Republican ‘Small Government’
Republicans have always been proponents of ‘Small Government.’ Even way back in the 1960′s when the party was more focused on economics and taxation. They saw small government as allowing for state and local rights. Today, the Far Right in America has pushed the party to a new breaking point, a ‘War on Women.’ In [...]
Campaign: Bought, Sold, and Delivered
Last month marked the two-year anniversary of Citizens United–a landmark in our campaign finance reform that has allowed for substantial financial support by corporations via Super PAC’s. This case faced a backlash from many who can’t afford to give massive ‘contributions’ to lawmakers. The two-year mark of this was celebrated by Rep Keith Ellison’s proposed amendment, ‘Get [...]
Colosseum or ‘Great-Debate’?
President hopefuls have been taking to the pulpits and airwaves, trying to legitimize their candidacy. However, in many of these debates interesting things have happened. The death penalty gets a standing ovation, winning points for Perry. Then Herman Cain gets cheered after allegations of sexual misconduct, and has a weak understanding of geography and international [...]
Occupy Our World
What started as a movement in New York has spread like wildfire across the globe. The Occupy Movement stands against corporate welfare, corporate greed and corruption in our governments, and for a true democracy representative of her people. It is not a partisan movement, nor strictly ideological. It is a movement to take back what [...]
Bin Ladin’s death should not make America proud
After thousands of civilian and soldier deaths, billions of taxpayer dollars and a clear expression of the United States’s chilling definition of justice, the U.S. finally “got” Osama bin Ladin. “Justice has been served,” said President Obama last Sunday night. It is distressing that our country’s top officials actually believe vengeance will cure all [...]
Jobs, Deficits and the Power of Political Discourse
Earlier this month, President Obama approved a budget bill to keep the United States government solvent through the end of fiscal year 2011. After months of deliberation and disagreement, Congressional Democrats and Republicans finally agreed to a compromise, narrowly avoiding a government shutdown that would have put hundreds of thousands of federal employees on furlough. [...]
Osama, Pakistan, and Obama
For original article and more from this author, click here. At this point, is there really any doubt that the Pakistani government was aiding Osama bin Laden?? He was hiding in a ‘compound’ literally a quarter of a mile away from a Pakistani Military Base…A military base that just happens to be in the second [...]
A New Labor Movement for the USA?
The past two months have seen a remarkable shift in the American social fabric; a new movement of American labor, the likes of which America has not seen for decades. The elections of November 2010 saw a reversal of political sentiments from 2008 when the country decisively pronounced its aggravation with George W. Bush, wars [...]
Obama and Calderon squander special opportunity to resolve crises
Last Thursday, President Felipe Calderon of Mexico flew to Washington for what could have been a pivotal meeting regarding immigration and the drug war. The public, however, didn’t learn anything new from the meeting. The U.S. will continue to support Calderon’s draconian crackdown on drug violence and will take “its share of the blame” [...]
