I was raised in Trump country: a wealthy, metropolitan suburb where the golf club was a safe space for racist, sexist, and homophobic jokes, and I never had more than one Black kid in my class at school. A product … Continue reading
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Life After Death
Egalitarians must work to take over the Democratic party as the Tea Party has recently taken over the Republicans. Action in the streets will lead the way, but we must have electoral strength to make our leaders follow through with the changes we demand. Continue reading
Occupation
We must recognize that no one beholden to Big Money can lead America towards being a truly democratic republic. Continue reading
A Radical Proposal
Want to end the threat of terrorism against this country? Put George Bush on trial for war crimes. Continue reading
All Ye Good Citizens of America
The competent systems managers who went to the good schools, those of us now so consumed by our busy lives, are responsible for maintaining the panopticon of modern American culture, in which we can all see the goal, but we can’t see each other. Continue reading
Detritus
Who among us is ready to make an actual sacrifice to restore the vitality of our country, of our planet? Continue reading
In Our Name
Obama has championed the idea of the American Caesar and made it bipartisan consensus Continue reading
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Our Current Paradigm
The brilliant inventor Thomas Edison transfixed the world with his miraculous inventions which captured sound and created light. His noble efforts, and those of his “muckers” at his laboratory in New Jersey, grew eventually into the Titan of American Business, … Continue reading
The Failures of Barack Obama
We had such high hopes. The presidency of Barack Obama started off with a bang, as he repudiated the most reprehensible policies of the previous administration through a series of executive signing orders. But since then it’s been all downhill. … Continue reading
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A Rich Embarrassment
In the final days of negotiation on the healthcare bill, President Obama twice postponed diplomatic trips to Indonesia and Australia, in order to close a deal that had engulfed the first 15 months of his presidency. The achievement noticeably improved … Continue reading