My Vote Doesn't Define Me -- Or You
The midterm elections are nearing and it's time to talk politics, but more so, positive positions. I am and have been a President Obama supporter since '08. I've never made a secret of that. But if you...
View ArticleObama's Missed Opportunity
President Obama is experiencing the lowest approval ratings of his presidency. Most Democratic House and Senate candidates in this year's midterm elections see the president as a drag on their...
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The Missing Women of Afghanistan
After 13 Years of War, the Rule of Men, Not Law Cross-posted with TomDispatch.com On September 29th, power in Afghanistan changed hands for the first time in 13 years. At the Arg, the presidential...
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B.S. Alert: Health Insurance Robber Barons Spend $56 Million vs. Prop 45's...
Four health insurance companies are spending $56 million to defeat California Proposition 45, a ballot measure to be decided Tuesday, which I wrote, that bans excessive insurance rate hikes. The...
View ArticleRepublicans Fear Paying a Price for Attacks on Interests of African Americans
North Carolina House Speaker Thom Tillis didn't have any problem jamming through a so-called "voter ID" law that was intended to take away the voting rights of thousands of North Carolinians --...
View ArticleThe Neverending Story, or How to Mess Up Afghanistan
From the beginning, it was to be "Russia's Vietnam." First the administration of President Jimmy Carter, then that of President Ronald Reagan, was determined to give the Soviet Union a taste of what...
View ArticleBad News: Appointment of Shia Militiaman to Iraqi Cabinet
A key part of America's strategy in Iraq is the creation of an "inclusive" government in Baghdad, one that will pull together the Shias, Sunnis and Kurds. This has been a persistent American myth since...
View ArticleNATO: Rebellion in the Ranks?
Vladimir Putin, the wily strategist of Russian revanchism, is well on his way to reconstructing the Warsaw Pact. That, at least, is what the pundits of The Washington Post are making it out to seem....
View ArticleYoung Voters Will Show Up for GOP
Despite leaning Democratic overall, only a quarter of young Americans will vote next week, and those who will are disproportionately Republican and show a desire for Congressional change. Once the...
View ArticleThe Message Kroger Doesn't Want You to Hear
For months, Moms have called on Kroger to make a safer and more family-friendly shopping environment by prohibiting the open carry of firearms in its stores, just as brands including Target, Starbucks,...
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Rand Paul's Message on Foreign Policy
On Thursday, October 23, Senator Rand Paul--a widely rumored 2016 Republican presidential candidate--traveled to New York City and attempted to explain clearly and definitively where he stands on...
View ArticleBetting Against Latino Voters is a Bad Move
It's official. In case there was any doubt left, this election cycle shows that the GOP's hyped-up "rebranding" efforts with Latino voters have been all but abandoned. Last month we found out that...
View ArticleEbolaphobia Going Viral
"If we feel afraid, it isn't what we don't know that frightens us, it's what we think we do know." ~ Allan G. Johnson in Power, Privilege, and Difference Two brothers, Pape, 13-year-old eight-grader,...
View ArticleThe Right's Urge to Kick Down: Doing Unto Others as Has Been Done Unto You
In "More on the O'Reilly/Stewart Brouhaha: The Right-Wing Urge to Kick Down," I offered one explanation of how non-rich white people can get motivated to kick down on those below them (especially...
View ArticleWhat About Libya: Or How the U.S. Prioritizes One Suffering Nation Over Another
What makes one country more important than another? That's a crucial question to ask when it comes to Libya. The United States is now prioritizing the fight against ISIS through airstrikes over Iraq...
View ArticleWhat's the Cost of Letting Billionaires Fund Campaigns?
If you live in a competitive congressional district (and most of us don't), you've been receiving lots of "free" information lately about the candidates who would like to represent you in the next...
View ArticleDemocrats Figure It Out: How Obama, Pelosi, Reid and Mel Brooks Can Win
There are not enough adjectives to adequately describe the failures of Democratic campaigns across the nation, Let's try a few: Unfocused: The economy is recovering, Obamacare works, fewer American...
View ArticleMillennials Openly Defy the Obamacare Mandate
A few days before the election, the divisive Affordable Care Act (ACA) is back in the headlines once again. According to new data from Enroll America, there was a steep drop in the number of uninsured...
View ArticleA Millennial's Perspective on What a Jim Inhofe Chairmanship Could Mean
I owe many things to science. Science has touched every facet of my life and on a broader scale has touched every facet of our existence as human beings. It's the reason we can have clean water to...
View ArticleCaution! White House Israel 'Strategery' Ahead
Between the incredible shrinking anti-Islamic State coalition and a childish, churlish war of words against America's steadfast ally, Israel, the boys and girls on Obama's national security staff are...
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