Here in the USA, we pretend that the Stock Market reflects how well the nation is. That’s the message pushed by mainstream media and capitalists. It doesn’t. There are many people in America who are suffering without work, without livable wages, without health care, without safe food and water, without good living conditions. In the…
Category: Politics
Which party am I in?
I’ve been becoming more interested in the #pirateparty here in the USA. There are a handful of active chapters, but none in the part of the country where I live. I with there was more going on. One observation I have is that other political parties are not aware of the compromise they make to…
Still Not Optimistic
I am reading a biography of Ronald Reagan (“Sleepwalking Through History” by Haynes Johnson). Donald Trump is pictured in the book and also described as a symbol of the Reagan years product of self-promoting greed, over-hyped success, and accumulation and flaunt of wealth. Inaugural balls and subsequent events gave the rich and famous ample opportunity…
From the Denver Sister March on Washington
I am a white male. I was in the Denver sister march on January 21st. It was a wonderful experience! It was very reassuring to be in a group of like-minded people, not as an angry rally opposed to others, but as a positive expression of human rights. Women’s rights are human rights, women’s lives…
A New Coalition Government for the USA
Instead of electing the POTUS, who then appoints a cabinet, we (optionally) eliminate the office of the President and instead elect the cabinet level leaders directly. They would still be part of the executive branch of government. We would promote the involvement of minor parties and essentially eliminate the Democratic and Republican parties, which we’ve…