Charley James

In US: More Preschoolers Than Cops Get Shot Dead

In US: More Preschoolers Than Cops Get Shot Dead

January 14, 2013 2:00 pm
By Charley James Most people rightly believe that being a police officer in the US is a seriously dangerous job. But when measured in terms of the risk of being shot and killed,...

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For Homeless Families, November Brings The Worst Sort Of Chill

Suddenly Homeless 36 by Charley James T.S. Eliot had it wrong: April is not the cruelest month. Not if you are homeless. Then, it’s likely to be November. Not only does the mere act of surviving become much more difficult as cold weather settles in across much of the nation, but the oncoming holidays are [...]

Homeless Family Population Soars By 10% After Sandy

Suddenly Homeless By Charley James Thanks to Sandy, November saw the ranks of the homeless surge all along the east coast, from North Carolina to Massachusetts. And despite massive relief efforts by every level of government and countless aid agencies, more than a week after the storm ended tens of thousands of families and individuals [...]

Joe Lie-berman’s Parting Shot

Other than voting for Obamacare, Joe Lieberman has done little good for the nation or the Senate since his petulant run as an Independent six years ago after Connecticut Democrats booted him out of the party. Now that he is heading out the Senate door – finally – Lieberman is firing a parting “F— You!” [...]

Tales from the Crypt! Challenges Everywhere! The Voting Front Lines (Part One)

by Charley James The Republican Party is doing everything in its power to disenfranchise, challenge and intimidate voters across the USA. Here are examples from across the USA Ohio Ginger Weigel, a 47-year old administrative assistant in Columbus Ohio, showed up at her polling station in a working- and middle class neighborhood five minutes before [...]

Let’s Rethink Presidential Debates

by Charley James Every four years, we are treated to a kind of Kabuki Theater that passes as presidential debates. In fact, they aren’t debates at all or even a decent interview but rather a choreographed photo op where talking points and YouTube ad copy takes precedent over substantive discussion. It is time to rethink [...]

The GOP Is Systematically Stealing Democracy

By Charley James The United States is facing its greatest Constitutional crisis since the Civil War. With multiple studies providing incontrovertible proof that operatives of the Republican Party – either direct agents or individuals operating on its behalf – are stealing votes, then we cease being a democracy and can forget about any semblance of [...]