Astronomy Adventure – Tycho Crater
Starting at the top along the terminator, you can see the crater Curtius with what looks like a central peak; below...
Monthly Archive: September 2017
The Right For Law Enforcement To Steal – Civil Asset Forfeiture
The 5th Amendment to the Constitution states that you can not “be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process...
Motel 6 Assumes Every Customer Is A Criminal
A report out of Phoenix indicates that ICE may be paying a bounty for each undocumented immigrant that gets turned over...
GOP Wants IRS To Ignore Rich And Corporate Tax Cheats, Focus On Poor
It’s pretty hard not to believe Republicans simply hate the poor for simply being poor. From Romney’s 47% to Ryan’s “takers”,...
Supreme Court Forces Minority Texas Voters To Remain Disenfranchised
Republicans increasingly rely on voter suppression to win elections and then gerrymander districts even more radically in order to ensure they...
GOP Co-Opting Antitrust Message To Detriment Of Democrats
For most of the past year, I have been harping on Democrats to make stronger antitrust enforcement a signature issue. Tell...
Houston's Toxic Mess Is A Harbinger For Florida
As we focus on the disaster that Irma has left in its wake in Florida, it’s easy to forget that the...
Now Is Not The Time For Democrats To Push For More Radical Changes To Health Care
With Cassidy-Graham being introduced in the Senate today as the Republicans’ latest attempt to destroy the ACA and gut Medicaid and...
Over 30% Of High End Real Estate Transactions In US Facilitate Money Laundering
The US government always likes to be seen as highly critical of other countries that are essentially kleptocracies unless, of course,...
GOP Wants To Criminalize Exposing The Crimes Of Private Companies
Republican legislatures apparently never bother to read the Constitution, or, if they do, they certainly seem to ignore it. Restrictions on...