Especially in the old days of movie making, when an actress was as tall or taller than her leading man, a trench might be dug for her to stand or walk in so that on camera, she could look...
Oftentimes in the media, newspeople talk about the economic crisis as though it were a natural phenomenon, like a drought or a flood. They speak about it as though no one really caused this to happen, as though it were not a human invention. But it is, of course.
I was raised by a father who couldn't abide the Republican Party. In fact, I don't ever recall a time in his life when he didn't refer to the GOP collectively as "those god-damned Republicans." When Mills Godwin, a...
During one particular political segment, the station played a clip of John Boehner doing one of his “Jobs…Jobs…(It’s all your fault, Mr. President)… Jobs” rants. At that point, a question occurred to me: How many US jobs, now exported, did those three cargo vessels represent?
But they didn't, did they? Some succumbed to Lee Atwater's Southern Strategy; others became Reagan Democrats. Most watch Fox News now. Why?
Why is politics so mind bogglingly complicated?
You often hear conversation about the host of complex problems we face today and that these issues cannot be reduced to bumper sticker slogans and addressed by simplistic solutions. I say simple clear,...
THE GREAT AMERICAN CON
Confessions of a Republican Con Man
Congratulations! You have been cast in the Republican remake of the classic movie, The Sting. We’ve entitled it, The Great American Con.
You remember the original movie, don’t you? Robert Redford, Paul...
Five hours ahead and one day behind, I went to bed last night, having just watched Rachel Maddow begin her Tuesday broadcast by roundly proclaiming that the people of Wisconsin had won the battle of wills against their governor's intransigence.
Now...
Here is a little ammunition and something to think about the next time you hear that raising taxes on "business" will stop them from hiring or squash their ability or willingness to invest or to upgrade their equipment or infrastructure.
The wealthy have been engaged in open class warfare against the American People for 30 years. The war is at a turning point and what could be lost may never be regained. It's time for us to step up to confront and defeat this very real threat to the American way of life and our democracy.
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