Politics

It promises to be both a historic and spectacular occasion — The coronation of King Charles III will take place on Saturday, 6th May 2023. It will be a ceremony full of pomp and pageantry. Yet, what exactly is a coronation, and what does it involve? Here are some facts about the coronation to help you understand the crowning of the…

What It Means to (Really) Be on the Side of Civilization and Democracy — You can see, right about now, that so many of our societies are struggling. Mightily. From Italy to Sweden to Britain — very few are in rude health. Beset by fascism, nationalism, xenophobia, people scraping for survival, demagogues pointing the finger at scapegoats. Even America, a bright spot in this…

Content warning for non-graphic mentions of child sexual abuse (and false accusations thereof). There is a virtually endless list of things that supposedly cause people to become transgender. During the mid-to-late twentieth century, perhaps the most common proposed cause was faulty parent-child dynamics, especially “dominant” or “smothering” mothers (because of…

America’s Silent Majority Woke Up and Roared: We Won’t Go Backwards Anymore — There’s been exactly one good thing that happened this miserable, eerie, dystopian decade: America came back to life. Also, I got a dog. But that’s more about me, I suppose. It’s a remarkable thing — and while I’ve discussed it comparatively recently, next to a world slinking backwards in fascism’s…

Let me debunk this myth with data and facts — not emotion, outrage and clickbait — Elon Musk is either your man crush or your worst nightmare. As soon as he took over Twitter it became clear his ownership of the little birdy app would divide people. I sit in the middle. I admire him for what he’s done with SpaceX and Tesla. Yet I dislike…

Vladimir Putin has succeeded in resurrecting NATO, and even strengthening it with the upcoming integration of Finland and Sweden. — On Thursday, November 7, 2019, French President Emmanuel Macron deemed NATO “brain dead.” Three years later, here is a dead man in full form! The Atlantic Alliance is indeed contributing, by its supply to its Ukrainian ally of weapons, ammunition, air intelligence, and officer training, to tearing the reputation of…

Welcome to the age of hyper-landlords — Unlimited wealth accumulation is a mental illness, and the folks running JP Morgan Chase need to be checked into the nearest facility. Initially built with the proceeds of slavery and monopolizing 1,200 other banks and corporations, JP Morgan Chase is the world’s largest bank by market cap — a sprawling…

Adam Kinzinger was not kind to Rep. Kevin McCarthy. He believes he is weak and will not last very long if elected Speaker of the House. Adam Kinzinger is on point. Jake Tapper asked Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger what type of Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy would be…

Let’s begin with Arizona to try to understand what the f*** happened to these people — When you get right down to it, rightwingers are a really dopey bunch of people. It also seems that a lot of them have chosen Maricopa County in Arizona as their place of residence. Could it be the water? Perhaps, the heat? Maybe the nuclear testing that went on over…