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Memorial Day misgivings

Today is Memorial Day. This is a day about which many Americans think as the start of summer vacation. Memorial day is the day of the Indianapolis 500 race--rapidly going around in circles to return to the starting point--more about this later. Another notion held by the vast majority of americans, especially those born after the ending of World War 2, is that this is a day on which to spend money on sales, sales, sales. How many citizens remember the true purpose of Memorial Day?

Help Find Out If We Can Observe the California Ballot Count

As you may know, exit polls have been cancelled for the remainder of the primaries. California's Secretary of State, Alex Padilla, when in the California state legislator, took payoffs to stop our state single payer plan. He is also an open Clinton supporter, who has been going around opening Clinton campaign offices.

Songs About War -- Vietnam Edition

Hecate's posting of Donovan's "Universal Soldier" in the republished essay Too Many Dogs put this topic in mind.

I'm not thinking of your standard battle songs here -- no "Over There", no "Battle Hymn of the Republic", no "Star Spangled Banner". I'm thinking more of songs from an anti-war, or at least anti-glorification of war perspective.

11 Reasons Hillary's Legal Issues Could Be Very Real Problems Ending Her Nomination

The following has been cross-posted from Kossacks for Sanders. In light of a couple recent heavily read essays here on the lack of probability of an FBI recommendation to indict, I thought this might offer a glimmer of hope for some of us. ~ Thumb
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