Someday, the Republican Party will accept that, if it wants to be taken seriously as a governing party, it needs to have a platform that breaks with the failed policies of President George W. Bush. Today is not that day. First, let’s recall some of the key components of what George W. Bush did. 35 percent rate for the top tax bracket: In 2000, Bush campaigned on the (arbitrary) principle … Continue reading →
After Mayfield was Habitat for Humanity assistant manager Brian Haynes with 13 percent, Vice Mayor Marc Hunt with 12 percent, deputy clerk of Buncombe County Superior Court Keith Young with 12 percent, LGBT advocacy group campaign manager Lindsey Simerly with 10 percent and financial advisor Rich Lee with 10 percent. Hunt was the only incumbent to run for the three open seats. Young will be the first African-American to be … Continue reading →
Last week’s flooding in South Carolina with its extensive damage will no doubt soon result in calls for federal legislation, similar to that providing relief after Hurricane Sandy, to help the affected communities cope with the damage. It will take some persuasion to gain support of such from northeastern representatives, in that all of the South Carolina representatives then in Congress voted against Sandy relief when it was proposed. No … Continue reading →
Bernie Tells the Truth About Social Security Much of the media often approaches politics as if it were a baseball game or a soap opera. That’s what a a lot of the media thinks modern politics should be about. I disagree; I’m old fashioned I guess. I believe we should be talking about the issues facing our people. Watch this video and tell me what you think: Posted by Bernie … Continue reading →
Just a reminder that the Asheville City Council Primary is Tuesday, tomorrow. Make your voice heard. VOTE!!! Ashevilleprogressive.com … Continue reading →
The Populist Prophet Bernie Sanders has spent decades attacking inequality. Now the country is listening. If you attended a Bernie Sanders rally this summer, when his seemingly quixotic Presidential campaign began gathering force, you might have noticed a few surprising things about the crowd. One was the scarcity of nonwhite faces—a problem that the campaign would soon be confronted by, very publicly. Another was how many young people were turning … Continue reading →
Don’t Put Privatizer And Payday Lender Lobbyist On The USPS Board With corporate-conservative calls for full or partial privatization of the United States Postal Service (USPS) escalating, groups are sounding the alarm about new nominees to the USPS Board of Governors. The Senate is scheduled soon to consider the nominations of Mickey D. Barnett, James C. Miller III and two other nominees. Miller is a notorious privatization advocate and Barnett … Continue reading →
There are two good reasons to like Bernie Sander’s plan for free college education at state universities for all American students who qualify academically. The first is that the need for such broad education is made manifest as our economic environment undergoes historic change. The combination of capital globalization and technological worker displacement will only increase the pressures on individuals and communities in the coming years and a highly educated … Continue reading →
Oregon Shooter’s Mom Stockpiled Guns: Feared Obama Was Going to Take Them The mother of the Roseburg, Oregon shooter stockpiled firearms because she feared stricter gun laws. Laurel Harper, the mother of the shooter, shared an apartment with her son. She was aware that he had mental problems, but chose to stockpile guns in her home because she feared the Obama administration was going to pass laws making it more … Continue reading →
Sanders: GOP blames Obama for all their problems Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) on Saturday poked fun at Republicans for blaming all their problems on President Obama, suggesting they suffer from “amnesia” over George W. Bush’s presidency. “In their world, every problem that you can possibly imagine is caused by Barack Obama,” Sanders quipped at a campaign rally in Boston. “If there is rain, if it’s too hot, if there’s a … Continue reading →