Category Archives: America

The Senate Is Getting Less Democratic by the Minute

It seems as if the Democratic Party always starts its election campaigns far behind the starting line. The Republican Party is able to benefit from all the electoral college laws and court decisions that give an advantage to smaller states. … Continue reading

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When was Bribery Legalized in America?

By Thom Hartmann/ HartmannReport.com/ November 15, 2023 “When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral … Continue reading

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Elections, Polls, Budgets, Speaker Johnson, and More

Another Monday morning Halitics videocast, with lots of political topics for Hal and Arlen to talk about…..

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So Much to Talk About

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Read the Entire Second Amendment….

Debate from “West Wing” on why we need sensible gun control laws…….

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Why Didn’t Someone Think of This Before?

Amazing! Two Days Into His New job, and he already has a solution to this horrible problem in America: Prayer! Why Didn’t Anyone Else Think of This? After mass shooting, new speaker calls for prayer that ‘senseless violence can stop’ … Continue reading

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Without the Infrastructure of Democracy, America Will Slide First Into Oligarchy and Then Racism

Voters who believe in democracy, a free press & a public education committed to honest inquiry & intellectual integrity must also step up and let their reps how important these things are to them… By Thom Hartmann/ HartmannReport.com/ October 23, … Continue reading

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TRUMP WILL NOT BE PRESIDENT AGAIN—IT WILL BE HIS CHOICE

By Arlen Grossman/ DailyKos.com/ September 27, 2023 Also: OpEdNews/ October 2, 2023 None of us knows what will happen election night, 2024. But if I were in Las Vegas and could make a bet on the outcome, I would bet … Continue reading

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Too Old to Run: Biden, Trump, Both, Neither?

Monday’s Halitics YouTube videocast with Hal Ginsberg and Arlen Grossman.

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America Can’t Let the 9/11 War Lies Go Down the Memory Hole

By Thom Hartmann/ HartmannReport.com/ September 11, 2023 Today is 9/11, the event that first brought America together and then was cynically exploited by George W. Bush and Dick Cheney to have a war against Iraq, following their illegal invasion of … Continue reading

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