Climate Denial Is Corruption, and the GOP Is Captured By It
It is simply remarkable to see a political party working so obviously in the service of an industry as the Republican Party is working on behalf of fossil-fuel interests.
View ArticleWill Trump Be The Reasonable One In The Debate Bunch Tonite?
When "Jeb!" Bush started campaigning for president, people starting asking, "Wait, was W the smart one?" Now the rest of the Republican candidates are causing people to ask, "Wait, is Trump the...
View ArticleStill No Democratic Debates. What's Going On?
Why are the Democrats letting Republicans have the attention? Why are they hiding their candidates? The party has taken itself out of the game, and more and more people are asking why.
View ArticleVW Case Shows Need For More And Bigger Government
This week's news about VW is hardly an isolated case of corporations defrauding the public, That's why we need an entity more powerful than these corporations whose purpose is to protect the public.
View ArticleAnother Attack On Our Postal Service
Should we run our country for the benefit of We the People, or so that a few people can profit off of We the People? This is a question that is rising to the surface in a battle between those who want...
View ArticleCan Biden Run For President With TPP Around His Neck?
Vice President Joe Biden is considering a run for president. But Biden is currently working behind the scenes to push the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which most (if not all) core...
View ArticleWait. Back Up. Sanders Only Has 650,000 Donors?
The other day it was announced with great fanfare that Bernie Sanders has received more than 1 million contributions from around 650,000 people. (Some have contributed more than once.)But wait a...
View ArticleDon’t Put Privatizer And Payday Lender Lobbyist On The USPS Board
Several groups are sounding the alarm about new nominees to the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors. One is a notorious privatizer, another a payday lender lobbyist.
View ArticleI Think Clinton's Platform Is Great
I wrote this as a comment in the Barney Frank diary, thought I'd make it a diary.I'm a Bernie fan, but I think Hillary Clinton's platform is great and getting better.
View ArticleCorporations Demand Budget Cuts, Owe Government $660 Billion
How MANY times have we heard corporate-funded conservatives and "centrists" whine about "deficits" and demand cuts in the things government does to make people's lives better? How many times?
View ArticleThe Dem Debate Was Good For The Country. Let's Have More Of Them
The first debate was great for the country, the party – and candidate Hillary Clinton. So how about we stop the nonsense and schedule plenty more of them.
View ArticleExxon's Funding Of Climate Denial Turned Americans Against Their Own...
Exxon and other fossil fuel companies may have committed a crime of enormous proportions, and more and more elected officials and others are demanding an investigation.
View ArticleThe Water Is Boiling Now And The Frog Still Doesn't Know It
Thursday's Clinton-bashing hearing in Congress carried with it that "frog in heating water" feeling. The water is boiling and the country is the frog. This is a period where the country has gone crazy.
View ArticleSanders Pushes Postal Banking
We have millions of "unbanked" Americans. The U.S. Postal Service needs to expand its services. Postal banking is an idea whose time has come, and Bernie Sanders is highlighting his support.
View ArticleWhat To Look For When the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Text Is Released
At some point the actual text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will be made public. Organizations, academics, experts and regular people will be able to read, analyze and discuss what has been...
View ArticleMust Watch - Warren's Warning About The Coming Corporate Tax Giveaway
xYouTube Video"It's not that taxes are far too high for giant corporations, as the lobbyists claim. No, the problem is that the revenue generated from corporate taxes is far too low." - Senator...
View ArticleHow The Clinton and Sanders Infrastructure Plans Measure Up
"Investing in infrastructure makes our economy more productive and competitive across the board." - Hillary ClintonDemocratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has announced a plan for...
View ArticleWill the TPP Increase Trade? That’s the Wrong Question
One of the selling points for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement is that it will "increase trade."Here's the thing. If you close a factory in the U.S., lay off all of the workers, devastate...
View ArticleSo Much For Conservative Deficit Scare Talk
Republicans in Congress and the corporate-funded conservative echo chamber (redundant) are temporarily pausing from scaring people with "deficit" propaganda and are instead working on an...
View ArticleDoes Clinton Really Oppose TPP? There Is A Test For That
Many people have come to believe politicians say what they need to say to win, and then turn on them. If Hillary Clinton wants to win the Democratic nomination and inspire people to vote for her in the...
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