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Donald Trump was opposed, vigorously, by Wall Street, by the media, by the ruling class, by other mega-billionaires like Mark Cuban, Warren Buffett, Bill Gates. And he won. In a very fucked-up and dysfunctional way, it means democracy won out. … Continue reading →

These are dark times for many of us who have certain political and human ideologies, who actually give a damn about each other and the planet in general. I’m reading and seeing alarm and panic and real fear–and that’s not … Continue reading →

OUTLINES FOR 1302 LECTURES Aftermath of the Civil War   3 Key Issues ReconstructionSlavery, Freedom, and Civil RightsKKK, Lynchings, Sharecropping      14th Amendment    Western Movement and Indian Genocide,  Tribal “Sovereignty”Wounded Knee Triumph of Capitalism  (North v. South), Means of Production, Government Intervention … Continue reading →

Pretty much everyone’s become engorged with rage over Donald Trump’s not-so-cryptic reference to his penis size in the GOP Prez Debate a few days ago.  But when it comes to presidential johnsons, he’s not in the same league as President … Continue reading →

Liberals love to sound the alarums about the “religious right” and its influence over the Republican Party.  For a few decades now, since the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980, Democrats and liberals have used evangelical Xians and other conservative … Continue reading →

  It’s been a full month without Ginsberg today, and I still see him everywhere, often with Kelsey, like I have since the day he rescued me. It’s like the day I took him to see ice. His water bowl … Continue reading →

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Since Nino Scalia’s demise on Saturday, the Republicans have been adamant that Barack Obama should not nominate someone to succeed him, and that if he did they would simply not hold hearings for the candidate, thus leaving the seat open … Continue reading →