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Why The Opioid Crisis Is A Referendum On Unregulated Free Market Theory

Sun, 16 Jul 2017 13:16:40 +0000

The opioid crisis in the US is a near perfect example why the current push for unregulated free markets is mostly nonsense. That said the idea that full government regulations and control of markets is the answer is equally ludicrous.

Innovation In The Age Of Amazon, Walmart, IBM and Ayn Rand

Sun, 23 Apr 2017 17:17:07 +0000

When comparing notes with a neighbor I stated we are ordering more and more from Amazon. She on the other hand ordered from Walmart.

Why It's The Democrats Not The Republicans That Don't Have A Healthcare Plan

Sun, 05 Mar 2017 22:05:13 +0000

Recently Donald Trump stated, "Who knew healthcare could be so complicated." Democrats and most everyone else laughed and made fun of him. Healthcare for the US is actually not that complicated.

Why We All Need To Expose The President's Cunning Hidden Agenda

Wed, 01 Mar 2017 16:23:07 +0000

That the American electorate is fed up with business as usual is not in dispute.

Using Your Personal Power to Just Say No

Sun, 26 Feb 2017 11:06:00 +0000

I haven't bought products from Exxon knowingly in nearly 30 years except for a couple times for fear of running out of gas. My personal boycott of Exxon was proven correct when it was disclosed they were major funders of climate denial.

Resisting An Administration In Search Of Its InnerDarthVader

Thu, 26 Jan 2017 10:15:11 +0000

The idea of resistance to an authoritarian regime is long, proud, and ultimately successful.

Rolling Down Route 666 Until The Dawn Arrives

Sat, 21 Jan 2017 18:19:26 +0000

Americans and the world should count their blessings that Donald Trump is the new President It could have been worse. A lot worse.

A Most Important And Anticipated Climate Event Is Just Weeks Away

Tue, 17 Jan 2017 17:52:00 +0000

The media and the general public usually pay little attention to this climate event that occurs around mid March every year.

Why It's Time To Move On From 'Yes We Can' to 'Git Er Done'

Sun, 15 Jan 2017 23:01:00 +0000

While discussing the poor potential of the incoming administration recently, a friend expressed hopes that they would shake things up.

Hope Springs Eternal As Progressives Show The Way Forward

Wed, 04 Jan 2017 17:35:00 +0000

America today is a very different country than in my youth. I attended a segregated high school. We had separate drinking fountains for blacks and whites at the Greyhound Bus station.

The Congressional Assault on American Healthcare Is Underway

Sat, 31 Dec 2016 06:56:00 +0000

The approval rating of the US Congress hovers persistently between 5 and 15 %. It has been stuck there for as long as most anyone can remember. Yet the voters keep returning many of the same scoundrels to office term after term.

Russian Hackers Everywhere And Not A Lick Of Common Sense

Thu, 22 Dec 2016 19:17:00 +0000

I am fighting a hacker on the site that handles my email. That reminds of this ridiculous Russian Hack allegation.

How Best To Gain Back Our Broken National Spirit

Wed, 21 Dec 2016 08:37:00 +0000

A Mrs. Powel of Philadelphia asked Benjamin Franklin, “Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?” With no hesitation whatsoever, Franklin responded, “A republic, if you can keep it.”

Is The American Media Trying To Divert Their Culpability In Screwing Up Our Election?

Tue, 29 Nov 2016 23:20:00 +0000

The recent attention given to the Russian government propaganda as being a driving force behind the Clinton loss or circumventing American democracy is laughable at best and propaganda itself.

What Actually Went Wrong In The 2016 Election

Thu, 24 Nov 2016 23:03:00 +0000

There has been much written since the election about what went wrong. The wrong was not so much electing Trump but, as Michael Moore put it, more like thrusting a giant middle finger into the face of the establishment.

Pete Seeger: The Power of Song

Fri, 31 Jan 2014 14:49:51 +0000

Pete Seeger has been called many things in his decades long career but no one can dispute that he was the consummate American musician activist. In both his music and his activism Seeger was a purist. Much has been written about Pete Seeger's contribution to the important social causes...