"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
The UK General Election continues to go from bizarre to dysfunctional and it’s all the fault of Scotland! Having assured themselves that they had killed off the independence threat back in September 2014, the Unionist parties (Conservative, Labour and LibDem)…
Gauis Publicus at Digby accurately explains the problems progressives have with Hillary Clinton and how she may need their support to win but then botches the conclusion, thinking a progressive candidate challenge will force Clinton to the left. It won’t.…
Martin O’Malley, former governor of Maryland, may run for the Democratic nomination. He opposes TPP, is to the left of Hillary (admittedly not difficult to do) and says we will either make things fair in this country again or pitchforks…
William Shatner thinks California should raise $30 billion on Kickstarter to fund a water pipeline from Seattle. Then there will be no more worrying about that pesky drought. He compounded his silliness by saying “Bring it down here and fill…
Spain, unlike the US, is getting serious about arresting bankster criminals. Rodrigo Rato, former vice-president of Spain, former president of the IMF, and former president of Bankia, has been indicted on serious criminal charges including tax fraud, money laundering, and…
California will install a drought barrier in the Sacramento Delta to prevent salt water intrusion from the S.F. Bay into the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers. In normal water years there is enough water flowing in the rivers to prevent…
The Hill has a marvelously deceptive Newspeak article about the conflict in Yemen, chock-a-block with thinly disguised Pentagon propaganda pretending to be news. The US, you see, is Deeply Concerned about Iran sending warships to Yemen to supply and protect…