Dis-Unity

Folks who live in Missouri can’t decide whether it’s pronounced “Missouree” or “Missourah.” Unfortunately, they’re BOTH WRONG. The correct pronunciation of “Missouri” is “MISERY.” Whatever you call it, it must be said that Missouri is one of THE MOST fucked up states in the Union. It is certainly one of the most corrupt, unethical and […]

THE BEFORE TIME

Post Nixon, the country took a turn to the left politically. Following Richard Nixon’s impeachment and the gross incompetence of the Ford Administration, America – during the administration of Democratic President Jimmy Carter – was a very different place. The humiliation of Viet Nam turned the majority of the nation against war in general, and […]

Don’t bet on it

They keep saying that “president” tRump can’t legally postpone November’s “election.” It is true that only Congress can legally postpone the election. But there’s that pesky word again: legally. What’s happened in the last three and a half years that would lead anyone to believe that tRump isn’t going to at least try to do […]

ONE DAY

So that’s all, folks. Attorney General Fred Flintstone made his obligatory appearance before the TV cameras to explain his treasonous acts to the Senate Judiciary Committee – on a weekday, when few Americans were watching. That’s how things work here: in order to keep the up the façade of our fake democracy, every once in […]

playing with fire

Economist Robert Reich recently articulated two types of contemporary societies: 1) Social control 2) Social investment Social control societies require heavy investment in policing, surveillance, incarceration, immigration enforcement, etc., to control society – using fear to pave to way for racism and oppression of minorities – while the latter deals with using resources for healthcare, […]

DEATH OF A NATION

Several years ago a pivotal study by Professors Martin Gilens and Benjamin Page looked at more than 20 years’ worth of data to answer one simple question: does Congress represent the will of the people? To no one’s shock, the answer was a resounding NO. Their study, Testing Theories of American Politics: Elites, Interest Groups, […]