“The billionaire class isn’t just a group of people who happen to be superrich. It’s a dynastic oligarchy with a single overriding objective: controlling the government to protect its inherited wealth.”
Trickle Freaking Down Doesn’t Freaking Work
I was dragged out of the WV House Chambers because I listed Delegates’ campaign donors.
Allow me to point out that if Delegates genuinely think that my talking about who their campaign donors are---and how much they're receiving from corporate lobbyists/corporate PACs---is an ad hominem attack... then they should be refusing those donations.
Dear West Virginians, I Double Dog Dare You (Open letter)
It helps corporations to have their bought political mouthpieces incite regular folks to blame the other party, whichever "other" party that might be. That's because the constant bitter fighting keeps people from being able to recognize and process who's really calling the shots. The distraction allows more and more of our money to be funneled to already-wealthy corporate execs.
Civil Rights for All
No one should face discrimination. Rich or poor, urban or rural, old or young, black, white, or any race, creed, orientation, identity, or origin... all individuals deserve equal rights, and an equal opportunity to thrive.
West Virginia’s Gas-hole Politicians
China would prefer the U.S. to be less competitive in the future, to fall behind in creating renewable energy infrastructure, to have to buy our solar panels from THEM, while our politicians fall all over themselves to move us backward rather than ahead.
The Opioid Abuse Epidemic in WV
You can't beat addiction with "put down the cookie" willpower.
How WV Can Relieve Student Loan Burden, Improve our Business Environment, and Attract Educated Workers
Into WV Code §46A-2-130, we simply need to add a 2(d): "Garnishment for student loan debt that cannot be discharged by bankruptcy is prohibited."
BOOM.
Rigged to Sacrifice Regular People
Governor Justice's administration is jamming through the Antero Frackwaste dump, that will threaten so many families with the same sort of future that Minden, WV, is experiencing right now.
West Virginia Deserves Better: the False Dichotomy
How in the world can we transition to a sustainable economy if we don't invest in helping our actual people?
Poll: How to Fix the WV Budget
I'll share my own thoughts on the budget, but I invite you to take the poll and share your thoughts. Would you legalize #cannabis to help fix the budget? What else would you do?
The Appalachian Oracle 