The source of the 'deplorables' distrust
Submitted by gjohnsit on Thu, 03/30/2017 - 2:15pmOn September 10, Hillary made her famous 'basket of deplorables' comment.
McCain uses Defending the Nation BS to Threaten Social Security Payments
Submitted by Big Al on Thu, 03/30/2017 - 9:36am
Eighty year old warmonger and war criminal, make no mistake about that, John McCain, a perfect example of why our political system must be changed, continued his insane quest for a special place in hell.
Help! I'm weak on "Weak on defense!"
Submitted by HenryAWallace on Thu, 03/30/2017 - 6:35amI have too many questions and "wonderings" around this subject. I could use help sorting through them.
What's good for the goose is good for the gander
Submitted by gjohnsit on Wed, 03/29/2017 - 9:12pmAs you are probably aware, your internet privacy is about to be destroyed in the name of a quick buck.
The Evening Blues - 3-29-17
Submitted by joe shikspack on Wed, 03/29/2017 - 3:43pm
Unfair housing
Submitted by Robyn on Wed, 03/29/2017 - 2:12pmI'm positive that most people are not familiar with the terms of the Fair Housing Act, which also goes by the identification of Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968. It is supposed to be enforced by HUD...but that requirement did not foresee the Trump Administration.
'Russia hacked the DNC' story just got much weaker
Submitted by gjohnsit on Wed, 03/29/2017 - 1:06pmThe key to the charge that the Russian government hacked the DNC server "to undermine public faith in the US democratic process, denigrate Secretary Clinton, and harm her electability and potential presidency" has always been based on the findings of the private firm Crowdstrike.
One of the things Medicare-for-all won't cure
Submitted by Alligator Ed on Wed, 03/29/2017 - 2:27amMedicare-for-All is not a panacea for many of the myriad medical problems. Some of these things exist in those countries that do have universal health coverage. In the past I have written about some of these things such as Electronic Health Records (EHR). To day we will discuss the administrative burden of running a medical practice, regardless of who pays.
Outside my Area of Expertise (20170328)
Submitted by PriceRip on Tue, 03/28/2017 - 9:03pmThe previous offering in this series was about cancer, a thing that once was rather academic but is now very personal. This piece is about my old friend pain and now it probably will be with us always. I follow this with a diatribe concerning the lack of skeptical thinking about an unpopular topic.
Conman and Narcissist - Makes For One Weak Combo
Submitted by LaFeminista on Tue, 03/28/2017 - 6:11pmSome thoughts arising from:
Americans unable to separate politics from reality an essay by gjohnsit on the FP.
I have no doubt Trumps believes in his own myths, bigly!
He is so super-smaht that nobody is smahter, hugely!
Couple this with his belief in the art of the con [deal] then we have one easily manipulated individual.
