Until the Donald, the GOP was the party of free trade agreements, military adventurism, cutting capital gains taxes, corporate welfare, tax loopholes, trickle-down economics, super pacs, and lobbyist influence in campaigns and government. No more. Trump has ignored establishment orthodoxy and repudiated establishment priorities. Trump has been able to take his message condemning military intervention…
One of the most disturbing comments ever made by Hillary Clinton was in support of her husband’s crime bill. She called black youths “super predators” and announced that they should be “brought to heel.” The black political establishment is choosing to forget those ugly words in exchange for positions of influence and access in what…
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Glenn Greenwald. (photo: Reuters) With Donald Trump Looming, Should Dems Take a Huge Electability Gamble by Nominating Hillary Clinton? By Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept 27 February 16 any Democrats will tell you that there has rarely, if ever, been a more menacing or evil presidential candidate than Donald Trump. “Trump is the most dangerous major candidate…
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In the late 90s I was Director of Campaigns for Last Chance for Animals, a very small animal rights organization based in Los Angeles. It’s founder and head is Chris DeRose, a former actor who gained notoriety by campaigning against vivisection at UCLA. Turns out Chris and I shared the view that animals and the…
For all the ad hominems and bombast directed toward Hillary Clinton by the Republican field, on substantive issues of military belligerence and interventionism in the affairs of foreign countries, there is little difference between Hillary and the Republicans. Same goes for such issues as political campaign financing, lobbyists, Wall Street, breaking up the too big…
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How does one know right from wrong? That philosophical question addresses the roots of religion. The theologian questions how an atheist can have a moral compass without a god. The atheist wonders what deists are capable of were they not held in check by the carrot and stick of religion: Heaven and Hell. Throughout most…
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Armory of the Revolution 