Yesterday, Bernie endorsed Hillary. Body language experts across the Web came to the same conclusion: They don’t like each other. They saw Hillary as
Author: Madonna Gauding
Madonna Gauding is a freelance writer, illustrator and book designer living in St. Louis. MO. She is the author of 10 books on a variety of "mind, body, spirit" topics.
Bernie Sanders’ accomplishments
This list of Bernie Sanders’ accomplishments is for those who think Bernie Sanders has achieved “nothing” in his time in office, or think he’s
Bernie vs Hillary: It’s all about the swing states
As you may have noticed by now, the Democratic primaries are maddening. First, it’s hard to keep track of which primary is when. Then you have
Why I’m voting for Bernie Sanders
First off, let me be clear. I’m voting for Bernie Sanders in the primary and I hope he wins the nomination. If he doesn’t
People’s candidate Bernie Sanders challenges Democratic establishment
I’m not going to get support of the governors and the senators, with a few exceptions, or many of the major organizations. But the
U.S. companies make a killing off prison labor
In 1865, the 13th amendment abolished slavery, but there was a loophole. Prisoners were exempt. Since the passage of the amendment, prisons and businesses
The case for closing our overseas military bases
The most popular post, over the years, on Occasional Planet is: “Military Mystery: how many bases does the US have, anyway?” American University anthropology
Noam Chomsky: On capitalism and why electing Bernie isn’t enough
In a recent interview in Jacobin, linguist, philosopher, and political activist Noam Chomsky gave an interesting answer to a question about the American capitalist system. He basically said
NRA: Still the official pimp for the multi-billion dollar gun industry
We’re republishing this post from 2012, because it continues to have relevance to our ongoing debate about gun violence in America. After the recent mass shooting
Talking points on Syria for news propagandists
I’m one of those “cord-cutters.” I’ve also given up all mainstream media news. Even though I can still watch and read it online, I mostly