Since 1916 we – American taxpayers -- have given $470 billion to “Big Oil” for the oil depletion allowance which, in effect, has paid oil companies more than the capital cost of the asset, in this case, oil. The oil depletion allowance in American tax law is an allowance…
Required to realistically Renew Democracy in the USA with Republican-controlled states trying to disenfranchise non-white voters: A. For the People Act, HR1 2021 1. Uniform Voting Rights for all states – Republican or Democratically Controlled. a) Automatic voter registration. b) Election day a federal holiday. c) Voting rights for felons…
The yellow rose of Texas has been frozen stiff, And the noble residents desperately need a lift. Four million lack power with the ERCOT grid, Ninety percent of Texas under its pesky lid. Wind power’s to blame, the untruly right does claim, While rabid markets & deregulation’s a…
The repercussions of several generations of corporate control of government and its private contracts with government has brought a heavy toll on American security. The most recent example is the Russian cybersecurity breach of government agencies, as well as major corporations. The breach in our cyberspace was discovered two…
“Follow the money,” we often hear investigators say in finding culprits behind crime and corruption. One most willing receiver of such shady money, Donald J. Trump, sought to retain unaccountability for his crimes as well as dominion over an almost limitless supply of booty tied to his presidency by…
Jan 5th, the night before Congress was to meet to certify the election, Michael Flynn with credentials seemingly dripping with treason, gave an interview to radical conspiracy hack, Alex Jones and told Infowars.com viewers that Donald Trump – with certainty – would serve four more years. He didn’t say…
After substantive “missing matter” reports some fifty years ago, scientists have spent decades in a quest for hidden particles. In the new millennium, alternative views suggest the search should be for new and/or unseen forces, not unknown matter. With perceptions improving with more advanced technologies, what is the impact…
The anti-intellectual, anti-science sentiment of Republican thinking is not just a characteristic of far-right Republican leaders, it has filtered into the whole American culture. It is a growing norm that feeds the populist movement that many politicians run on in campaigns. It inhabits social media forums. It inspires podcasts…
First order of business is to remove Mitch McConnell as a force of control in the US Senate. He is equally as toxic for the American people as Donald Trump has been in the White House. The Georgia voters must give Joe Biden a chance to repair the damage…
Sabotage is a deliberate action aimed at weakening an effort or organization through subversion, obstruction, disruption, or destruction. One who engages in sabotage is a saboteur. Saboteurs typically try to conceal their identities because of the consequences of their actions or mask their actions, misrepresenting their intent. On a wartime footing,…