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Robert Reich – The Rich Get Much, Much Richer

Robert Reich once again puts the current economic situation in plain language. (13 minutes) The current economic situation, especially the inequalities between workers and shareholders in a normal year would be a central issue in a presidential election. Our current … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday: We Still Have A Country Edition

There are those among us who find that watching scotusblog.com in June to be some real entertainment as SCOTUS unveils its decisions as the term ends for the Supreme Court. Drama this year came down to the two Trump tax … Continue reading

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Tom Courtney Is Running Again!

And now we move down to the lower levels of the election. At this level legislative action directly affects your life as they pass legislation that directly affects your taxes, whether you can return soda containers and other things like … Continue reading

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Leadership

Biden address on the economy. (31.5 minutes) As you listen to Joe Biden’s address in Dunmore, Pennsylvania from Thursday the differences between Biden and his opponent are stark. The very first thing that is hugely obvious is that Biden cares. … Continue reading

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You Want a Confederate Monument?  My Body Is a Confederate Monument

Right at the time of renewed racial tensions in the USA comes this short and very gritty look at an aspect of the relics of the Civil War that few ever think of. Reading this really opened some channels of … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday: Patriots Wear Masks Edition

Who better to start the day with than Randy Rainbow and his latest: (4 minutes) I do not know about you, but I am sick of Bunker Boy and his traitorous ways. Today, how about just some real trivia questions … Continue reading

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Frederick Douglass’ Fourth of July Speech

As you listen to this, it is almost unbelievable that a black man had enough courage to make a speech like this in pre-Civil War America. One of the greatest American speeches of all times. Some of it is sadly … Continue reading

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A Catalog Of Trump’s Worst Atrocities

LEST WE FORGET THE HORRORS: A CATALOG OF TRUMP’S WORST CRUELTIES, COLLUSIONS, CORRUPTIONS, AND CRIMES Thus begins the a long list of Trump’s atrocities that mcsweeney’s.net editors began documenting early in in the Trump administration. In their own words: “Early … Continue reading

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Bayer Settles On Roundup Lawsuits

With all the literally life threatening news that is coming out from Washington DC and our various state capitols this little item nearly slipped through unnoticed Late Wednesday night / early Thursday morning. From the Guardian:  Bayer agrees to $10.9bn … Continue reading

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And Now A Word From Steve Schmidt

Steve Schmidt from CNN:   “Donald Trump has been the worst president this country has ever had. And I don’t say that hyperbolically. He is. But he is a consequential president. And he has brought this country in three short … Continue reading

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