The Evening Blues - 4-22-19
Submitted by joe shikspack on Mon, 04/22/2019 - 2:30pm
From bad to worse in Puerto Rico
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sun, 04/21/2019 - 4:39pmPresident Trump says Puerto Rico has already gotten too much aid. He says the island has received $91 Billion, when in fact it has actually received about $11.2 billion in disaster relief payments since 2017.
The Weekly Watch
Submitted by Lookout on Sun, 04/21/2019 - 7:11am
There is a Time...
The rose breasted grosbeaks arrived this week. The redbuds are done and the dogwoods fading. It made me think about timing. It is a big part of being a musician. The art of joke telling .........timing. Certainly we are living in interesting times....when war is peace; truthtelling illegal and lying is main stream; more drilling, pipelines, and extraction promoted and climate collapse ignored; a time when food is fast and health erodes; college impoverishes and public education is privatized; and on and on...irony within irony. Despite the insanity, spring inspires rebirth...the essence of the Easter story and Passover. For gardeners it is planting season. For politicians it is the start of election season. It is a time to renew our sense of nature and humanity. We'll also take a look at the weeks news.
A Clean Well-Lit Place to Expand Your View — in Moscow
Submitted by Pluto's Republic on Sat, 04/20/2019 - 5:19pmIf you have time to kick back for a few minutes, and would like a refreshing overview of "these dark days of the Hoax" — I think you might enjoy my favorite RT show, Crosstalk with Peter Lavelle. Today we'll travel to Moscow and watch the wacky end-of-the-Hoax events through international eyes.
Arundhati Roy on Reckless Modi & Kashmir
Submitted by wendy davis on Sat, 04/20/2019 - 4:58pm
‘It is now Pakistan’s turn to weep’: Modi boasts about India’s ‘mother of nuclear bombs’ at rally’, RT.com, April 18, 2019
Inside the health insurance debate bubble
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sat, 04/20/2019 - 3:32pmSometimes you have to read the right-wing corporate media to get the truth.
Tulsi Pushes Forward: April 20, 2019
Submitted by apenultimate on Sat, 04/20/2019 - 2:45pmHello All,
First, in response to others saying Leftists should support Bernie unless they have an adversity to winning elections, I propose a couple of thoughts. The first is this link showing Jimmy Carter's status in the Democratic primary race through June of 1975--he's almost exactly where Tulsi is right now in polling, and guess what? He won against the giants of his time.
Why leftists should support Bernie
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sat, 04/20/2019 - 12:24amThis essay is meant for those who currently reject Bernie.
I'm not going to sell you with his electability. Although that should factor into your equation, because if having a real chance of winning isn't part of your agenda then you are doing politics wrong.
And let's face it, Bernie has a real chance.
So while the masses hide in their homes --
Submitted by Cassiodorus on Fri, 04/19/2019 - 11:47pmor at least while that portion of the masses which HAS homes rests in their homes, there are at least a few people in Florida paying attention -- and they've formed the Underwater Homeowners Association, a group dedicated to showing the neighbors that they are minimally paying attention
Tulsi's Secure Elections needs our full support.
Submitted by Battle of Blair... on Fri, 04/19/2019 - 8:42pmIf our leaders & media want to protect our elections, not just score political pts, first & most important thing we must do is institute b/up paper ballots by passing my Securing America’s Elections Act so no one can manipulate our votes & hack our elections #MuellerReport
