Yesterday, the House Ways and Means Committee’s ranking member tried to pull off a well-worn…
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The last piece I contributed to this forum was last Wednesday, November 16, 2022. It…
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A conservative justice on the Supreme Court asserted after the overturning of Roe v. Wade…
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Since around age sixteen, I have had friends and adults in my life who have…
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Since anti-Obama protesters donned three corner hats adorned with dangling tea bags, the Republicans have…
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[Poor white men] “ate Jim Crow, a psychological bird that told him that no matter…
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“I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way…
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CNN’s David Gergen: The Only Thing That Can Stop Donald Trump From Running in 2024…
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I have rolled a question around in my head for months; why are Republicans so…
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Let me start by saying no one—for or against—is in favor of abortion. Subjecting a…
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Florida bans its schools from teaching critical race theory On Thursday, Florida’s State Board of…
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I don’t know if this statement has been diarized, my apologies, but it bears repeating…
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Repost: Fordham Political Review. No one issue in politics today causes greater polarization than the…
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MSNBC Host Katy Tur is taking the family leave offered by MSNBC. She slammed the…
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Why is McConnell destroying the GOP? Why is Trump popular with his base? What does…
Politico constructed an oral history of the bin Laden raid and it’s worth the read…
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Just wanted to share this: Texas Senator Ted Cruz was not a fan of a Tuesday Daily Show segment…
Yesterday I was so depressed. Could not figure out why. Vet came and sat out…
Some big news today out of North Carolina: Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory’s career…
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“As in the Times Op-Ed from which the book originated, the title refers to the…
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So much thick-headed media activity this past week. OTOH Chuck Todd panders to the center…
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Senator Ron Johnson said the blatant part out loud, that he fears black people and…
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Some big news this week out of Missouri: A Missouri Democrat who works at an…
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Oprah Winfrey’s query of the exiled Royals was a superfluous gesture to most black Americans….
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To be fair, practically everyone’s opinion about the royal family is worthless, because the royal…
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The sparse number of actual carbon capture and sequestration projects plus weak carbon markets amplify the…
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Scientists have successfully cloned an endangered black-footed ferret from the genes of an animal named…
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Kitchen Table Kibitzing is a community series for those who wish to share a virtual…
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Lately, I feel like the whole world is Green Acres and I’m Mr. Douglas. (I…
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Nothing but baboons: x “Baboons do not go far from the place of their birth.”…
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But there are 40-odd cinder cones of once-active volcanos clustered near the bucolic town of…
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A loser’s victory rally, what a message. In his Valdosta, Georgia speech on Saturday Trump will…
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Typically, nations around the world watch but don’t celebrate the selection of our leaders. This…
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For six years, tadpoles have morphed into tiny chorus frogs in my backyard ponds. But…
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Maybe we can now just wait for every vote to be counted. Fortunately we’re past…
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One has to remember that an Amendment to the Constitution is PART of the Constitution,…
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A thorough bit of reporting by NBC has now tracked down the closest origins for…
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Lots of social distancing and challenging sound with an outdoor setting bordering a highway. Biden did…
George Washington shepherded the United States through the War for Independence and presided, literally, over…
This is VOTING INFO AND IS important to tell voters.. FLORIDA IS VERY IMPORTANT I…
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Periodically, ACM readers might want an introduction to anticapitalism. This emerges because of the disinformation propagated…
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Kitchen Table Kibitzing is a community series for those who wish to share a virtual…
In 2015, writer, Ramesh Ponnuru wrote a scathing rebuke in the National Review of President…
One could not help being moved by the sheer empathy displayed by MSNBC Host Hallie…
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Yes I am SHOUTING. That’s because this is about the most important thing you can…
One of the best and honest speeches given at Congressman John Lewis' funeral was by…
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Fortunately Twitter decided to rein in QAnon, one of many cults projecting both the main…
The New York Times has a good piece out about Joe Biden’s campaign and hpw…
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So much disinformation, so little disambiguation time. Enough gaslight to save the fossil-fuel industry. x…
“Quit being so emotional, Elaine, it’s not about the people, it’s about the money.” Mick…
