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Fox and conservatives keep a constant barrage of attacks on Alexandria...
By SJ OttoAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez gets constant attention from conservatives at Fox (Faux)News. The station and its many conservative supporters have kept up a steady barrage of accusations and...
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Going to Cuba—most blog activity suspended until after July 5
By SJ OttoI am leaving for Cubathis Saturday. I will be travelling with Pastors for Peace. For that reason my blogs will probably not be in use for the next two weeks. I do not know what the situation...
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I plan to post a whole bunch of stuff as soon as I can get back to my regular computer. Until them, enjoy this article from...
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For this year’s 4th of July celebration—
By SJ OttoThis year I was out of town, in Cuba, for the US holiday; The Fourth of July. I usually run some kind of story to find some kind of relevance to the US holiday. Since I was gone this year, I...
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Cuban travelogue—Cuba’s system examined—“meet the President”—Part 1
By SJ OttoThese last two weeks I spent on a caravan with Pastors for Peace (IFCO). The caravans extend solidarity to the Cuban people and provide an opportunity to learn about Cuba through direct...
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Cuban travelogue—Cuba’s system examined—“Life under M-L socialism”—Part 2
By SJ OttoOne of my main interests of going to Cuba was to see the operations of an actual Marxist-Leninist socialist country. There are other socialist countries, such as Venezuelaand there are a few...
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Cuban travelogue—Cuba’s system examined—“Coop farm, Rock and Roll music, The...
By SJ OttoThis is a continuation of the articles I have been working on since my return to the US.As it was explained to me, at the top of the Cuban socialist structure, the government owns the large...
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Donald Trump Continues To Show He’s Racist
From Huff Post:The president’s tweet targeting congresswomen of color is just the latest in a long list of examples.By LydiaO’Connor and Daniel MaransAll four are American, and only Omar was born...
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Cuban travelogue—Cuba’s system examined—“freedom of speech, racism and...
By SJ OttoAs I continue on with my trip to Cuba—we met with leaders of an Association of Writers and Artists. Fidel Castro founded this organization in 1961. This artists and writers’ organization have...
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Socialism does not offend me and it should not offend anyone accept the...
The Chumps of Trump vs. The Three stooges of socialism!By SJ OttoSo now that I have been to Cuba, I realize how full of crap, right-wing pundits are. It is still hard for me to understand how such...
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Cuban travelogue—Cuba’s system examined—“Health care and religious...
By SJ OttoIn Cuba, health care is a major area of concern and interest by the government. Unlike the US, where poor people are excluded from badly needed health care facilities, medicines and care in...
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Yes—I like seeing astronauts landing on the Moon
By SJ OttoAll weekend I have been seeing all kinds of reports on the anniversary of the US landing on the moon. So I have decided to post my own account of that event. It was an event I actually lived...
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The new Constitution and the future of Cuba
Translated by Google:Intro-This article comes from “Red de Blogs Comunistas,”–a communist blog network that just happens to include an individual blog called: La Gaceta de los Miserables or in English;...
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We will all miss Gypsy Claar
By SJ OttoI first met Gypsy Claar (Tracy Elizabeth 'Gypsy' Claar/ her official name) some time after I began publishing my so call ‘counter culture newspaper’ called the Public Voice. I had modelled...
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Cuban travelogue—Cuba’s system examined—“The New Constitution, The National...
By SJ OttoOn July 4, we met with the president and several other members of The National Assembly of People's Power, which is Cuba’s main legislative body. It was with them that we discussed how the...
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Cuban travelogue—Cuba’s system examined—“Women’s groups- the Federation of...
By SJ OttoMy wife, Cam Gentry and I have always taken an interest in women’s rights and women’s organizations. My wife and I met at a National Organization for Women’s Halloween party. So I was very...
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Rand Paul's pathetic attempts to belittle Ilhan Omar
By SJ OttoThe latest publicity stunt by Rand Paul is condescending to the max. He really let his ignorance show with his latest stunt. He is raising money to offer Rep. Ilhan Omar a trip to her...
View ArticleSanders and Warren Tout Progressive Vision for 2020 as Second Democratic...
By SJ OttoThis site will probably back one of the Democrat candidates for president. We hope to support Bernie Sanders but we realize it may be a long shot for him to win. So who else can we back? We...
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Medicaid for all a touchy subject for Centrist Democrats
Review: Democrats' debate was a left vs. far left brawl, By Marc Theissen.By SJ OttoI wake up Sunday morning to this. In fairness, I have been characterizing the Republicans from this state as...
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US arrogance has failed to bully Maduro out of Venezuela
By SJ OttoThe USunder President Donald Trump, has worked hard to try and remove President Nicolás Maduro, of Venezuela, and replace him with a puppet regime under the leadership of Juan Guaidó. Guaidó...
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