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Smokestack Lightnin’ by Howlin’ Wolf, 1956

The original 1956 Chess Records release. Wolf sure knew how to set a mood.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Second Bill of Rights

It was January 11, 1944, in the middle of WWII, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt enunciated this new bill of rights for industrialized America. FDR unfortunately died in April, 1945, before the war ended and these rights could be enacted. President Obama … Continue reading

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America’s Electile Dysfunction by Steve Bell

                  Copyright 2000 Steve Bell.

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Cain, Gingrich, Santorum: The GOP Men in Space

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The Truth About Ayn Rand

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Today’s Quote: Reality and Satire

“If you describe things as better than they are, you are considered to be a romantic; if you describe things as worse than they are, you will be called a realist; and if you describe things exactly as they are, … Continue reading

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E.P. R.I.P.

Elvis Presley died on this date in 1977 at age 42. (Or else he became John Burroughs, according to some.) Although he didn’t invent rock and roll and he wasn’t the first white musician to sing black rhythm and blues, … Continue reading

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Today’s Quote-to-Quote: Maintaining Danger for Profit

“If the people are not convinced [that America is in serious danger] it would be impossible for Congress to vote the vast sums now being spent to avert danger. With the support of public opinion, as marshaled by the press, … Continue reading

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Rick Perry’s Texas Jobs Miracle Illustrated

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Republican Vote Hackers of America Ad

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