Why can't Democrats be anti-war?
Why can't the Democratic Party ever represent a true anti-war position? The base of the party is largely anti-war, and has had strong tendencies that way ever since the Democratic Party emerged as the...
View ArticleA Florist walks into a barber shop and...
So..... I come in this morning and find the following story taped on the wall next to the door to my work space. There's no name on it, nothing to tell where it came from - but obviously someone...
View ArticleCommon Sense
Many things are not as presented. On one hand we have draconian legislation intended to `criminalize' illegal immigration while on the other we have the more `humane' gesture of providing `guest visas'...
View ArticleWow! Here's Proof That Kucinich Made Noise In Nevada
Tucker Carlson spends over three minutes of his show, along with L.A. Times columnist, Rosa Brooks, and A.B. Stoddard of The Hill, to discuss "why Dennis Kucinich isn't a frontrunner?". Even more...
View ArticleConservatives Whine, but Does it Work in the End? (with Poll)
If you're like me, you're probably pretty miffed about the Conservatard platform of "liar liar, let's light effigies on fire." But I am seeing something of a pattern in that RW campaigns usually end up...
View Article"almost a treason"
It's wonderful to see that this is where things have gone. A highly recommended diary overgeneralizes and paints with a broad brush about "advocates about one issue or another threatening" to stay...
View ArticleMy P.R. for NPR
I prepared a statement below. I hope NPR would make a similar one. I guess it's just a dream. But then again, it's always nice to dream.As we all know, Juan Williams was recently released from NPR...
View ArticleGiving Thanks to Providers of Abortion Care
In light of the stigma, marginalization and demonization faced by abortion care providers, it is incumbent upon us women’s rights advocates to reflect on the positive impact their services bring to...
View ArticleThe American Dream
To give credit where credit is due--this post was originally written for Great Lake Progressive by Bob Nowlan -- I did not write this piece, just though the dKos crowd would appreciate it.When I was a...
View ArticleOccupy and the Tea Party
I am I suppose what one might call a political adventurer. I don't go where its politically comfortable or the political climate is always agreeable. As such I've gone to meetings and rallies held...
View ArticleA Space of Our Own: A women's perspective on women and OWS
We are inviting women from diverse cultures, races, sexual orientation, and all who self-identify as women, regardless of birth gender, to share their personal stories about their encounters with...
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PDX Pride Fail
I am embarrassed for my hometown. The Portland Pride Parade was this past weekend. It didn't go well.This is how the event was promoted:Oregon Governor Kate Brown, who is openly bisexual was...
View ArticleHillary clinton Takes on the Meanings of Terrorism
Yes, Hillary Clinton is right when she intimates that the Put Them Back In Their Place Mentality of the Right Broken Wing-o, Ragin’ Red Republican Party is similar to that of our present day...
View ArticleTrump Criminal, Not Crazy
If there’s one thing where the left and the right agree, it’s on stigmatizing mental illness. After all, there’s as much out there concluding that Trump is mentally ill as there is concluding that...
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