Donald Trump, Would-Be Torturer
Once again, Donald Trump has spoken like a madman.The front runner of the Republican clown car of candidates spoke in Columbus, Ohio and made sure his opinion was known about waterboarding, i.e.,...
View ArticleThe Profit-Motive Dominating Healthcare is a Slippery Slope Leading into Greed
The purpose of healthcare is to prioritize people's health concerns, not prioritize profits. The profit-motive has no place in making decisions about healthcare. Healthcare is supposed treat people's...
View ArticleWho (or What) Are Donald Trump's Supporters?
By David StarrDonald Trump's supporters may have members of the working class within them. They may contain racists and thugs. But a Politico piece (1/17/2016) written by Matthew MacWilliams sums up...
View ArticleWhy Libertarian Gary Johnson isn't an Alternative for the U.S. Presidency
Gary Johnson of the Libertarian Party may seem like an alternative in his run for president of the United States, but his ideology would be a disaster for the common people.True, Johnson has taken...
View ArticleDonald Trump - An Elite in Worker's Clothing
Donald Trump a savior for workers? And inner cities? That's like saying Pope Francis is the leader of a satanic cult. But that's how Trump is projecting himself.In a June 2016 rally in Monessen,...
View ArticleHillary Clinton and the Neocons - Not-So-Strange Bedfellows
In the Democratic primary debates against Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton once called herself a true progressive. This is grossly contradicted not only by her foreign policy views but by the fact that...
View ArticleDonald Trump is a Lighting Rod for Racism
Donald Trump has claimed that he's least of all a racist. But his words and actions betray him.Either racist tendencies are in-bred within Trump (whether he knows it or not), or he's using racism to...
View ArticleThe Right is So Wrong
There is a sense of urgency in the world today. The right-wing has been on the rise, imposing its reactionary agenda. It has poisoned the minds of those among the working class. Its conservatism...
View ArticleThe Shocking Ignorance of Kanye West
Kanye West has a flair for expressing ignorance. It's the world according to Kanye.Kanye West "loves" Donald Trump, calls him his "brother," and says that both of them emit "dragon energy." West makes...
View ArticleThe "Patriotic" Stupidity of a Trump Supporter
Donning a Trump hat, carrying the flag, and carrying a gun in a holster, a Trump supporter made his presence known at the Santa Fe, Texas mass shooting crime scene.Why did he do it? He said to show...
View ArticleHome Depot Co-Founder Ken Langone Epitomizes the 1%; Smugly Disregards Income...
Ken Langone is not interested in eliminating income inequality. He actually doesn't give a damn about it. Langone is a hardcore conservative who has allies like the Koch brothers. He has written a book...
View ArticleTrump Imposes Tariffs, yet he and His Ilk Try to Play the Victim When...
Donald Trump's imposing of tariffs on Canada's aluminum and steel industries sparked a tit-for-tat tirade between him and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. But of the two, Trudeau was milder in...
View ArticleTrump's Fascistic Incarceration of Immigrant Families and the Root Causes of...
Donald Trump's executive order to stop the separation of immigrant parents from their children was overdue. The policy, however, should not have started in the first place. Now, families can supposedly...
View ArticleAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez – A Straight Shooter
In her upset of 10-term, Democratic Caucus Chair Joseph Crowley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez directly laid out who she was and what she stood for. No bullshit here.Ocasio-Cortez says she is a Democratic...
View ArticleA Brief History of the New Democrats During the Clinton and Obama Years
They have been called centrists, Clintonites and center-right. These are the New Democrats, who began to gain acsendency in the late 1980s within the Democratic Party. They have pushed for a "Third...
View ArticleThe Republicans' Mad Experiments With Vote Rigging
The mad experiments with vote rigging the Republicans have imposed are harsh in various states. Since January 2010, 23 states have imposed restrictions on the right to vote. ID laws, minimizing early...
View ArticleJohn Bolton's Fascistic Agenda
If there is anyone who has a fetish for war, it is Trump's national security advisor John Bolton. For Bolton, diplomacy is an obstacle, not an option, for his quest to maintain and further expand U.S....
View ArticleCalling Out Mitch McConnell and the Republican Agenda
Conservatives nowadays can't seem to eat a meal in peace at restaurants. The latest incident involved Senator Mitch McConnell.To recap: McConnell and his wife Elaine Chao (Transportation Secretary)...
View ArticleChipping away at Roe v Wade: A Big Move Backwards in Ohio and by the Right in...
The Ohio state legislature, GOP-dominated, has shown a knack for pushing a law that is based more on reaction than progress. The legislature voted to pass a law severely restricting a women's right to...
View ArticleA Stalemate: Trump's Government Shutdown and His Wall
So far the Democrats have not caved. It is not the time (or never the time) to do so over Trump's government shutdown. The Democrats sound certain they will stand their ground on not having a wall...
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