The horrifying behavior of Anita Alvarez, Chicago's head prosecutor
Over the next year I'll be writing about the prosecutors up for election in 2016. Some of them have been tyrants in office, breaking laws, over prosecuting, and doing whatever they can to secure a...
View ArticleKasich's new Trump ad goes full on Godwin and it's a doozy
John Kasich has released a devastating new ad that links Donald Trump with a version of the famous quote from German Pastor Martin Niemoller about the Nazis. x YouTube VideoMy own (hopefully correct)...
View ArticleBNR - 'Sanders Gets Immigration Right' & 'Bernie The Pragmatist'
NYT Editorial Board - Bernie Gets Immigration RightSenator Bernie Sanders released his immigration plan on Tuesday. To read it — and every citizen should— is to be yanked back in time, to an America...
View ArticleTrump adds attacks on the disabled to his insults
The thoroughly odious Donald Trump has now added belittling the disabled to his disgusting bag of tricks. Serge Kovaleski is a New York Times reporter, formerly with the Washington Post, who has a...
View ArticleMy Turkey Story: We Didn't Eat Doug.
After living with Doug, I never ate turkey again. Didn’t eat Doug either (someone did though — keep reading). We were given Doug as a baby chick one spring with the intention he would be Thanksgiving...
View ArticleKitchen Table Kibitzing: Thanks
Hey friends! Long time no see! How y’all doing anyway? Everything well in your world? Things in mine are complicated and busy but I’m here to report that I am happy. In fact, I may well be the happiest...
View ArticleNYT Editorial: Sanders "gets immigration policy right", Clinton should "match...
“Every citizen should” read Sen. Bernie Sanders’s immigration plan, The New York Times editorial board writes in its Thanksgiving Day editorial. To do so, “is to be yanked back in time, to an America...
View ArticleCRY ME A RIVER: Religious Right Activists Lament they have Few places to shop...
Anti-Gay and religious Right Activists lament that they are running out of places to shop because more and more businesses are becoming Gay friendly.In her WorldNetDaily column yesterday, Mission...
View ArticleCranberry sauce from a can
I published this diary for Thanksgiving, 2011. Because it got a favorable reception then, and because this year is the 40th anniversary of the event described, I venture to re-post it now with the hope...
View ArticleIt's that time of year so many Indian parents dread. An open letter from...
Martie Simmons is a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation. She is a combat veteran, has a degree in business administration, and is a mother of two. This piece, which I’m posting here without additional...
View ArticleIn wake of Paris attacks, Italy pledges to spend a euro on culture for every...
Could you ever imagine this policy being taken seriously in the United States?Check out this pledge— in the wake of the Paris attacks — from Italy’s Social Democratic Prime Minister Matteo Renzi: They...
View ArticleHoward Dean on authoritarian GOP's fascist Trump meme; They're exposed and...
Fascist: Howard Dean has a very interesting take on the situation the GOP has created for themselves. Chris Hayes plays the devil’s advocate, just a little bit, and it helps to pin down...
View ArticleHey, hey! Ho, ho! Oligarchy's got to go!
It's a sad day in America when Jimmy Carter, a mainstream politician, albeit a moral giant compared to most of our politicians, can say with conviction that America has become an oligarchy. HARTMANN:...
View ArticleI am thankful my candidate will become the next President of the United States
I realize there are many Kossacks with strong passions for or against our contenders for the Democratic nomination. Both have positions and beliefs which I support but I also am not quite aligned with...
View ArticleTed Cruz Linked to Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood Shootings
Wasn’t it just last week that Ted Cruz secured the endorsement of leading pro-life activist and misogynist ideologue, Troy Newman? Newman, the president of Operation Rescue, and very recently deported...
View Article'You say you want a Revolution ...'
Pursuing a "Political Revolution" is a key plank of the Bernie Sanders Campaign. Indeed when Bernie launched his Campaign, Revolution was Topic-one: Bernie Sanders found fresh cheers for decades-old...
View ArticleBernie News Roundup - 'Bernie's Thanksgiving Day Message'
Bernie's Thanksgiving Day MessageDemocratic presidential candidate and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders tweeted a sad Thanksgiving message Thursday. Sanders reminded voters that not everyone gets to spend...
View ArticleDonald Trump: Taken Down by Seth Myers
I never watch Seth Myers, but after seeing this I might well start. x YouTube Video Some highlights: "So Trump says he saw this event that never happened on television," "But let's remember Trump also...
View ArticleBernie Sanders: the most electable candidate that will build a STRONGER...
A Bernie Sanders nomination would be the best thing that could happen to the Democratic Party. Some Democrats say they would support Bernie, but are worried that he won’t be able to win a general...
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