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Fareed Zakaria exposes the U.S. failed American Dream that exists...
The American Dream now resides in Canada. We were lead to believe that America is exceptional for everyone. Unfortunately, it is a myth that can only be a reality if we learn the truth. Fareed...
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THIS SAYS "DYSTOPIA," NOT "GREAT AGAIN" TO ME. AMERICA, I'M QUITTING YOU.
The House is set to vote on the diabolical GOP health care plan on Thursday. I noticed they're not calling it "The Greatest Healthcare Plan in the World" anymore.I'm amazed anyone of any ideology would...
View ArticleRemembering the Dreams of Virginia’s Forgotten Communities
Progressive Candidate for Virginia’s 25th District, Angela Lynn, on the Neglect of Rural Communities Driving down the roads of central Virginia, it is hard not to notice the beauty of the countryside:...
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Anti-Capitalist Meetup: For alienated Mom and Pop, bear markets are a...
This is not a disquisition on the origin of the terms “bear” and "bull” markets. If you're interested in that topic, please see www.merriam-webster.com/… The below story is about the alienating,...
View ArticleSay: “Stop the GOP war on America: (fill in the blanks). “
Say: “Stop the GOP war on America: (fill in the blanks). “ by Susan C. StrongEmerging from a long stretch of social media push back, I’ve been thinking about something more permanent. How might we...
View ArticleMaking the golden years golden for all Americans
Congress created individual retirement accounts (IRAs) in 1974. Four years later it added 401(k)s. A third variety, Roth IRAs, won approval in 1997. Together the accounts dominate America’s private...
View ArticleMeet Gary Lee, the embodiment of the American Dream.
Originally posted on WaPo.If you’re tired of President Trump’s disgusting behavior, let Gary Lee cheer you up as he remembers his once-in-a-lifetime experience working for President Obama. x1....
View ArticleWarren Zevon's "A Fistful of Rain": An Unofficial Slideshow
Like “They Moved the Moon”“You’re a Whole Different Person When You’re Scared,”“Fistful of Rain” represents Warren Zevon writing as a social critic or--as I like to think of him—as a prophet. Not that...
View ArticleRecapturing the Flag from NRA’s Russian-made MAGA
The ancient histories of Easter and Passover are as true, moving and intertwined as our First Amendment is with Sister Jean, #MeToo and #NeverAgain.Some celebrate with Sunrise Services and Easter Egg...
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On what Planet are Policies like these possible ...
—Words fail me.But I will try to find them, anyways ...US lost track of 1,500 immigrant children, but says it's not 'legally responsible'by Dakin Andone, CNN — May 27, 2018[...]CNN reported earlier...
View Article"This is not zero tolerance. It’s zero-humanity. It’s wrong."
—Only in Trumpland are sitting Senators blocked at the door — of Trump-authorized make-shift Child-Detention facilities.Are we a country of Laws, or an insider club of wantabee kings and depots?Sen....
View ArticleThe Brutality of Prison Life: Where the undercurrents of the American Dream...
Dear Citizens and Elected Officials:It’s hard to escape the fact that American life, and the political life which reflects it, seem to be getting more brutal, crueler, month by month, even as the...
View ArticleAmerica, You are better than this
America, you are better than this. Over the past 200 years, every time life in some other part of the world became unbearable or dangerous, you led the world in welcoming people with open arms. While...
View ArticleThreatening the American Dream
Andrea came to America from Peru when she was 11 years old. She now serves in the US Air Force. Javier came to America from Mexico when he was 5 years old. He now is the CEO of a technology investment...
View ArticleUpdate on The War on Poverty: Poverty is Winning
Last week, I awoke to the strange headline that Trump’s economic team declared the War on Poverty“largely over and a success.” This must have come as surprise to the over 40 million Americans living in...
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These Revolutionary Times: on Being the Change through Civil Resistance
These Revolutionary Times is a project of The Political Revolution. Each Sunday, we focus on a small selection of papers, articles, and essays published in various publicly available sources that...
View ArticleTake A Knee
As you approach the grave of any soldier who died defending America, take a knee. For the courage and clarity of Colin Kaepernick, and his protest against police abuse, take a knee. For Michael...
View ArticleCompassion (and help) needed
Hello to the Kos Community. I'm usually the type of person who reads what everyone else writes, and shares the posts I feel are most important with my friends and family. Therefore I am reaching out...
View ArticleA Meditation on 9/11
Seventeen years on, take a moment to remember September 11th 2001, where youwere, what you thought, how you felt. Remember the nearly 3000 innocent peoplewho lost their lives in a senseless, evil, and...
View ArticleThe underdog story and the American Dream
The story of Cinderella is much much older than most people probably realize. Not exactly “a tale as old as time,” but it’s actually predates the New Testament old. At least some version of the...
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