Category Archives: Democracy

Labor Leaders Deserve Their Share of the Blame for Donald Trump’s Victory | Portside

http://portside.org/2016-11-13/labor-leaders-deserve-their-share-blame-donald-trump%e2%80%99s-victory   Labor Leaders Deserve Their Share of the Blame for Donald Trump’s Victory Printer-friendly version Radicals have long argued that American labor leaders are not only isolated from their rank and file, but actually have a set of interests … Continue reading

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Tomgram: Engelhardt, Through the Gates of Hell | TomDispatch

Gentle Reader – Blowback, indeed. We are about to reap the whirlwind. ————————————– http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/176210/tomgram%3A_engelhardt%2C_through_the_gates_of_hell/#more Tomgram: Engelhardt, Through the Gates of Hell Posted by Tom Engelhardt at 6:39pm, November 12, 2016. Follow TomDispatch on Twitter @TomDispatch. Empire of Chaos  With President … Continue reading

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Press Release from Senator Harry Reid

Gentle Reader – This man is not a firebrand, not a radical. If he’s worried, we should worry. ——————————- November 11, 2016 | Press Releases Washington, D.C. – Nevada Senator Harry Reid released the following statement about the election of … Continue reading

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Can Trump Save Their Jobs ? They’re Counting on it

Gentle Reader – The first, by no means last, profound disappointment we will see with the election of this man. Three items are particularly poignant: 1. Carrier Executives have said too bad so sad, we’re leaving; 2. The increase in … Continue reading

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America’s Dark Underbelly Is Now Its Face

Gentle Reader – yet another piece trying to understand how we could have made this historic error. ————— America’s Dark Underbelly is now its Face Nov. 13, 2016 By Peter Certo | (Otherwords.org) | – – Trump’s core supporters were … Continue reading

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As Der Donald-Inspired Hate Crimes Grow, US Universities at Risk

Gentle Reader – A Leader whose policies include extreme nationalism and racism make up a part of the definition of fascism. We can’t say we weren’t warned. Even Hitler was just a third rate racist until he gained all power. … Continue reading

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Post-Election Empathy

Gentle Reader – it may be me, my own flawed character or even lack of “pedigree”, but I’ve thought for years that way too much attention is given the brainiacs on the East Coast. Here is a beautiful and haunting … Continue reading

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Repeal Obamacare? Not Quite So Easy….Unless You’re Peddling Hokum

Gentle Reader – this thoughtful piece is from the Washington Post. Authored by Steven Pearlstein, a WaPo business and economics writer, he is also Robinson Professor of Public Affairs at George Mason University. Some data before you go on to … Continue reading

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Lies in the Guise of News in the Trump Era

Gentle Reader – The next months in our United States will be fraught. How many of our people could have been convinced to vote for a fraud, a charlatan, a self-described abuser of women is a question that will consume … Continue reading

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Mental Health and the Affordable Care Act – Not So Fast !

Gentle Reader – Although this was posted in 2013, it remains true in January of 2020. This was an idiotic rule made for the implementation of the ACA. Yet another of the 320 million reasons that we really need Medicare … Continue reading

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