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How posse comitatus or Commadus’s posse is already here
by ann summers Regardless of the degree of derangement, lone gunmen are always the decentralized form of terror, whether domestic manslaughter or random carnage. The problem despite some neologistic tendencies by the MIC to organize fear or procurement of weapons … Continue reading
Despite the BP oil spill and Arctic exploration, simulated exploitation is at your fingertips
By Ann Summers Imagine if seismic analysis was not applied to the oceans, a more open frontier despite the Law of the Sea but to the task of fracking, what kind of multi-player online role playing game (MMORPG) could be … Continue reading
Posted in Big Oil, Capitalism, Climate Change Deniers, Climatology, Countries
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Picture of the Day for June 29, 2015: How “Incentives” Work for the Rich and Poor
Posted by Elaine Magliaro Click here to view more political cartoons by Steve Sack.
Posted in Capitalism, Conservatives, Economic Policy, Economics, Government, Justice, Oligarchy, Political Science, Politics, Society, United States
Tagged 1%, Food Stamps, Poor People, Rich People
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Pope Francis, Republicans, and the Gospel of Climate Change Denial (With a Mark Fiore Political Cartoon Video)
Posted by Elaine Magliaro Award-winning political cartoonist Mark Fiore noted that since Pope Francis came “out on the side of acknowledging human-caused global warming, Republican presidential contenders are suddenly on the side of ‘science’ not religion.” Fiore: Thanks to the … Continue reading
Posted in Big Oil, Campaign Finance, Capitalism, Climate Change Deniers, Climatology, Conservatives, Energy Policy, Government, Oligarchy, Political Science, Politics, Science, Short Video, United Kingdom, United States
Tagged Climate Change, Global Warming, Mark Fiore, Political Cartoon, Pope Francis, Republicans
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Bill Maher on Republicans, Country-of-Origin Meat Labeling, and the United States of You Don’t Wanna Know
By Elaine Magliaro Last night, Bill Maher did a funny “New Rules” segment about the Republican party’s “fondness for axing both country-of-origin meat labeling and the estate tax…” He talked about House Republicans pushing “for a measure that would ban meat … Continue reading
Neocon Bill Kristol Gets into Heated Argument with John Heilemann over the Confederate Flag Issue, Claims That the Left Has a Campaign to Disrespect the Memory of Confederate Soldiers
By Elaine Magliaro Bill Kristol–neoconservative political analyst and commentator, founder and editor of The Weekly Standard, and clueless pundit who is wrong about everything–got into a heated discussion with Bloomberg’s Politics Editor John Heilemann on Morning Joe Wednesday. Kristol had … Continue reading
Governor Rick Snyder and the Unraveling of Democracy in the State of Michigan
By Elaine Magliaro Loretta Gottesdeiner of Tom’s Dispatch has an article over at Salon titled “Something is rotten in Michigan”: Poisoned water supplies, dissolved school districts and a massive unraveling of American democracy. Gottesdeiner says that Michigan Governor “Rick Snyder … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Conservatives, Corruption, Democracy, Government, Local Government, Political Science, Politics, Society, States, United States
Tagged Governor Rick Snyder, Michigan, Michigan Emergency Managers, Republicans
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Picture of the Day for May 31, 2015: Republican Jesus
Posted by Elaine Magliaro
Posted in Campaign Finance, Capitalism, Christianity, Conservatives, Democracy, Economic Policy, Economics, Government, Political Science, Politics, Religion, Socialism, United States
Tagged Jesus
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