This needs no introduction. Robert Reich takes on the issue correctly in his latest piece. Sunday thought: The problem ISN’T that we’re “divided and polarized” I keep hearing that one of America’s biggest problems is we’re “divided and polarized.” For example, New York Times columnist David French: “We’ve known for a long time that America is deeply polarized, […]
You have to wonder whene does this stop. Republicans voted themselves in to receive funding for being in Congress session during the January 6 riots at the Capitol. Washington D.C. They have moxie to count themselves into this payback set forth by Trump. This comes after stealing healthcare benefits from millions of citizens. ~~~~~~~ Rep. […]
If you have not read this yet, this may be of interest to you. Just Sitting here at the screen reading what things are out there which may be interesting to me and then maybe Angry Bear. Radio broadcasts serviced many purposes. One was to pick up 50s, 60s, and seventies music. Another was to […]
Prof. Heather Cox Richardson Letters from an American May 22, 2026 On May 22, 1964, in a graduation speech at the University of Michigan, President Lyndon Johnson put a name to a new vision for the United States. He called it “the Great Society” and laid out the vision of a country that did not […]
That Trump went, he altered the balance of negotiation. He nows plays a secondary role and dragged us into it. In an earlier commentary, it was said no other president would meet with Chinese leaders as it was too much of a give away, Former China director on the National Security Council Julian Gewirtz, who […]
Individual economic circumstances will influence political beliefs and behavior. Such can be said about homeowners and potential homeowners who desire to be homeowners. For example. higher mortgage interest rates will restrict those who have lower incomes. In the end, the inability to afford a home will have an influence in American politics. Home ownership and […]
Yes, I also subscribe to and read Professor Heather’s site. If you do not know of Prof. Hearther. The Prof. is a political historian who uses facts and history to make observations about contemporary American politics. In my humble opinion, Professor Heather typically gets it right. I have not found a reason to disagree. In […]
Yep, This one is from a couple of weeks ago. I like it because, we are seeing Trump destroy much of the economy, building debt, legislating tax giveaways to the upper 10% in the economy, snatching healthcare away from the middle and low in income citizens, and just being an ass. And Republicans are helping […]
The mean part of this is the politics in the decrease of SNAP to people who obviously need it and who go through a qualification program. For example, in AZ this is the start of the Qualification Process: As you can see to the right, the initial page of the registration is detailed in asking […]
Trump Threatening Europe . . . Kareem Takes on the News, Substack Retaliation is Not a Strategy A Summary: The Pentagon announced on May 1, 2026, it would withdraw approximately 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany within the next six to twelve months> this beginning a move that followed a public dispute between President Donald Trump […]