Killers R Us

“The Gray Lady” has her pantyhose in a knot.  The “lady” in question? The New York Times, “regarded by many in the world…as the world’s greatest newspaper…generally hail[ed] as …gray by way of acknowledging its traditional special marks: starch conservatism and circumspection.” This encomium appeared in Life magazine in 1951, celebrating the Times’ 100th birthday. The […]

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A Bi-Partisan Meeting of the Minds

Beware the doting father defending his daughter from naysayers. Remember the kerfuffle stirred up a while ago when President Trump took to Twitter to excoriate Nordstrom’s department store for their decision to drop his daughter, Ivanka’s, clothing line. “My daughter has been treated unfairly by Nordstrom’s. She is a great person —always pushing me to […]

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Be Careful What You Wish For: More Magical Thinking in the Age of Trump/Gorsuch

Be Careful What You Wish For: More Magical Thinking in the Age of Trump/Gorsuch A word of caution to those zany conservatives, far-right zealots and self-described Alt-Righters. Planning a super-bowl sized celebration over President Trump’s nominee, Neil Gorsuch, to the Supreme Court? Heaving a sigh of relief finally your big moment has come. Traveling too […]

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“Double, Double Toil and Trouble…” The January Issue

“Double, Double Toil and Trouble…” The January Issue Welcome to SA’s January issue. A potpourri of the latest goings on in Washington D.C., home of elites and neo-liberals whose voices are virtually the only ones heard in Washington these past eight — no make that these past seventy years. For this month’s menu: In “Legacy and […]

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We Must March My Darlings (Right Into the White House)

We Must March My Darlings (Right Into the White House) November 8th was the beginning —a shorter lived facsimile erupted six weeks later when the electoral college made Trump’s inauguration inevitable — spilling out from left and right coasts and soon the howls of dismay could be heard in the heartland where the media, mainstream […]

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Introduction to “The Best Health Care System in the US”

Introduction to “The Best Health Care System in the US” “Support for the long-term health care needs of veterans will require much diligence, perseverance, research, innovative thinking and funding as is being applied now to the acute medical issues facing our servicemen and women. The health care system must help veterans adjust not only to […]

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