AUSTERITY 101: The Three Reasons Republican Deficit Hawks Are Wrong (Video)
As Congress debates another federal budget deficit, the national debt and the debt ceiling, here are three reasons why the Republican deficit hawks are wrong and the one economically sound answer to the problem.
Debate: Sanders Rejects Intervention While Clinton Slams Iran and Putin and Supports Syrian Rebels...
While foreign policy was a big issue discussed during the Democratic National Debate, Bernie Sanders' and Hillary Clinton's stances couldn't be more different. Here's their views when it comes to Iran, Putin and supporters of Syrian Rebels.
Obama’s Kabuki Theater
Does the 17th-century Japanese art form sum up the White House's production of the Trans-Pacific Partnership? If we're talking about elaborate sets and costuming, rhythmic dialogue and stylized acting, then we would have to say so.
‘We Are Writing the Rules,’ Says Obama. Who’s ‘We’?
President Obama is using a sales pitch to get the public and Congress to "swallow the glob of global corporate greed known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership." But why is he acting for these self-serving corporate powers?
‘A Pipeline Straight to Jail’
With a failing American educational system, the government’s abandonment of poor families and children living in blighted communities end up in prison. But how do they get from that child to that inmate?
Bush and Cheney’s Final Failure: Many in Iraq Seek an Alliance With Russia (Video)
Could the Obama administration’s "foot-dragging" cause the Iraqi government to create an alliance with Russia? This is the final failure that sits on the shoulders of Bush and Cheney.
Five Great American Hypocrisies
Which of the American 'exceptionalism' is most outrageous and destructive? Paul Buchheit discusses the top five hypocrisies of the super-patriots willing to overlook their own faults as they place themselves above other people.
Is Benghazi the Real Motive Behind Jason Chaffetz’s Bid for House Speaker?
Is Chaffetz now running against McCarthy to avenge the infuriated Trey Gowdy? He has denied it emphatically, which is only another reason to think it may be true.
No, Donald Trump, the Middle East Wouldn’t be More Stable Under Saddam and Other...
Donald Trump recently made a statement that if Saddam Hussein and Muammar Gaddafi were still around, or if Bashar al-Assad could be restored in Syria that the Middle East would be more stable. But he must be mistaken.
Roseburg Shooter Mercer Killed One-Third the Annual Gun Death Toll of England and Wales
While the U.S. has the "highest gun ownership in the world and the highest murder rate in the developed world," we have yet to do anything about this ongoing problem. It's time to legislate rationally.