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Failed Tepublican Ideology
Eight weeks post election and Republicans remain genuinely perplexed by the decisive and sweeping victory…More
Conservatives, Healthcare and Moderation
With regards to ideology, the conservatives have yet to provide solutions, worse, the Affordable…More
Obamacare 2014
“If you like your plan you can keep it” The truth is a little…More
The Politics of Privatization
0The belief government has little to no role in helping the country meet its collective challenges is a flawed notion that relies on the…More
The Myths of an Epidemic
0The national crisis of gratuitous massacres in our culture and their underlying causes are routinely forfeited for crude over-simplifications that attribute half-baked notions like; democratic…More
Our Fathers Republican Party
0If your vision for America is privatizing the commons, corporate welfare and perpetual war, you’re likely to also support slashing federal assistance programs, eroding…More
Dereliction of Duty
0Donald Trump is not the cause of deterioration in our politics, he is the effect of deterioration of our politics. He is a boorish…More
Murder for Profit
0There is a cultural disconnect in our society that is fueling the gun violence on our streets. Commencing with the military-industrial complex who produces…More
The Curse of Frankenstein
0Donald Trump is a symptom of a festering cultural illness that represents problems far worse than we care to imagine. The republican party’s very…More
A Well-Done Nothing Burger
0To date seventeen intelligence agencies have concluded that amid a campaign of Russian cyberattacks, propaganda and misinformation against the United States Trump’s campaign, transition…More
God, Country and Conservatives
0Religious fundamentalism has been part of the American fabric since the nation’s founding. However, the love affair between conservative republicans, the moneyed interests and…More
