Posts Tagged: America
America’s Best
Watching the simultaneous outpouring of tributes today for Aretha Franklin and John McCain becomes an inspirational amalgam of America’s Best and what is best about America. There are too, simultaneous tears and joy for what we had and what we
America’s Best
Watching the simultaneous outpouring of tributes today for Aretha Franklin and John McCain becomes an inspirational amalgam of America’s Best and what is best about America. There are too, simultaneous tears and joy for what we had and what we
Guns, Democracy and the American Way
What you may ask, is more fundamental to the American Way of Life than a gun? Who could argue that gleaming AK 47 automatic rifle is a shining and powerful example of our basic rights which protect the dignity
Guns, Democracy and the American Way
What you may ask, is more fundamental to the American Way of Life than a gun? Who could argue that gleaming AK 47 automatic rifle is a shining and powerful example of our basic rights which protect the dignity
Make America White Again?
Despite Trump’s protests to the contrary, white supremacists everywhere are proudly ironing out their white sheets knowing they’ve got a fellow racist in the oval office. Or just as likely, now emboldened, they are tucking those sheets away in their
Make America White Again?
Despite Trump’s protests to the contrary, white supremacists everywhere are proudly ironing out their white sheets knowing they’ve got a fellow racist in the oval office. Or just as likely, now emboldened, they are tucking those sheets away in their
Defrosting the Cold War
Is the Cold War coming out of the deep freeze? Having caught a Cold War chill I never could quite shake, the current frosty relations between President Obama and Russia’s Vladimir Putin send a shiver down my spine, as childhood
Defrosting the Cold War
Is the Cold War coming out of the deep freeze? Having caught a Cold War chill I never could quite shake, the current frosty relations between President Obama and Russia’s Vladimir Putin send a shiver down my spine, as childhood
American Nativism- Nothing New
When it comes to America’s melting pot, Donald Trump is following an old-fashioned, tried and true recipe – heavy on the xenophobia with just a dash of racism. By relying on the age-old tradition of stoking the public’s fear
American Nativism- Nothing New
When it comes to America’s melting pot, Donald Trump is following an old-fashioned, tried and true recipe – heavy on the xenophobia with just a dash of racism. By relying on the age-old tradition of stoking the public’s fear
Budweiser Markets America
Budweiser wants to make America great again. Literally. Just in time for this crazy campaign season, the king of beers is renaming itself “America” for the long, hot summer ahead. Available from May 23 through election Day, the patriotic cans
Budweiser Markets America
Budweiser wants to make America great again. Literally. Just in time for this crazy campaign season, the king of beers is renaming itself “America” for the long, hot summer ahead. Available from May 23 through election Day, the patriotic cans
North Korea Nuclear Jitters
Say It Ain’t So Did North Korea really just conduct a hydrogen bomb test? Despite Kim Jong Un’s boastful declaration that it detonated a hydrogen bomb, there now seem to be some doubts. The fact that the explosion might be
North Korea Nuclear Jitters
Say It Ain’t So Did North Korea really just conduct a hydrogen bomb test? Despite Kim Jong Un’s boastful declaration that it detonated a hydrogen bomb, there now seem to be some doubts. The fact that the explosion might be
The Danger of the “Other”
Be Afraid….Be Very Afraid We need to be on high alert The threat is real. We need to be vigilant not only about extremist terrorists who wish to do us harm, but about the ramped up stereotyping and creeping xenophobia
The Danger of the “Other”
Be Afraid….Be Very Afraid We need to be on high alert The threat is real. We need to be vigilant not only about extremist terrorists who wish to do us harm, but about the ramped up stereotyping and creeping xenophobia
Americans In The Cross Hairs Again
The American public is in the cross hairs of tragedy once again. Another day and another mass shooting. There have been more mass shootings than calendar days so far in 2015. How can this be…what is passing for normal in
Americans In The Cross Hairs Again
The American public is in the cross hairs of tragedy once again. Another day and another mass shooting. There have been more mass shootings than calendar days so far in 2015. How can this be…what is passing for normal in
All American Nativism – Nothing New
When it comes to America’s melting pot, Donald Trump is following an old-fashioned, tried and true recipe – heavy on the xenophobia with just a dash of racism. By relying on the age-old tradition of stoking the public’s fear of
All American Nativism – Nothing New
When it comes to America’s melting pot, Donald Trump is following an old-fashioned, tried and true recipe – heavy on the xenophobia with just a dash of racism. By relying on the age-old tradition of stoking the public’s fear of
Envisioning The American Dream 