Rising Tide
Union participation has declined steadily since the 1960’s thanks to the recent prevailing small-government, big-business deregulation, hands off approach to free-market economics. And as it turns out, when they said smaller government, what the GOP really meant was, personal government, they wanted you and I to play no part at all in deciding how they redistributed our tax dollars to the top of the income pyramid.
The Many Are One
It is not that we should support one another’s progressive issues, but rather that there is only one issue with many facets and aspects. We are the proverbial seven blind men and it the elephant that we imagine to exist as separate entities.
1/3rd of Women in US Military Raped
The culture of sexual violence against women that is allowed to exist in both the US military and private contractors has created a rape epidemic. One third of all women serving have been raped and 71% have been sexually assaulted. Some horrific personal tales tell the tragic story.
US Supreme Court Solidifies Corporate Political Takeover
Yesterday, by a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court overturned a 63 years old law designed to limit the the influence of big corporations on elections. It is a legal coup of some sort, similar in nature to Hitler’s Kristal night. By opening this Pandora’s box, the Supreme Court has just rubber stamped the rise of […]
Haiti In Ruins Needs Urgent & Massive Help
For a second night in a row Haitians are sleeping in the streets, some are already homeless and others in fear of strong aftershocks. Despite the urgency of the situation, the international medical and rescue help is barely trickling in. The first reports are emerging from Doctors Without Borders teams who were already working on […]
