A Historic Victory of the Greek Left? Not So Fast!
Many in Greece and throughout Europe are celebrating Syriza's "victory" in Greece's elections for the European Parliament. Though Syriza indeed finished in first place, a careful analysis of the...
View ArticleThank you Hobby Lobby!
There is a silver lining in this cloud. Justice Alito has handed the left a wonderful opportunity - at least, he has handed the pacifist left something.Those members of the Peace Church traditions will...
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Texas Gov. Candidate Greg Abbott! Texans Demand The Official Copy Of Your 1st...
Michael Matthew Bloomer, June 26, 2014Academic Achievement Or "Deceivement"? Last Thursday in Fort Worth at a Texas Classroom Teachers Association gathering, quite-quite conservative GOP candidate...
View ArticlePuking our way to a bright progressive future
Remember when you were a dumbass teenager of some misbegotten age or other, and by either luck or devious measures you managed to score a bottle of some sort of liquor. It was almost certainly not good...
View ArticleOn not understanding "Charlie:" Why many smart people are getting it wrong
Many smart people are getting a flawed picture of Charlie Hebdo. They are concluding, based on simplistic and misleading analysis, that many of the magazine covers and cartoons promoted racist views....
View ArticleBlaming Baltimore's Problems on a Black Mayor
A friend of mine, a right winger, shared this on his Facebook page:https://scontent-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/...My comment on it is below the Kos squiggly thing.
View ArticleWhy is Brian Williams Still On the Air?
Could someone please explain this to me? And why is he on MY AIR? I've used MSNBC exclusively as my Cable News Network for over 10 years. I work at home, and I keep it on in the background, or on...
View ArticleMisguided but Well Meaning Friends
This past week, I got into an extended conversation with a friend over the Keystone XL pipeline. It started when I pointed out that Tar Sands oil is one of the most toxic naturally occuring substances...
View Article3-5-16 Today's TILT! (THINGS I LEARNED TODAY)
March is Women's History MonthToday isCinco de Marcho [Really? That's a thing?]Multiple Personality DayNational Absinthe DayNational Cheese Doodle DayNational Potty Dance DaySusan B. Anthony was a...
View ArticleOpen Letter to Caitlyn Jenner from a Trans-Sister: 'What we most need from...
Laura A. Jacobs is a trans and genderqueer-identified psychotherapist in the NYC area. She works with sexual/gender minority populations. And she has a mighty big problem with the antics and misused...
View ArticleThe left should stop fearing the inevitable. It's time to embrace the future.
In comparison to the futurist utopian visions of the twentieth-century left, the reveries perpetrated by many in left-wing communities today are lacklustre and spiritless. There, I said it.It appears...
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Pride to Love - A Humble Proposal
2015 was truly a monumental year for progressives in the United States. The Fair Housing Act was upheld, subsidies for recipients of the Affordable Care Act were ratified, the Confederate flag seems to...
View ArticleLeft or Right? A Test (20 Questions)
Here are twenty questions, covering multiple topics, whose answers should distinguish conservatives from liberals.
View ArticleThe Knee-Jerkedly Objective Mainstream Media (Updated)
In light of Mark Halperin's denunciation of the so-called Obama bias in the media's coverage of the presidential campaign, I have decided to repost this diary. I honestly believe that the cognitive...
View ArticleWhy the Democratic Party needs to reject liberal ideas
Over the past few decades, the Democratic Party has taken a significant lurch to the right on economics. They have largely stood by as corporate profits rise, while the incomes of the middle class...
View ArticleDemocrats voting for Gina Haspel is just embarrasing
Six Democrats! Six Democrats voted for a far-right loon who has led the brutal torture of suspected terrorists. She is so bad that three Republicans opposed her!And now I just have to ask this: what do...
View ArticleMy Current House Projection
Hey guys.Right now, I’m placing both parties at 204 seats apiece, with the rest of the seats being tossups. I’d say that there is a 55% chance of the Democrats taking the house right now.I’m kinda...
View ArticleWhy Are We Not Treating "I Won't Vote for Democrats Until Far-Left Liberals...
...as the Very Serious Mental Disorder That It Is? I’ve written enough about the “extremes on Both Sides®” and the differences between them, and the infuriating double standard in modern politics that...
View ArticleI am PROUD to be part of the ANGRY LEFT WING MOB
I am PROUD to be part of the ANGRY LEFT WING MOBSpread the word and use President Trump’s and the Republicans words against them.We are PROUD to be part of the ANGRY LEFT WING MOB
View ArticleBeto-Hate, and the Viability Void in the Democratic Party
This story was written by Robert Burney for The Clyde Fitch Report. CFR produces and publishes opinion and reporting at the crossroads of arts and politics.Has a would-be candidate already been written...
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