By Jim Hoover Exactly when did we go insane with our military policy and why do we allow this insanity to continue? As of today, the total cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is over $1.21 trillion. If you go to “costofwar.com” you will see that…
By: Jim Hoover Clarence Thomas should be impeached for a number of offenses, crimes and misdemeanors. Article III, Section 1 states that judges of federal courts shall hold their offices "during good behavior." The phrase "good behavior" has been interpreted by the courts to equate to the same level…
By Jim Hoover http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGXQ1Xwn4ws&feature=player_detailpage#t=63s Unlike traditional coal mining, dynamiting the tops of pristine mountains to extract coal, permanently alters the beauty of the landscape. The Appalachian Mountain System, running 2000 miles from Newfoundland to central Alabama, has graced the landscape of what is the eastern US today, originally formed…
By: Jim Hoover Obama needs about one billion dollars to get re-elected next year, and he will get the money from the rich. Therefore, he must prove the perspective of the well-heeled, like the old classic song, “You belong to me.” He knows that while Republicans will agitate over…
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 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: 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…