J.K. Rowling reminded the world that free speech is a two-way street during a speech at the PEN America literary gala on Monday night. Rowling, a British novelist, screenwriter and film producer best known as the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series, defended free speech and presumed Republican nominee Donald Trump’s right to be […]
The Koch Brothers are realigning and retreating from national electoral politics. Background: The Koch Family The Koch family controls the second-largest privately owned company in the United States with the latest revenue reports reflecting $115 billion for 2013 according to Forbes. Charles and David Koch, the only two of founder Fred Koch’s four sons still […]
The Westboro Baptist Church get bested by a tough Texas sheriff. Officials from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) held a press conference last week, announcing that the deadly fertilizer plant explosion in Texas in 2013 was deliberate. As CNN reports, “after conducting 400 interviews” and reviewing the “lab work on evidence, […]
Hollywood legend Ed Asner has outraged Republicans over this animated short that Sean Hannity of Fox News characterized as a “disgusting hit piece” and “propaganda.” This eight-minute animated video that channels Occupy Wall Street claims that “the rich” obtained their wealth through tax loopholes, tax cuts, and tax evasion – and shows some of them […]
There are a number of effective ways to combat companies supporting right-wing causes – the power of the boycott is but one. There are many things we can do to combat the right wing agenda. We can work to advocate truthfulness, avoid television stations that air conservative Super PAC propoganda. We can support candidates facing […]