It’s “Morning In America” again, people. Accept that there is good news and allow yourself to feel good about it. Stop being “nattering nabobs of negativity” and wallowing in Covid Hell self-pity. Brighter days lie ahead, Bunky. Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman has good advice for the Biden admnistration today which they would be … Read more
The corporate media “gatekeepers,” i.e., the New York Times and the Washington Post, are really failing the American people with their both-siderism model of editorial opinions, what Fox News used to laughably advertise itself as “fair and balanced.” There is right and wrong. How about we try that for a change? The Washington Post employs … Read more
Apparently, small ball is just as prevalent in Washington D.C. as it is in baseball. While the big headline bills of Build Back Better, increased voting rights, immigration reform, and justice reform languish (for now,) other less “controversial” (to Republicans) and vitally important bills are garnering widespread support. According to reporting by NBC News, Congress … Read more
Above: Teddy Roosevelt, Trust Buster, during the last corporate Gilded Age. Time to break the monopoly power of corporations again in this new corporate Gilded Age. Even as the omicron variant spread rapidly earlier this winter, employers have been eager to hire, a sign of a resilient economy. The winter spike in infections briefly tripped … Read more
The United States has an abundance of Covid-19 vaccines, they are widely available through your local pharmacy, and they are free of charge. Hundreds of millions of doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been given worldwide, with only a tiny fraction of people worldwide having experienced any adverse reaction. The vaccines are safe and effective, and … Read more