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Bernard Weiner, Ph.D. in government & international relations, has taught at universities in California and Washington, worked for two decades as a writer-editor at the San Francisco Chronicle, and currently serves as co-editor of The Crisis Papers (www.crisispapers.org).
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 Shallow Throat: Has "The Revolution" Started?
The Republican mole has a lot to say about the forcess behind the two major parties, the Occupy Movement, Obama's more combative approach, and the laughably scary GOP candidates.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 Whirlpool of Crazy: A Letter to European Friends
Having trouble figuring out our cockamamie political system these days? Imagine if you're trying to do that on another continent. Here are some answers for our European friends.
Monday, June 6, 2011 The Water Is Wide: Building a Revolution
There are outbreaks of positive, activist responses to GOP extremism in the U.S. -- but there's not a coordinated effort to create a national movement against the worst excesses of the HardRight. With so many citizens turned off by Obama and Dem fecklessness and refusal to fight, here are some ideas for how the Left can battle its political despair.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 Inside Karl Rove's Diary: Return to Permanent Political War (2 comments)
Rove (aka Turdblossom, Bush's pet name for him) has returned to center stage with renewed desire to playmake the GOP's return to power. He has plenty to say about the Tea Party, Sarah Palin, the Big Dog, the GOP's "Big Lie" practice, and his plans to destroy the Obama presidency and the Democratic Party.
Saturday, October 23, 2010 Mystery of American Political Madness (1 comments)
In our current plutocratic system, rarely do leaders in positions of power ever have to pay a real penalty for their bad, or even illegal, acts. Either they are given a free pass or they find a "bad-apple" scapegoat. Republicans had one goal and one goal only: destroying his presidency in order to regain their political power, and all the perk$ that go with that power.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 WTF?: A Letter to Appalled, Puzzled European Friends (101 comments)
Friends from Germany and France raise provocative questions about America's current descent into the crazier-than-usual midterm election circus. The answers in response are not always pleasant, but they have to be faced. God help us, everyone!
