GOP's Inability To Govern Is A Double-Edged Sword
m2c4
8:19 AM
We all knew that the combination of a Republican-controlled Congress and a Trump presidency would be awful and, for some, probably deadly. B...
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Saturday, September 30, 2017
Friday, September 29, 2017
Politics
Politics
GOP Policies Put Northeast Transportation Corridor At Risk
m2c4
2:57 PM
Way back in 2010, when Chris Christie was trying to begin to burnish his conservative credentials in order to some day run for President, he...
Politics
Politics
Texas State Government Gives Middle Finger To Houston
m2c4
8:54 AM
About a month ago, after Harvey had finally moved on from Houston and the Gulf Coast, I wrote that the problems for that area were just begi...
Thursday, September 28, 2017
Politics
Politics
The Plight Of Puerto Rico
m2c4
12:40 PM
As the crisis there deepens and more and more Puerto Ricans become more and more desperate, this next week will be critical in preventing wh...
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Politics
Wall Street Wants Us To Repeat The Financial Crisis
m2c4
8:11 AM
A few days ago, I wrote that Trump's approach to the Iran nuclear deal threatened to repeat the mistakes of the Bush administration with...
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Politics
Politics
Basketball Bribery Scandal Is A Corporate Corruption More Than Sports Scandal
m2c4
11:26 AM
The fallout from the latest college basketball bribery scandal has just begun. Just now, Rick Pitino, the legendary coach currently at Louis...
Politics
Politics
In Replay Of Wall Street Crisis, Equifax CEO Walks Away With Millions
m2c4
9:51 AM
My print version of the New York Times has a headline today that would be funny if it weren't so painful for over 140 million Americans....
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Politics
Politics
GOP Voter Suppression And Gerrymandering Leading To Tyranny Of The Minority
m2c4
1:50 PM
Glen Grothman, an obscure Republican House member from Wisconsin, was remarkably prescient in a prediction he made way back in April of 2016...
Politics
Politics
Manafort Revelations Lost In Trump's NFL Dispute
m2c4
7:24 AM
Donald Trump may be a despicable narcissist, to say the least, but his experience in the tabloid world of New York has made him a master man...
Monday, September 25, 2017
Politics
Politics
After Trump's UN Speech, Why Would Anyone, Ally Or Enemy, Trust US Anymore
m2c4
2:51 PM
George Santayana is credited with the saying that "those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it". For Americans, ...
Politics
Politics
German Elections Exemplify De-Alignment That Forces Needed Changes On The Center-Left
m2c4
11:45 AM
As expected, Angela Merkel won a fourth term as German Chancellor in elections held yesterday. While Merkel's re-election was no surpris...
Sunday, September 24, 2017
Saturday, September 23, 2017
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The Deck View
Natural Weekends - The Bison Of Yellowstone
m2c4
7:32 AM
Bison have roamed the areas encompassed by Yellowstone National Park since prehistoric times. Today, they are considered an incredible conse...
Friday, September 22, 2017
Politics
Politics
HHS Intent On Making ACA Re-enrollment As Painful As Possible
m2c4
1:27 PM
As it appears that Cassidy-Graham, the GOP's latest attempt to gut Medicare and strip health care from millions, will likely fail, that ...
Politics
Politics
Catalan Independence And The Revival Of City-States
m2c4
10:44 AM
I was having dinner with an English friend last week and, in addition to discussing the Tories internal confusion and sclerosis about how to...
Thursday, September 21, 2017
Politics
Politics
Environmental Racism Is A Local And Global Issue
m2c4
11:14 AM
When it comes to environmental justice, there is always a two-tiered system that favors the haves over the have-nots. Environmental racism i...
