War Without End, Amen.
By what would you measure these past five years Bush-induced "Conflict"?
View ArticleBill Clinton... Our First Black President?
We all know the story about how Bill Clinton had been so good for African-Americans that he was declared, by author Toni Morrison, to be 'the first black president.'Toni MorrisonYesterday a friend and...
View ArticleSo, Who’s Really ‘Elite’?
Let’s see ... after graduating from Harvard Law as Law Review Editor, one candidate heads for Chicago’s notoriously poor and ravaged South Side to organize neighborhoods in need of community...
View ArticleAre We the Next Rome?
I have often thought to myself... "Rome, at its peak, only lasted for so many years... the U.S. won't be 'on top' forever." And it appears W Bush has taken us to, and now, over the precipice.The...
View ArticleSo, You're a 'Legal' American, Huh?
A year ago, illegal immigration stood out as the issue many of us feared would dominate the presidential campaign of 2008. First, there was Congress, where fiery speeches and anti-immigrant rhetoric...
View Article'I Do,' on the Day Bobby Died
The family of Robert Kennedy, reminded this spring that it’s been 40 years since they lost him, heard May 23rd that his tragic death had been diminished into a talking point in another senator’s crass...
View ArticleDealing From the Bottom of the Slime
So, this is the legacy you want, John McCain?You did not start the race division between the Republican and Democratic Parties, but you are feeding it generously. We can most likely find its birth in...
View ArticlePurple Thumbs There - Will Mine Be Counted Here?
Purple Thumb.It has become the shorthand for free, fair and first elections in emerging democracies and in U.S.-conquered nations. First used by Delaware’s Pete DuPont in the June 21, 2005, Wall...
View ArticleAnswering That ‘Forwarded’ E-Mail: “The Democrats...
You know how it goes. A friend who 'forwards' lots of e-mails sends you this one: "HERE IS THE CHANGE!," which dumps all over the Democrats, saying they've done nothing since the won the majority in...
View ArticlePatriot? Give Me My Bonus And Keep Your Debt
The word patriot has been kicked around a lot for the past 28 years, when the moneychangers ran wild with our money and eventually bankrupted the nation. Business could do no wrong; 'government' was...
View ArticleChristian Fundamentalist Terror
Those who rail against the Muslim world as a seat terror perpetrated by ‘Muslim fundamentalists’ not only besmirch nearly a billion observant, mainstream members of one of the three great monotheistic...
View ArticleSecond Stimulus – What Ended the Depression?
There’s been a lot of shouting over the summer and name-calling in the Capitol. On the outside, meanwhile, respected economists say a second stimulus (including healthcare reform) is necessary to pull...
View Article'Wall Street's Allegiance Isn't to America; Wall Street's Allegiance Is to...
Who would ever say such a thing? Well, it came from the lips of one who knows Wall Street via public broadcasting before the 2008 crash. I've been waiting for someone to voice the tale in print with...
View ArticleDriving While Black - "Three Times"
“Has that ever happened to you?” His face looked at me with the most serious expression I’d seen from this gentle man.“Three times,” he said. My friend, the late Calvin Milton Jones, had just sent me a...
View ArticleThe Issue: Where Have All Our Factories Gone?
Feb. 25, 1992 -- General Motors announced it will close 12 more factories, ending work for 16,000 employees. A total 74,000 men and woman will lose their GM jobs by 1995, as 21 factories cease...
View ArticleWe Are All Immigrants
We Are All ImmigrantsBy Nick PenningMy great grandfather was an immigrant from Luxembourg, and I can no longer allow the hateful speech against immigrants to stand.We are a nation founded on “the firm...
View ArticleCry, My Beloved Country.
The people of other nations are worried about us. Us? The United States of America? Yes. Due to the actions of our president, the U.S.A.’s self-described stance as “exceptional” is in jeopardy.How...
View ArticleAmerica, what horror is looming toward us? What fate is staring in our face?
We see news of violence at meetings of school boards - our closest local governmental body, overseen by elected, unpaid, community volunteers - meetings formerly peaceful and respectful, that have...
View ArticlePlease watch this program.
For the sake of the future of our country, if you’ve not seen it, please please watch this vital program - Lies, Politics and Democracy - which addresses the most serious issue of our time: the...
View ArticleAmerican Taliban?
PenningThoughts.comYou’ve seen the pictures - the Taliban, the extremist group that has taken over Afghanistan, maintains its grip on that country by posting young men on almost every street corner,...
View ArticleWhat Could Happen, If Trump Wins?
While you're thinking of your choices for the November election, please take time to find and read the January/February 2024 issue of The Atlantic. I don't normally read magazines, but this one is too...
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