Author Archive: Web Steward
Saving American Democracy Amendment
Sen. Bernie Sanders has proposed a constitutional amendment that would overturn the Supreme Court decision in a case called Citizens United vs. FEC. The Saving American Democracy Amendment states that: Corporations are not persons with constitutional rights equal to real people. Corporations are subject to regulation by the people. Corporations may not make campaign contributions […]
Continue readingFred Eder Letter
Dear Senator McCain, My name is Fred Eder. I just left you a voice mail, but I wanted to take the time to make my case a bit more clearly. My mother is nearly 81 years old. She spent her life as a public school teacher. She helped raise not only my brother, my sister, […]
Continue readingMy Advice to the Occupy Wall Street Protesters
My Advice to the Occupy Wall Street Protesters Hit bankers where it hurts By Matt Taibbi October 12, 2011 Rolling Stone I’ve been down to “Occupy Wall Street” twice now, and I love it. The protests building at Liberty Square and spreading over Lower Manhattan are a great thing, the logical answer to the Tea […]
Continue reading“Mexican American History: A Patriotic History”
By Salomón Baldenegro, Sr. Originally published in Latinovations “La Plaza” In Tea Party Republican Arizona, teaching Mexican American history is illegal because that history is purportedly “un-American” and foments the “overthrow of the government.” The shamelessness of people who rally under the Confederate flag-a flag of treason, whose adherents renounced their U.S. citizenship, declared […]
Continue readingIdeologues use scare tactics for self-interest
Posted in the Arizona Daily Sun: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 To the editor: We were treated to an anti-Obama Medicare ad in the Arizona Daily Sun and now a mass mailing that reads, “Balance the Budget on the Backs of Seniors.” This message is peddled by Paul Gosar and the “American Action Network.” Could […]
Continue readingA Timeline of Events
A Timeline of Events Steve Benen Let’s take a stroll down memory lane, shall we? 1980: Ronald Reagan runs for president, promising a balanced budget 1981 – 1989: With support from congressional Republicans, Reagan runs enormous deficits, adds $2 trillion to the debt. 1993: Bill Clinton passes economic plan that lowers deficit, gets zero votes […]
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