No fear, no compromise and no surrender
When the minimum wage is below the poverty level, people ARE forced to take low-paying jobs. These ARE NOT “entry-level” positions. People receiving minimum wages are more often than not supporting families and barely surviving. These starvation wages have nothing to do with “new-workers.” They are about starving the poor to provide corporate welfare.
President Obama is a Criminal
“(Barack Obama) refused to prosecute his predecessors and has continued their crimes.
…He is, in truth, a war criminal easily the equal of his predecessor, George W. Bush, and perhaps even of Bush’s regent, former Vice President Dick Cheney.”
Fear, Blind Faith, Ignorance, Education, Science, Cowardice and Courage.
“The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious – the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science.”
― Albert Einstein
The Rise of ‘Democratic’ Fascism
Fascism’s Nazi iconography is embedded consciousness: flickering footage of goose-stepping brown-shirts ~OO~
The Death Penalty
Innocent people are on death row and innocent people have been put to death.
These are irreversible tragedies. A recent study concludes that 4% of people on death row in America are not guilty. Since 1973, 144 prisoners on death row have been found to be innocent of the crimes for which they were convicted.
Malcolm X
“I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I’m a human being, first and foremost, and as such I’m for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.”
― Malcolm X
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are not quite progressive…
Sanders joined Barbara Lee and John Conyers to vote for HR 282, the Iran Freedom Support Act — which bears a striking resemblance to the resolutions that set up the framework for the war on Iraq.
Colorado Bill Would be the First Step to Stop NDAA Indefinite Detention
On January 15, 2015, Rep. Lori Saine, introduced a bill that would make up the first steps to stop indefinite detention without due process under the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act in the state of Colorado.
ACA: Understanding “Deductible” means you pay most of the bill…
Health Care is a Human Right: Universal nonprofit healthcare guarantees quality health care for everyone.
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