Today (Oct 12) Front page Washington Post - Nothing on the booming economy, the stock market high. VP Harris’s name not mentioned anywhere even in the short bylines at the bottom. No mention that Trump is a convicted criminal, rapist, tax cheat and has been giving our security secrets to Putin and whom ever else. That he would upend our Constitution more than ever. That he is a racist, misogynist. That the people he surrounds himself with would take down this country, January 6 style. Trump is mentioned above the fold requesting more security. Why hasn’t WP endorsed Harris? Corporate press has failed us. That is why many of us depend on Heather to keep our heads on straight. Thank you Heather.
The numbers that Professor Richardson just went through I learned about in school. Well, up to 1960. Our teacher did not mention the name of the presidents or party to which they belonged. When he was finished with the statistics, he told us our assignment was to look up the presidents and their party. Great lesson from a terrific teacher! We learned on our own which party and president would be best for the economy. Never forgot it. Today, I wonder how it is so many people in our country know so little about the history of this great liberal democratic republic.
Hmmmm… you got me thinking about cancelling my (full weekly print) subscription to WAPO. Like the way you contrast the candidates - why can’t WAPO make the simplest of choices for their (very diverse) editorial staff???
Well, if the media would have 'history' lessons like 'The Mo you Know" format, maybe we could help educate some more people about how things work. When schools decided to remove classes like Civics, a whole generation missed getting educated about our history & government. How sad.
"And, yet .... polls show..." I still can't wrap my head around the disconnect between economic"facts" and current trends in the polling of voters. But, then again, we voters tend to repeat history we ignore or are unaware.
Perhaps the polls are vastly under-representing the potential impact of newly-registered voters generally; and the views of women and those men who care about the rights of women and other marginalized people (all those same who the republicans spend all their time demonizing).
Thanks for showing that this open corruption has been going on for an awfully long time! The concise reprisal of the period preceding the Great Depression tells us all we need to know about robber barons past, present and future.
What would Abraham Lincoln say about this freak show if he were mercifully able to come back to life?
We are still battling the Republican’s trickledown economics. This country cannot continue as a democracy when people don’t understand their own issues deeply and are victims of demagoguery.
Today (Oct 12) Front page Washington Post - Nothing on the booming economy, the stock market high. VP Harris’s name not mentioned anywhere even in the short bylines at the bottom. No mention that Trump is a convicted criminal, rapist, tax cheat and has been giving our security secrets to Putin and whom ever else. That he would upend our Constitution more than ever. That he is a racist, misogynist. That the people he surrounds himself with would take down this country, January 6 style. Trump is mentioned above the fold requesting more security. Why hasn’t WP endorsed Harris? Corporate press has failed us. That is why many of us depend on Heather to keep our heads on straight. Thank you Heather.
The numbers that Professor Richardson just went through I learned about in school. Well, up to 1960. Our teacher did not mention the name of the presidents or party to which they belonged. When he was finished with the statistics, he told us our assignment was to look up the presidents and their party. Great lesson from a terrific teacher! We learned on our own which party and president would be best for the economy. Never forgot it. Today, I wonder how it is so many people in our country know so little about the history of this great liberal democratic republic.
That does sound like a lesson that would stick with someone throughout the yrs
Hmmmm… you got me thinking about cancelling my (full weekly print) subscription to WAPO. Like the way you contrast the candidates - why can’t WAPO make the simplest of choices for their (very diverse) editorial staff???
Well, if the media would have 'history' lessons like 'The Mo you Know" format, maybe we could help educate some more people about how things work. When schools decided to remove classes like Civics, a whole generation missed getting educated about our history & government. How sad.
If only the main stream news outlets would report on these facts.
"And, yet .... polls show..." I still can't wrap my head around the disconnect between economic"facts" and current trends in the polling of voters. But, then again, we voters tend to repeat history we ignore or are unaware.
Perhaps the polls are vastly under-representing the potential impact of newly-registered voters generally; and the views of women and those men who care about the rights of women and other marginalized people (all those same who the republicans spend all their time demonizing).
Thanks for showing that this open corruption has been going on for an awfully long time! The concise reprisal of the period preceding the Great Depression tells us all we need to know about robber barons past, present and future.
What would Abraham Lincoln say about this freak show if he were mercifully able to come back to life?
We are still battling the Republican’s trickledown economics. This country cannot continue as a democracy when people don’t understand their own issues deeply and are victims of demagoguery.