Wall off Canada? Seriously?
I’ve never seen those houses myself but I’ve heard about them. I understand some border homes are partly in Canada and partly in America. The living room might be in Canada and the bedrooms in...
Tagged: Scott Walker
Watch Out for Walker!
If ever there was an enemy of the American worker it is Scott Walker. This militant right-winger has made a career of pandering to the rich and powerful and destroying workers’ rights in...
The Right to be Ugly
This is the true face of today’s Republican Party. It is the face of Paul LePage, the widely loathed governor of Maine. You will read that he is an outlier, a Tea Party...
A Sense of Entitlement
Once again, a Republican politician is being accused of misconduct. This time, it’s Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker who’s in trouble. He is accused of “criminal” behavior in his 2011 and 2012 campaigns. Why...
A Moderate? Forget about it! Christie is in Bed with the Kochs
I’m sure you already know about the Koch Brothers, Charles and David, the two billionaires who have set out to undermine democracy in America. And I’m sure you know they and their toxic money...
Sadly, State Elections are a Neglected Battlefield
Do you know who your state representatives are? I live in Central Florida and the only name I recognize is the governor’s. Everybody knows Rick Scott. He has an unforgettable face – and startlingly...
The Rich Won’t Need us Much Longer, Dr. Stiglitz
I read a scholarly article recently by an economist I respect, Nobel winner Joseph Stiglitz. He made a compelling case for the rich helping the rest of us for “selfish” reasons. The argument was well...
Who are the 50 Percent and What are They Thinking?
Poll after poll shows America evenly divided. For example, approximately half of the voters say they will give Barack Obama a second term. Approximately half say they will vote for Mitt Romney. Yes, I...
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished. Or Was it Sabotage?
It could have been one of the dirty tricks those Republicans resort to in their struggle for political power. They will stoop to anything. The latest ploy is erasing signatures from the petition to...
Voters Have No Excuse. The Choice is Obvious
I have never before seen the Republican Party’s agenda so nakedly exposed. Across America, they are showing their true colors: punish the middle class and the poor to make the rich richer, and pander...