Oh Those Wacky Voters
This election night tweet from Ben Casselman of 538 dot com is already famous:So voters want a higher minimum wage, legal pot, abortion access and GOP representation. Ok then. This sentiment is...
View ArticleLet The Blaming Commence.
Which is worse after an election like this, the gloating from tea bag trolls, or the hand-wringing and incestuous scalp-hunting from the left? The president is going to be impeached over [reasons],...
View ArticleDubya's Revenge
Setting aside the sense of outrage that comes from voter suppression, cynicism, dirty tricks, tampering with voting machines, endless robo-calls, long lines, deliberate sabotage, and all the rest; last...
View ArticleFrankly My Dear, We Are All Losers In This Apocalypse
One of an historian's greatest contributions to society has to be the ability to see the big picture. We start with oftentimes unrelated primary source documents and weave them into connecting prose....
View ArticleGas Price Conspiracy
The comment section strikes again! I posted a link on my Facebook page yesterday from The News Hour on PBS discussing the recent decline in gas prices. The actual discussion was not very informative...
View ArticleRight of Way Outrage
I stumbled onto a story recently completely by accident, I am sure it is too little for MMFA or any other group on the lookout for proto-fascism in our midst. However, it is just one little tile in the...
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Politicizing the United Negro College Fund
Life must be tough for Lee Saunders, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). Saunders is African-American, as are many members of AFSCME, so his support...
View ArticleBecause You Stayed Home
It is too bad your kid's [sporting event, dance class, spelling bee, doctor's appointment] "prevented" you from voting. It is too bad you couldn't take an hour away from homework, studying, or...
View ArticleUr-Fascism in the USA
When Fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross - Attributed to Sinclair Lewis While the author of It Can't Happen Here may not have actually said this, the spirit of...
View ArticleStop Using The Word Conservative!
Originally posted here We the people of the United States, those outside the Republican party, need to recognize the importance of language in our political discussions. As George Lakoff has shown in...
View ArticleBernie Sanders for America
Originally posted hereThe big news this week for political junkies, the kind that pay attention between elections and sometimes naively believe that progress is possible, is that Senator Bernie Sanders...
View ArticleRIP Chez Pazienza
The Resistance lost a powerful voice yesterday. I woke up to read Bob Cesca's post that his partner in podcasting, and my friend, Chez Pazienza passed away last night. No one has said how, he was only...
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