Tactics for Toppling Trump

Tactics for Toppling Trump: A Strategy of Invited Repression  Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them, and these will continue till […]

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Democratic Socialism versus Republican Fascism

There are no Socialist governments anywhere in the world.  The word socialism has been blanched of meaning, used by everyone from Russian Communists and  Cuban revolutionaries on the left, and on the right German National Socialists (Nazis) come to mind.  It is used because it resonates among European voters and it has a purpose.  Democratic […]

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Trump’s Curious Three Percent: Follow the Money

Trump doesn’t much care for things that do not personally benefit him. Then what’s to make of the juxtaposition of his attitudes toward Russia (Putin, good) and NATO, for which he demands all members live up to a vague pledge to spend 3% of their GDP on military expenditures?  Why would our defense costs have […]

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An Open Letter to Jake Tapper on Biden Bashing

Jake! My man! I am right next door, in a place I like to call the Mutilation Room. You believe you struck a blow for truth and freedom with a book shining a bright light on Biden’s aging and associated mental decline. You haven’t really illuminated anything we did not know, but you got another […]

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Run DNC

The Democratic Party is being widely criticized and excoriated for not doing a better job of opposing Trump.  Worse, most of the elected officials in the party are pursuing a hopeless strategy, waiting for Trump to stumble.  They think this will provide them with the opportunity to block his dismantling of our republic.  This seems […]

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Monumental Cruelty, by the Numbers

Contemporary fascism is usually described with words, but numbers will also work. Trump’s proposed budget is remarkable for quantifying cruelty, shifting the tax burden from the rich to everyone else and offering hopes and prayers rather than food and shelter for the neediest among us.  Of the $1.6T total budget fully $1.2B goes to the […]

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Private Venting is not Public Assembling

Posting on social media sites may make you feel better. These are dark times for American democracy so it is best not internalize all of the rage, anger, hurt, embarrassment and shame. Trump’s virulent attacks on the venerable U.S. Constitution and the rule of law gravely weakens our Republic. It is cathartic to mock and […]

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Fewer Mass Shootings: Rightwing Wackos Stand Down

The number of mass shootings has diminished since Trump took office because the vanguards of racist violence are thrilled with him.  It is not mere chance that right wing murderers are cultivated in online fascist hothouses.  They seek the approval of their peers for their heinous acts, where they rightly expect to be praised for […]

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