Is the U.S. Barrelling Toward Revolution?
Here’s a fascinating twelve minutes of a longer interview with historian Mike Duncan, “an American political history podcaster and author. Duncan grew up in Washington state and now lives with his wife and children in France, where he is researching and writing a book. A self-described ‘complete history geek’ grew from an interest in ancient civilizations as…
Trump’s 40 Biggest Broken Promises
By Robert Reich Trump voters. Nearly 4 years in, here’s an updated list of Trump’s 40 biggest broken promises. 1. He said coronavirus would “go away without a vaccine.” You bought it. But it didn’t. While other countries got the pandemic under control and avoided large numbers of fatalities, the virus has killed more…
Nevada County: Expect Your Ballots in Mid-October
I called the office of Greg Diaz, the County Registrar, this morning and asked when they are planning to mail out the ballots for the November election. I was told that they will be mailed on October 5th, from Sacramento. I’m not reassured that they are being sent from Sacramento, because I ordered a…
The Past 5 GOP Presidents Have Used Fraud and Treason to Steer Themselves to Electoral Victory
By Thom Hartmann/Alternet Reprinted with permission of the author Originally published July 25, 2017 (more relevant today than ever) People are wondering out loud about the parallels between today’s Republican Party and organized crime, and whether “Teflon Don” Trump will remain unscathed through his many scandals, ranging from interactions with foreign oligarchs to killing tens…