After becoming the #1 trending story, Idaho school district offers to...
Dalene Bowden may very well be back on the serving line at Irving Middle School in Idaho when classes resume after winter break. She was terminated for giving a hungry student a $1.70 meal because she...
View Article15 Fundamental Differences Between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton
Over at Huffington Post, political writer Brian Hanley contrasts the fundamental differences between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton. I often hear people stating that there is little difference...
View ArticleHow YOU Can Ensure That Bernie Sanders Wins The Nomination
Imagine this: You stand up from the sofa and say to three friends, "I'm going to go vote for Hillary Clinton in the primary. Why don't you come with me?"What would the reaction be?This: They'd smile...
View ArticleBernie nicks Hillary on her Rahm Emanuel connection, doesn't need or want his...
Link: www.washingtonpost.com/…In Chicago last night, Bernie was very frank about his opinion of Clinton insider and Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel, whom Hillary Clinton continues to support.“If the...
View ArticleBNR - Sanders Seeks Criminal Justice Reform In Chicago & Bernie's Foreign...
Sanders In Chicago The Vermont senator was joined by more than two dozen campaign surrogates and other supporters from around the country, including academic Cornel West, rapper Killer Mike and Ben...
View ArticleHillary Clinton. The President We Need
She has been abused and hated by the right wing ever since her husband ran for governor of Arkansas. Because she was a woman who dared to think, to have an education, to argue for her beliefs.She...
View ArticleHow Does CNN Get Away With It?
I just stopped by a neighborhood pizza parlor and, as usual, they had four different TVs on, in four different corners of the restaurant. Two of them were tuned to some sports channel, the other 2 to...
View ArticleWhy is the "Tragedy of the Commons" far too Common?
There was an economic-ecologic concept posed back in the 1960's -- the "Tragedy of the Commons" -- that for a while provided the context and the framing -- that made it seem the worst of our...
View ArticleTo Fully Fight Islamophobia, U.S. Jews Must Confront How the Israel Lobby...
Originally published in +972 MagazineAnti-Muslim rhetoric coming from American lawmakers and presidential candidates reached a fevered pitch earlier this month when, standing before a cheering crowd...
View ArticleDigby exposes the deception behind the "political correctness" ploy
Heather Digby Parton begins her piece with this... No, political correctness is not going to cost Democrats the election ..and then gently dismantles the “political correctness” fallacy, or maybe...
View ArticleA Christmas Cat Story
Today is a good day to back away from politics, and cuddle up with a favorite pet. A few weeks ago, I unexpectedly found myself under the spell of a gray kitty. Here’s my story. I travel a lot, and...
View ArticleBernie wants to make healthcare a right, while Hillary takes millions from...
Link: www.nytimes.com/…Third verse, same as the first (apologies to Violent Femmes): it’s hard to change broken government while being paid NOT to do so.“What is stopping us from guaranteeing free,...
View ArticleKroll, hired by DNC to investigate Sanders campaign, doesn't seem very...
Kroll, the firm hired by the DNC to investigate the Bernie Sanders campaign, seems VERY connected to Hillary’s campaign AND the DNC. This smells bad to me — I hope I’m wrong.From my friends over at...
View ArticleClinton asks Sanders supporters for their vote "once this nomination is...
Link: www.realclearpolitics.com/…From Hillary’s Drape-Measuring Campaign:"It is hard for me to believe that anybody who would support Sen. Sanders would want to see any of the Republicans be elected...
View ArticleBernie Sanders is starting to sound a bit like FDR
……………………………………………………………………………..Franklin D. Roosevelt: I Welcome Their Hatred x YouTube VideoFrom an FDR 1936 campaign speech in Madison Square Garden: "For nearly four years you have had an...
View ArticleBNR - Sanders' Strong Statement Supporting Refugees & Have Yourself A Bernie...
Sanders Stands Up For RefugeesDemocratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders said Thursday that he is “very disturbed” by reports that the Obama administration has begun preparing for a series of raids...
View ArticleBut we'll lose the most enthusiastic voters ...
How many times have we heard this? “If Sanders isn’t the nominee, we’ll lose the most enthusiastic voters, and it takes enthusiasm to win,” is the cry we read, day in and day out. But is it true?How do...
View ArticleMichael, my son… You would have loved the Game
Michael was born March 29th 1979. He was a fine healthy boy, the spitting image of his two older brothers and loved and guarded with a wary eye. One of the great losses of my life was having the...
View ArticleWhy Confused Sanders Newbies Are A Good Thing
Brainwrap wrote a piece on Christmas worrying about a young Sanders fan he met who was lost even on some basics about how our political system works. It prompted a long comment from me, which I decided...
View ArticleUPDATE x4: If you're basing your strategy on bringing new/young people into...
Merry Christmas to those who celebrate.Caveat One: My personal views are probably somewhat closer to Bernie on most issues.Caveat Two: In spite of that, I plan on voting for Hillary in the Michigan...
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