In this interview, Loewen links the Civil War era to the later era known as the Nadir of Race Relations (1890-1940), and further, to the modern day Neo-Confederate movement, which tends to look amazingly like it's twin brother...the Tea Party.
While I'm not a person who scares easily, I'll be brutally honest and say this woman scares me more than any politician I've known...
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings:
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
- Percy Bysshe Shelley
Am I the only one that's...
Famous political and media figures celebrate Thanksgiving by sharing the many things they're thankful for.
A PlanetPOV Exclusive: The top news headlines from ten years in the future!
We as a nation suffer from Attention Deficit Disorder. We have become a people of instant gratification and soundbite debate. Our failing economy and...
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Can this country be all for everyone and no one has to pay taxes? Roads, schools, hospitals, parks to be built. Wars to be fought and the country to be defended.
Don’t be mad at me, but I think I just sent you to the unemployment line and slashed your benefits.
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In the aftermath of the mid-term shellacking, I've found myself thinking a lot about John Edwards and wondering, frankly, if the country, Right and...
Kesmarn's brilliant article, Please, tear that price tag off!, impresses the powerful image of our democracy and citizenry as a 500 pound patient, too...