Margaret Kimberley

The right wing hates America. They are the first to wave the flag and loudly proclaim their love of country. They are also the first to stab their country men and women in the back when it suits them. Now that Bush is safely in power for another four years they are wasting no time…

In the early morning hours of December 3, 1984, 27 tons of methyl isocyanate (MCI) gas escaped from a Union Carbide pesticide plant located in Bhopal, India. In real life scenes reminiscent of horror movies, thousands of residents ran through the streets, choking, vomiting blood and miscarrying fetuses as they attempted to flee from the…

“Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me.” If the Democratic party dusts off the same discredited play book in 2008, that old adage should be first and foremost in the minds of progressives. Actually progressives have been fooled more than once. In the November 2002 mid-term elections the Democratic party…

“The enemy has got a face. He’s called Satan. He’s in Fallujah and we’re going to destroy him.” – Col. Gary Brandl, U.S. Army Ever since 2000 millions of Americans spent countless hours thinking, planning and working for the defeat of George W. Bush. John Kerry’s shortcomings were obvious, but progressives settled on him and…

Democrats desperately need to know how to win. Instead we are hearing an endless repetition of incorrect conclusions about the election results. Democratic politicians and pundits either have no clue why they lost or they are unwilling to say that Emperor Kerry and the Democratic party potentates never had any clothes. The same politicians who…

The Boston Red Sox won the baseball World Series in 1918 but they didn’t win another one until 2004. The Red Sox traded their star player, Babe Ruth, to the New York Yankees in order to raise money for an investment in a Broadway show. It is commonly believed that this transaction was the source…

Political scientist Lawrence Britt identified fourteen characteristics common to fascist regimes around the world. The United States has the dubious distinction of exhibiting all of them. The promotion of nationalism, disdain for human rights, scapegoating of “enemies,” military supremacy, sexist public policy, media control by the powerful, obsessions with national security, use of religion to…

President Bush loves bulges. When he flew onto the flight deck of the USS Lincoln to proclaim “Mission Accomplished” he had a huge bulge in his crotch. Initially the imagery seemed merely distasteful or even amusing. On further reflection it was purely ugly. Size does matter when you intend to screw nations and their people,…

Desperate circumstances cause human beings to make questionable decisions. Take the Detroit City Council, please. They recently approved by a vote of 7 – 2, a proposal to purchase city-owned property with the intent of creating an area known as African Town. The purpose of African Town would be to create an economic development zone…