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I am a progressive,& an Oregon Progressive Party member who has become convinced we Americans have only ONE 2 faced War Party which typically offers us the choice of two mediocre candidates from which to choose. We Americans who supposedly pride ourselves on our hatred of monopolies have allowed two parties to monopolize our political system until they've fallen into the practice of colluding to destroy our democracy with a political version of price fixing.
(6 comments) SHARE Saturday, January 24, 2015 Look at California! or dare we whisper "revolution"?
I'd begun to reel from the rank corruption of our political and economic system, but I had nearly given up hope for reform in this country - and I'd definitely given up hope that either faction of the 2-faced Uni-Party was ever going to be a party to the changes we need.
(5 comments) SHARE Sunday, November 16, 2014 My Prescription for America's Ailing Democracy
If America's democracy is to be "saved" or reformed - it will necessitate local grassroots leadership and some systemic change.
(5 comments) SHARE Saturday, July 30, 2011 The Summer of our Discontent
John F. Kennedy once said, "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." As Americans face multiple national crises which could lead to inevitable violence,we need to consider our options.
(5 comments) SHARE Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Joe and the Democrats
Joe Lieberman and the Democratic Party may seem to have a strange relationship but a few clues might help to shed some light on the mystery.
(1 comments) SHARE Friday, October 30, 2009 A Book for the Sci-Idiot and the Savant
A Book Review:
A book which presents the science of climate change
The Sky Is The Limit, by Rich Albertson.
(17 comments) SHARE Saturday, August 8, 2009 MoveOn and Me
The Democrats are trying to peddle as health care reform something which has a distinctly fishy smell, and Republicans are offering us political drama. MoveOn may be taking all this very seriously, but I'm not sure we voters should.
(1 comments) SHARE Thursday, May 28, 2009 Blood - Guts - and Dollars
The Obama Administration has been in the news in some mighty interesting ways over the last month- but too little is new since the Bush Administration left office.