Two Job Lock Stories...
I have long wondered what would happen when the shackles of healthcare were released. This because of a woman who worked for me for several years...C. was my administrative assistant in her 60's who...
View ArticleKeystone XL will create 50 jobs!
Why aren't we shouting this from the rooftops?... "Keystone XL will create 50 permanent jobs!, Keystone XL will create 50 permanent jobs!" [repeat annoyingly as required]...and it has the potential to...
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Only we can defend the ACA
April 1st was a historic day. Even though I'm not one of the seven million Americans to signup for the ACA, I share their joy and relief in knowing that my pre-existing conditions will not prevent me...
View ArticleThe Elephant in the Room - Interest Rates
Let me start by admitting that I have not read Pinketty's book, but I have listened and read many discussions on the topic, and I concur with many of his observations. Pinketty's theory is based around...
View Article'Good Guy with a Gun' Uniform
Evidently the NRA's Good Guy With a Gun theory is turning out to be problematic because it's hard to know if the gun carrier is the good guy or the bad guy. As others Kossacks have pointed out, in our...
View ArticleBill Maher is Wrong
I was very disappointed to watch this video of people I truly admire making stupid comments. http://www.dailymotion.com/...Bill Maher and Paul Rieckhoff are two of the good guys. That's why I was...
View ArticleWhat would you ask?
I am a very fortunate American for whom the American Dream has become a reality. I am going through a major life change which will allow me the freedom to set my own schedule and some resources to...
View ArticleThe Big Red Herring
I was speaking with a friend of mine who happens to be a member of the LGBT community about all of the social change taking place in America. My thesis was that we are winning. The tides of social...
View ArticleThe Truth on Video
OK Sean Hannity, I wan't there when Michael Brown was killed. No, I don't know for a fact whether he was advancing or surrendering. But I know, and can't possibly un-know, what happened to Kajieme...
View ArticleConsumerism, Donald Trump and the end of America
Today, Salon posted an excellent article from Joe Todd about our addiction to consumption. I think he's dead-on correct and it's time we took a hard look at what kind of life our society has created...
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Bailout for the Cultured Class
This makes me so angry I just can't believe it.... Detroit Exits Bankruptcy, Thanks to Its Art MuseumWhat I find so upsetting is not that Detroit got bailed out, it's that it took philanthropy - and...
View ArticleLetting go of Uber - Roll Call
Let's face it, Uber is evil capitalism. It's the latest incarnation of the "greed is good" spawn and exists solely to enrich its founders and investors - most of whom are acting just as scary and...
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"One of the things that sets us apart from other countries..."
"One of the things that sets us apart from other countries is that when we make mistakes, we admit them." - President Obama, 12/11/14Yeah, we're so special....List of Truth and Reconciliation...
View ArticleThanks Comedy Central for The Nightly Show
This is all about Larry Wilmore and The Nightly show.Tonight I was watching Comedy Central and I realized I was watching a talk show hosted by an African American, with all African American guests, and...
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Let's Call it What it Is - Treason
Did you hear that the Republicans in the House have found a new way to interfere in the President's negotiations with Iran? Now they have written a letter that says whatever deal Obama makes will be...
View ArticleGay Weddings and Public Accommodation
The Indiana RFRA has generated a lot of online comments and opinion between the right and left. Much of the commentary centers around the "Gay Wedding Cake" example and I wanted to discuss how this is...
View ArticleBuckley, Murray and American Racial Politics
Like most of you, I love to read about politics and often wonder how certain behavior is institutionalized. My father was an avid Dittohead and Fox viewer and even went so far as to go to Washington...
View ArticleBen Carson Nails It
I never thought I'd say it, but Dr. Ben just said everything that needs to be said about the Republican denial of racism in Charleston in a USA Today editorial...From USA Today Not everything is about...
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The President's Moving Words on Marriage Equality
If you didn't hear what the President had to say about the Obergefell decision I would urge you to listen to the whole speech. It was incredibly moving and inspirational for anyone who questions that...
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Income Inequality and Offshore Profits
I have been reading a lot about Jeb's recent comments on how people need to be more productive and work longer hours to grow the economy. This is the chart that was used by Hillary to ridicule his...
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