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Unraveling the Public Option

The Public Option. These three words have created a tremendous uproar in the United States from all sides and corners of the political spectrum, from supports to neigh sayers.  One side claims it is socialism the other side claiming it is a needed and welcome change to the US health care policy.  But what it [...]

Socialism is a Bad Word

I don’t think there is a single issue in the United States right now that is getting as much focus as the health care debate. It seems the central focus of this debate has been whether or not the US is willing to accept “socialism” in it’s health care system (or Nazism, depending on who [...]

United States in the World

Recently there has been a tremendous amount of debate within the US regarding a wide range of subject; health care, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and economic recovery.  These debates are far too complicated for any one person to take head on, however I think it is important to the debate to have an [...]

Happy May Day

I was hoping to write a post for May Day, which is synonymous in many countries as International Worker’s Day as a day to celebrate the gains of international labor movement. There were the annual Immigrants Rights protests across the US, which were much smaller in southern LA this year (down to thousands from millions) [...]

Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) is an asshole.

There are few more contemptible actions than that of an elected official subverting the democratic process by way of racist nationalistic propaganda. On March 8th in Spencer, Iowa Iowa Representative Steven King made his irrational fear known, the terrorists love Barack HUSSEIN Obama. Mr. King is convinced that if Barack HUSSEIN Obama were to become [...]