As the United States continues its slide into corporatocracy and oligarchy, the concept of universal healthcare becomes ever more unlikely. As the midterms approach, we need to brace ourselves for the onslaught of messaging from the GOP to the effect …
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Bashing Socialism
Margaret Thatcher made this comment in the 1980s, before the Internet made it possible for most people to figure out that: The countries that make universal healthcare and free education available to their citizens are the happiest nations and Earth, …
Countries Without God
A couple of months ago, I happened to ask a friend who had emigrated from Sweden if she was religious. “No!” she exclaimed. “Almost no one in Sweden is religious.” As we see at left, there seems to be a …
Left Wing Values Are Holding Firm Against an Onslaught of Hate and Stupidity
Trump is a gifted human being–in one sense only, but it’s an extremely important one. He can speak to greedy people in a compelling way. But more importantly, he can address huge masses of unintelligent Americans in a way that …
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Universal Healthcare
I had a conversation with a senior hospital administrator the other day, and the subject of universal healthcare came up. I mentioned that the United States is the only country in the developed world that doesn’t offer this to its …
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Our Most Tragic Losses Don’t Just Happen; They’re Caused
There is no doubt that the level of corruption in American politics makes it difficult for this nation to make progress, and that’s essentially true regardless of what one thinks of whatever the word “progress” means: universal healthcare, quality public …
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Mark Twain’s Advice Should Not Be Taken Lightly, But …
It’s never a good idea to dismiss something Mark Twain said out of hand. Yet the majority of Americans are on the right side of most political issues. We want common sense gun laws, quality education, women’s rights, universal healthcare, …
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Universal Healthcare for the United States
Re: the meme here, how stupid do you have to be to buy into this? The U.S. is the only developed nation on Earth without universal healthcare. Bernie’s trying to make this nightmare end for tens of millions of people. …
Comparing the Republicans and Democrats
We commonly hear that the two major American political parties are virtually indistinguishable from one another, and perhaps that was true a few decades ago when centrism was the rule of the day. But, as illustrated in the meme here, …
Selecting a U.S. President in 2024
Australian Malcolm Roxburgh writes: I can’t fathom American politics. Surely, out of 300+ million, you can find someone under 60 years of age with all their facilities to be President. Thank you, Malcolm. This is a thought I’ve had dozens …
