How Bernie Sanders is Destroying the Myth of American Partisanship
Whether Senator Sanders is capable of pulling the greatest political upset since...well..2008, is yet to be seen, but the crowds flocking to his speeches are eerily reminiscent of the groundswell...
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Two Reasons Jeb Bush is Not a Viable Candidate
The conservative and corporate media in America are already giving Jeb Bush front-runner status among the GOP Clown CarBUS that makes up the Republican primary field. Professional oddsmakers like...
View ArticleHuckabee Co-Author Accused of Child Molestation
The Right-Wing "Christian" moralists may finally have jumped the shark on the whole "family values" argument over the issue of child molestation as former Governor, Author, and presidential candidate...
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Terrorists Among Us: Dylan Roof Arrested
As more information emerges about the horrific terrorist act in South Carolina, it's clear once again that the greatest terrorism threat to the lives of Americans on American soil comes not from...
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Flag of Cowards
As a child of the South, born and raised in rural Texas and surrounded much of my early life by avowed racists both within and outside of my extended family, I can state unequivocally that the...
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Dear Mitch: Are the 1% Americans Too?
Mitch McConnell last week trotted out a dead horse for more beatings by arguing that America "can't afford" a long term infrastructure investment without cutting federal employee retirement benefits...
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Is the Obama Administration Preparing to Reschedule Marijuana Classification?
Like most things Washington, D.C., not all political moves are what they appear to be. When President Obama became the first sitting president in U.S. history to visit a federal penitentiary in...
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Professor Grows Human Ear on Arm for Internet Listeners
When science and art collide, you sometimes get the coolest, and weirdest, outcomes. An Australian university professor and performance artist named Stelarc has worked with doctors over the past...
View ArticleBernie Has Already Won
I first heard Bernie speak on Thom Hartmann’s brilliant radio show during his weekly “Lunch with Bernie” call in hour. It was about six months before the Senator announced his bid for the White House,...
View ArticleFive Reasons to be Depressed about Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton has the advantage, currently, in delegate votes for the Democratic nomination, and the odds are definitely in her favor as they have been from the beginning of this race. It has become...
View ArticleA Wound That Needs Debriding - RE: Five Reasons to Be Depressed
This morning I responded to Ninox’s post on Five Reasons to be Excited About Hillary by discussing my own feelings about Hillary as our nominee. This seems to have exposed a wound in our community that...
View ArticleThe Human Pitchfork
Blurry post-weekend hangovers are a terrible place for Monday mornings to begin. Topping that with wall-to-wall morning news coverage of continued violence at yet another Trump rally and you’ll...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Goes Full Wingnut - Passes Anti-LGBT Law
In a rapid-fire 24 hour turn-around, the teaparty dominated legislature of North Carolina passed, and Gov. McCrory signed, a sweeping Anti-LGBT law that invalidates Charlotte’s recent LGBT...
View ArticleWhy This Bernie Supporter is Very Happy Today
I woke up this morning to check the early headlines and saw WAPO, The NY Times, and Huff Post stories about Bernie challenging Hillary’s qualifications for POTUS based on her actual votes and stated...
View ArticleWhat I Learned From Tonight's Debate
I have my concerns about Clinton and Wall Street, and about Bernie and effectiveness, but what I learned tonight is that together, they could change the world.
View ArticleTexas AG Dan Patrick Thinks Men "Own" Wives and Daughters
In an interview with NBC Channel 5 in Dallas, the Texas Attorney General, Dan Patrick, justified his ignorance and bigotry against Transgendered citizens with a rare hat-trick of hate and intolerance —...
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