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McCarthyite Witch Hunt Comes for Jill Stein
This is what Russiagate has come to. This psychotic conspiracy theory is now so desperate to turn this endless fountain of nothing into something that it is rifling through the documents of a campaign which received one percent of the popu…
FirstNet Penalty Reversal Could Save California Billions of $$$
DEC 28 DEADLINE IS KEY--Remember the classic Jack Nicholson line: “[The truth?] You can’t handle the truth!” from the movie, “A Few Good Me…
Three Unelected Men Just Overrode the Will Of 83% of the U.S. Population
NET NEUTRALITY UNDONE-The five-member Federal Communications Commission has voted three to two to repeal net neutrality regulations.
The New Mandarins of the Deep State
CRUMBLING DICTATORSHIP-The shocking defeat of GOP Senator hopeful Roy Moore may not spell the end of Trumpism, but you can see it from ther…
Strong, Intelligent Women in Politics: Scares the Hell Out of Conservative Republicans
WOMEN’S RIGHTS-If there is one thing that scares the living daylights out of conservative Republicans, it is the rise of strong, intelligen…
The Grapes of Wealth: Tom Joad Tops Forbes Fictional 400
DATELINE HOLLYWOOD-We’re in a VIP Room at the Avalon Hollywood. It’s a celebration the likes of which this reporter has never seen. An impo…
Your Kids are Listening to How You Talk About Sexual Assault
FIRST PERSON REPORT-My parents love true crime shows. They love Dateline, 20/20, you name it. Lester Holt and Keith Morrison are like famil…
Vets Challenge Trump’s Islamophobia
VETS FOR PEACE SPEAK OUT-The U.S. president, Donald Trump, revealed his inner nature again earlier this week when he retweeted a series of…
Due Process Is Needed for Sexual Harassment Accusations -- But For Whom?
DEFINING THE DEBATE-The first time I remember being sexually harassed at work was at my second job ever, working at a bookstore. There was…
Why Net Neutrality Is a Feminist Issue
COMMUNICATIONS POLITICS--The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced it will next month vote on a plan to repeal net neutrali…
The Genius of “Coco” Beyond PC
MUSINGS BY MIRISCH-There’s something about Pixar and senior citizens. The world’s leading animation studio, groundbreaking within an art fo…
Radicalism: The New Norm In American Politics
NEW GEOGRAPHY--The Republican Party’s road to the 2018 mid-terms looks increasingly like Pickett’s Charge, the Confederate assault on fixed…
An Angry Black Man in the White House? The Conversation We Never Had
AT LENGTH--It seems like it was just two short years ago that we lived in a country that was moving forward past historic racial divides wi…
Former Republican AG Warns Sessions against Marijuana Crackdown
420 FILE—(Editor’s Note: For Californian’s ‘drug war’ is descriptive of the Golden State’s relationship with the US Attorney General, Jeff…
Popular Thanksgiving Turkey Brand Comes with a Side of Antibiotics
HOLIDAY HEALTH ALERT--Diestel Turkey, sold by Whole Foods and other retailers at premium prices, says on its website that its “animals are…
In a Country of Bigots and Liars, Predators Will Always Survive
CORRUPTION WATCH-Suppose Los Angeles Democrats had the choice for U.S. Senator between a Democrat candidate with a history of sexual dallia…
Joe Biden 2020 Is a Terrible Idea In a Post-Weinstein America
WEINSTEIN WATCH--Joe Biden is known for his folksy charm.
Joe Biden is a man looking for his moment. Behind those famous aviators, he’s su…
American Populism Shouldn’t Have to Embrace Ignorance
ASSESSING OUR CULTURE OF IGNORANCE-Public ignorance is an inherent threat to democracy. It breeds superstition, prejudice, and error; and i…
Vet Who Sought VA Help Was Told To Come Back In 3 Months … He Killed Himself Instead
WAR POLITICS--A veteran who had sought help from a Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in New Jersey killed himself in front of the build…
The Cleansing Frenzy: Is Weinstein a Stand-In for Trump?
CORRUPTION WATCH-“Am I my brother’s keeper?” asked the world’s first murderer. This week the United States Senate GOP answered Cain’s quest…
