The attacks on science and progress continue from the religious right and their supporters. Ignorance and stupidity are exalted.
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The attacks on science and progress continue from the religious right and their supporters. Ignorance and stupidity are exalted.
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The right is a danger to us all. All lies and deceptions are allowed. Organizations are named to lure the unwary, commonly using titles that are the opposite of the intended goals.
Schools are a...
There has never been a liberal MSM except for a few individual voices and obscure publications/sites.
(See, What Liberal Media? by Eric Alterman). It's even worse now.
"The liberal media were...
When corporate greed and corruption is abetted by government indifference (aka, corporate capture), terrible things can occur.
The current Boar's Head food safety reports are a frightening...
Corporations caught AGAIN gouging the public.
Unregulated capitalism is not your friend.
Mergers are rarely good for consumers.
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There is no doubt that the corporate lust for profit is responsible for the "inflation" we have been feeling.
How many instances of price gouging don't we know about?...and will never know about?...
Trump, a malignant narcissist, convicted felon, diagnosed psychopath and serial liar is one of the worst humans ever to have been born.
Personal enrichment is also his passion. Remember when he...
The wealthy are a major threat to this country's way of life. When their zealotry has an added ingredient, religious belief, a belief for which there is no evidence, a coercive theocracy is the goal....
This is one of the things the country needs to do to fight the onslaught against democracy being waged by vicious riight-wing cretins.
Support it with everything you have - or you'll wish you had....
There is a slowly growing awareness by the public of a plan called 'Project 25.' It is a playbook for the first months of a second Trump administration. Its contents fit precisely into all the other...
Knowing Trump's childhood history, his business failures, his vicious routine (legal) attacks on anyone he doesn't like, his pathological narcissism, and more, you would think that no one would...
Corporations are commonly predatory due to their insatiable lust for profit. Consumers are prey to be fleeced.
Democrats did something right by creating an agency to protect the public from this...
Human stupidity is the core reason behind most of the world's problems. The lazy and gullible enthusiastically vote for conmen, like Trump, who have no substance or merit.
Those who have attained...
It is critical to know well how both parties have governed and evolved over the last 40+ years. Their involvement in capitalism, foreign affairs, social issues, church/state and civil rights are...
The "Free Market" has always been a myth. One reason is corporate socialism, the support corporations get from government in various ways to protect them from the risks of the "free market" they...
Capitalism needs regulation and control or we get screwed.
https://qz.com/ozempic-price-backlash-study-sanders-1851374290
That something without evidence can motivate so many to do vicious harm to others is unbelievably frightening. Only a few sources expose this persistent danger. Religious belief in those who want to...
To avoid being duped by misleading information, it is necessary to always be skeptical and utilize critical thinking abilities without exception. Continued research using authoritative sources for...
Belief in a "god", an activity without an atom of supporting evidence, nevertheless should be a personal and private activity. It should not intrude in governmental actions per the constitution, and...
Where you live and how your state is governed can affect your life.
https://www.dcreport.org/2024/02/21/pro-life-republican-states-have-a-dying-problem/
The book mentioned in this piece describes the basic reason this thread was created.
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This is just one of the many daily assaults by the right-wing to destroy rational understanding of complex issues. Be skeptical of initial reports of everything by anyone especially conservatives...
We are buried in lies and myths that are created to misdirect and manipulate in order to accomplish dishonest goals. They are present in every area of society and must be relentlessly exposed.
The...
The current hysteria, yes hysteria, over "antisemitism" in academia provides examples of how easy it is to manipulate humans with nothing more than diversion and simple BS.
The key players are the...
Criticizing anything should not necessarily imply unqualified agreement of its opposite. Rigorous and objective analysis should be applied to everything important to ensure accurate and thorough...