As we have learned, the 2016 election was hacked by foreign sources, most probably Russia, according to U.S. intelligence sources and President Obama.
The domestic reaction among the mass media, politicians, and the public have been justifiably explosive, as this represents a legitimate threat to our already compromised democratic processes.
Yes, there is a real sense of violation here but perhaps some historical perspective would be helpful - a perspective that has been virtually ignored by the mainstream media.
Since the formation of the Central Intelligence Agency in 1947, the U.S. has engaged in both overt and covert operations to influence, change, or destroy other governments. Regime change by any means necessary has been the prevailing modus operandi.
We are now reaping the whirlwind of a political economy that has produced the widest class divide in this country in nearly 100 years. We have one major party that represents an unprecedented form of extremism and the other major party that has abdicated its historic mission as a...
In the most recent national discussions about the dangers of guns in our society, there has been little analysis focusing on the U.S. Supreme Court's role in the ongoing crisis of gun ownership in our country. While it would diminish cause and effect to draw a singular connection between...
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign slogan, “Make America Great Again,” contains a spelling error. Should it not be spelled “Grate?” Merriam-Webster tells us that the word “grate” is 1) to break into small pieces, 2) to grind against something with a harsh noise, 3) to have an irritating effect. All of these definitions seem appropriate.
“I am not going to answer any questions as to my association, my philosophical or religious or my political beliefs, or how I voted in any election, or any of these private affairs. I think these are very improper questions for any American to be asked, especially under such compulsion as this.” That was Pete Seeger's answer to U.S. Rep. Francis Walter, D-Pa., before a House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) hearing in 1955. That earned Pete a one-year prison sentence...
Over 60 years ago, one of my heroes, Ammon Hennacy, was arrested for refusing to pay his taxes because so much of our money was allocated for war and the development of nuclear weapons. Ammon was one of the most frequently arrested activists in the peace movement in the 1950s and 1960s. At one of his hearings for tax resistance, the judge said, “Ammon [they were on a first name basis by now], I am citing you for non-payment of...