As many know, I was once a staunch Republican.  I voted for George H.W. Bush twice.  I voted for George W. Bush but that’s where it ended.  His decision to invade Iraq along with the emergence of the Tea Party was all I needed to leave the … [Read more...]

When one learns that President Obama's former Secretary of the Treasury is now knee deep in predatory lending, it's difficult to defend Democrats as the party of the working class. When our own state legislator signs a "Grand Bargain" that … [Read more...]

Republicans are quick to attack Alexandria Ocastio-Cortez as an evil socialist as they point to the failures of socialism with Venezuela and the former USSR as proof.  This argument ignores the fact that Alexandria Ocastio-Cortez is a … [Read more...]

They need to address this and end it, quickly:  In Methuen, where the average resident earns just under $32,000 a year, five police captains stand to each make $432,295 a year under their new contract.  As well as this: Records reveal … [Read more...]

You hear it at Democratic and Republican stump speeches, "Jobs, MORE Jobs...and not just JOBS, job in MANUFACTURING"...as if somehow, those are the two magic ingredients (JOBS and MANUFACTURING)  that will save a working class from its … [Read more...]

The second paragraph of the United States Declaration of Independence starts as follows: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that … [Read more...]

Another jobs report out today and another day for politicians to brag about  job creation and the growing economy.  It really does not matter which party is in power, the headlines would read the same.  Economy adds jobs, DOW rises, … [Read more...]

When I think of wage transparency and the number of social issues it will help improve, I wonder why wage transparency is not discussed in Democratic circles and more importantly, part of the party platform.  From equal pay for women, … [Read more...]

Okay, time to refine my argument, hone my question, focus, focus, focus.  Yeah, I'm concerned about the wide and widening wealth disparity in the USA but more so because I am a member of the working class and since the mid to late 70's, … [Read more...]