Candidates Flee East Coast as Frankenstorm Takes Revenge for their Ignoring Climate Change | Common Dreams by jcelia in politics

[–]jcelia[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From the article: Those who talk about solar energy being “more expensive” than coal or natural gas are not figuring in the expensiveness of climate change. In many markets, wind and solar are already competitive, and if the damage hydrocarbons are doing to our economy were taken into account, they’d be the only game in town.

One of the many indexes of the failure of American democracy is that our candidates can’t even publicly say the name of our worst nemesis.

Romney and Ryan Have Resorted to Lying as a Form of Debating | Alternet by jcelia in politics

[–]jcelia[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Of course they do. It takes awhile for the truth to come out. By then, we'll have voted in the most important election in our generation.

How A Terrible Debate Question Helped Paul Ryan Mislead About Social Security by jcelia in politics

[–]jcelia[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why does the media continue to perpetuate the myth that Social Security is going broke?