Tag Archives: Supreme Court

When is a Duck a Duck?

So you see something in the tall grass of the wetlands but you can’t quite make out what it is.  It sounds like a duck but you don’t want to jump to conclusions.  You wait awhile until you can see … Continue reading

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The Full Scalia

It’s been a long time since we’ve had a week like this in America.  A long time indeed. Conservatives and religious leaders (some of them anyway) are railing over (a) the Supreme Court decision on “Obamacare” and (b) on marriage … Continue reading

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The Socialist Collective Has Come!!

Pretty sad demonstration.  Notice the line of cops at the left. Yes! “Socialist collectivization” has come! Only one problem – it’s collected at the top. Many socialists have always believed that capitalism would eventually lead to top down collectivization. It … Continue reading

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For Black History Month – Pauli Murray

Anyone remember Pauli Murray? Who? Pauli Murray. Would it surprise you to learn that Pauli Murray refused to move to the back of the bus – in 1940! Fifteen years before Rosa Parks? That she was arrested in Virginia and … Continue reading

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SCOTUS Strikes Again

Well it was fabulous day for the right wing as the corporatist packed Supreme Court handed down a couple of more decisions designed to hurt real people and “protect freedom”. Right. The first case was Harris v. Quinn – the … Continue reading

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