October 09, 2018 by Common Dreams “Our postal system has never belonged to any president, any political party, or any company. It’s belonged to the people of this country.” by Jessica Corbett, staff writer Postal workers and critics of the Trump administration’s plans to privatize the United States Postal Service (USPS) carried… Continue reading
October 08, 2018 by Truthdig These men and women, and increasingly children, are the collateral damage of the corporate state, their dignity and lives destroyed by the massive transference of wealth upward, deindustrialization and the slashing of federal investment in affordable housing begun during the Reagan administration by Chris Hedges Though federal… Continue reading
October 06, 2018 by Common Dreams “Instead of acting like the minority and like victims, Dems need to go on the offensive and act like a majority! Investigate, interview, and use the power of the media loudly, with courage and fervor!” by Jon Queally, staff writer Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY)… Continue reading
October 05, 2018 by Common Dreams The fund had already surpassed its $2,000,000 goal by Andrea Germanos, staff writer A crowd-sourced fund to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine in 2020 crashed Friday afternoon after traffic spiked and donations surged as she was delivering a speech on the Senate floor explaining why… Continue reading
THU, 10/4/2018 – BY HAROLD MEYERSON (Occupy.com) THIS ARTICLE ORIGINALLY APPEARED ON LOS ANGELES TIMES With all that’s at stake in the midterm elections, Los Angeles voters would be forgiven for overlooking Charter Amendment B, a referendum that would amend the city charter to conform with an ordinance the City Council enacted earlier… Continue reading
October 01, 2018 by People’s Action Blog If the FBI investigation is controlled by McGahn and limited to 4 or 5 witnesses, it is a cover-up and a sham by Miles Mogulescu (CommonDreams.org) Hagen and Corleone, or Kavanaugh and McGahn? (Photo: The Godfather Wiki) If you want to discover the truth instead… Continue reading
Most of us will never use the technology, but we’ll still feel its effects By Greg Satell (Medium.com) Follow Sep 22, 2018 In 1970, a scientist at IBM Research named Edgar F. Codd revealed a remarkable discovery that would truly change the world. Though few realized its significance at the time — including IBM, which neglected… Continue reading
