Category Archives: Politics

Bernie Sanders speech on democratic socialism in the United States

Posted on November 21, 2015 by admin

November 19, 2015 In his inaugural remarks in January 1937, in the midst of the Great Depression, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt looked out at the nation and this is what he saw. He saw tens of millions of its citizens … Continue reading →

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There are now two Americas. My country is a horror show

Posted on April 28, 2015 by admin

David Simon: ‘There are now two Americas. My country is a horror show’ The creator of The Wire, David Simon, delivered an impromptu speech about the divide between rich and poor in America at the Festival of Dangerous Ideasin Sydney, and … Continue reading →

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Our Roman Circus

Posted on June 11, 2014 by admin

by Barry Levinson Not too long ago in our recent past there used to be television shows — entertainment, we called it — and we also had the news. More serious, not worthy of high ratings — informative, you might … Continue reading →

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Op-Ed: Will SWAT teams arrest bankers who owe $3 trillion for bailouts?

Posted on April 24, 2014 by admin

BY RALPH LOPEZ As the passions around the Cliven Bundy situation in Nevada swirl and kick into warp drive, the battle to define the real issues rages on. The sides seem to have broken down into two main camps: those who … Continue reading →

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The Last Gasp of American Democracy

Posted on January 7, 2014 by admin

Posted on Jan 5, 2014 By Chris Hedges This is our last gasp as a democracy. The state’s wholesale intrusion into our lives and obliteration of privacy are now facts. And the challenge to us—one of the final ones, I suspect—is to … Continue reading →

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Why Is the Conservative Brain More Fearful? The Alternate Reality Right-Wingers Inhabit Is Terrifying

Posted on May 3, 2012 by admin

Walk a mile in your ideological counterparts’ shoes…if you dare. AlterNet / By Joshua Holland May 2, 2012 Consider for a moment just how terrifying it must be to live life as a true believer on the right. Reality is … Continue reading →

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Who Pays the Bill for Wall Street’s Mess?

Posted on March 22, 2012 by admin

Robert L. Borosage President, Institute for America’s Future Yesterday, House Republicans rolled out their budget plan in the Washington version of a Hollywood movie opening. There was a star turn for Budget Chair Paul Ryan at a conservative think tank. … Continue reading →

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Conservative Bullying Has Made America Into a Broken, Dysfunctional Family: But There Are Ways to Regain Our Well-Being

Posted on March 22, 2012 by admin

An abusive, out-of-control, rageaholic GOP broke our country by shattering our trust in democracy and in ourselves. by Sara Robinson March 20, 2012 A marriage counselor friend once told me that he almost always knows by the end of the … Continue reading →

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Armed With Naïvete

Posted on January 6, 2012 by admin

Bill McKibben Author of a dozen books, including ‘The End of Nature’ and ‘Deep Economy’ Time to Stop Being Cynical About Corporate Money in Politics and Start Being Angry My resolution for 2012 is to be naïve — dangerously naïve. … Continue reading →

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The Decline of Public Good

Posted on January 6, 2012 by admin

Robert Reich Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy, University of California at Berkeley; Author, ‘Aftershock’ Meryl Streep’s eery reincarnation of Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady brings to mind Thatcher’s most famous quip, “there is no such thing as ‘society.’” None … Continue reading →

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