For Your Consideration: Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio
There’s way too much at stake for Democrats to make the wrong choice. One of the things I like about...
Rock 'n' Roll Nostalgia & Political and Media Commentary
There’s way too much at stake for Democrats to make the wrong choice. One of the things I like about...
Seven articles from this website spotlight “alternative facts,” corruption, incompetence and a sneering disrespect for democracy. Prologue I watched shell-shocked...
Paul’s holiday ditty is a gift that keeps on giving. Musicians who are able to write catchy songs are usually...
Facts don’t get in the way of right wing mythology. Just ask Hillary Clinton. With Jeff Sessions out the door...
Krasner is changing the culture by emphasizing fairness over notches on a prosecutor’s belt. The prisons of this country are...
Pharrell Williams joins a long line of artists infuriated by Republican misuse of their songs. The campaign season isn’t really...
Gross Negligence? Fear-mongering the crisis at our southern border can’t hide the fact the fact that Trump and the Republicans...
Dolya Goutman’s odyssey included a stop at Charles Chaplin’s mansion and a friendship with the screen legend’s two eldest...
Like the Affordable Care Act, Trump is sabotaging something Americans clearly want. There are lies, damned lies and…policy statements from...
Here is the infamous “crying” video of Brett Kavanaugh at his confirmation hearings, in which he blames a left-wing conspiracy...
Short of a Mueller smoking gun, Mike Pence takes impeachment off the table. Prologue There’s no better summary of the...
The label switch came with a cast of characters: Ahmet Ertegun, Marshall Chess and Prince Rupert Loewenstein. The first meeting...
With midterms looming, Americans can show their overwhelming support for public education. Isn’t it time the largest profession in the...
Atlantic Records producer Jerry Wexler’s breakthrough: Let Aretha be herself. As the old saying goes, there are no guarantees...
Trump’s cronies at his Florida country club have no US military or government experience. Well, it seems Donald Trump is...
The following video, 3 minutes, 10 seconds long, was published by Guardian News and shown here courtesy of YouTube. It...
This veteran, along with just about every veterans group out there, oppose this scheme. You know the Trump administration is...
Joel on long-time producer Phil Ramone: “He was the king.” Among legacy rock stars and bands still performing, Billy Joel...
Presidential prospect Kamala Harris came to Philly last week to support Casey’s reelection. Twelve years ago, it was Senator Barack...
It turns out ICE isn’t the only goon squad in American history. Here’s the latest outrage: LinkedIn published a Seattle...
“Civilization as we know it is at risk in this election. We have to win.” Prologue The following quote has...
An industry that makes money when more people are imprisoned and imprisoned longer. It is still breaking America’s heart. Fathers,...
“I sing my sorrow and I paint my joy.” Seven enduring essentials about Joni Mitchell. In a respite from...
Harry Nilsson, an unsung singer-songwriter, is perhaps better known for the company he kept. Prologue At a 1968 press conference...
Nuclear diplomacy is a bit harder than running a hotel or golf course. May I present North Korea’s Supreme leader...
There’s beauty in those rocks This story starts at the demolition site of the Bulletin building in Philadelphia. As...
End up on one of their lists and you could be branded for life! Criminalizing Human Behavior Think about...
Libertarianism isn’t “cool”: Just isolationist conservatism. During the Iraq War, Rand’s father, Ron Paul, got a lot of mileage out...
“We’ll remember in November,” vowed a striking teacher in West Virginia. Winning back the US Senate in the upcoming midterm elections...
Is Spotify the spoiler in Apple’s U2 victory dance? $165 per share. That was the opening price for Spotify’s Initial...
Good News! Public radio remains viable as it competes with a multitude of platforms Community radio. Also called public radio....
Despite rugged conditions, The Beatles gave it a shot. Abbey Road would follow. It started out as a solution...
States’ Rights backer Jeff Sessions comes to California preaching Federal Supremacy The irony wasn’t subtle. Not at all. In...
A random sampling of what our beloved president has been up to these days As it becomes more and more...
“Treason’s just another word for nothing left to lose…” The Grim Reaper seems to be at the White House doorstep,...
Like his mentor in the White House, California House Republican Nunes has some problems with the truth. Here is our...
1968 marked the year when the Beatles topped the charts with a seven-minute single, Hendrix exquisitely covered Bob Dylan and...
Logical next step in harm reduction: Remember The Wire’s ‘Hamsterdam’? Editor’s note: This is the 7th article published on...
White House and Congressional tormentors of Dreamers want to turn back the clock on immigration. At a press briefing on...
Voting panel conceived out of blind hatred for people of color. A boondoggle to New Hampshire sealed its fate. This...
The vision of a shy Indian schoolboy named Bulsara became a pop masterpiece. Here is Queen’s official video of...
Still waiting to hold this fraud accountable for ACORN’s demise. I’m sure you’ve heard of this guy. His specialty is...
(Video, my title, “The President Tells a Whopper,” courtesy of YouTube.) Trump’s assertion that the tax bill would hurt him...
Even flagrant GOP lies can’t rescue the poll numbers of this legislative turd. Like thieves in the night, the Republican...
Trump TV? Pending television merger would have right wing provocateur Sinclair infiltrate 72% of American households Just when we had...
There’s no ‘there’ there. Republicans have abandoned any allegiance to the truth. Spin Cycle With the Fox News-driven Republican echo...
‘All internet traffic shall be treated equally’ – Trump’s FCC begs to differ What a delightful quirk to the continuing...
Trump’s tax scam would enrich himself and fulfill Paul Ryan’s keg party fantasy Ah, the kegger in college. You always...
What’s the Matter With Kansas? Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on July 17, 2014. I changed the date...
Is Bruce’s ‘Verified Fan’ a scalper-beater, or a windfall for Ticketmaster? We’ve seen this movie before. So you want...
Even with (or because of) a hard-right administration, Americans increasingly prefer liberal policies. There is no turning back. We’ll get...
The Republicans are sure to weaponize voter suppression and demonize our leadership. Democrats would be wise to deal with both....
The late hit-maker was once a part of an elite group of LA session musicians. We mourn the passing of...
‘Tail Gunner Joe’ would tip his hat to fellow con man Trump, who ironically cozies up to despised ex-KGB Vladimir Putin...
Will Donald Trump’s poisonous scapegoating of our media ‘trickle down’ to state and local coverage? Maybe not. As we gird ourselves for...
Beatle Paul lost the rights to his song catalogue twice, actually. Paul McCartney has reached a settlement with Sony/ATV...
Enabled by a president willing to tweet violent images, right wing trolls go after a Montana Jewish woman and get...
“In a democracy, there is one right that stands atop all the rest: the right to vote.” –Russ Feingold, the...
 As Trump continues to unravel, Impeachment becomes the Republicans’ dilemma, not ours. When I say Donald Trump is “useful,” most...
After Hitting It Big with Eliminator, the Eighties Caught Up With Them I remember so well that ZZ Top concert in Dayton,...
While the Feds Continue to Seize Staggering Amounts from Innocent People, Many States Are Taking Measures to Moderate The Practice...
Even a Famed Dalliance with Blues Great John Lee Hooker Couldn’t Prevent the Tragic Deaths of Their Star Performers...
Plagued by Republican Attempts to Destroy Them, Labor Unions are Employing Creative Ways to Equate Workers’ Rights with The Common...
His Boss Vows to Build a Wall, but Pence Wants to Tear Down the Only Wall That Matters: The Separation of...
The Senate is the Last Line of Defense Against a Wannabe Crime Family. Here, in two quotes by prominent conservatives,...
The Doomsday Clock Ticks as the World Watches Two Small Men Puff Out Their Chests Lying atop a Twitter trash heap, one particular tweet...
By Turning Their ‘Fake News’ Election Trickery on Its Head, Right Wingers Seek to Erode a Pillar of Accountability Perhaps...
No Cooperation. No Compromise. Learn From the Past and Let Trump and His Confederates Bury Themselves. Obviously… The most important...
What’s Done Is Done. Could This Election Disaster Be a Blessing in Disguise? Prologue On election eve at Independence Hall in my...
But There’s No Way They’ll Earn Ralph Nader’s Title of ‘Spoiler’ The presidential election of 2000 still manages to occupy a tiny...
Ignorance of the Law Almost Brings Sanctions Against ACLU ‘Alternative’ A conservative advocacy group that tried mightily to purge incarcerated felons from...
Meanwhile, Kansas Secretary of State Continues Quest for White Voters Oblivious to traditions and core principles that make American democracy...
The War on Drugs’ Number One Casualty After much anticipation (and with more and more states openly flouting federal law),...
Mutual admiration made them pivot to damage control. Sweet Home Alabama At the center of it all was a 1974...
A Philly Guy Takes Pride In His Host City, Warts and All The Democratic Party holding its big convention in...
As Attitudes Slowly Change, the Government and Drug Companies Have to Do Much More Prologue When President Richard Nixon declared a “war...
When It Comes to Ratings and Clicks, Entertainment Trumps News Every Time Just when you thought the 2016 presidential campaign...
The Parallel Between Then and Now Is Striking At this point in the 2016 presidential election, it now seems that...
The Rock Hall of Fame Seems to Be in No Hurry to Find a Place for Prog Rock Editor’s update:...
Let’s Not Forget the Hard-Fought Battles Over Voting Rights I’m sure you’ve heard this is various forms: respected progressive columnist Robert...
Democrats Have a Deep Enough Bench to Cover Some Blemishes A year ago, Team Blue couldn’t have wished upon a star...
How a lysergic moment in time helped create rock’s ultimate jam band. People who came of age in the...
The Seductive Opiate ‘Cure’ That’s Causing Its Own Epidemic A heroin epidemic has taken hold in this country, affecting the...
The song was crafted to bring Beatles fans back to where it all began. Here is one version of...
Can Democrats Retake the Senate? If you look closely at the numbers in the map, it would seem that super-pollster Larry Sabato’s...
American Companies Have Mostly Forsaken Their Share of the Safety Net At first blush, it has all the pedigree of a...
There is a disturbing similarity between the Planned Parenthood videos and the demise of ACORN. Both were designed to keep...
Christine McVie Is the Essential Link Between Old and New Indisputably, the band is named for its founding rhythm section: Mick Fleetwood...
How is It That About 158 Wealthy Families Control the Bulk of Election Spending in America? Rubio, Cruz Leading the Billionaire Lottery...
New Law Puts State on Path to 50% Renewable Energy by 2030 Sunny California, the 8th largest economy in the...
The Artist Created 90 Portrait Studies in 90 Days As I sat in Hymie’s Delicatessen with my good friend...
But Republican State Legislatures Heed the Call of ALEC There remains a frustrating disconnect between the stream of cheerful economic data...
Memo to Kevin McCarthy: Truth-Telling and GOP Politics Don’t Mix Memo to Eric Cantor: That’s Why They Hold Elections Editor’s Note:...
Students & Teachers To Get Last Word Against Conservative Rewriting of History Curriculum Well, it wasn’t like this. Oh, them...
Fossil Fuel Group Declares War on Solar Users You’d think that in a state where there are anywhere between...
Kathleen McGinty Enters the Race With Key Dem Endorsements Admiral Joe Sestak Still Hopes the Second Time’s the Charm Ever since...
Only a Matter of Time Before Spinners Join ‘Soul-Mates’ in Rock Hall of Fame It would be quite natural to assume...
It’s Time to Tax Churches Organized Religion’s Tax Subsidy: $71 Billion Annually When a religion is good, I conceive it...
Some “old school” leisurely activities that involve media–watching TV, flipping through glossy magazines and keeping up with local news–are helping steer mass media through a vast digital gauntlet. It doesn’t seem...
 Many Rock Songs Pay Homage to Elegantly Simple 12-Bar Blues. ‘Sweet Home Chicago’ Ground Zero for Great Blues...
Meth Scourge Overstays Welcome in Oklahoma Lobbyists Fight Restricting Key Ingredient in Meth We don’t smoke marijuana in Muskogee, We don’t take...
Agenda: What’s Good for Women is Good for America NRA Reckoning? Probably Unavoidable The buzz over Hillary Clinton’s recent announcement of...
Though Banned by the US Constitution, Debtors’ Prisons Are Making a Comeback in Certain States Conjure up a visual of a...
Did Woodstock Harden The Who’s Frontman? ‘We Won’t Get Fooled Again’ Tops List of Favorite Conservative Songs Peter Townshend’s legendary...
Amazingly, The Beatles Became Klein’s Second Helping By Andrew Goutman After countless lawsuits, verdicts and settlements (26 in all counting...
Gov. Bobby Jindal’s State Joins Kansas’s Race to the Bottom It’s deja vu all over again in trickle down fantasy...