America’s “Ongoing Wars” and the “Military Class”
It hasn’t gotten a lot of attention lately, but in case you haven’t noticed, America’s ongoing wars (Iraq, Afghanistan, you name it, if it’s in the Middle East they’ll invade it!) are fought by a “military class” with very little representation on the part of the upper class.
Separating Children from Their Parents
The separation of children from their parents going on at the U.S. border is a disgusting national disgrace for which we should all be ashamed.
What can I say about the shooting of Antwon Rose?
What can I say about the shooting of Antwon Rose, Jr. (age 17) in Pittsburgh that I didn’t say about Stephon Clark (age 22) in Sacramento? How time flies when you’re watching handsome young black men get shot in the back!
“I Really Don’t Care, do U?”
We know that our current First Lady, Milania Trump, is no Eleanor Roosevelt and doesn’t aspire to be, but suffice to say she’s shown her true colors by wearing an “I Really Don’t Care, do U?” jacket on her way to visit a children’s detention facility on our southern border.
Trumps Tax Cuts Will Add to Income Inequality
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi got in trouble with a lot of people for saying the middle class got nothing but “crumbs” from the Trump tax cuts, but I have to say I agree with her, strongly.
Another Unarmed Black Man Falls Victim
We now have another unarmed young black man shot and killed by the police, this time in Sacramento, the latest in the American countdown, so to speak.
The Carried Interest Loophole
Let’s talk about the Carried Interest Loophole.
“A Rich Man’s War and a Poor Man’s Fight”
There’s no question but that a lot of what’s going on today reminds me of the Cotton Kingdom, the principality of sorts that tore our country apart over 150 years ago in a terrible Civil War.
Trump’s “Base” and Their “Elites”
I’m amazed at how Trump’s “base” hates their so-called “elites,” but doesn’t seem to have the slightest bit of anger or resentment for big business, Wall Street banks, or the super rich—in a nutshell, the top 1%, the modern-day lords of the Cotton Kingdom.
Crumbs for the “Common Man”
On my website I talk a lot about the “common man” (a group which today would undoubtedly include women and should thus probably be referred to as the “common person”), maybe because, being born in the 1830s as I was, my point of reference goes back to the days of Andrew Jackson, our 7th President and a champion of the common man.