It sounds trite, even naïve. But it isn’t. It’s a brutal concept. It demands discipline, concentration, humility and courage. And honesty. Our leaders were supposed to be our servants. They were elected “to serve”. We call it “service”. It’s one of the primary reasons our forefathers spilt all that blood. Not to mention they conceived [...]

When did it happen? How? A small gathering in Zuccotti Park? Ten sleeping bags? Or was it Cairo? A different language. Same problem. Even worse. Was it the 2008 Crash? Or the hope of Obama, dashed as the Geithners and Summers swept in after the swearing in? Or was it Reagan sworn in, followed by [...]

This is a piece I posted on the GRASSROOTS website and Facebook today. I thought it worthwhile to post it here as well. I want to begin as much of a discussion as I can around the subjects that I raise below. Again, I know I’ve been off this site for awhile (working very hard), [...]

In these deeply troubling times we need to now face a hard reality and stop worrying about convincing President Obama of anything. We need to convince his bosses, Goldman Sachs and a few others on Wall Street that what’s good for the Republic is good for them. We need to convince them that Warren Buffet [...]

I feel like the kid who cried wolf a bunch of times, saying I’d come back to this site again and really do some writing, etc. I don’t really know if anyone’s listening anymore, but I’ve been really swamped with making a TV movie called “Girlfight” up in Vancouver, which turned out really well. It’s [...]

By: Jane Hamsher Thursday July 7, 2011 12:46 pm According to both the Washington Post and the New York Times, Obama is proposing cuts to Social Security in exchange for GOP support for tax hikes. Lori Montgomery in the Post: At a meeting with top House and Senate leaders set for Thursday morning, Obama plans [...]

It’s difficult today not to be tripped up by little things like our President who received the Nobel Peace Prize as he swept into Afghanistan, then invaded Libya, promising to be out in a week or two. How long has it been now? Or the Patriot Act, having been mocked by this same President, then [...]

Just a quick note, popping one’s head out of the rabbit hole of just functioning one day after another. One can live without blogging, without being online…but here I am – maybe inexplicably, maybe unreasonably, maybe only temporarily – back. So much of what has pulled at me (and I know pulls at others as [...]

The Sky Really Is Falling Global climate change has made for freak storms and more intense weather. The result is Hurricane Katrina, this month’s devastating tornadoes and floods, and routine forest fires in California. Here, a tornado touches down in Iowa in 2008. By Chris Hedges The rapid and terrifying acceleration of global warming, which [...]

What has happened in Egypt and is happening in other parts of the Middle East is (of course) profoundly important for that region, but it also brings lessons to the so called First World, struggling with it’s reworking of financial structures (both in Europe and in the US). As we watch Obama (who has increasingly [...]