Indigo Kalliope: Poems from The Left - Economic Hell
Join us every Monday evening for drinks at the new Kos community political poetry club. Drop by and speak your mind in rhyme or blank verse. Let’s use language to scream our passion to the world....
View ArticleObama Has Me Over a Barrel
Remember the old joke that Republicans represent the top 1% of the wealthiest in our nation and the Democrats represent the top 10%? It was kind of funny the first time I heard that, which was some...
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The Grieving Room: How she was supposed to be
She was supposed to be smart, but not that smart. Girls in those days were not supposed to know all the answers and get the very highest marks in class... but that's what she did. She was supposed to...
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ROV #40: Water, Water Everywhere - Radiation Leaks Continue
This is another clearinghouse diary for discussion and commentary about the ongoing nuclear disaster(s) in Japan. For updated information on news and a timeline of the events following the March 11...
View ArticleObama's No Drama Plan and How Progressive Politics Suffer
All of us policy advocates seem awfully slow to get the message. Obama has been playing one game and one game only from day one - "no drama." He called it "changing the tone", and I do believe that...
View ArticleRefusing to Lie - Some Same-Sex Couples Filing Joint Federal Returns
With challenges to the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) already underway, and the Obama administration indicating it will not defend DOMA, some legally married same-sex couples are filing joint federal...
View ArticleIntervention in Libya: Tuesday, 8PM on The Democracy Hour
Military Intervention: Libya and Beyond The Democracy Hour with Tom De Luca Tuesday, April 5th at 8PM To Listen Live: Click here and hit “Play” on the Talking Alternative Player! (on the upper right...
View ArticleSo, I made a major change.
Life is full of decisions, some more important than others. We wake up in the morning and decide whether or not we want to get out of bed. That's a choice. Eat breakfast or wait for lunch? Another...
View ArticleThe best punk band, with poll.
Rate your music ranks the top 10 punk bands and came up with, in reverse order for their top 10: Bad Brains Propagandhi Streetlight Manifesto Minor Threat Black Flag Operation Ivy Ramones Bad Religion...
View ArticleIt's Easier to Be Kind
Cross-posted from my blog John and I were out running errands Saturday on our bikes: trip to the studio, tai chi for him, bellydancing for me; trip to the bike store; trip to get groceries. It's been...
View ArticleJohn Boehner Dares to State the Real GOP Worldview
Apologies if this has already been diaried (a search turned up nothing on it), but John Boehner apparently committed political seppuku in an interview with Matt Taibbi of Rolling Stone set to appear...
View ArticleAn Optomist Refuses to Surrender
Here we are. The Pacific is being polluted with unknown levels of radiation. Who cares that the Orca of west coast fame is once again being exploited for the international audience of Sea World? I'm...
View ArticleThe Olympic Peninsula: Makah Museum
If you have a visit to Olympic National Park in your vacation plans. I have a notable detour for you to consider, I promise it will be worth the extra effort and drive. The Makah Museum on the Makah...
View ArticleGiving the Kochs an Inconvenient Truth
Oh, I do love poetic justice. David and Charles Koch, the nefarious oil billionaires who have a vested interest in everything I disagree with, probably don’t right now. Tomorrowsprogressives.com
View Article'Martins' Vineyard
Martha's Vineyard, the famed playground for the rich and politically connected, has a long history that has very little to do with the rich or politically connected. Lying just off Cape Cod, this 88...
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Time For A Bold And Ideological Democratic Budget!
So, now that House Budget Committee Chair Paul Ryan has unveiled his steaming tightly coiled pile of a budget the argument in the media is starting. It is to be strongly hoped that the Traditional...
View ArticleJudge Refuses to Drop Assault Charges Against Thug Rand Paul Supporter
Looks like justice will perhaps be served against a deserving thug!
View ArticleMy mom lost
So she lost by about 500 votes. It was a close race. I guess it's time to get behind her opponent, Steve Doyle, even though I don't like his campaign tactics. This is the part about primaries,...
View ArticleWhat is to Be Done?
Increasingly this is the question I find haunting me. At this point, it is pretty clear that our system is fundamentally broken and that there is little to no possibility of procedural change. By...
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