropcap]L[/junkie-dropcap]ong Island student-organizations, relatives of victims of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, local politicians and activists of all ages demanding sensible gun laws were out in force…

ICE Deporting Wife of Marine. This Is What We Have Become?

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement this week notified Alejandra Juarez that she will be deported (back) to Mexico on 3 August. Alejandra is the wife of former Marine Sgt. Cuauhtemoc “Temo” Juarez who served…

Corporations Behind The Muslim Ban. Ban Them!

Taking on the for-profit backers of the Muslim ban. Companies who profit from and enable immigration detention and incarceration, such as GEO Group, a private prison company that operates immigrant detention centers; Wells Fargo,…

No Surprises Here. It’s Happening!

[junkie-dropcap]T[/junkie-dropcap]he president of The United States gave a campaign-style speech at a steel plant in Granite City, Illinois Thursday which, not surprisingly, went off topic and was filled with outright lies and misinformation. (more…)

Remember When We Thought It Couldn’t Happen Here

Broadcasting has certain quite definite tasks to perform, particularly in view of the times in which we are living at this moment. (more…)

WH Deletes Putin Support For Trump From Helsinki Transcript

UPDATED (2018.07.26) At the Helsinki press conference, Putin was asked if he wanted Trump to be US president. Putin said yes! (more…)

This, Is The President of The United States of America

“Just remember, what you are seeing and what you are reading is not what’s happening” (more…)

This, Is The Attorney General of The United States of America

[junkie-dropcap]A[/junkie-dropcap]t a high school conservative student leadership summit earlier today, Attorney General of The United States of America, Jeff Sessions, laughed with and joined students in Clinton-targeting chants of “lock her up”. Again, this…

America’s Truth and Consequence

True and false, good and bad, openly become categories of the political economy; they define the market value of men and things. The commodity form becomes universal, while at the same time, with the…

Monday Ménage

Groucho Marx. George Bernard Shaw. Napoléon Bonaparte. Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies. Groucho Marx. (more…)

NY Daily News Slashes Editorial Staff By 50%

The New York Daily News layed off half it's newsroom effective immediately - telling staff the iconic tabloid will "restructure". Among the gone is Editor-in-Chief Jim Rich. Jim Rich @therealjimrich If you hate democracy…

When A Picture REALLY Writes The Story

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When A Picture Writes The Story

Intel Officials Showed Trump Ironclad Proof Putin Ordered Cyberattacks Against U.S. Election: Reports

"But it made me wonder if people are suspicious that he revealed sensitive, classified intelligence, including human source information, to the president of the Russian Federation. That is a real concern that I had…

Yeah, This Could Make You Sick

Health Insurers Are Vacuuming Up Details About You — And It Could Raise Your Rates Marshall Allen, ProPublica To an outsider, the fancy booths at last month’s health insurance industry gathering in San Diego…

He Knew About Russian 2016 Hack But Senate Majority Leader McConnell Did Nothing

"After all this time, McConnell finally (and probably inadvertently) came clean about his failure to support bipartisan disclosure of the 2016 election hacking when he became aware in September 2016" via CrooksAndLiars.com

Stolen Elections. Foreign Invasion. Summits. Appeasement. And Real Patriots Stand Up (Yes, Sarcasm)

[junkie-dropcap]Y[/junkie-dropcap]esterday, Democrats, Republicans, former high-ranking government officials, former politicians - and even a few media types - spoke out against Donald Trump siding with Vladimir Putin on Russia’s “meddling” in the 2016 presidential election.…

When A Press Conference Answers All Questions

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin held a press conference today. Americans - Democrats & Republicans, Liberals & Conservatives, Red States & Blue States, and 'Independents' across the nation - should be worried, angry and…