Paul Ryan says TPP won’t pass this year, plus other news of the day

By Robert A. Vella President Obama’s highly controversial and unpopular neoliberal trade deal, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), may not pass Continue reading →

Real Life is not a Script: The Dangerous Irresponsibility of America’s Political Establishment

By Robert A. Vella Once in grammar school, I participated in an after-hours theatrical play coordinated by the teaching staff.  Continue reading →

America in Turmoil: How its Bloody Past might shape its Dim Future

By Robert A. Vella Yesterday, before protests broke out across the country with hundreds of arrests, President Obama had this Continue reading →

Free Trade tops contentious issues in Democratic Party platform process between Clinton, Sanders

By Robert A. Vella Here’s an update on the Democratic Party platform process being hammered-out this weekend along with latest Continue reading →

In the News: Boris bows out, Congress passes Puerto Rico debt bill, futurist author Alvin Toffler dies

By Robert A. Vella In the news today… From USA Today – “Brexit” advocate Boris Johnson pulls out of race Continue reading →

Supreme Court deadlocks, thwarting Obama’s immigration actions

The Supreme Court has thwarted President Barack Obama’s drive to expand his executive actions on immigration by making as many Continue reading →

“I Refuse to Support U.S. Armed Drone Policy”: Army Chaplain Reads Resignation Letter to Obama

“Dear Mr. President: “I hereby resign my commission as an Officer in the United States Army. “I resign because I Continue reading →

Obama urges #BlackLivesMatter movement to compromise. How much, Mr. President? Is 3/5 enough?

By Robert A. Vella One of the focuses of this blog is highlighting the differences between ideological principles and political Continue reading →