Category Archives: Democracy

  1. The GOP Republicans have withdrawn to dreams of a fictional country

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    January 26, 2020 by epoetus

    by Bert     This political party has completely ‘jumped the shark.’ Facts and reality be damned!       …
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    Category: Democracy, Elections, National government

  2. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “Only love can do that [drive out hate]”

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    January 19, 2020 by epoetus

    by Bert     It is easy to say “history repeats itself” and “if we haven’t learned from history then …
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    Category: Affirmative Action, Civil Rights, Democracy, Economy, Foreign Policy, Income Inequality, Military, Progressive, Racism, Voting rights | Tags:

  3. Qassim Soleimani was not a terrorist

    January 13, 2020 by epoetus

    by Bert       Unless you are willing to call someone like the head of the US Joint Special …
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    Category: Democracy, Foreign Policy, Media, Military, terrorism, Trump

  4. The New Year: Taxes, Capitalism and democracy

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    December 30, 2019 by epoetus

    By Bert     This NY Times article has an animated graphic which shows the decline of income tax for …
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    Category: Democracy, Economy, Government, Income Inequality, Tax reform

  5. The Military: The Defense Budget, Afghanistan Papers, and A West Point Professor’s Analysis

    December 22, 2019 by epoetus

        By Bert     Here we are, in the post impeachment world – a time of hope charged …
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    Category: Budget, Democracy, Military, Progressive, War

  6. Is it time to march in the streets?

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    December 15, 2019 by epoetus

        by Bert     Some have said we should already be marching. Where we are at, where this …
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    Category: Climate Change, Democracy, Foreign Policy, National elections, Supreme Court

  7. Global Warming and COP25: What can we expect?

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    December 8, 2019 by epoetus

        by Bert     Global warming and climate change represent what is frequently referred to as an existential …
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    Category: Climate Change, Democracy, Gun Violence and Legislation, Money Out of Politics

  8. The impeachment hearings: truth sandwiches and the Republicans got nothing

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    December 1, 2019 by epoetus

    By Bert     “The Republicans got nothing.” – Senator Hirono 10/29/2019     Fiona Hill, expert on Russian intelligence, …
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    Category: Democracy, Elections, Government, National elections, National government, Trump

  9. Bolivia: the facts followed by a little wade into the murkiness of speculation

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    November 24, 2019 by epoetus

      by Bert     This is a complicated story that is inextricably tied to Bolivia’s history as a former …
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    Category: Democracy, Elections, Foreign Policy, Income Inequality, Native American Issues, Progressive, Racism

  10. OK, Boomers! Have the Corporate Establishment neoliberal Democrats dialed the “Money in Politics” control up to a “freaking the f#&k out!” eleven (11) already?

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    November 17, 2019 by epoetus

    By Bert     So sad. You’d think they’d have more faith in the existing field of “Sleepy Joe’s” and …
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    Category: Democracy, Elections, Income Inequality, Infrastructure, Media, Monopolies, neoliberal, Progressive, Racism, Tax reform, Voting rights, War, Women's Reproductive Rights

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