Obama's "Abuse" of Executive Orders
It never seems to end. One stupid accusation or statement after another. John Boehner wants to sue President Obama. Sarah Palin wants Obama impeached.
View ArticleThe Right-Wing Farce That is Impeachment
Despite the rantings of the discredited Sara Palin, and others among the right, that President Obama should be impeached, a CNN/ORC International poll found that 65% of U.S. citizens do not want...
View ArticleGo It Alone Again or Have the UN Play its Proper Role?
The recent tough talk from U.S. President Barack Obama, prodded on by GOP war mongers, on whether to use ground troops in Syria has reverted back to taking a patient stance; this again resulting from...
View ArticleCommentary: The CIA's Sordid Doings
The publicizing of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee's report on the CIA's "enhanced interrogation techniques" was long overdue.
View ArticleGreece: A People's Backlash Against Austerity
For the past six years, Greece has been pummeled by austerity measures, making it a financial basket case. Â
View ArticleThe 1%'s Class War on the 99%
"Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither...
View ArticleU.S./Cuba Negotiations Reveal Contradictory Views on Venezuela & U.S. Motives
In the latest round of talks between the United States and Cuba to try and establish diplomatic relations, there was an air of secrecy surrounding it. This might have to do with conflicting views...
View ArticleU.S. and Cuba Take Steps toward Diplomacy in the Face of Years of U.S. Hostility
The 7th Summit of the Americas will go down in history as a first as Cuban President Raul Castro and U.S. President Barack Obama met for a discussion on restoring diplomatic relations.
View ArticleThe Trans-Pacific Partnership: NAFTA on Steroids
U.S. President Barack Obama has praised the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) with glowing phrases; even using the word progressive.
View ArticleThe Indomitable Bernie Sanders
Democratic Socialist Bernie Sanders is a determined man.
View ArticleRight-Wing Libertarianism: A 19th Century-Like Disorder
Less or no government and individual rights; these would be things among others that provide a general description of libertarianism.
View ArticleJohn McCain's Fetish for War
John "Bombs Away!" McCain is the prototype of the gung-ho, imperial war monger.
View ArticleSupporting Right-Wing Nationalism in Ukraine
The Obama Administration and U.S. neoconservatives are supporting democracy and freedom fighters in the Ukrainian conflict. So they say.
View ArticleThe Absurd Claim That the Newtown, CT Shootings Were a Punishment for Abortion
Outrageous, bizarre and nonsensical statements continue to be heard, and read, from the right-wing.
View ArticleLevin's Folly: the U.S. Democratic Party is to the Left of the Socialists?!
On Fox & Friends, right-wing talk show host Mark Levin made one of those bizarre comments the right is known for. He claimed that the Democratic Party is to the left of the socialists. "It's this...
View ArticleTed Cruz Threatens Birthright Citizenship
If "U.S. President" Ted Cruz had his way, the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution would be altered to deny citizenship to those born in the U.S. of illegal immigrants. It's quite ironic what the...
View ArticleWas the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Necessary?
World War II was the just war in the sense of fighting against Nazism and fascism. It brought down a madman who was trying to conquer the world with his Third Reich. It also destroyed the chance for...
View ArticleA War Criminal Repeats Familiar-Sounding Scare Tactics (A Critique)
Dick Cheney's responses to the Obama administration's Iran peace deal come as no surprise. The word "peace" is not in Cheney's vocabulary.
View ArticleSocialism is an Advanced Form of Democracy
While democracy means a government of the people, socialism means a sharing of (or government controlling) the means of production and distribution of goods. But is there really a difference? It ain't...
View ArticleThe Global Imbalance of Power
Since the dissolving of the Soviet Union, the United States has tried to take advantage of not having a rival power of its magnitude by trying to further impose its ideological agenda...
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