Monthly Archives: June 2014


The conservative wing of the Supreme Court has made another colossally stupid ruling that may well come back to bite us all in unexpected ways

The conservative wing of the Supreme Court has made another colossally stupid ruling that may well come back to bite us all in unexpected ways

"Approving some religious claims while deeming others unworthy of accommodation could be 'perceived as favoring one religion over another,' the very 'risk the [Constitution's] Establishment Clause was designed to preclude."?


Anyone that still thinks Barack Obama is a socialist or even a liberal has clearly not being any attention to his actions

Anyone that still thinks Barack Obama is a socialist or even a liberal has clearly not being any attention to his actions

While many of Obama's words over the years have created the impression that he is some kind of liberal lefty, virtually all of his actions place him far to the right of most of the people that voted for him. 

In addition to his support of drone warfare, NSA spying, letting big banks off the hook, he is backing up his selection of cable lobbyist Tom Wheeler to run the FCC with a staunch opponent of patent reform and pharma executive to run the US Patent and Trademark Office. I strongly urge you call your senators and ask them to block the nomination of Phil Johnson if it comes to pass. ?

Summary: The Obama Administration’s expected choice to lead the Patent Office is a Johnson & Johnson lawyer who has been a key figure in blocking attempts to reform the patent system.


Nick Hanauer demonstrates that not all reach people are clueless about the rest of society

Nick Hanauer demonstrates that not all reach people are clueless about the rest of society

In recent years, a number of billionaires including Warren Buffett and Hanauer have come forward to say that some of the wealth needs to be spread out for the health of the society as a whole. 

Unfortunately too many of the super-rich like the Walton family are against this concept at all costs would rather suck the country dry than share a bit. ?

Memo: From Nick HanauerTo: My Fellow ZillionairesYou probably don’t know me, but like you I am one of those .01%ers, a proud and unapologetic capitalist. I have founded, co-founded and funded more than 30 companies across a range of industries—from itsy-bitsy ones like the night club I started in my 20s to giant ones like Amazon.com, for…