How liberal activists may have have destroyed Britain’s Labor Party Jeremy Corbyn is being reelected Party Leader of Britain’s Labour despite nearly unanimous opposition of the elected Members of Parliament from his won party. The story is eerily similar to the current state of t[...]
Posts Tagged ‘politics’
Cost money to make money
A homeless man finally gets a job after months of searching. He was accused of not wanting to work, and even worse he was more or less exiled from his family due to his lack of employment. This is despite the fact that he has been looking for some time. More than willing to work, […][...]
August 30th, 2016 - 12:45 pm § in America, The Ave Scene
Why, What, How, Where, When?
Why have me read, Ellison, Baldwin, Parks, and Wright as a kid, if at the end of the day, I was supposed to simply accept the cards I was dealt. What was the point of learning and studying about Malcolm, Toure, Seale and Huey, if all we are going to do in response to police […][...]
August 28th, 2016 - 1:48 am § in America
Water Is Not A Human Right, Should Be Privatized
THIS IS SCARY!!!!! Nestle CEO claims water should be privatized![...]
June 15th, 2016 - 6:49 pm § in America
Scrapping a Naval Heritage
While it was docked in Rhode Island, a pair of peregrine falcons had chicks in a nest aboard the carrier USS Saratoga. “After consultation with the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife, any movement plans were put on hold until after Aug. 15 to be certain that any fledglings would have ample t[...]
Not thinking big enough
It’s been widely reported, in recent months, that black people, who were and continue to be disproportionately affected by anti-marijuana laws, are now being excluded from the growing legalized pot industry. In Seattle, this reality combined with growing frustrations over the gentrification of[...]
May 10th, 2016 - 1:17 am § in America
Has Obama Failed?
The Obama presidency has been harmed by many things. Some of these are the horrible heritage of a bungled, four trillion dollar war left behind by George Bush and others come from the disgusting racism encouraged by the Republican Party. Beyond all that, however, there is another issue. That issue [...]
April 17th, 2016 - 9:25 am § in America
Republicans and Guns
A “responsible gun owner” in Philly kills his 4-year-old daughter while playing with a gun, then blames his 5-year-old son for her death. Still want to argue our laws aren’t not too lax about who can have guns? But Republicans want to remove what few restrictions still exist. Would[...]
Why doesn’t my time playing Basketball count towards recreational experience?
Why doesn’t my time as a scholarship athlete at both the University of Washington and Portland State University count towards recreational experience on a job application? The amount of time put into the game of basketball should count for some type of experience other than, being able to list tha[...]