Monday, August 31, 2015

Consumer Reports calls latest Tesla best vehicle they've ever tested, right wing goes nuts

Consumer Reports calls latest Tesla best vehicle they've ever tested, right wing goes nuts

Martin O’Malley Declares That the Democratic Debate Schedule Is ‘Rigged’ | The Nation

Martin O’Malley Declares That the Democratic Debate Schedule Is ‘Rigged’ | The Nation

Moving Forward - NationofChange

Moving Forward - NationofChangePoliceReform83115

Bernie Sanders: ‘Environmentalists Deserve a Debate’ - NationofChange

Bernie Sanders: ‘Environmentalists Deserve a Debate’ - NationofChangeSandersEnvironment83115

Sign the petition: Raise the Minimum Wage to $15 per hour

Sign the petition: Raise the Minimum Wage to $15 per hourBsan-dk-petition-v3-575x411

What Bernie Sanders Has Already Won

What Bernie Sanders Has Already Won

Keep Shell Out of the Arctic | Oil Change International: Take Action

Keep Shell Out of the Arctic | Oil Change International: Take Action

Americans are Tired of the Same Old Sh%#!

The Two Candidates Corporations Don't Own.




I have read recently on the internet that one billionaire or another said recently that he doesn't care who the American people elect as president (or any other office, my words), as long as he gets to pick the nominees. That makes a great deal of sense if you are one of them. If you bankroll ALL of the nominees, it means you own ALL of them. That is the main reason for the emergence of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump. Neither of them takes corporate donations. One of them only takes small donations from everyday citizens, no corporate donations or superpac donations. And the other has his own money to spend to be elected. He doesn't need donations.
Mr. Sanders has a long documented history as an activist and a populist. He has taken on all comers throughout his long and illustrious career. From civil rights to the environment to corporate welfare to non-interventionism. And he has never shied away from the big issues. He has fought the tough fights. Many are labeling him a "socialist" in an attempt to muddy him. At one time in American politics, that would have been enough to end his run for the presidency. But in these days and times, when the economy is doing well for only the select few on the backs of the many, the term capitalist seems to have more negative connotations than does socialist. Mr Sanders has described himself as a "democratic socialist", which simply means he wants government to be responsive to the needs of it's people and to hold business interests accountable for it's policies. Government should control business, not the other way around.
Mr. Trump is a capitalist. When capitalism has fewer and fewer people getting richer and richer, it doesn't have such a positive image as it once did. When capitalism was restrained and everyone had a decent paying job, everything worked much better. But now, the rich are getting richer, corporations control our government and our foreign policy. Our children and our grandchildren are being sent to fight unnecessary wars all around the world for the sake of corporate profits and when they come back home wounded, there is no health care available to them. And to add insult to injury, our wages are 30 years behind the cost of living. Capitalism is no longer attractive as it was in the years before the Reagan administration. Since I was a child, I have hears the virtues of capitalism extolled from the highest mountains, and I believed it when I was young and not really paying attention to life. But time has aw ay of making you open your eyes and really see what life is all about. That is when you learn the difference between capitalism and unrestrained capitalism. Capitalism without any restraints benefits only the few, but capitalism with the proper restraints can be beneficial to the entire nation as a whole.
Donald Trump sounds like a populist in tone, but the fact of the matter is that as a very rich man, he has clothing factories overseas and even at his businesses in this country he has immigrants bussed and flown in from other countries to take jobs away from Americans so that he won't have to pay fair wages to the people who work for him. His populist appeal is due to two facts. One is that since he is fabulously wealthy, he is beholden to no one. He doesn't have to toe the line like most politicians do. He can say and do as he likes. His other appeal is his racist dogwhistle politics. He appeals to the tea partiers and other racist groups who hate everything that is not white. Those and business (whether you believe it or not) are his base of support. Do you actually believe that a smart businessman will go against business interests just to help the working people in this country. He can make much more money by hiring people in third world countries. The difference between Sanders and Trump is that Sanders is truly a man of the people and will actually fight for us. Trump will fight for business. That is his only loyalty. Republicans will be fooled again. How simple is that?!

Tell President Obama: Climate Leaders Don't Drill the Arctic

Tell President Obama: Climate Leaders Don't Drill the Arctic

Saturday, August 29, 2015

Republicans Terrified As Texas Demand For Bernie Sanders Forces Rally To A Bigger Venue

Republicans Terrified As Texas Demand For Bernie Sanders Forces Rally To A Bigger VenueBernie-Sanders-point

VIDEO: Black Man Pulled Over by White Cop for 'Making Direct Eye Contact'


Breakthrough in cancer research: Off switch on cancer cells may have been found

Breakthrough in cancer research: Off switch on cancer cells may have been found

I’m Just Going to Say It: Hateful. Racist.

I’m Just Going to Say It: Hateful. Racist.

On Rightwing Christians: Have you noticed something odd about this Ashley Madison scandal?

They are the Clients?!

The Economy: Beneath the Din

The Economy: Beneath the Din

#NoWarWithIran National Day of Action | MoveOn.Org | Democracy In Action

#NoWarWithIran National Day of Action | MoveOn.Org | Democracy In ActionEmbedded image permalink

Stop war with Iran

Stop war with Iran

Thursday, August 27, 2015

Atlanta, GA Admits to Illegally Disenfranchising Voters in '08 & '12

Atlanta, GA Admits to Illegally Disenfranchising Voters in '08 & '12

Jorge Ramos Challenged Both Trump and an Increasingly Absurd Debate | The Nation

Jorge Ramos Challenged Both Trump and an Increasingly Absurd Debate | The Nation

Tell Democrats running for president: Don’t pick a VP who opposes Iran diplomacy

Tell Democrats running for president: Don’t pick a VP who opposes Iran diplomacyVp-pledge-iran-180

People For the American Way

People For the American Way

Join Sen. Warren and tell Congress: Stand up for working parents | CREDO Action

Join Sen. Warren and tell Congress: Stand up for working parents | CREDO Action

“Thoughts and prayers” or real action to stop gun violence? | CREDO Action

“Thoughts and prayers” or real action to stop gun violence? | CREDO Action

Father Of Slain Journalist Alison Parker: "Mark My Words," I Will Do "Whatever It Takes To Get Gun Legislation" Passed | Video | Media Matters for America

Father Of Slain Journalist Alison Parker: "Mark My Words," I Will Do "Whatever It Takes To Get Gun Legislation" Passed | Video | Media Matters for America

BREAKING: Bernie Sanders Grassroots Planning Huge March on Washington

BREAKING: Bernie Sanders Grassroots Planning Huge March on Washington 87,000 Already Committed

Despite strict voter ID laws, Alabama is in the process of closing 45 of 49 driver's license offices

Despite strict voter ID laws, Alabama is in the process of closing 45 of 49 driver's license offices. Voter Suppression.Sample driver's license in Alabama

Kansas Secretary of State tries to block release of voting tapes after statistical anomalies noted

Kansas Secretary of State tries to block release of voting tapes after statistical anomalies notedKansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach head shot

Ten years after Katrina, black residents see significantly less improvement than whites

Ten years after Katrina, black residents see significantly less improvement than whitesNew Orleans, LA--Aerial views of damage caused from Hurricane Katrina the day after the  hurricane hit August 30, 2005...Photo by Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Consumers Union Advocacy - Safe cures, not drug company giveaways!

Consumers Union Advocacy - Safe cures, not drug company giveaways!pills

How Elizabeth Warren Is Pulling the Strings in 2016 - NationofChange

How Elizabeth Warren Is Pulling the Strings in 2016 - NationofChangeElizabethWarren082615

Cornel West: The Fire of a New Generation - NYTimes.com

The Mind of the Courageous Dr. Cornel West

Local Police with War Weapons: End This Now!

Local Police with War Weapons: End This Now!

Take Action: Pristine Pacific Ocean Habitat Needs Protection

Take Action: Pristine Pacific Ocean Habitat Needs ProtectionAct now: Ask Pacific fishery managers to increase protections for corals and other seafloor habitats | Kawika Chetron

Save the Arctic Letter

Save the Arctic Letter

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Working People are Growing More Supportive of Unions. http://www.aflcio.org/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/site_aflcio/blog/organizing-bargaining/gallup-poll-shows-working-people-are-growing-more-supportive-of-unions/3996905-2-eng-US/Gallup-Poll-Shows-Working-People-are-Growing-More-Supportive-of-Unions. Tired of Being Stuck on Stupid!

Gallup Poll Shows Working People are Growing More Supportive of UnionsGallup Poll Shows Working People are Growing More Supportive of Unions

Signs, Long Unheeded, Now Point to Risks in U.S. Economy - The New York Times

Signs, Long Unheeded, Now Point to Risks in U.S. Economy - The New York Times

Take Action | Automatic Voter Registration

Take Action | Automatic Voter Registration

Bernie Sanders for President | Endorse Bernie's Plan to Take on Wall Street

Bernie Sanders for President | Endorse Bernie's Plan to Take on Wall Street

URGENT Signature needed: Denounce the 15 pro-war Democrats!

URGENT Signature needed: Denounce the 15 pro-war Democrats!Diplomacy_not_war_with_iran

Hillary Clinton Cannot Be trusted on Keystone XL and Arctic Drilling | | Observer

We Already Know the Answer!Democratic presidential candidate and former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers remarks during a campaign stop at Dr. William U. Pearson Community Center on August 18, 2015 in North Las Vegas, Nevada.

Take Action | Veterans: Tell us why you support diplomacy with Iran

Take Action | Veterans: Tell us why you support diplomacy with Iran

Petition started to keep Vick from being a Steeler

Petition started to keep Vick from being a SteelerNew York Jets quarterback Michael Vick (1) looks on after the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium.

Obama Stands Tall And Refuses To Back Down From Calling Republicans Crazies

Obama Stands Tall And Refuses To Back Down From Calling Republicans Craziesobama expression

Let Jon Stewart host a presidential debate

Let Jon Stewart host a presidential debate