politics
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A Cold Civil War
Are we not all Americans? If you are a Trump voter, you are an American. If you voted for Hillary, you are an American. This past week, on CNN, I heard the term “Cold Civil War.” It sent shivers up-and-down my spine. The Cold Civil War is a term describing the volatile nature of contemporary… Continue reading
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About – The New American Progressive
New American Progressives seeks to include a spiritual component—self-awareness and empathy—to the political world. For too long, we on the left have focused on copying right wing tactics, such as controlling the language of debate, raising money through corporations that are not good corporate citizens, and focusing on what the progressive movement can do for… Continue reading
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Corporate Fascism
Where is the outrage? Is the revolution ever coming? Bill O’Reilly gets fired for sexual harassment, yet Trump who brags about sexually harassing women (and who demonstrated his lack of respect for women with his lewd comments) is elected president?! Corporations have created a corporate feudal system in which their employees are treated like wage… Continue reading
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The Parasitic Neoliberal Agenda
Only a truly powerful group of ideological dogmatists, well-funded by our wealthiest citizens, could redefine American democracy, unscrupulously steal the sovereignty of the American people, and obscure the belief in the progressive economic values subscribed to by The Constitution’s Framers. Friedman/Hayek’s Chicago School of economics is a laissez faire, capitalist ideology parasitic by nature. Our… Continue reading
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The History of Partisanship In America
“You Lie!” Screamed Representative Joe Wilson (R SC) in the middle of President Obama’s State of the Union Address. The folks in the chamber were stunned. The only appropriate reaction at the State of the Union is applause. It is a solemn occasion, and the act of impropriety . Is The Wilson episode an example of… Continue reading
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South Boston Veterans for Peace–editorial
Would that the beef were just old and not rancid. Your observation that Linehan’s resistance “reflected poorly on a city that has “moved ahead in terms of diversity,” is a classic example Globe dereliction of duty in reporting the news. How has the City of Boston moved ahead in terms of diversity when Veterans for… Continue reading
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Rap: An Accurate Reflection of Our Culture
Rap has become a genre associated with the degradation of women, the embracing of violence, and the celebration of avarice. “Money, power, respect is all you need in life”: these are the lyrics to a song by the LOX. These lyrics are the glorification of anti-social behavior. This is the message that is being delivered… Continue reading
About Me
My name is Paul Adams and I have