America in Collapse, Mile Marker 2: the Split Widens

Donald Croft Brickner a month ago Region: United States

  It's with an almost desperately heavy heart that this essay, to follow, is being written -- and it's so soon between figurative “miles markers,” first suggested here less than three weeks ago. This is ... more

Views: 423 Rating:

Dancing With Racist

Desire Grover 2 months ago Region: Pennsylvania

  Denying that you are racist is the easy part. Jimmy Carter says that racism is involved in the movement against Obama's Presidency. Teabagging conservatives argue that it's not despite racist signage being brought ... more

Views: 338 Rating:

Did You Know About the Tea Party Rallies All Over the U.S. On The Fourth of July?

Marilyn Mackenzie 4 months ago Region: United States

by Marilyn Mackenzie  Did you realize there were at least 2,000 Tea Party Rallies held on the Fourth of July?  I'll bet you didn't, unless you are on a mailing list for Tea Parties or the 9/12 Groups.  Not ... more

Views: 362 Rating:

Op-Ed: Reason Returns to the White House

Maryglyon 8 months ago Region: United States

Like it or not, knuckle-draggers: Science is back IN. As a life-long Catholic, I couldn’t be more delighted. I’m sure the airwaves and the cable channels will soon be wall-to-wall with conservatives and Rep... more

Views: 369 Rating:

Presidential Rivals OBAMA and McCAIN -THE FIRST MEETING

Picincu Andra a year ago Region: Washington

President Barack Obama had a meeting, held at Barack Obama's transition headquarters in downtown Chicago, with  his defeated Republican rival John McCain, on Monday. They have discussed about the way they could work t... more

Views: 810 Rating:

A Note to Capitalism's Economists: It's all About the Consumer -- Period

Donald Croft Brickner a year ago Region: New Mexico

It’s not as if we don’t get our fair share of warnings -- as in, these Billy Joel lyrics from last century: “… Every child had a pretty good shot … to get at least as far as their old man go... more

Views: 723 Rating:

John McCain's Anti-Market Bias

David Brant a year ago Region: District of Columbia

When conservative wingnut Ann Coulter vehemently declares that she would readily take Hillary over Republican Presidential hopeful John McCain, the stars are way out of alignment. What in heaven, hell, or on earth could Mc... more

Views: 864 Rating:

On Conservatives and Progress

David Brant a year ago Region: United States

I've heard radical Leftists -- who very misleadingly, to my mind, call themselves "progressives" -- try to decry Conservatives (who seem to be, according to the radicals' very special definition, anybody that doesn't agree... more

Views: 683 Rating:

Why Palin Might Work For McCain

Thomas Spriggs a year ago Region: Arizona

One year ago, it seemed as if John McCain had all but destroyed any chances he had of being nominated for president by the Republican party.  His disastrous illegal immigration which he bill co-sponsored with Ted Kenn... more

Views: 622 Rating: No Rating

This November, Will Evangelicals Vote McCain Or Stay Home?

Can Tran a year ago Region: United States

Ever since the Super Tuesday II contests on March 4, it was Senator John McCain of Arizona that ended up becoming the presumed GOP nominee. However, there are still many people within the GOP who are not thrilled with McCa... more

Views: 370 Rating: No Rating