In the past thirty six hours, several stories have emerged to highlight a growing problem that threatens the continued effectiveness, and perhaps the very existence, of the Occupy movement. Left-wing politicos have come out against radical tactics such as those of the Black Bloc. Establishment activists involved in Occupy seek to end the actual occupations [...]
The raucous after the GOP Iowa Caucus may come down to the ultimate battle: Stepford vs. the Stone Age. But any bounce Rick Santorum, the latest come-from ( way)-behind ultra-conservative to challenge the tepid front runner Mitt Romney, has may fizzle after Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary. Most polls and pundits have the race for the [...]
Americans can either agree or disagree with Ron Paul’s stands on issues, but all political observers must admit that the Congressman is consistent on his positions. In Iowa’s GOP primary , Mitt Romney got the gold medal by 8 votes over conservative Christians’ favorite, Rick Santorum. Meanwhile, Ron Paul won the bronze medal in a [...]
The Occupy movement has changed the overall political discourse, and it is helping define what could be a global left. Needless to say, US Democrats, at large, are so center right that they do not offer anything which the Occupy movement could remotely support. Even in Europe the mainstream left, Socialist parties in France, Spain [...]
By Ron Steinman Death is the operative concept that defines the United States Congress, how it works and, frankly, how lately it mostly seems to fail. It is almost as if it wants to fail. Failure is better than softening one’s ideology. We rarely hear that something emerges from Congress that we can describe as [...]
