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Jackson Thoreau is the pen name of a Washington, D.C.-area journalist/writer. Books include Not Our President: The Movement for Democracy and Against GOP Fascism [updated in 2022], The King of the Internet [2019], and Born to Cheat [2007].

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A flier by Democrat U.S. Rep. David Trone notes the extreme positions of GOP opponent Neil Parrott, who once proposed tattooing people with HIV., From Uploaded
(3 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, September 10, 2022
Another GOP extremist who proposed tattooing HIV patients has good shot at winning Congress seat A Maryland Republican state legislator once proposed tattooing people with HIV. Thanks to a judge appointed by Clinton, he has a good chance to win a Congress seat.
A man holds a sign reading
(27 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, January 31, 2019
The political high road: Do we want more Obamas or more Trumps? Taking the high road in politics doesn't often seem to work, especially these days. But isn't it better than more people overcrowding the low road?
Silhouette, From FlickrPhotos
(5 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, December 26, 2017
MeToo movement needs to get beyond celebrity-scalp hunting The MeToo movement has done much to not just raise awareness about sexual harassment, but actually hold some high-profile people accountable. Yet, it needs to move beyond celebrity scalp-hunting to better hold those accountable who are not so well-known.
(54 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Monday, March 13, 2017
Resistance to Trump continues to grow Resistance to Trump continues to grow as seen in boisterous Town Hall meetings and the rise of numerous sites and groups.
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, February 25, 2017
New Book Details Resistance Movement against Trump New Book details resistance movement against Trump.
Black bloc members and others run after some say police threw a
(13 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, January 21, 2017
A Deeper Look at the Black Bloc: Did Trump's People Fund these Anarchists? The black bloc, a group of anarchists who infiltrate protests and wreak havoc, might be paid by financiers close to Trump, some say. Their violence of property would provide a convenient excuse for Trump to, say, outlaw all public demonstrations in D.C.
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Bye, Bye, Miss American Dream [A Song with Apologies to Don McLean] Poetic song to the tune of "American Pie" with apologies to Don McLean.
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Exit polls about on target this election Election exit polls turned out to be on target this time, in contrast to 2004.
(4 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, November 4, 2008
From Bush to President Obama: What a Difference from 2000 The example we set for the world this election was quite a contrast to the one eight years ago.
(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, October 29, 2008
More celebrity athletes put money on Obama A key athlete such as LeBron James endorsing Obama could make a difference in convincing people to register and vote, especially in a key swing state like Ohio.
(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, October 2, 2008
Even McCain himself admits he has poor judgment McCain has a long history of poor judgment – one that he even admits when pressed.
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Palin's shallow record makes her worse than Bush Usually vice presidential candidates don't demand much focus. But in an election in which senior citizen John McCain could easily die in the White House if he gets there - since he looks like he is about 90 - we have to review Sarah Palin's record. And that record is as shallow as the Republican Party's platform.
(11 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Monday, August 13, 2007
Cheney helped force Rove out Perhaps Rove wants to spend more time with his gay stepfather, the one who left Rove and his suicidal mother during Christmas time one year, to talk about "family values."
(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Monday, July 9, 2007
The Wonder Years of Rove and Cheney The youth of Cheney and Rove has not been examined as much as Bush's younger days. But to understand why those men are so deceitful today, we must look at their upbringing, which Jackson Thoreau details in his new book, Born to Cheat.
SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Who took America? Take Back America conference asks some tough questions Jason Alexander may have asked the toughest: Who took America?
(11 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Should mental health screenings be required to buy guns? And maybe we should look at what countries like Germany and Canada are doing to control homicide.
(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Friday, April 13, 2007
Third largest newspaper in Vermont joins chorus calling Bush worst president in U.S. history and for impeachment Vermont paper joins chorus calling for impeachment
(5 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, March 28, 2007
More scholars and others call Bush worst president ever; New book shows how Bush & Co. have broken rules all their lives Let us make sure future generations don't make the same mistakes we did.
SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, February 4, 2007
Raise hell, for Molly It's time for all of us who still give a damn about what Molly wrote about and believed to answer the call, once again.
(5 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Racism in 'Kramer' is in us all, even Sean Hannity Republicans like Hannity denounce such exhibitions as Richards' and call them sick. What they see in Richards is a reflection of themselves. It's a reflection of our entire society.

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