It is St. Patrick's day and a good excuse to celebrate Irish Nationalism
It is St. Patrick's Day, a stupid holiday for Catholicism. Still, it is a great time to celebrate Irish nationalism:James Connollyliving in America-Steve Otto
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This month we had International Women's Day, Here are a few relevant quotes:
.....That little man in black there, he says women can't have as much rights as men 'cause Christ wasn't a woman! Where did your Christ come from? Where did your Christ come from? From God and a...
View ArticleFor those US citizens who want to fight in Ukraine —GET OUT!
By Steve OttoThere are too many Americans who just can't stay out of a war. They are almost always right-wing bullet-head mercenaries who want to fight anywhere they can. There are those who actually...
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To be left-wing is to oppose imperialism—all imperialism!
By Steve OttoThe one problem I have with most "Western Style Marxist" or Western leftist is that they buckle under quick to US imperialism when they feel there is a different foreign power doing bad...
View ArticleSexuality is nothing wrong—suppressing it is
By Steve OttoJust today, I met up with a woman I hope to get to know. This is a good time to remind myself that the women I meet in real life are never like the women I see in porno movies.So I’ve...
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Kansas Legislature approves a "parents''bill of rights' that is sure to wreck...
By Steve OttoIn their efforts to placate their supporters, the Kansas Legislature approved a parents''bill of rights.'This allows a parent to challenge materials that teachers use in our class rooms....
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America’s Macro-Hypocrisy: Our colossal collective calamity
By John L Otto We Americans are currently living through some Globally Historic Times in regards to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. All Americans both Rep and Dem, all the Politicians, the...
View ArticleElections in France today- boy do they suck!
By Steve OttoIn Francetoday we see what we have seen every where in the western world. We have seen the equivalent of the US Republican Party. We have seen that in England, with the constant...
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Medicare for all...just common sense!!!
From AlexandriaOcasio-Cortez:When I waitressed, I had to pay hundreds of dollars per month for the privilege of paying thousands in deductibles each year for insurance that didn’t really cover...
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Democrats meet to plot for elections and oppose culture wars—such as phony...
By Steve OttoDemocrats of SedgwickCounty met to chart out their future in the upcoming elections. The theme all night was to get people away from culture wars, which the Republicans were doing, and...
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This May Day seems to be more dismal and demoralizing than in many years...
By Steve OttoOf all the years I can remember, this May Day has been the most quiet in my life-time. Most years someone here in Wichita, does something, whether it is Democratic Socialist of America...
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Action on abortion rights
From Daily Kos (click her to sign the petition):The ultra-conservative majority on the Supreme Court is poised to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.A draft opinion written by Justice Samuel...
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No debate on sending $40 billion to Ukraine
By Steve OttoWhen Joe Biden was running for president against the former president Donald Trump, he said of health care for all: "imagine the cost of that!?"[1] Sure it cost money. But many poor people...
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Opioid crisis—Kansas legislators care more about controlling morality than...
By Steve OttoOnce again we see the paranoia of anti-drug Kansas conservatives. The latest fiasco is the Kansas legislators refusing to lift a ban on strips that would allow a person to test...
View ArticleWith our culture of guns why are people surprised by gun violence?
By Steve OttoOne more whack job shoots up a school in Texas and finally some people are beginning to rebel against the Republican Party's expansion of gun rights. Some people are calling for...
View ArticleAnother look at Memorial Day- "Whom Will We Honor?"
From Zin Education Project: By Howard ZinnPublished on June 2, 1976 in the Boston Globe and republished in The Zinn Reader with the brief introduction below.Memorial Day will be celebrated … by the...
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March For Our Lives in Wichita
Last week as a part of March For Our Lives, members of Wichita organizations and local candidates for office met to denounce gun violence and call for changes in the law. This event was timed to take...
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No one needs US mercenaries in their war
By Steve OttoThe American Mercenaries caught by the Russians, in Ukraine, are taking part in a war they have no business being involved in. They talk about helping the Ukrainians, but they are simply...
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In Florida- conservatives know better than scientists, Doctors or experts
By Steve OttoNow that we have Covid vaccines shots for children as young as 6 months, parents should be jumping for joy. But not in Florida. Their Department of Health led by state Surgeon General Joe...
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Local DSA chapter starts up again
By Steve OttoUnion activity and gay rights were discussed at last Sunday's Democratic Socialists of America's meeting.Esau Freeman talked about union organizing a Starbuck's. "The SIUE (Service...
View ArticleTrump —It's not just a riot—it was a coup attempt
By Steve OttoDonald Trump goes down in history as one president who actually thought he could create a coup and continue to be president. It has recently been revealed that Trump not only backed those...
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4th of July celebration
By Steve OttoI’m writing this on the second of July, just two days before our big celebration for the 4th of July—Independence Day. For leftist of all kinds, there are various views on this day. Some...
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The Griner case—bad politics and drug laws suck
By Steve OttoThere are a number of things wrong with the Brittney Griner case, now in Russia. The first is that there is a definite bias (by our mainstream press and our US politicians) against...
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Kansans turn out in rally to defeat anti-abortion goons
By Steve OttoThere were many good shirts and many good signs, including a flag that looked like the Tea Party flag, they got from the US Revolution. But it had a uterus rather than a snake and said...
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Saudi Arabia- Cheaper oil…but at what price?!
By Steve OttoWe all want cheaper gas…but at what price? This week, President Joe Biden has gone to Saudi Arabia, a country of virtually no human rights, no democracy an absolute dictatorship, one of...
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