Monthly Archives: June 2011

  The Wealthy Are Doing Better Than Ever, While Everyone Else Suffers [Here is a sampling of the information on 15 statistics:] The wealthiest 1% of all Americans now own more than a third of all the wealth in the … Continue reading →

While reading Zombie Politics and Culture in the Age of Casino Capitalism by Henry Giroux, I learned about another element of America’s growing authoritarianism – The Powell Memo, by Lewis F. Powell on August 23, 1971. Mr. Giroux makes the … Continue reading →

  Texas House GOP Caucus Head Plays Hooky in the Bahamas – The leader of Republican Caucus, Rep. Larry Taylor, R-Friendswood, admitted Wednesday that he’s been missing work while on a family vacation in the Bahamas as the Texas House … Continue reading →

The following is a letter I sent to President Obama via their contact page at the White House. In 2006, you spoke about the “empathy deficit.” You said, “There’s a lot of talk in this country about the federal deficit. … Continue reading →

  Republicans Attempting to Cut the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program – One proposal being considered in Congress this week is a $833 million cut from the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program. (You can find information about WIC … Continue reading →

    Republicans Voted to Decrease Our Nation’s Terrorism Countermeasures – With the Homeland Security Appropriations Bill for 2012, or HR 2017, Republicans voted to decrease our nation’s countermeasures to ensure citizens’ safety. The bill plans for the Science and … Continue reading →

Listed below is a portion of the introduction for Zombie Politics and Culture in the Age of Casino Capitalism by Dr. Henry A. Giroux. This book is a good update for the authoritarianism which John Dean discussed in Conservatives Without … Continue reading →

  Republicans Putting Up Fake Democrats to Run in Wisconsin Recall Elections – The Republican Party of Wisconsin admitted Monday that they planned to run candidates as Democrats in this summer’s recall elections. Earlier this month, the Wisconsin Government Accountability … Continue reading →

  Dwyane Wade, LeBron James Mock Dirk Nowitzki’s Fever Before Game 5 of NBA Finals – After Miami’s pregame shootaround, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James mocked the fever Dallas Mavericks’ Dirk Nowitzki had during Game 4 of the NBA Finals. … Continue reading →

  Rick Perry to Hold Event With Hate Group – Texas Gov. Rick Perry has a long history of using faith as a political weapon to divide voters. But his decision to host a Christians-only prayer event in Houston on … Continue reading →