By Robert Reich – It looks increasingly likely that Hillary Clinton, a self-described “progressive who likes to get things done,” will have her chance starting next January. But how much that’s progressive will she actually be able to get done? The Senate may flip to the Democrats but there’s almost no way Democrats will get…
Monthly Archives: August 2016
Obama Administration Finalizes Fuel Efficiency Standards for Trucks
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Obama administration has finalized green house gas standards and fuel efficiency rules for trucks to cut carbon pollution in the U.S., all while bolstering energy security and spurring manufacturing innovation, according to an announcement just out from the Environmental Protection Agency. The product of four years of…
Cool Dispersed Camping at 10,000 Feet in Colorado
AmeriCares Deploys Relief Workers to Louisiana for Flood Assistance
Parts of Louisiana received more than two feet of rain in recent days, causing massive flooding that overwhelmed rivers and engulfed homes and businesses. Emergency crews have rescued more than 20,000 survivors, and more than 11,000 survivors have signed up for disaster assistance. The federal government has issued a major disaster declaration for four parishes…
Alabama Governor Bentley Releases Details of Call for Special Session
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama’s embattled Governor Robert Bentley released details of his call for the Special Session of the State Legislature on Monday, although the chance of a successful conclusion is in doubt due to controversy. “This call is designed for the Alabama Legislature to address adequate support of essential state services including children, the…
The Long Forgotten Lost Bush White House E-mail Scandal
By Glynn Wilson – In the wake of all the stories about Hillary Clinton’s e-mail server scandal, there is a story still making the rounds on Facebook from the liberal San Francisco news magazine website Salon dot com that first ran on the media criticism website Media Matters. The headline? The George W. Bush email…
Toward the Next Jewish Rebellion: Facing Anti-Semitism and Assimilation in the Movement
Donald Trump has Crossed the Line of Decency
A Conservative View – By Christine Flowers – I’m morbidly fascinated by the rhetorical mud being slung between Democrats and Republicans these days. How exhilarating to hear Hillary Clinton labeled “unstable” by Donald Trump, who is himself called “bat(bleep)-crazy” by a fellow billionaire and Hillaryite, Mark Cuban. This week, though, I actually do need to…
Why Are Unions, Union Workers Supporting Donald Trump and Other Republicans?
EDITORIAL – In an interesting new development, the AFL-CIO has come out with a new video showing that Donald Trump does not pay his bills and cannot be trusted as president. While many union workers across America and especially in places such as the South and Alabama are supporting Republicans for office and even actively…
President Obama and Hillary Clinton Did Not Found ISIL: The Bush Republicans Did
Informed Comment – By Juan Cole – In his daily free association exercise, Donald Trump accused President Barack Obama of creating ISIL in Iraq by withdrawing troops from that country in 2011. It is an accusation he has also made against Hillary Clinton. But President Obama did not withdraw troops from Iraq in 2011 all…
The Case for a Tax on Wall Street Trades
By Robert Reich – One of Bernie Sanders’s most important proposals didn’t receive enough attention and should become a law even without a president Sanders. Hillary Clinton should adopt it for her campaign. It’s a tax on financial transactions. Putting a small tax on financial transactions would: 1. Reduce incentives for high speed trading, insider…
Handicapping the U.S. Presidential Election
By Glynn Wilson – Voting day for the presidential election of 2016 is less than three months down the road now, Tuesday, November 8, and there’s still no clear front runner. People have their opinions, but to what source should people pay attention in such matters? I was just out in the yard talking to…
Corporate News Wrong Again: Secret Service Did Not Question Trump on Second Amendment Comments
By Glynn Wilson – The Cable News Network formerly owned by Ted Turner has a long history of getting stories wrong since Time Inc. took over and ran Turner off. In the latest incident, CNN reporters and anchors have been reporting that the U.S. Secret Service had met with and questioned Republican presidential candidate Donald…
There’s No Walking Back Trump’s Second Amendment Comments
By John L. Micek – Donald Trump knew what he was doing Tuesday afternoon. Make no mistake. “Hillary wants to abolish, essentially abolish, the Second Amendment,” a smiling Trump said of Democratic rival Hillary Clinton during a rally in Wilmington, N.C. “By the way, and if she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can…
The Real Threat to American Sovereignty
By Robert Reich – “Without a border, we just don’t have a country,“ Donald Trump says repeatedly. For him, the biggest threats to American sovereignty are three-dimensional items that cross our borders, such as unwanted imports and undocumented immigrants. He’s wrong. The biggest threats to American sovereignty are invisible digital dollars wired into U.S. election…
What’s at Stake in the August Special Session?
By Hank Sanders – MONTGOMERY, Ala. — What will this looming special legislative session bring? Will it bring fiscal solutions for Medicaid? Will it bring solutions for the hemorrhaging General Fund? Will it bring expansion of Medicaid? Will it bring long lurking gambling efforts to a head? Will it bring better or worse public education?…
Trump’s Tanking Numbers Begin to Hurt Other Republican Candidates
By John L. Micek – There are two sets of numbers, both related and intertwined, that should keep Republican Senator Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania awake at night. The first one: 49-38 percent. That’s Democrat Hillary Clinton’s current advantage over Donald Trump among likely voters in Pennsylvania in a new Franklin-Marshall College poll. The second one:…
Global Warming Continues Apace, Yet Biggest Problem Barely Mentioned in US Political Campaigns
By Glynn Wilson – MOBILE, Ala. — As if we needed another study to tell us that global warming is speeding up and making climate change worse, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released another 300-page report Tuesday documenting the warming and changes in the climate due to the burning of fossil fuels for energy.…
The Media Created Trump: Will the Anti-Trump Media Onslaught Bury Him?
By Carl Golden – Renowned 20th Century philosopher Dennis Rodman, he of professional basketball, tattoo and body piercing fame, once responded to a reporter’s question about whether he was bothered by the critical news coverage of him by saying: “The only bad press is an obit.” Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, it seems, has bought…
Democrats Win American Public Opinion Over Republicans With Conventions
By Glynn Wilson – Public opinion survey results in the wake of the national political party conventions over the past two weeks back up what knowledgeable commentators said at the time. The convention shows still matter in swaying public opinion at the margins, and the Democratic Party’s convention show and Hillary Clinton’s speech won over…