Will North Carolina Ever Have A Real Democracy Again?
Democracy in North Carolinastan possibly took another hit today as Chief Justice John Roberts requested a delay in the last minute emergency request...
Monthly Archive: January 2017
Three Lessons From GOP Backing Down On Gutting Ethics Oversight
After an eruption of protest and outrage, the House Republicans have decided to drop their plans to gut Congressional oversight. One...
The Kleptocracy Officially Begins As Congress Is In Session
It was nice to see Republicans in the House make sure their very first act in the new Congress was to...
Driverless Cars Will Just Add To Traffic Congestion
Kevin Drum believes in the future of driverless cars, trucks, and buses. Atrios thinks otherwise. I have my doubts that they...
Wall Street Fleeces Pension Funds As Workers Pay Twice
Gretchen Morgenson had an interesting article on Friday that illustrated how Wall Street firms are fleecing pension funds as those funds...
More Two-Tiered Justice In The American Legal System
We all know that we have a two-tier justice system here in the US, one for corporations and the rich and...
Nixon's Treason Set Pattern For All GOP Presidents; Trump Is No Different
John Farrell in the NY Times has an article that shows that recently discovered notes from H.R. Haldeman show conclusively that...
Natural Weekends – Geese, Ducks, And A Hawk
With the high tides lately, the ducks and geese have been coming into our little inlet on the creek to feed....
