If one views the classic 1993 Claude Berri film Germinal one can see what 19th century feudalism was all about. It took place in a mid century Northern France mining region. Here in the USA we had John Sayle's 1987 film Matawan , which portrayed the 1920 Matawan, West...

One has to listen to Jeannie C Riley's 1968 Harper Valley PTA to get the essence of what this MAGA movement is doing to our education system. Jeannie C said it best: Harper Valley P.T.A. Song by Tom T. Hall, made popular by Jeannie C. Riley I wanna tell you all the...

This writer is approaching the same zone that many seniors over 70 face. I too can see me forgetting things, simple tasks that a few years ago were never the case. I also have a 'Fellow senior' empathy for what President Biden has been experiencing. The sad reality is...

Donald was tired. He just gave his best speech in years, or so he thought. Tomorrow the ' Fake News' pundits would criticize him, but he was used to that. It actually emboldened him... and his loyal followers. Now he needed rest. After all, didn't he survive the...

This upcoming election is more than just the usual One Party/Two Party runaround that has dominated our republic for so long. One needs to read Tom Stanton's 2016 book Terror in the City of Champions: Murder, Baseball and the Secret Society That Shocked Depression Era...

With the success of the far right wing phony populist movement, orchestrated by the Super Rich, we all, with few exceptions, are heading into what I call Ghetto Amerika. For decades the controlled media and embedded in empire politicians sold us the Lie that segments...