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Click here for visualization. You can use your arrow keys to navigate in 3D space and compare senators’ voting scores along three dimensions:Â labor, environmental, and racial equity. It’s amazing how far apart Democrats...
I’m half way through Chris Hedges’ depressing and informative book, The Death of the Liberal Class. Hedges says, “The story began, I believe, in World War I, when there was a massive reconfiguration of...
Ever notice that people are mixed? I mean: parts of them are really good and laudable, but other parts are difficult to deal with or downright harmful. People can be kind to their children...
Over the last thirty years, Republicans, conservative Democrats, and their well-to-do allies have perfected a twelve-step program that has worked to transform America. Cut taxes and establish loopholes and subsidies for the rich and...
I was reading the Wikipedia article on Clean Elections, with the hope of deepening my knowledge and writing a summary article. What I learned, in short, is that many states and jurisdictions have passed...
Three minute summary, from Michael Moore’s ‘Capitalism: A Love Story’ DVD Extra Preview – Bank of North Dakota A detailed (26 min.) history of the Bank of North Dakota (produced by PrairiePublicBcast) Slides from...
See The Congressional Progressive Caucus’ description of the Peoples’ Budget. Support for the People’s Budget Paul Krugman “genuinely courageous†“achieves this without dismantling the legacy of the New Deal†Dean Baker “if you...
Good news! You can watch Pirate TV with streaming or downloaded video, from the comfort of your computer.  I have never been able to watch the broadcast shows (on my boob tube) at the...
In his book “Death of the Liberal Class”, as well in recent articles Why Liberal Sellouts Attack Prophets Like Cornel West and The Obama Deception: Why Cornel West Went Ballistic, Chris Hedges condemns what...
