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An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way. -- Charles Bukowski
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Mar '07

Firing Federal Prosecutors For Political Reasons Is an Impeachable Offense

What next step should the representatives of ‘We the People’ take once it’s been proven that the president and his goon squad fired senate confirmed appointments for political purposes? According to James Madison, the president should be impeached.
Thom Hartmann recently gave voice to a discussion in The Congressional Register from 1789. At the time, no […]

Wed
28
Mar '07

U.S. Planning to Attack Iran on April 6th says Russians

It’s always dicey to point to a date, but that’s what the Russian media has done. Foreign papers are carrying this story along with a handful of bloggers, but I haven’t heard a peep from the corporate media here. We’re in the middle of a show of force as we begin our war games in […]

Wed
31
Jan '07

Thom Hartmann to Replace Al Franken On Air America Radio

I’m encouraged by the news that Thom Hartmann is about to replace Al Franken on Air America Radio.
Thom’s show is excellent (and a ratings grabber) — he turns listeners into activists, reminding them that, ‘democracy beings with you.’ The fast-paced show is consistently engaging and one comes away armed with historic context, empowered by a […]

Thu
21
Sep '06

High-Tech Crowd Control Weaponry VS United States Activists

Last week Air Force secretary Michael Wynne charmed the nation when he suggested that high-tech non-lethal weapons should be tested in domestic crowd-control situations before using them overseas.
RJ Eskow, blogging for the Huffington Post, warns that the situation is, “worse than we heard … much worse.” He’s right. We’re talking about torture. We’re also talking […]

Sat
16
Sep '06

The 14 Characteristics of Fascism and the U.S. Scorecard

If this is old news to you, great! If not, read-up.
Laurence Britt wrote a fantastic article for Free Inquiry Magazine back in 2003. He produced a list of 14 commonalities shared by a culturally diverse set of criminal regimes:
For the purpose of this perspective, I will consider the following regimes: Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, Franco’s […]

Fri
15
Sep '06

Let’s Move Towards a Real Democracy

The criminals in charge keep pushing the United States down that slippery slope towards fascism. I’m sick of it. I’m new to political activism – I’d rather spend my time painting. Unfortunately, if current trends continue we’ll be living in a totalitarian hell-hole within my lifetime.
I have an English degree (creative writing really), and I’m a lover of American Literature from the Romantic […]