Lots of Luck, Donald Trump by Michael Reagan Now comes the hard part. Now comes the part where Donald Trump has to appeal to everyone in the U.S. Trump will rack up lots of easy votes in the fall with his rabid fan base — older grumpy white males and their spouses who want change but don't really know or care if Trump is a Republican or a Democrat. But voters who … [Read more...] about Lots of Luck, Donald Trump (Guest Voice)
African Americans and Mental Health Awareness Month (Guest Voice)
African Americans and Mental Health Awareness Month by Jordan Cooper The black community has been overdosed with calamity. We are overdosed in the jails compared to other races. We are seen by some as corrupt. We are overdosed in the mental health hospitals compared to other races. So, we are seen by some as crazy. We are overdosed by failure in educational attainment … [Read more...] about African Americans and Mental Health Awareness Month (Guest Voice)
Who is responsible for Holocaust denial?
In his speech at the Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony at Yad Vashem, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu reminded of the Holocaust denial cartoons contest in Iran and emphasized that Holocaust denial still continues with those who seek to destroy Israel. Meanwhile, the Iranian government is trying to deny responsibility for the anti-Semitic event. Iranian Foreign Minister … [Read more...] about Who is responsible for Holocaust denial?
In parts of India, the heat is scorching and the water is almost out (Guest Voice)
When the heat gets too much for us plains-dwellers in India, we escape en masse to the hills. Temperatures in Delhi and other parts of northern India were in excess of 110 this week. As a child and then as a teenager, I was dragged every summer to Dehradun, in the foothills of the Himalayas, where… … [Read more...] about In parts of India, the heat is scorching and the water is almost out (Guest Voice)
Is Donald Trump WORKING to lose the women’s vote?
As it now becomes clear that the political components that held Republican Party together are unraveling -- how profound and long-lasting is yet to be determined -- you have to wonder: is the GOP's all-but-certain 2016 Presidential nominee working to lose the women's vote? It would appear that way. Trump -- who has sent American politics into the toilet and clogged it with … [Read more...] about Is Donald Trump WORKING to lose the women’s vote?
Daryl Cagle Cartoon: Trump wedding picture
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Erick Erickson Says Trump So Bad, Conservatives Should Apologize For Impeaching Clinton (Guest Voice)
Republicans continue to eat their own as they face the grim reality of Donald Trump as their nominee. Establishment and fringe conservatives alike can't quite decide which side they should support, but none are more outspoken than crazy right-wing talk show hosts like Glenn Beck, Alex Jones, Rush Limbaugh, and now, Erick Erickson. Erickson has outright… … [Read more...] about Erick Erickson Says Trump So Bad, Conservatives Should Apologize For Impeaching Clinton (Guest Voice)
Abe Lincoln Must Be Rolling Over in His Grave
Abe Lincoln Must Be Rolling Over in His Grave By Dick Polman Here's the first Republican president, Abraham Lincoln: "With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds...." And here's the presumptive 2016 Republican presidential … [Read more...] about Abe Lincoln Must Be Rolling Over in His Grave
Scorsese planning movie about Jimmy Hoffa’s murder with Pacino, De Niro
"The Godfather" and "Goodfellas" fans just got their wish granted. Martin Scorsese is reportedly planning a $100 million film about the alleged mob hit on teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa that would star Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci, according to Deadline.com. The deal may come together in time to sell international distribution rights at the… … [Read more...] about Scorsese planning movie about Jimmy Hoffa’s murder with Pacino, De Niro
The Media Myth of the Working-Class Reagan Democrats (Guest Voice)
The Media Myth of the Working Class Reagan Democrats by Neal Gabler Now that Donald Trump is the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, we are likely to get all sorts of mainstream media analysis about how his narrow pathway to Election Day victory runs through white working-class America, the way Ronald Reagan’s did, while the presumptive Democratic nominee, Hillary … [Read more...] about The Media Myth of the Working-Class Reagan Democrats (Guest Voice)
Hillary Clinton for President? No way!
"Hillary Clinton for President? No way!" That sentiment is being expressed in America's coal country, where Hillary Clinton is now as popular as David Duke at a NAACP convention. An editorial by Investor's Business Daily explains why: "After vowing to kill coal jobs, Hillary Clinton is now trying to recast herself as Sissy Spacek in Coal Miner’s Daughter. But coal … [Read more...] about Hillary Clinton for President? No way!
Tough Time for the GOP
Mark Leibovich describes the difficulty faced by the Republican Party with Donald Trump as its presumptive Presidential nominee in The New York Times Sunday Magazine. You can certainly see how many Republicans find themselves in a tough spot. They think that Hillary Clinton is awful and that it might be politically problematic for them as Republicans to say they’d … [Read more...] about Tough Time for the GOP
The (Many) Reasons People Have Sued Starbucks
You may have heard by now that last week someone filed a lawsuit against Starbucks for, essentially, putting ice in their iced drinks. Yes, Stacy Pincus of Chicago is suing the coffee chain for $5 million, claiming that it is not delivering the advertised number of fluid ounces of beverage to their paying customers. Starbucks lists… … [Read more...] about The (Many) Reasons People Have Sued Starbucks
The GOP Goes Full Authoritarian: Can the Real Libertarian Moment Now Begin?
The hardest part of getting people to adopt a new paradigm concerning anything of any import and complexity is getting them to unlearn their old one. A paradigm comprises all the assumptions and concepts that we subconsciously (or unconsciously) use to perceive the world, and they are not destroyed easily. That word “perceive” is used advisedly: our concepts, which … [Read more...] about The GOP Goes Full Authoritarian: Can the Real Libertarian Moment Now Begin?
Blackness Doesn’t Protect Liars
Three young black women in Albany, New York have discovered that their blackness won't protect them should they lie to the police and to the public. From the Albany Times Union newspaper: "The University at Albany confirmed that the three women who gained national attention after a January CDTA bus incident have been punished by the Student Conduct Board. . . The women, … [Read more...] about Blackness Doesn’t Protect Liars
The Increasing Income Inequality that No One Wants to Discuss (Guest Voice)
The Increasing Income Inequality that No One Wants to Discuss Seniors in the U.S. have been enjoying healthier income gains than younger workers for years. by Brian Goebel Whether you agree with the phrase, or believe that it is a loaded political term, there is no denying that rising “income inequality” is a serious issue in the U.S. For the past 50 years (not just the … [Read more...] about The Increasing Income Inequality that No One Wants to Discuss (Guest Voice)
Reuters Exclusive Poll: Top reason voters will vote for Trump and Clinton will be to stop the other
By Chris Kahn NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. presidential election may turn out to be one of the world's biggest un-popularity contests. Nearly half of American voters who support either Democrat Hillary Clinton or Republican Donald Trump for the White House said they will mainly be trying to block the other side from winning, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released … [Read more...] about Reuters Exclusive Poll: Top reason voters will vote for Trump and Clinton will be to stop the other
Obstacles big for anti-Trump Republicans seeking third party
By Ginger Gibson and Jonathan Allen WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Now that Donald Trump is the last man standing in the Republican presidential race, his critics in the party are intensifying their search for a candidate they could back as a serious third-party alternative. Political operatives are courting donors, calling potential candidates and developing legal … [Read more...] about Obstacles big for anti-Trump Republicans seeking third party
Cartoon: Trump the Uniter
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Romney dismayed over Trump, Democratic and Republican populism and demagoguery
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has expressed dismay over his party's presumptive nominee, Donald Trump -- and over what he calls Democratic Party and Republican Party populism and demogogery. He's now one of the GOPers hoping that those who don't want to vote for Trump or the Democratic nominee will have a third choice, a third party candidate. And he praised the man who … [Read more...] about Romney dismayed over Trump, Democratic and Republican populism and demagoguery