The Democrats Have Been Framed by Fox
by Dr. Michele Ramsey
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Even as I’m angered by the obvious attempt of FOX to create the 2008 political reality that they want and saddened by the willingness of the rest of the mainstream media to follow their lead, the fact that the Obama campaign has overcome the obstacle of a media initially determined to crown Clinton the Democratic nominee before a single primary ballot had been counted gives me renewed faith in country.

Who the Hell Was Smedley Butler, USMC?
by Ron Stouffer
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“In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism.”

Darkness Visible by William Styron
by James Patrick
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In 1990, William Styron (author of Sophie s Choice and The Confessions of Nat Turner) wrote a memoir that might help to explain those authors who cannot continue life as it is, Darkness Visible: a Memoir of Madness.

What Reagan Owes to Deep Throat: Musings on a Time Before the Culture Wars
by Eric Johnson

The Sixties and Seventies were a time when ideological battle lines were drawn that have been a potent force in electoral politics ever since.

Health Care Reform Bill Alive and Well
by Rosie Skomitz

Endorsements, future hearings, and possible funding of an economic impact study buoyed the spirits of HB1660 supporters.

Some CS2 Staff Members
by CommonSense2 Editor

Meet some of the CS2 cracker-jack crew as you’ve never seen them!!

Everything Else
by Tony Magistrale

A consideration of the cost of our war.

A Walk on the Morning of My Father’s Death
by Jack Romig

This poem from the poetry editor appeared originally in The Fourth River.

Freedom
by Thomas Reed

A short rhyming piece written in a mood of reflection during a time of great stress.

afterbirth
by Laura Miller

Of the complicated chain that connects mothers and daughters.

JUSTICE
by Jack Lindeman

while justice is better than anything
anyone has ever tried to do.

Sleet
by Eliza Kelley

Eliza Kelley lays bare a nightmare recurrence.

AMERICAN LIMBO
by Belle Randall

A sardonic take on current affairs, with an unsettling suggestion about who bears responsibility for what’s happened.

Designer Earth: A Do-It-Yourself Vision
by Nancy Corson Carter

If we can’t save the world, maybe we can buy it.

Darlington Hoopes on Politics & Reading’s Socialist Past
by CommonSense2 Editor
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Of course there are values I got from my father, a lot of them. I ran, at one time, as a socialist for district attorney.

Quotes To Ponder
by CommonSense2 Editor

another round of deliciously, cynical quotes from some of our favorite authors

Dr. Strange-McCain!
by Chuck Brown

Any presidential candidate knows that the way to run for the office is time honored. You talk about peace and prosperity. John’s talking more wars - no jobs!

Five Years of Insanity!!
by Robert Johns & Chuck Brown

How could you call yourself a Christian? When you’re killing people by the tens of thousands, tortuing people and executing people and doing it in the name of God?

Reform or the Pig Gets It! : Part 2
by Chuck Brown

….I think socialized medicine is the way to go. Which is probably what the single-payer crowd is really wanting, they’re just afraid to use the words.

The Corporate Takeover Continues
by Ron Stouffer
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As a result of “free trade” agreements, corporate rights now trump national sovereignty.

WAR BONDS
by Darree Sicher

In a mother’s heart, the common thread in our relationships with our children is both endless and infinite, never breaking the bond that forever links us as one. In an open heart, the world becomes the children we love and yearn to protect.

The “Fierce Urgency Of Now” to Save Our Food
by Brian Moyer
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Acting with a “fierce urgency of now” is simple. Remember, I said eating is an activist act, so every fork full is a vote for changing our food system. Here is what you can do