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The Defining Moment, and Hillary Rodham Clinton
At a time when average working people need a president who will fight for them, the question is whether Hillary Clinton is willing to be bold and to fight. This is a defining moment for Democrats, America and Clinton, herself.
Imagine Cruz as President
Ted Cruz is getting a head start on all the other wannabes seeking the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. But can this nation really "imagine" him as president? He will be just another fool for the history books.
Will Hillary Take Plutocratic ‘Clinton, Inc.’ Global?
Welcome to the new series, “The Hero of a Thousand Escapes.” What other celebrity political duo instantly transforms any election into melodrama at best, family intrigue at worse, rife with influence peddling, suspect donations, policy failures (NAFTA, health care), strategic blunders (Libya, Syria, China), and bungled secrecy that inevitably gets unmasked? The greatest downside to President Hillary is elevation of first female whose gender novelty promises no jolts to the grievous status quo nor confrontation to the plutocracy that funds it (and her). Forget her age: Hillary's range (and clientele) represent something new and more dangerous.
End Poverty? Reduce Inequality? What Republicans Must Do First
Maybe Republicans should start considering the undeniable fact that unemployment and poverty are a growing concern in America. Because every time a Republican becomes President, poverty and unemployment have increased.
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The interminable, withering babble from today’s Tower of Babel
When the end is messianic, imperial, “destiny” or God’s will—human fabrications made into commandments—all civilized bets are off.
Biden wielding DNC to guard against Progressive challenge
"Just 34 percent of Americans describe Biden as honest and trustworthy -- a new low for his presidency."
Pfizer’s record-shattering $100 billion in revenue denounced as ‘sickening’
"A people-funded vaccine should be cheap and freely available."
99% of US coal plants cost more to run than replace with new renewables,...
“There’s a huge opportunity here to invest in coal communities, build local economic resilience and save money in the process.”
Four dark secrets about America
What America needs is a thorough transformation and a reset of the economic and political systems, which are now on dangerous and unsustainable paths.