Tag: socialism

From a reading that was suggested by an online class I am taking. It’s from The Revolution Begins Here Milwaukee and the History of Socialism” by Associate Professor Aims McGuinness, UWM Department of History : …the first Wisconsinites to call themselves socialists were English-speaking men and women who were born in…

Isn’t it funny that the home of Teahadist Sarah Palin, the home of the great rugged individualists and America’s Last Great Frontier is the home of a great socialist experiment? What am I talking about? The Alaska Permanent Fund and the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation (APFC). At the very beginning…

One of the apparent failings in American education is the lack of understanding on the differences between socialism, fascism, Marxism, and Communism. Or else there is now a concerted effort to smear socialism by linking it to fascism. Here’s a prime example from Facebook (at this point I am not…

During a recent question & answer session with the editorial board of the Wisconsin State Journal, Democratic Congressman Mark Pocan was asked if Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump or Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders were electable. Here’s Pocan’s response. Q: Is Trump or Sanders electable? A: No, I don’t think…

The most interesting and under reported political battle of 2015 is shaping up out in Seattle between the Democrats and……………… the Socialists. Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant kicked off her 2015 re-election campaign with speeches by Chris Hedges, as well as Ruth Coppinger, a member of the Socialist Party…

I have been wanting to Blog about the story of Fox New\'s Bill Sammon admitting he lied story. Bill Sammon, Fox News’ Washington managing editor: “Last year, candidate Barack Obama stood on a sidewalk in Toledo, Ohio, and first let it slip to Joe the Plumber that he wanted to…

Jan. 28, 2011 Clip – New Rule: Irritable Bowl Syndrome

Not sure who would be more excited about this story…the Bloodhoung Gang, or the \"tea partiers\", The NO SOCIALISM signs at the tea parties(and at my neighbors house) really have meaning when they are put into action. Now we have a perfect example. Unfortunately this example does not take place…

Since the before election of President Barack Obama, it became commonplace in some circles to hear cries of “Socialism! Communism!” in regards to President Obama’s policies and beliefs. After the U.S. government stepped in and became majority owner of a failing General Motors, the cries of a steady march towards…