By Samuel Warde on June 21, 2012
Satire
Humor
China: You have two cows. The government takes both cows and shoots you. France: You have two cows. You go on strike and organize a riot because you want three cows. Great Britain: You have two cows. They are both mad. Iraq: You have two cows. They end up in Guantanamo Bay, but receive excellent […]
By Samuel Warde on June 20, 2012
Commentary, Healthcare, Satire, The Courts, The Tea Party, Videos
Climate/Nature, The Tea Party, Videos
Released in April 2012, Reckless: The Political Assault on the American Environment, by Bob Dean details the Tea Party’s war on the environment. For instance in 2011 the Republican led House of Representatives voted almost 200 times to undermine environmental and public health safeguards constituting the largest attack on environmental protections in America’s history. Bob […]
By Samuel Warde on June 19, 2012
The Tea Party, Videos
Debunking Right Wing Lies, Opinion / Open Letters / Rants, Right-Wing Myths, The Tea Party, Videos
Forty years after the death of the father of the community-organizing model, Saul Alinsky, leading conservatives have attempted to tie the Obama administration to Alinsky’s radicalism. Most notable of these critics is Newt Gingrich who seems to have spearheaded the attack on President Obama using Saul Alinsky: The centerpiece of this campaign, I believe, is […]
By Samuel Warde on June 18, 2012
States Issues
The Texas Democratic Party held their state convention in Houston, Texas, from Thursday, June 7th, through Saturday, June 9th. Along with other election related business such as delegate selection and electing Judge Gilberto Hinojosa the first Hispanic party chair by an overwhelming margin. They also voted on and passed the most progressive Texas platform in […]
By Samuel Warde on June 17, 2012
Videos
Opinion / Open Letters / Rants, Videos
TED, the Technology Entertainment and Design nonprofit behind the TED Talks, whose slogan is “ideas worth spreading” recently decided that some ideas are better left alone. In March of 2012 Nick Hanauer, millionaire tech investor and entrepreneur, gave a talk at a TED conference. In his talk, Hanauer argued that the rich aren’t responsible for […]