The times they are a’changing. The contrast is very stark: Authoritarian powers and dupes of leaders are falling like dominoes around the world. Those hanging onto their power through iron-fisted control tremble in the face of something brewing beyond their control. Even in our own supposedly democratic government, there is exposed the most glaring self-centeredness, [...]
Something new is emerging in America. The bitter and fanatical cry of outrage from Republicans, conservatives and Tea-Partiers at the final passage of a first-ever national health care bill is the sign that something unusual is now coming to the fore in America. The rage, of course, is directed against Democrats, but its real target [...]