Category Archives: Democracy

Tales of Horror from the Christian Homeschool Movement: Child Brides, Child Abuse, Children Kept in Cages

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Thamiel Rosenkreuz has an interesting article over at If You Only News titled If She Bleeds, She Breeds: Christian Home Schoolers Debate Merits of Child Marriage. In her article, Rosenkreuz claimed that “parents are not always capable … Continue reading →

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Governor Rick Snyder and the Unraveling of Democracy in the State of Michigan

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

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 →

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What’s the Matter with Kansas?: How Governor Sam Brownback Threatened to Defund the Judiciary If It Rules Against a Law He Favors

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Things just keep getting worse in the state of Kansas thanks to the policies and political actions of its governor Sam Brownback. Steve Benen of MSNBC said, “If the spectacular failures of Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback’s (R) … Continue reading →

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Injustice in America: Regarding Texas’s Restrictive and Racist Voter ID Law and the Innocent Citizens It Disenfranchises (VIDEOS)

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Patrick Svitek of The Texas Tribune reported yesterday that presidential hopeful and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would use her speech today in Houston “to call for expanded early voting across the country and criticize states … Continue reading →

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Picture of the Day for June 4, 2015: On the Subject of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, the Koch Brothers…and ALEC

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

Posted by Elaine Magliaro FYI: Brendan Fischer and Mary Bottari posted an article titled Scott Walker: The First ALEC President? over at the Center for Media and Democracy’s PRWatch yesterday. I have an excerpt from the article below the fold.

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Picture of the Day for May 31, 2015: Republican Jesus

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

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Posted in Campaign Finance, Capitalism, Christianity, Conservatives, Democracy, Economic Policy, Economics, Government, Political Science, Politics, Religion, Socialism, United States | Tagged | 12 Comments

Picture of the Day for May 30, 2015: On the Subject of Religion in Public Schools

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

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Picture of the Day for May 26, 2015: The Trans-Pacific Partnership and Corporate Fascism

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

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Posted in Barack Obama, Capitalism, Democracy, Economic Policy, Economics, Fascism, Fascists/Corporatists, Foreign Policy, Government, Government Propaganda, Justice, Oligarchy, Political Science, Politics, Presidents, Propaganda | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

Thirteen Democrats Help to Rush “Fast Track” Authority for Obama Trade Deals Through the Senate

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro The Senate voted today to advance President Obama’s trade agenda “by ending debate on a bill that would grant him the power to fast-track massive new pacts through Congress.” Michael McAuliff (Huffington Post) reported that some of … Continue reading →

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US Supreme Court Denies Appeal to Halt Probe into Scott Walker’s Gubernatorial Campaign Finances

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Last month, I wrote a post about the “John Doe” criminal investigation into the alleged coordination between Friends of Scott Walker and “independent” groups during the tumultuous 2011-2012 recall elections. Excerpt from my post: Prosecutors have alleged … Continue reading →

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