Democracy

Strip and flip: Democracy in a cage

 in Democracy / Robert C. Koehler by

Robert Koehler

“The wound burst open in November. History, suddenly, could no longer be avoided. Reality could no longer be avoided…”

Robert C. Koehler
Published in: Free Press, Common Dreams, Common Wonders Blog, Huffington Post, The Smirking Chimp, Tribune Content Agency, Bainbridge Island Review, The Raven Foundation, The Sentinel-Progress, Counterpunch, Newberry Observer, Gilmer Free Press, Truthout, The Sunburg News
Date: June 1,2,11,17,18,2017
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Can Our Social Institutions Catch Up With Advances in Science and Technology?

 in Democracy / LawrenceS. Wittner by

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“H.G. Wells, one of the most prolific and prominent novelists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries…”

Lawrence Wittner
Published in: Counterpunch, The Daily Journalist, War is a Crime, Daily Kos, Newberry Observer, History News Network, Huffington Post, San Diego Informer, Tacoma Weekly, Gilmer Free Press, Eureka Spring News, The Free Weekly, The Johnstown Breeze
Date: February 28, March 26,27,29,30, April 11,2017
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Find the adults and get them in the room

 in Democracy / Tom H. Hastings / Trump's administration by

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“Trump attacks others, from the Pope to Gold Star families, on a routine basis, often based on no evidence, exaggerated claims…”

Tom H. Hastings
Published in: Bainbridge Island Review, Nation of Change, Sierra County Prospect, Newberry Observer, LA Progressive, The Chronicle of Winston – Salem, San Francisco Informer, The Sentinel-Progress, The Free Weekly, Lahaina News, The Sunburg News
Date: March 6,7,8,9,11,13,15,16,April 11,2017
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The Honeymoon Is Over

 in Democracy / Mel Gurtov / Trump's administration by

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“President Trump is often depicted as “unconventional” and his actions “unprecedented.” But his novelty exposes him and his administration to closer…”

Mel Gurtov
Published in: Pioneer Big Rapids News, Counterpunch, Grassroots Press, Bainbridge Island Review, RICentral, Gilmer Free Press, LA Progressive, Sierra County Prospect, Newberry Observer, Los Angeles Informer, Mel Gurtov Blog, Grassroots Press
Date: February 14,15,16,17,19, March 28,2017
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Alt-Right, Alt-Facts, Alternative American Reality

 in Democracy / Tom Laurent by

“President Trump has ushered in a new reality for America. His campaign showed us this reality is based on fake facts, untruths and his constant…”

Tom Laurent
Published in: Pioneer Big Rapids News, San Francisco Informer, Newberry Observer, Gilmer Free Press, Sierra County Prospect, The Sunburg News, The Siskiyou Daily News, The Vidette
Date: January 30, February 5,10,12,14,2017
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Bannon’s Coup

 in Democracy / Mel Gurtov / Security / Trump's administration by

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“Stephen K. Bannon, Donald Trump’s chief strategist, has been elevated to the Principals Committee of the National Security Council, the top tier of national-security policymakers.*…”

Mel Gurtov
Published in: Counterpunch, LA Progressive, Sierra County Prospect, Las Vegas Informer, Tacoma Weekly, The Free Weekly, Gilmer Free Press, Eureka Spring News, The Sunburg News
Date: January 31, February 1,2, April 20,2017
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