It is all about the corporations
Watching Mike Papantonio on the weekly show “America’s Lawyer” is an antidote to the narcotic called “corporate advertising.” Think of each installment as a new chapter in the book entitled…
Alan Grayson
Trump is trying to end MY healthcare
This is really getting personal. The Orange Orangutan made two moves this month that, if successful, will mean that I can’t see a doctor when I’m sick. Act One…
Walking the Tightrope over Niagara Falls
Today is the end of our FEC reporting period. Also, it’s the anniversary of the first tightrope walk across Niagara Falls, by Charles Blondin in 1859. Blondin began performing…
When my daughter was separated from me, at the border
Let me tell you about the time that my daughter Skye was separated from me, and what it did to her. In November 2001, I took my family on a…
Spying On Us: “As I pointed out, four years ago . . . .”
Joke: Four years ago, I wrote a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) pointing out that widely availably technology called “IMSI catchers” were being used to intercept cell…
Wisconsin, Washington, and Earth
Sen. Gaylord Nelson passed away 13 years ago. There are no second acts in American life, and little that is more “former” than “former Senator.” For most ex-Senators, even their…
13 Killed, 19 Years Later
The quaint, unassuming, elevated area south of Denver known as Columbine rarely, if ever, caught the attention of the average American residing outside the State of Colorado for just over…
Syrian Déjà vu
How many times has the United States bombed Syria to stop the use of chemical weapons? And how many times has that worked? A few years ago, when the war…
Lula — Champion Of The People
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a/k/a Lula, never went to school, and started working at the age of 12. As a union leader, he led the movement that freed Brazil…
Blessed Be The Peacemakers: “They Can’t Kill Us All.”
Yesterday, in solidarity with the 17 students killed in Parkland, FL., students all across the country left their classes for 17 minutes. These students echoed the moral determination of their…
What Being Effective Looks Like
Occasionally, there are things that can be done in Congress that actually accomplish something. Let me tell you about my successful effort to audit the Federal Reserve. Wall Street didn’t…
Gag Order: Congressmen Aren’t Allowed To Speak About Impeachment
The GOP-controlled House of Representatives is prohibiting Members of Congress from discussing impeachment of President Trump, when they give speeches on the Floor of the House. When I first…
Aaron Swartz: A Man Who “Rocked The Boat”
I knew Aaron Swartz. Aaron was an internet leader and free-speech advocate who helped organize the worldwide movement to keep the internet free from censorship and corporate control. Now more…
Common Decency: The Voight-Kampff Test
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nAZEk6nsNE I once stayed up all night reading a book, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, by Philip Dick. The book was made into the movie Blade Runner. The main…
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