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Totalitarian style [?] over substance in the new Trump wet kiss to himself. And dig that Mussolini-on-the-balcony production number. But when he humps the American flag, it’s strictly dry. Out of respect, you know. And they dare to use Aaron … Continue reading →

shows once more that he is among the lowest of the low. If little Marco thinks Dr. Fauci is an elitist, we trust that he will refuse all medical treatment for himself and his family, given that he considers physicians … Continue reading →

When you read things by and/or about creative mavericks, it gets your own individuality and creativity percolating. Last spring I was reading Sterne’s “A Sentimental Journey” and “Radical By Design,” Bettina Berch’s biography of Elizabeth Hawes. And just at that … Continue reading →

You can now pre-order Red Star, White Nights: The Life and Death of Yuri Soloviev on Amazon.

David Doel on his Rational National newscasts is intent on reminding us of the reality vs. the spin that the Democratic establishment is pitching. Democratic voter registration soared at the height of the protests last summer. 90% of black youth … Continue reading →

“Ultimately,” Chauncey Vega writes in Salon, “the mainstream media’s refusal to highlight the true danger of Trump’s ongoing coup attempt, and the depths of the country’s democratic crisis more generally, are a symptom of a much broader denial of truth … Continue reading →

Its defense of the Blackwater killers pardoned by Trump prompts the question: why aren’t religious groups calling for a boycott of Fox?

Beware the caprices of an aging diva. No, Nancy, $600 is NOT a “significant” amount of money for the desperately-strapped American population. Pelosi’s vicious, vindictive, petty maneuvering to keep AOC or any other progressive out of any catbird seat is … Continue reading →

Appointing Bruce Reed deputy chief of staff, Joe Biden ensures that in yet-another Democratic administration, Social Security will not be safe.

Jeff Cohen of RootsAction describes its “No Honeymoon” campaign as: “an effort to help save Biden from himself and from following in the footsteps—missteps, really—of his predecessors Obama and Clinton. Too much hesitation, vacillation, corporatism in the first two years … Continue reading →