Dr. Cornel West articulately raises concerns about Obama posturing on Martin Luther King, Jr. today. King was adamantly anti-war; Obama has increased war efforts primarily through the drone program in numerous countries that haven’t done a thing to the U.S. Dr. West also raises concerns of the prison-industrial complex; Obama, even after using illegal drugs [...]
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Thoughts on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Inauguration
By David Kretzmann on January 21st, 2013
Both Romney and Obama Are Dangerous
By David Kretzmann on August 25th, 2012
Mitt Romney is dangerous. Barack Obama is dangerous. Neither of them want to leave you alone. Neither of them want to end needless and atrocious wars overseas. Neither of them will dare espouse an original thought. Both are pawns. Both want to use government force to their advantage. But go on, get emotionally attached and [...]
Obama to Sign Bill Allowing Indefinite Detention of American Citizens
By David Kretzmann on December 15th, 2011
It’s official. The PATRIOT Act gave the federal government the ability to wiretap U.S. citizens without warrants. The National Defense Authorization Act of 2012, which Obama has now promised to sign into law, grants the federal government the ability to detain U.S. citizens indefinitely without trial. So much for the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution [...]
Censorship Cannot Silence Truth: A Message to the White House
By David Kretzmann on August 11th, 2009
A White House blog post submitted on August 4, 2009, states that “opponents of health insurance reform may find the truth a little inconvenient, but as our second president famously said, ‘facts are stubborn things.”‘ It continues, “Scary chain emails and videos” are popping up on the internet, attempting to discredit President Obama’s health care [...]