Did Einstein Really Say This?

Probably not, but it doesn't take a genius to know that it's true...

Why Read the Newspapers?

Just read chapter 5 of The Grapes of Wrath. We have all been here before...

Armistice Day

It's the hidden histories that matter, not the Master Narrative of the victors.

Something We Like To Forget...

The "Founding Fathers" who are worshiped by the religious and political right in the U.S., as well as by many who consider themselves on the "left" (a delusion, as there is no U.S. left), conveniently forget that the Founders they worship understood that a standing army is the enemy of democracy. Here is an article by someone who gets it:

You don’t protect my freedom: Our childish insistence on calling soldiers heroes deadens real democracy

The Democratic Party Sold Us Out, Plain And Simple

The Democratic Party implosion - World Socialist Web Site

Too bad we are incapable of thinking outside the two-party box. And voting for a third party in a two-party system is about as effective as bringing a slingshot to a gun fight. WE MUST DISMANTLE THE EXISTING SYSTEM. Impossible, you say? Fine. Just admit that you've given up on America.

Looks Like There's Something Happening In The Paris Of Appalachia

Conflict Kitchen.

Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid.

Tom Tomorrow may be the last sane individual in America.