Opioid Epidemic: Drug Companies Killing Americans In The Name Of Profits

The Opioid Epidemic Update on “Drug Companies: Killing Americans in the Name of Profits” New figures released this week confirm what we all expected — the opioid epidemic is on the march striking young Americans the hardest. In 2016, 64,000 people (most under 50) overdosed, the majority on opioids. In 2014 (latest figures available), hospitals […]

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The Great American Shell Game: Perpetual War and the Presidents Who Start Them … A Partial List

The U.S. war machine keeps chugging along. With the advent of 24-hour cable news, live stream broadcasting on the internet and social media, the current exploits of the warrior nation are open to the gaze of every inhabitant of the planet. What is less known —U.S. belligerence didn’t start with George W. or Bill Clinton […]

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Just Because You’re Rich Doesn’t Mean You Don’t Have Problems

On May 17, 2017, Giselle Bündchen, wife of superstar NFL quarterback Tom Brady, revealed in an interview with Charlie Rose that “he [Brady] has concussions but we don’t talk about it.”  Brady dodged the question when ESPN came calling preferring to hedge his bet by a non-answer answer— “she’s a very concerned wife and very […]

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Flag Wars: Will the Real Americans Please Stand Up

The Flag Wars have taken center stage again. In a bizarre twist, politics and sports have become embroiled in a confrontational and, at times, downright laughable war of words and actions. As always, flag waving and the traditional salute and national anthem-singing inspire mixed reactions. According to President Trump— It [standing in a reverential pose […]

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R.I.P. Hugh Hefner — September 27, 2017

He was a living legend, a larger-than-life character who lived in the glare of the public spotlight, a media phenomenon surrounded by beautiful women, three of whom he married. And so the story goes… his mansion, a museum of relics of the chauvinist pig era of 1960-1980 America when strait–laced morality defined woman’s place in […]

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Right to Try or Right to Die? Hijacking the FDA For Fun and Profit

“… false hope legislation [Right to Try Laws] … put countless patients at risk by dramatically undermining the FDA’s role in ensuring that medical products are safe and effective before they become widely used.” (Public Citizen)     Sadly, It’s time for our umpty-umpth article on that serial offender —the health care industry – a […]

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How She Did It and Why: The True Story of ******’s First Two Nude Photos (Adult content, Adults only)

Straight from the archives, the unvarnished truth about Marilyn Monroe’s famous (and controversial) press conference following the appearance of her nude photos in the first edition of Playboy. The saga began in 1949 after one of her first appearances on the screen—a walk-on role in the last feature film the Marx brothers made, Happy Talk. […]

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