Truthout
Op-Ed
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Our Words Are Our Weapons Against the Destruction of the World by Greed
Let's start by aggressively framing the status quo as the outrage that it is.
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America’s Terminal Cancer: Scumbags in Black Robes
There are lots of reasons why nations fail. America's Achilles heel is the guaranteed tenure of rotten-to-the-core Supreme Court justices. Once again, the US Constitution is on life support. …
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Nuclear Deterrence: The Lie to End All Lies
It is one of the biggest lies that America has ever told: that we are safer with thousands of armed nuclear weapons in this country than we are without.
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What’s Still the Matter With Kansas – and the Democrats?
First, the economy is not the most basic issue. Second, this year as always, the foolish Democrats are acting as if it is.
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The Foreign Policy of a New American Administration
The third American presidential debate was of negligible interest as a test of the qualities of the candidates.
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Health Care Waste Deconstructed: Patients Aren’t the Problem
The bottom line is that there is already enough money in the system to more than adequately cover everybody.
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When Boston Police Spy on Free Speech, Democracy Suffers
There is evidence that Boston Police officers have worked within the local fusion spying center to monitor the lawful political activity of local peace groups and track their movements …
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Journalists Slam Seattle Times For Subsidizing McKenna Campaign
Journalists around the nation are aghast at the Seattle Times choice to endorse Republican governor candidate Rob McKenna with $75,000 worth of ads to support his campaign.
Veterans For Peace, Arrested By NYPD, Writes to Bloomberg
In early October 25 citizens, mostly US veterans, were arrested outside of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Plaza. This is an open letter to Mayor Bloomberg and Commissioner Raymond Kelly …
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Democracy Or Plutocracy? A Chart
DEMOCRACY PLUTOCRACY We, the People Wealthy Few One Person One Vote One Dollar One Vote Government Limited Government Majority Supermajority …