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Black Queers Are Tying The Knot


Black Queers Are Tying The Knot Posted by gestroud on October 5, 2009

More and more lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans­gender, and queer people of African descent are marrying. While same-?sex marriage is not the most pressing issue in black communi­ties, these efforts are creating controversy.

U.S. To Break Up Soon?


U.S. To Break Up Soon? Posted by gestroud on

A former KGB analyst predicts the US will disintegrate into six blocs–and everyone will get their piece. “The probability that the United States of America fall apart in July 2010 is more than 50 percent,” said Igor Panarin, Professor at Moscow’s Diplomatic Academy within the Russian Federation’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

What’s Behind the ‘Birther’ Movement?


What’s Behind the ‘Birther’ Movement? Posted by gestroud on July 28, 2009

Poor Rep. Mike Castle never saw it coming and had nothing to say. The Delaware moderate Republican congressman fixed a Bambi-in-the-headlights gaze on his face when the flag-waving woman in red whipped an otherwise unremarkable town hall meeting into a display of mass insanity.

Howard Dean’s Prescription For Real Healthcare Reform


Howard Dean’s Prescription For Real Healthcare Reform Posted by gestroud on July 27, 2009

Americans need real healthcare reform, not just insurance reform, and nobody should mistake the two. Real healthcare reform should offer coverage to the employed, the unemployed, the sick, the healthy, the young, the old. Everyone.

Liberal Fascism: the Secret History of the American Left from Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning


Liberal Fascism: the Secret History of the American Left from Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning Posted by gestroud on

Every once in a while a book comes along that sets the political record straight and helps us understand what is nothing more than media-driven political rhetoric, or political opposition attacks.

America’s Assassinations & Aspirations Reviewed


America’s Assassinations & Aspirations Reviewed Posted by gestroud on July 14, 2009

Secret societies and political involvement have both been topics of much debate throughout history. From the Illuminati, to the mafia, all the way through the KKK, people have been fascinated by their very existence.