By: Michael Tuosto The modern American liberal has drifted far from the true liberal ideas that The Enlightenment gave birth to. Individual liberty was the corner stone of the original liberal ideology. This type of liberty is made possible only through self-reliance and in the absence of a big,…
By Jim Hoover Seeing the weak Republican presidential field, Rick Perry (above) looks good to Republican kingpins. Whether Rick Perry runs for president or not is immaterial. As another radicalized Republican, he is forced to follow the extremist path carved by Republican leadership, one supported by corporate money. That…
By: Cunningham So, you’re thinking about serving in the military to begin your career? I know. You’ve seen the commercials on TV where they attempt to tap into your ego, get you all pumped up about how much of an honor it is to ‘serve your country,’ and…
By Jim Hoover Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey is being courted to run for president. Perhaps it relates to his extremism. The Republican base likes radical right-wingers. How can we identify his right-wing stripe? Look at him, listen to him, and watch him. He is large. He is…
By Jim Hoover The mainstream media is here for you…not for profit, mind you. How do I know? Because they look after your priorities. If you want an Eagle Scout’s budget, and favor jet-black hair over a receding hairline, the Ryan budget plan is for you, not the “People’s…
By: Geoffrey Yonil Recently I've been seeing a lot of 'I Am an American' essays, or some variation of the sort, defining what it is to be an American. I didn't happen to agree with most of the essays, so here is my response to all of the ones…
By: Jim Hoover Now I know what die-hard conservatives will say without even looking at the chart above: you’re blaming it all on George W. again. Conservatives do have a point. We should blame it on the ignorance and apathy of too many American voters, interference and manipulation of…
By: Jim Hoover Another very important bit of news the mainstream corporate media won’t feature: Vermont has voted for the first single-payer health care system, in other words, a system without private health care middlemen who, leech-like, suck record profits out of the misery of patients[i]. Now, who doesn’t…
by Jim Hoover Want to know how money buys public policy and the media? Ask the Koch brothers. While we struggle to make ends meet, tyrannical forces are secretly and relentlessly working to control decision-making at all levels of government that can be bought. In Republican states which no…
By: Jim Hoover We’ve had the Barney Madoff scam affecting hundreds and the Wall Street scam perpetrated by hundreds and affecting millions. Now it’s the Harold Camping scam affecting billions. Scams are all around us. We have conmen in politics who fool voters into voting them into office and…