Nevada Marijuana Legalization kerfuffle highlights the corrupting influence of Money in America

By Robert A. Vella I was living in Nevada during the 1990s and early 2000s when the push for marijuana Continue reading →

Jeff Sessions personally asked Congress to let him prosecute medical marijuana providers

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is asking congressional leaders to undo federal medical marijuana protections that have been in place since Continue reading →

Dow Chemical urges Trump administration to kill risk study

Dow Chemical is pushing a Trump administration that’s open to scrapping regulations to ignore the findings of federal scientists who Continue reading →

Sanders defends Trump voters: I don’t think they’re racists, sexists or homophobes

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (I) on Friday defended voters of President Trump, saying that the election was Democrats’ to lose Continue reading →

Hey Dems, don’t say we didn’t warn you because we did

By Robert A. Vella In April, this blog explained why Hillary Clinton was the wrong candidate at the worst possible Continue reading →

CEO Of Giant Corporation Tells US Government He’s The Boss Of Them

Are We the People the boss of giant multinational corporations, or are they the boss of us? Imagine, if you Continue reading →

First Evidence Surfaces of Foreign Money Pouring into U.S. Elections After Citizens United

Six years ago, President Obama warned the nation that foreign corporations could soon pour money into the U.S. election system Continue reading →

Update on Carbon Tax efforts along the West Coast

By Robert A. Vella Consumers don’t like to hear this because it means higher gas prices, but taxing carbon is Continue reading →