The Great Government Swine Flu Conspiracy
But if you listen to the multi-millionaire conservative bloviators of talk radio and Fox News, or the shrill screeching of a minority of tea-baggers and conservatives at dozens of town hall meetings, you hear one theme.
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CommonSense2 September 2009
Thank you one and all for bearing with us during my enforced hiatus of July and August. I had to close my bookstore in Kutztown, Pa., and that meant finding…
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The Interview
I clicked on my Inbox and there it was: an e-mail inviting me for an interview. Woohoo!
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Universal Healthcare
The most disturbing aspect is President Obama’s absence of a clear and concise position, ….
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Progressives Must Respond to Goon Politics
The reality is many conservatives don’t care about democracy, despite all their claims to the contrary. Conservatism is about conserving privilege.
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Teens Can Be Active Progressives, too
Teenagers, like any other group, are often unfairly stereotyped as disinterested with the ‘real world.’
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An Open Letter to US Congressman Frank Pallone (6th District, NJ)
(1) Let’s assign each citizen a number, like they do at the deli counter or the bakery, and make them wait until their number is called to seek medical attention. I realize that this is very similar to how the insurance companies currently operate when deciding who will and will not receive benefits (denying coverage until their number is up)
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WE DON’T NEED NO STINKIN’ BUDGET
Pennsylvania still does not have an actual budget, so July 17th was the last payday for state workers. So Rendell set up a plan for banks to offer loans to state employees to counteract missed paydays, as budget negotiations went into overtime.
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Rethinking In Response To September 11th
Even if we somehow kill all of those who planned September 11th, haven’t we also killed countless more innocents there than they killed here?
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