The Democrats' Corruption Problem
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sun, 09/17/2017 - 1:11pmThe trial of Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) is in full swing and it doesn't look good.
The Weekly Watch
Submitted by Lookout on Sun, 09/17/2017 - 6:49am
Happiness and Health as the Empire Collapses
I'm caught in a revolving door...seeing the completion of the corporate coup in almost every aspect of our lives. Although I rattle the bars, we are captured in a capitalist cage of corruption. Nowhere is it more obvious than our health care system...more concerned with profit than health or care. Last week we focused on the need for individuals and communities to act on their own to create meaningful lives. This week lets look at how we can manage our own health and health care (of course we'll look at news for the week as well). This essay was inspired in part by Bernie's “Medicare for All” bill, but was also heavily influenced by OPOL's essay (hat tip) on diet from earlier this summer.
https://caucus99percent.com/content/revolutionize-your-life-radical-self...
You Should Know…
Submitted by jim p on Sat, 09/16/2017 - 11:26pmI’m as liberal as all of you put together. Go to the mystical core of almost every religion and you get this: Help the poor; the suffering. Conduct yourself fairly and graciously.
The Third Party Conundrum
Submitted by Big Al on Sat, 09/16/2017 - 9:34pm
The People's Convergence had their um, convergence, last weekend. A couple reports follow, one from the Green Party, one from the World Socialist website.
(Link to People's Convergence website - http://convergence2017.org/)
Former Joint Chiefs Chair supports transgender service
Submitted by Robyn on Sat, 09/16/2017 - 1:44pmAdmiral Michael Mullen (retired) served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2007 to 2011. That means he served under both W and Barack Obama and also oversaw the end of Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
War, Imperialism, Common Cause and Politics
Submitted by Big Al on Fri, 09/15/2017 - 10:22pm
Years ago I wrote an essay titled, "I just wrote a check for U.S. Imperialism and War". It was around April 15th of a year during the Neverending War Period, of which we currently reside, when I had to write a check to cover the federal taxes owed the previous year.
Hillary Happened
Submitted by gulfgal98 on Fri, 09/15/2017 - 5:14pmThe subject of Hillary Clinton's loss has been discussed ad nauseum and by now she should have been relegated to the dead letter box of history, gathering dust in its darkest corners, never to be forced upon the American people once again. But NO! Hillary Clinton refuses to go away quietly, gracefully, or at all.
The Evening Blues - 9-15-17
Submitted by joe shikspack on Fri, 09/15/2017 - 4:23pm
An even score as the storm hit
Submitted by Robyn on Fri, 09/15/2017 - 1:50pmTwenty-six year-old Derricka Banner became the 20th transgender person murdered this year when she was shot to death in her car early Tuesday morning in Charlotte, NC, as rain and wind from Irma were lashing the city. Montavious Sanchez Berry, 18, was arrested later on Tuesday and charged with the murder.
Banner was originally from New York, but has recently been a resident on Lenoir, NC. Sanchez is a Charlotte resident.
The Pathology Of The Very Rich
Submitted by gjohnsit on Fri, 09/15/2017 - 1:18pmI was watching this Chris Hedges interview from 2013, when it occurred to me that he was describing Donald Trump.
Is Trump mentally ill? Probably, but that isn't the important point.
