The United States is an oligarchy, not a democracy The country that presents itself as a universal model of democracy does not meet the basic standards of a system in which the majority makes decisions[...]
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American Missionary Killed by People of the Andaman Islands
John Allen Chau felt he was called by Jesus to bring the gospel to the uncontacted people. Perhaps his God had a different idea. (Abstracted from The Sun) The tribe reportedly shot the U.S. citizen with arrows when he arrived on the shore. “He tried to reach the Sentinel island on November 1[...]
Generalissimo Trump snubbed America’s soldiers and veterans three times last weekend.
But he never misses a chance to praise himself. First he went to France ostensibly to represent America at World War 1 commemorations, but bailed out of an American military cemetery visit because it was raining. His excuse was Marine One, the presidential helicopter, couldn’t fly in that wea[...]
How Americans settle close and disputed elections (in fact, not fantasy)
Ultimately, our government’s legitimacy derives from the consent of the governed, and we agree to abide by election results by mutual consent. While our system of government is not strictly based on majority rule, all of our elections are governed the principle of majority rule — i.e., h[...]
An Immigration Plan Based on American Opportunity
The Trumpies have demonized immigrants to the point where comparisons to Nazi Germany are all too real. That fomenting of hatred obscures the real need for a functional immigration policy that addresses America’s tradition as the land of opportunity, Here is my plan: 1. Felonize illegal em[...]
Airbus Sends Jobs to America. Is Alabama part of America????
Reposted from Sept 14 2105 Airbus has announced that is now an an American firm. Following Boeing’s lead Airbus has overseased its new plant to low wage, anti union Mobile, Alabama . The site at Mobile, Alabama is the result of a $600 million, (530 million euros), investment by Europe’s [...]
Maybe Trump Needs a Lesson in History … America is not exceptional
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Trump begins stripping American Hispanics of their citizenship
“His official American birth certificate shows he was delivered by a midwife in Brownsville, at the southern tip of Texas. He spent his life wearing American uniforms: three years as a private in the Army, then as a cadet in the Border Patrol and now as a state prison guard. But when Juan, 40[...]
Remembering McCain, just one of America’s great heroes.
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