Category Archives: Commentary

Articles about issues.

A Former Republican Staffer’s Reflection on the Lunacy of the Right

In Truthout.org recently, there was a long article written by Mike Lofgren, who ended a 30 year career as a Republican staffer recently because he could no longer stomach “this cast of characters and the pernicious ideas they represent.”  While … Continue reading

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Congress Re-authorizes Patriot Act Provisions – Quietly

The following email was in our inbox and we thought it should be shared: Last November, Americans went to the polls to end our country’s nightmare of warrantless wiretapping and abuses of civil liberties. We elected President Obama and the … Continue reading

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Corruption is the Problem – Bad Policy Decisions are Symptoms – Changing Congress is the Solution

There is a brilliant article by Lawrence Lessig on the website of  The Nation entitled “How to Get Our Democracy Back.”     http://www.thenation.com/doc/20100222/lessig Please take the time to read it. It cuts through the details of policy debate and the obfuscation … Continue reading

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The Politics of War and the Returning Veterans

An excellent article last week  in Counterpunch, the online magazine, by Bruce Patterson examines the official treatment of returning veterans and what it says about our country’s political approach to war.  The article is called “Welcome Home, Hold Your Tongue.”  … Continue reading

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New York Times Reports Union Resistance to Health Reform Legislation’s Tax on Benefits

Did you ever wonder how health care insurance in America became linked with employment?  The answer is that during World War II, when wages were frozen by the government, employers objected that they would not be able to recruit or … Continue reading

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No Congressperson Above the Law – 28th Amendment to the Constitution

Here is a good idea forwarded to us by email: For too long we have been too complacent about the workings of Congress.  Many citizens had no idea that Congress members could retire with the same pay after only one … Continue reading

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As the year ends, take time to celebrate the Most Valuable Progressives

During the last few weeks of December and the beginning of January, most media sources publish lists of “best” “worst” or “most important” people, events, or issues of the past year.  After looking through many of them for inspiration in … Continue reading

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High Consumer Interest Rates = Usury It is time to stop this practice

Our government has focused much effort and treasure at bailing out and shoring up the financial institutions that led the world into crisis and recession.  The following excerpts from an article in The Nation by William Greider suggest that it … Continue reading

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Wars contribute to Global Warming

We have recently received a note from Alan Maki of Minnesota about his blog posting.  He is trying to get people to think about the connections between the military-industrial complex and global warming.  Here is an exerpt from his blog … Continue reading

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United for Peace and Justice joins Veterans for Peace in their Call to Action

It is possible that any day now President Obama may decide to escalate the war in Afghanistan. Here in the U.S. and no doubt around the world, people will react in pain, anger and sorrow, knowing what tragedy and suffering … Continue reading

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