(16 comments) SHARE        Thursday, July 14, 2011
How Benjamin Franklin Caused the Revolutionary War What did you learn in school about the causes of the Revolutionary War? Oh, that's right - the one dollar per year tax on tea. That's certainly worth dying for. What did you learn of "Debt Money?" Anything?

(9 comments) SHARE        Monday, September 24, 2012
The REAL "Entitlement" Programs Benefit the Rich Social Security, Medicare, and Unemployment Insurance are not gifts from the wealthy to the workers of America. We pay our own way. The real "entitlement" programs are the ones we workers fund for the benefit of the rich.

(7 comments) SHARE        Saturday, December 27, 2008
This Financial Mess - Causes and Cures This economic breakdown is not new. It has happened over and over and over again in these United States. If you realy want to know what's happening now, read on...

(4 comments) SHARE        Sunday, September 4, 2011
The Civil War and the National Debt Think you know about our national debt?

(4 comments) SHARE        Monday, November 12, 2012
Let's make Election Day a national holiday Election Day should be a national holiday. The words, "Election Day" are already capitalized, so we're halfway there. I can hear bosses everywhere howling: "You lazy workers just want another day off." Of course, but what if I told you we could have an Election Day holiday with no adverse effect to your business?

(1 comments) SHARE        Saturday, March 16, 2013
Paul Ryan: The Paris Hilton of politics Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian, are famous, not because they have accomplished anything, but simply because they are famous, period. Today, I'd like to nominate the celebrated and influential Republican Representative, Paul Ryan for membership in that elite club.

(3 comments) SHARE        Monday, November 18, 2013
Another silly conspiracy theory in 600 words What do Richard M. Nixon, George H. W. Bush, and Lee Harvey Oswald have in common?

(7 comments) SHARE        Friday, July 15, 2016
Republican hypocrisy on parade The Republicans leading the attack against Hillary Clinton's Benghazi and email "scandals" better not look in the mirror.

(4 comments) SHARE        Friday, March 22, 2013
Tell me again, why did we invade Iraq? Last week marked the 10th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. For most of us, Iraq is "Mission Accomplished" and we are on to other things. For many others, on both sides, still fighting injuries, demons, and the loss of loved ones, this war remains a deep, festering wound. I don't want to rehash who lied to get us in that war, but tell me whether or not removing one man from power was worth the sacrifice?

(1 comments) SHARE        Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Mitt Romney's healthcare heaven Romney may have stumbled upon the key to solving America's healthcare conundrum.

(24 comments) SHARE        Monday, September 16, 2013
Mommy, Where Does Money Come from? I would guess that for many people in the U.S., perhaps most, money plays an extremely important role. For something as ubiquitous and all-consuming as money, why isn't its story, its history, taught to every school kid in America?

(3 comments) SHARE        Monday, August 20, 2012
Does income tax punish the rich? Many right-wing apologists complain that the rich pay too much in taxes while the average citizen does not pay enough. Let's see if that's true.

(5 comments) SHARE        Monday, December 23, 2013
Happy Birthday, Federal Reserve Monday is the Federal Reserve's 100th Birthday. We should all take a moment to understand what that means to us all.

(15 comments) SHARE        Saturday, November 9, 2013
Are we, in fact, a welfare nation? This week, conservative pundit Bill O'Reilly blessed America with an article titled: "We are, in fact, a welfare nation," putting forth the theory that there are more people in America today who are on welfare than have full-time jobs. I agree with him, but have a slightly different focus than his.

(9 comments) SHARE        Friday, September 8, 2017
A way forward to decrease abortions I am writing about abortion today because, in Republican red states, women's reproductive rights are running frantically backwards these days. Many states are trying as hard as they can to make it impossible for a woman to obtain a safe abortion.

(8 comments) SHARE        Saturday, September 21, 2013
The eternal curse of debt money Last week, I promised to tell you about a better way to create money, by having our own government make it, without debt. Now this isn't some wild idea I just thought up, it's actually part of our Constitution: "Only Congress shall have the power to coin money and regulate the value thereof." Unfortunately, private bankers have always issued our nation's currency and have charged us interest for the privilege...

(11 comments) SHARE        Wednesday, October 2, 2013
The death of debt free money As you watch the evening news or read of the endless arguments in Congress, about whether or not they should pay their bills or raise the debt ceiling, realize that these battles are absolutely unnecessary. Very few people understand that our nation can move forward to a better and brighter future by simply having our U.S. Treasury issue our nation's money without debt, rather than continuing to "borrow" it

SHARE        Wednesday, September 4, 2013
What going on with the banks' excess reserves? For the past two weeks, in this Daily Republic column, we've been examining Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders' four questions for the next Federal Reserve Chairman. This week's question is: "What would you do to divert the $2 trillion in excess reserves that financial institutions have parked at the Fed into more productive purposes, such as helping small- and medium-sized businesses create jobs?"

(3 comments) SHARE        Friday, October 18, 2013
Ted Cruz, King of the Lemmings The government shutdown is over. Let's take stock of the cost and look to the future.

(5 comments) SHARE        Tuesday, March 27, 2012
When the truth is found to be lies ... It has long been part of the Republican mantra that they are the fiscally conservative party and that the Democrats are spending our children into slavery. After today, that changes.

(2 comments) SHARE        Friday, October 19, 2012
Doing the Benghazi Shuffle Does it make sense for congressional Republicans to cut U.S. embassy funding and then complain about inadequate security in Benghazi?" Apparently it's "Yes," if you can convince voters the attack was Obama's fault and distract them from Romney's blunders and malarkey.

(1 comments) SHARE        Thursday, August 18, 2016
Death of the Trickle-Down Theory In the entire history of the United States, there has never been so much money stuck way, way up there, available for trickling. If the Republican's Trickle-Down Theory had any validity at all, our economy would be going gangbusters, but as they delight in pointing out, our economy is growing very slowly, thereby nullifying their own absurd "theory."

SHARE        Saturday, November 19, 2016
Yet another 2016 election post-mortem Sure, every pundit and Bob, your uncle, has weighed-in on this election, but these election post-mortems are near-sacred rituals and since we're facing harrowing political headwinds, we all need to dearly embrace our established and revered cultural traditions, such as this.

SHARE        Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Voting is the essence of freedom "The Founders knew well from history that a democracy always self-destructs when the people discover they can take from others to give to themselves." This well-worn line, used extensively and exclusively by conservatives, has almost become their mantra. Right-wing extremists are afraid poor people will take over the government, take money from the rich, and then give it to themselves. Is that a valid fear?

(6 comments) SHARE        Thursday, September 6, 2012
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Believe it or not, the answer to this old riddle may make you mad and also tell you how your brain functions.

(2 comments) SHARE        Friday, August 26, 2016
A Democraic voter conspiracy? Republicans have focused on the alleged importance of photo voter I.Ds. With I.D. zealots, it doesn't seem to matter that tens of thousands of legitimate voters would be denied their Constitutional right to vote, so long as one irrational person is kept from voting twice. Republicans call this "voter integrity" or "truing the vote," nice-sounding terms, but what they are actually trying to do is not so nice, steal elections.

(5 comments) SHARE        Friday, April 6, 2018
Why we vote against our interests History books are filled with humanity's repetitive madness, but learning, correcting, and moving forward seems ever receding goal. "Next time we won't make that same mistake." Until we do. Why? Because there is a tremendous advantage in not evolving, maybe not for you or me, but for a powerful few. There is big money to be made from lies, fights, and panic.

(4 comments) SHARE        Tuesday, May 1, 2012
President Obama, Fix the Fed Do you have a couple minutes to make the world a better place? Read the article, click on the link, and ask President Obama to Fix the Fed.

(6 comments) SHARE        Thursday, June 6, 2013
Disposing of President Obama's "scandals" President Obama has been under attack by the right-wing media for a series of so-called "scandals." If you look into these stories, you don't find much there. But what would they talk about on Fox without them?

(13 comments) SHARE        Sunday, September 8, 2013
Debt money and the buzzing of flies Our national currency is based on debt because every penny in circulation is loaned to us by bankers, rather than being issued, debt-free, by our Treasury Department. Usually, this system works just fine. Day to day, we labor at our jobs, make money, buy a home, raise our families, and grow ever older. But, there are problems with this system...

SHARE        Thursday, May 24, 2012
Mitt Romney's Economic Acumen Is Mitt Romney the right choice for getting America back on her economic tracks?

(1 comments) SHARE        Saturday, May 2, 2009
1819 Revisited Bankers have manipulated our economy up and down for their gain for hundreds of years. Our current situation is no different. Let's look back to another era and another response.

(2 comments) SHARE        Monday, December 3, 2012
Republicans, heal thyself Republicans have lost sight of mainstream American values to the detriment of us all. This is a compilation of three weekly articles written for the Fairfield, California newspaper, The Daily Republic. The purpose is to help the Republican Party get back on track so our government can function. Think of it as a public-service announcement.

(2 comments) SHARE        Friday, April 4, 2014
Crimea river; I really don’t care The Soviet Union broke apart a mere twenty or so years ago into more than a dozen various independent nations. Things are still shaking out over there and as the dust settles, there are bound to be some second thoughts and aftershocks to such an extraordinary political tectonic shift. If you've ever purchased a globe, it's likely out of date.

SHARE        Monday, October 15, 2012
Your official debate cheat sheet Like David Letterman's Top Ten list, or Sarah Palin's palm, I've listed ten items that can help you figure out what is really being said at Tuesday's Presidential debate.

(8 comments) SHARE        Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Taxation without representation Ever wonder why our government seems so disconnected from the will of the people?

SHARE        Wednesday, August 28, 2013
The Warren and Sanders Fed Chairman questions, part 2 This is part two of a three part series on Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders' questions for the next Fed Chairman

SHARE        Thursday, June 27, 2013
Truth, Justice, and the American way It surely seems we have come a long way as a society; Selma Alabama, the scene of so many racial confrontations in the 1950's and 60's, elected their first Black Mayor in 2000 and their second in 2008. But the racists and Republicans are still at it. According to the Brennan Center for Justice, 184 proposed abusive voting changes have been withdrawn or blocked by the U.S. Justice Department, just since 1999.

SHARE        Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Business is booming in Texas! Corporate propagandists, paid right-wing foundation writers, and their leagues of followers delight in proclaiming that we have "too many" laws and regulations here in California. They continually attempt to re-define "freedom" as a lack of corporate regulation and enforcement and then prattle on about how regulations are bad for business, despite the fact that California is one of the world's top ten economic powerhouses.

(1 comments) SHARE        Saturday, February 7, 2009
Jury Nullification "If the jury feels the law is unjust, we recognize the undisputed power of the jury to acquit, even if its verdict is contrary to the law as given by a judge, and contrary to the evidence...If the jury feels that the law under which the defendant is accused is unjust, or that exigent circumstances justified the actions of the accused, or for any reason which appeals to their logic or passion, the jury has the power to acquit."

SHARE        Thursday, January 28, 2016
Soft Core Terrorism Fear and hate have been used since the beginning of oral history to control people and promote agendas. We see them used today by terrorists, the Republican Party, and by Fox News.

SHARE        Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Stand your ground, Republicans! While Todd Akin's abortion remarks may seem wildly out of touch with reslity to the Progressive crowd, they resonate with a wide audience of conservative voters. Unfortunately, there exists a significant percentage of the voting public who appreciate that bizarre mix of mythology, misogyny, pseudo-science, and religion that these Republicans bring to political discussions.

SHARE        Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Yes, Al, there is a Santa Claus Congressional investigations into President Obama's "scandals" are being conducted by House Oversight Committee Chairman, Republican Darrell Issa. Like an evil Santa Claus, he entices right-wingers with his brightly-colored packages, but they are bitterly disappointed when they find them filled with coal.

SHARE        Monday, October 14, 2013
More helpful hints for Republicans Citizens United, Part Two. How can we influence the government? Simply purchase the elections. Does money corrupt the government? Gee, let's ask the Supreme Court.

SHARE        Monday, October 8, 2012
Obama Debates Zelig We all know politicians tell us voters what we want to hear, that's how they get elected, but Romney stands out as an eerily special case. "Flip-Flopper" is a term given to politicians who change their minds on one or two issues; but this is different.

(1 comments) SHARE        Friday, May 3, 2013
Devils, dirty deeds, and dark money The Supreme Court's "Citizens United" ruling has created a new class of political investors, those who are so ashamed of what they are doing that they wish to remain anonymous.

SHARE        Friday, August 16, 2013
And the next Fed Chairman is ... The Chairman of the Federal Reserve Banking System is a very powerful person who is capable of affecting the well-being of every person living in the U.S. Answers to Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren's questions will offer a deep insight into the nominee's understanding of the awesome social responsibility that comes with this position.

(1 comments) SHARE        Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Stricter rules for big 8 banks? The headline last Tuesday, "Regulators proposing stricter rule for big 8 banks," makes us think that federal bank regulators are doing a great job, policing and controlling our "too big to fail" banks. Are they?

SHARE        Thursday, September 13, 2012
Better off with Mitt? The question being asked by Republicans these days is: "Are you better off than you were four years ago?" Four years ago Bush was still in office and the Great Recession had not yet reached its full fury. The more important question that we should all be asking is: "Will you be better off in four years under Romney?"

(1 comments) SHARE        Friday, January 16, 2009
A Note About the Bailout The Bailout, like the "War on Terror" and the Iraq and Afganistan wars, is just another way to send trillions of working-class Americans' dollars to the richest of the rich. How do you think they got that way? Hard work?

SHARE        Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Romney's retroactive tax returns If Romney can retroactively quit Bain Capital, why can't he retroactively re-do and show us his taxes?

SHARE        Sunday, February 26, 2012
America: Kick out the Jams! The Republicans have used their "Do Nothing" game plan before - With poor results. And, it's time again to kick out the Jams...

SHARE        Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Fix This Mess Contest Fix this economic mess in 1,000 words or less and you just may win $1 billion!!! Send in your best ideas. Are you as smart as Congress? Prove it.